I am so excited to be able to share this cookbook with you. The author, Nava Atlas, donated a copy of her Wild About Greens
One of the recipes I tested was this Pueblo Corn Pie in the Thanksgiving section. While it did take one hour and 45 minutes to prep and bake, it was a hearty dish that is now Husband Tested and Approved. We both would have like a little more spice, but using the cornmeal to create a tamale-like crust was delicious.
I also made these Lemon Coconut Bars from the Easter section for a baby shower and they were a huge, huge hit. Even people who don’t like coconut liked these, and several people asked me for the recipe. My friend who had the baby also received the Roasted Root Vegetable Salad, Hearty Lentil and Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie (which her bacon-loving husband pronounced Delicious!), and Black Rice with Corn and Cranberries.
What I liked: The book is gorgeous… high-quality paper, many full-color beautiful photos by Susan Voisin, beautiful cover. It feels like a rich gift. The layout is clear and easy to read. I love that it’s not just for fall and winter holidays. She includes those plus the Jewish holidays, Easter, Independence Day, and general brunches and party foods. She is truly an inventive recipe developer, with some unusual and creative flavor combinations. Most of the recipes use very little salt, but the flavors are so well developed you don’t miss it at all.
I wasn’t so crazy about: The Corn Pueblo Pie is similar to recipe I have made for a while now, and it was definitely lacking kick and salt to the one I make. I thought the Citrus Dressing suggested for the Roasted Root Veggie Salad was okay but didn’t knock my socks off. However, I don’t have any critiques of the book overall. Those are personal preferences and I’m looking forward to trying more recipes in the future.
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I haven’t…but I’m hoping to sneak a few vegan dishes into my father in laws thanksgiving dinner! We aren’t fully plant based….but enough so that our families think we are nuts. They did like the chocolate zucchini muffins I made them though…Haha!
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My mom is vegan and my daughter and I are vegetarian so almost every holiday is sans meat. I ask my carnivore attendees to bring meaty dishes of their choice but the main foods I prepare are all veggie.
I love to cook on holidays! I’m going to host Thanksgiving this year. I did the 4 steps. Please enter me to win this lovely cookbook. Thanks!
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Every meal I host–holiday or not–is vegan :-) I have done a variety of different things…stuffed squash, artichokes, vegan meat loaf, roasted veggies, tamales, etc. So many yummy options!
I co-hosted a vegan thanksgiving one year. We had all the traditional trimmings veganized, along with a tofurkey. It was great to know that I could eat anything on the table!
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Ever since I went vegetarian and then vegan (and lacking the space to fully host) my parents and I have co-hosted vegan holidays. My mother and I prepare a ton of vegan versions of standard American holiday classics, mashed potatoes, nut/lentil loafs, mushroom gravy, nooch gravy, biscuits, seitan pot roast, homemade cranberry sauce, etc.
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Fun giveaway! I had a Mother’s Day vegan dinner for my Mom, who is not vegan. It was fairly simple, since we brought all the food down to her place and assembled it there. Basically, it was veggie-burgers topped with homemade chili, sprouts, and avocado, all on toasted bread. It was pretty darned good and she kept saying, “THIS is VEGAN?”
I have not hosted a vegan holiday…however, my kids have become vegetarian and vegan and still one meat eater. We would all welcome some recipes to meet the needs/wants of all present at the holiday table!
I am hosting my non-vegan family for Thanksgiving and NEED this book!
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I have yet to serve a vegan/vegetarian holiday dinner but would absolutely consider it. One of the recipes that I would absolutely make is the shepherd’s pie that is featured in this book. It’s the only recipe I’ve seen and tried from the book and I was completely surprised at how amazing it was!
No, this will be my first holiday season as a vegan. I am looking for some yummy ideas.
Yes, I serve roasted vegetables and make more typical veggie sides like mashed potatoes vegan with dairy substitutions.
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I have a vegan Thanksgiving party every year! It’s my veganniversary, so I always celebrate it up with a big all-vegan feast. Last year I made my own seitan roast, and I had a bunch of other things including green bean casserole, curried lentil-potato pie, and ginger biscotti.
Been vegan for ten years but have omni family and friends. So always looking for ideas for potlucks that I can eat and they’ll rave about. Would love to win your book. I’m new to your site but have been following Susan ever since she began her site.
no, but hopefully i will one day! i’m the only vegan in the family!
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I host many vegan dinners throughout the year. I often serve soups, assorted salad, a curry and rice or maybe a stir fry with rice. Also love serving seitan based meals. Tricks people up when they realize it’s not meat.
Looks fantastic. Newer to vegan. Always looking for creative recipes.
I never hosted a vegan holiday party, but I am about to for Thanksgiving. I think winning this lovely book will help me a lot!
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Although I haven’t hosted a vegetarian holiday meal,I always am sure to have vegetarian. Dishes to choose from. One favorite is vegan chocolate pumpkin loaf. So yummy!
I hosted a vegan holiday Thanksgiving last year. We served ToFurkey with mushroom tarragon gravy. Mashed potatoes., vegan dressing and cranberries. It was so yummy! Better than any other holiday feast to date!
I have just started eating plant-based myself…so no, I have never hosted a dinner part yet. I love cookbooks, especially with pictures! I love trying new dishes. Thanks!
Love to make make ‘fake’ turkey in puffed pastry crust with stuffing & gravy!
Yes, I have had many years of vegetarian Thanksgivings and also Vegan Thanksgivings. I love lots of color at the meal! Some of my favorite dishes to have are a marinated kale/beet salad, garlic mashed potatoes with a cashew gravy, yellow squash, creamy baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar pecan topping, fresh snapped green beans, fresh made cranberry/orange sauce, herb pecan dressing and Worthington Fri-Chik to substitute for the turkey and tofu pumpkin pies. No one every complained about not having a bird! I’ve had many people at my table over the years! I’d love to have the cookbook to add to my ideas!
Vegan… low salt… now this is something I could get into. And recipes for Jewish holidays as well… awesome. My stepdaughter is Jewish and what I know how to cook of traditional Jewish food doesn’t come close to healthy.
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I’ve never hosted a completely vegan/veg holiday but I helped develop recipes for a vegan wedding. I’ve also had a couple of vegan dinners and picnic lunches with friends. I love the challenge of making extra yummy vegan food without crazy chemical-y substitutes!
I have not officially hosted a vegan holiday dinner, but I was part of a mixed group last year at Thanksgiving to which I brought a fabulous vegan stuffing. This year, I have a vegan potluck group going and I am hoping to have at least one holiday get together in November or December. I would love to have more holiday recipes!!
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I have never personally hosted a vegan holiday dinner, but I made a delicious butternut squash pudding for a Thanksgiving potluck last year. It wasn’t the prettiest thing to look at though — I overheard someone asking if it was refried beans. I was mortified! :)
I’ve never hosted a vegan holiday or been at one. I’m on my way to being vegan, I’m a big fan of Nava Atlas, have several of her books including her latest “Wild About Greens”. I would love to have another cookbook by her.
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I have been vegetarian for 40 years, always prepare vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner. I make a wonderful rice dish, as well as vegetables & salads. There is always a turkey for those who have to have it, but I don’t prepare it, I don’t even like to smell it cooking.
We’ve been having vegetarian holidays for over 30 years, and we never serve the same thing twice. Recently expanded the repertoire to vegan. Best ever was last year’s T-day menu which featured a gratin of butternut squash and sweet potatoes…..all from my garden!
I’ve only been vegan since Feb of this year but feel better and look better than I have in years. I’m looking forward to the holiday season and using some of the recipes I’ve read on here and learned from others on this forum. My family members that are not vegan have been moving toward eating less and less meat on their own as they see the great meals they can eat that are healthy and delicious. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can make for the holidays that everyone will love.
I hosted several in college…my favorites were vegan pizzas in the shape of turkeys for Thanksgiving. ;)
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I have never hosted a complete vegan holiday dinner but have made dishes available at the holiday dinner for a vegetarian friend. I have just recently gone vegan so this cookbook would so appreciated.
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I hosted Thanksgiving dinner for my family last year, and have done so several times before. Last year we had all Indian food: aloo gobi, chana saag made with kale, basmati rice cooked with peas and cashews. And cranberry sauce, of course! For dessert I made pumpkin pudding (like pie without the crust, only cooked on top of the stove) and poached pears in Marsala wine.
As a vegan, I always have vegan food at holiday meals. My husband is not a vegan so he usually feels he has to offer meat to non vegan guests. I would like to plan an entirely vegan meal soon, however. At a recent Easter brunch I made a delicious tofu scramble and hash that everyone enjoyed.
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So glad I found your website and FB page. I susbscribed to your emails as well, I am always looking for something new and different to feed my family. Being a total “veggie” for about 25 years but always one in preference before then, I work really hard to make sure the meat eaters in the family do not feel deprived when they sit down at my table to eat. It has been close to 15 years since I made meat for anyone and have yet to hear them say it was missed and believe me, they would definately say…lol. We go all out for the Holidays, food wise, all healthy, all veggie, mostly (99%) vegan and as organic as I can buy. One of the most fun things I have done is a lovely lil stuffed pumpkin recipe from Veggie Times mag from about 5 years ago. Even the big guys enjoy having their own individual entree. It is full of nuts, apples, cranberries, quinoa, tomatoes, spices, herbs from my own herb garden, just a nice tasty colorful main attraction. New dishes are always welcome, so this book would be a nice addition to my cookbook library. : )
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I have just recently started cooking vegan food. Everyone thinks the food is bland and boring. I am going to show them on Thanksgiving that they are wrong, so I am going to give them some healthy food for a change. I would love to win the cookbook for more ideas. After their meal is done I will let them know they just ate vegan! cjbrick@ymail.com
This will be the my first vegan holiday season…I’m excited, can’t say the same for the rest of the house:)
I usually am part of vegan pot-luck once a month. I could really use this cookbook for a few new ideas for our next get together and some new dinners, and desserts.
I prepared a vegan dinner to share with my husband on Valentine’s Day. It was delicious!
Oops – I didn’t put what we ate! I prepared Gardein crispy chicken filets with marinara sauce on pasta, and served it with garlic bread, lightly sautéed spinach and mushrooms, and red velvet cake for dessert. Yum!
I am only just now starting to eat more of a plant based diet plus cut out meat and chemical laden processed foods. SO, I have never cooked a vegan holiday meal. If I did, I would start with a squash soup, lovely garden salad chock full of a produce variety, homemade rolls with low sugar raspberry freezer jam, perhaps I would have something yummy made with tempeh accompanied by a mushroom gravy, fingerling potatoes roasted in olive oil, garlic, and herbs, sauteed beet greens infused with a balsamic reduction plus pecans dried cranberries and apple, and pumpkin pie with cashew whipped cream for dessert. SEE , I have been paying attention ;-)
I am the only vegan in a family of carnivores. For the first veggie Thanksgiving, I served Nava’s shepherd’s pie with a huge green salad, corn on the cob, mixed roasted veggies – along with all the traditional Thanksgiving things for everyone else.
Second Thanksgiving, I served the Pueblo pie that is in Nava’s eCookbook for holidays. Yummy!
I’ve co-hosted holiday meals that were veg-friendly. I’ve found people never really notice traditional meals that are made vegan- cornbread, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, etc. Are just as amazing made cruelty-free!
I’ve hosted a couple of small vegan celebrations, with mostly meat-eaters in attendance and always receive rave reviews (especially on my homemade desserts). I still always get told that even though everything was so good, they just could never give up meat.
I make different things depending on the situation and weather. I like to make traditional Thanksgiving foods like stuffing and mashed potatoes. I like to make tamales and casserole and hearty stews. I especially like to make un-cheesecakes and homemade pies. Sometimes I’ll make mass quantities of veggie sushi.
I’ve made the vegetable pot pie from the moosewood celebrates cookbook. I usually make two – one without cheese for vegans and one without for everyone else. THey’re both delicious and decadent dishes for any holiday table!
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Just a quick note to Carole — don’t let your family and friends get you down. People hate ont things/ideas/lifestyles they don’t understand. For many years some of my family members thought I ate only salads! Keep exploring and trying new things, and sharing all those new recipes at family potlucks. My vegan gravy ALWAYS goes before the turkey graving at Thanksgiving.
Soon everyone will ask you if you get enough protein. You can tell them, yes and that the average meat-eating American gets more in a day than people in other countries get in a week/month (Americans eat too much protein). GOOD LUCK!
I haven’t hosted a vegan holiday meal but try to bring a few different dishes to family get togethers so all of the family can see that “vegan” can be very tasty! When attending family holidays everyone knows that my dishes will be “healthy but tasty”. Living in the Midwest it is hard to convince everyone to try the dishes so am always looking for that “one recipe” that will convince them that being vegan isn’t so bad. Would really like to own this book!
I have hosted a vegan dinner a couple times. One was all fresh fruits and veggies from our garden back this summer, Green beans, onions and potatoes, Corn on the cob, Zucchini fritters, I’m sure there was a couple other items, I just can’t recall them at the moment. We enjoyed this with some dear friends outside in our back yard. Another time with some different friends I made Enchilada, beans and rice, and I know I had a dessert but again I can’t remember.
Not vegan, but I am vegetarian and have had a fully vegetarian Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. I find vegetarian cooking to be so exciting and inspired. And delicious, of course!
I’ve never really hosted a full vegan holiday dinner. Although, I have made several vegan holiday dinners for just my partner & I.
I bet the food tastes as beautiful as the cover looks!
I haven’t hosted a full vegan/ vegetarian dinner but always love healthy side dishes!! Would love to win this cookbook. :-)
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I’ve never hosted a vegan holiday dinner but would love to! One of the reasons I haven’t is because we are a military family and have always been so far away from family and long time friends. We are finally closer to family as of September (new military move once again) and I’d love to host a vegan holiday dinner for everyone. There is no one else in my family, except my children and husband, who follow along with me eating vegan at home. So it would be interesting for sure for any extended family.:) I’d love to win this book since it would give me some great recipes to share with everyone.
While I haven’t yet gone 100% vegan for a traditional meal like Thanksgiving, I do like to quietly veganize old favorites without telling people and without making a deal about it. The green bean casserole, stuffing, sides, even gravy. I’ve made Dreena Burton’s gravy (from the green cookbook–can’t remember the title!) enough that I think I’ll make it a day ahead this year and serve it for people to try. I’ve been eyeing this cookbook for months now. And drooling…
I have never hosted a vegan holiday dinner, I have only been vegan for 6 months. I have been thinking a lot about what I want to cook this year with the holidays right around the corner. I am excited and nervous to start new traditions!!!
I have not hosted a vegetarian or vegan dinner. Although last year I used a Passover recipe from Nava’s Vegan Holiday Kitchen which my husband (not Vegan!) loved. I found the recipe online and have been wanting to get the book since. Hoping to encourage him with some other great recipes from this book.
Always looking for new ideas – this book looks fabulous!
Good luck to everyone.
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Hosted soup day at work for my co-workers they loved my santa fee blackbean soup served with cornbread and spinach salad. Yum!!! They were aurprised a soup col be so good with no meat or meat broth in it.
I am vegan, so I hold my own vegan holiday dinners. It’s usually only me, my son, and whatever non-veg friends want to attend. I’ve usually got some Tofurky roast going, some crustless pumpkin pie, some assorted squash, and green beans.
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I found you via a Facebook link on Fat Free Vegan! Great stuff!! I have never hosted a vegan holiday dinner as I have only recently become a full fledged vegan, but I plan to in the future. Your recipe book looks like a great place to start!
I hosted a vegan thanksgiving last year, I served a lentil loaf, caulipots, with mushroom gravy that was a huge hit. Assorted veggie side dishes. For dessert I made a pumpkin pie and a raw blueberry pie.
I have hosted a vegan brunch with great success. TY for the giveaway
I have never hosted a vegan holiday dinner. I have had some vegan food at holidays in addition to non vegan food.
No, I have never hosted a vegan holiday. I offered to do Thanksgiving last year since my Grandpa was still battling cancer at the time and he and my Grandma traditionally host Thanksgiving. However, my dad informed me that I wasn’t allowed because people expect turkey at Thanksgiving. Being vegan, I would not have provided turkey. So my Grandma did Thanksgiving and I brought soup to eat. But that worked out too.
No, this will be are first year hosting with vegan food.
I hosted a vegan Christmas dinner last year! I served Susan Voisin’s Seitan Stuffed with Walnuts, Dried Cranberries, and Mushrooms. It was fantastic!
I have never hosted a vegan only dinner party but always have vegan options. This Thanksgiving I hope to make a vegan roast.
I am a vegan and make my own Xmas and Thanksgiving meals each year, but make plenty extra as my family always wants to try my food. I typically make a Tofurky, green bean casserole, dinner rolls, stuffing & LOVE baking pumpkin pie w/ soy vanilla ice cream & both gingerbread cookies & sugar cookies for the holidays. YUM! We also have 6 December birthdays in my family so I often make some chocolate brownies or cupcakes and my husband his carrot cake or carrot cake cupcakes. It is definitely a month of indulging :) This cookbook looks awesome and has much to offer my family.
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While I have not hosted a vegan party ever nor had vegans come to any of the parties I hosted years ago, I have brought vegan dishes to Thanksgiving at my sisters. It was a potato dish that I found in a magazine, wish I could remember what it was and where I found it!
I’ve been struggling with being vegan for years. I am a type 2 diabetic and BELIEVE that veganisum will bring back my health. My trouble lies in that other than the afore mentioned sister, NO ONE in my family supports the change. My husband loves meat, and truth be told, so do I, and so it is ALWAYS in the house. My income is VERY limited, hit or miss, so when I DO have money I buy and try to eat vegan. So having a good cookbook for holidays could help!
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I desparatley need a Vegan holiday cookbook! I love the Fat Free Vegan website and love the recipes!
Instead of serving ghastly faux meat – I serve stuffed pumpkins to carve at the table with all of the traditional sides, minus the fat, cholesterol and dairy. Veganizing deserts are easy, we use coconut milk instead of dairy milk for rich satisfying deserts. We try to create something unique, filled with the smells, colors and sounds of the holidays.
I have not, but now that I live in Los Angeles, I want to!
Since I’ve just been exploring veganism this year, I’ve never thought about having a vegan or vegetarian holiday meal. I will be taking something with me for holiday gatherings this year though.
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I have not ever hosted a Vegan Holiday Party, but I would like to this year. In January my husband had a heart attack and ended up with three life saving stents. We immediately changed our diet to meet the requirements being suggested – Esselstein/McDougal ish… It has been challenging for me to make our meals interesting and flavorful… but we are both committed to this lifestyle now. So, having this cook book would give me incentive (and assistance) to create something wonderful for the holidays for us and our grown children and grandchildren.
I’ve never hosted a vegan holiday meal, but I’ve brought a vegan dish to my family’s Thanksgiving meal: VeggieConverter’s Butternut Squash Quinoa Stuffing http://veggieconverter.com/2011/11/butternut-squash-quinoa-stuffing-vegan-this-weeks-cravings-thanksgiving.html
My family enjoyed it. : )
I’ve never hosted a vegan holiday meal, but I am vegan and usually bring something vegan to share, like lentils and rice or squash stuffed mushrooms. Looking forward to reading the recipes in this book–sounds lovely!
My sister is a vegetarian so we always have a vegan main course to go along with whatever the folks and husbands are eating… I usually make something like a Field Roast for the main course so that I can spend more time making all of the delicious side dishes and desserts! Like pumpkin cheesecake and roasted root vegetables and the like :)
I have created a vegetarian friendly Thanksgiving within a traditional Thanksgiving meal. I served a dish called Algerian Couscous as a main course, made baked winter squash with sage and garlic, honey roasted acorn squash, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy and for desert made a pumpkin custard. All but desert was vegan.
I have made a vegan Thanksgiving meal for years. sometimes one of the others attending will bring a turkey cooked at home, which is fine with me. The best part of my feast is the Scarborough Fair Stuffing, made with fresh herbs and 4-5 different kinds of bread. everyone also loves the mashed potatoes, roasted veggies, cranberry relish, and mushroom gravy.
The pies are always wonderful, also-squash or sweet potato, “cheesecake”, apple, and maybe blueberry. Best, though, is the laughter and conversation while preparing the food and sitting at the table!
I’m always looking for new cook books, and this book looks amazing!
I regularly serve a vegetarian at a monthly potluck or family get together. I usually serve them a grain/pasta dish with tons of flavor.
Usually it’s so different than what I’m serving the others that they end up “having” to share!
I too am a new vegan girl and very excited to see the changes it will bring in my life! I am just now into it now (3) months-this will be my first holiday season for me as well. I am a Registered Nurse of (28) years & work with so many unhealthy healthcare workers. There is always “junk” food @ the Nurses station & breakroom. It is hard to watch Nurses barely able to walk down the hall to care for their yet “sicker” patients! When I said I was going vegan-I got alot of negative statements! Too date… I have grabbed (2) Nurses on board who are now converting !! I have brought dishes to work to share & they are amazed out how yummy they are. I’m startting to get the thumbs up when I bring in food-everyone is curious @ what my dish looks like “first” and are willing to try them instead of saying YUCK-LOL I would LOVE to win the book to share through out the holiday season with co-workers & to host my first year of holiday meals with close friends/family-Thank You:-)
I prepared a vegan Thanksgiving dinner for those of us vegans at a meat eater family gathering. I did wild rice stuffed acorn squash from the Forks Over Knives companion book, pesto stuffed mushrooms, mushroom gravy, homemade cranberry sauce and I forget the rest. It was awesome…even the meat eaters were cutting into our food:)
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Last year I was diagnosed with 2 major illnesses both requiring major surgery, one to remove an organ, the other to remove a section of my intestines (again!). Not one Dr. could advise me on how to heal without the necessity of surgery. I turned to the Highest Authority and prayed for Divine intervention. That very day I was introduced to the movie FORKS OVER KNIVES. I immediately embraced a whole plant based foods diet. A year later my doctor is in awe of these facts; I have been able to recover without either surgery, my protein and calcium numbers have gone up while my ‘bad’ numbers have fallen into the normal range, my stamina and energy have increased, and I have lost 25 lbs. without starving! Everyone I know is curious about what I am eating so I host luncheons for my friends and prepare entire vegan meals at holiday gatherings for family. While everyone is amazed and impressed, I hear the same thing time and again, “All your food is delicious but I don’t think I could ever give up meat and dairy completely”, until the other day when my husband shocked me with, “I’m leaning more towards your side on this eating thing”! When FATFREEVEGAN.COM was Divinely placed on my path my search for delicious and proven recipes became 100% easier! Thank you!!!
Last year I hosted Thanksgiving for about 12 people- it was entirely vegan, but I was the only vegan in attendance. It went really well! I made a tofurkey from scratch, some yummy pies, and veganized all the traditional side dishes.
I’m less than a year into vegan and haven’t had a holiday season yet. However I know that this year I will have acorn squash with portobello and sage stuffing!
No I have not hosted a vegan holiday (yet), but I was vegan last Holiday season. I made the usuals for everyone else, but made butternut squash ravioli for me with a veggie based sauce. It was awesome!
I haven’t hosted my own, but I’ve certainly attended quite a few. I always make Robin Robertson’s Green Bean Casserole and make some sort of vegan Turkey. They are always a hit with the omnis, too! I think holidays are the best time to trump people’s misconceptions about vegan food.
After reading the Esselstyn’s book’s and the China Study, my husband and I became vegan a little over a year ago. My husband had congestive heart disease and graves disease. He went from 3 years of a lifeless life to now being able to ride horses, cut firewood, and do want ever else tickles his heart. Being vegan really does improve your health. We just need to convince our adult kids and 9 grandchildren. I would love to do a fully vegan holiday dinner this year. Praying I win!
I always make special veggie dishes for holidays…even when I wasn’t a vegetarian or vegan eater. My faves are my own version of cranberry salad, homemade rolls, raw chopped veggies with Italian dressing marinade, green bean casserole, scalloped potatoes, pumpkin pie. All of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes can be altered to be strictly vegetarian or vegan. Substitutions are pretty simple, and taste so good. :)
Roasted vegetables
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I hosted a christmas party for all my friends in florida who didn’t make the trip up north to be with family. My nonvegan friends didn’t know what to bring. More than one person brought roasted veggies plus I made a batch too.
Last year I brought a quinoa pilaf, would love some other ideas!
I’ve hosted vegan and vegetarian holiday meals. My favorite was when I made a holiday stuffing, filled with quinoa, brussel sprouts, butternut squash, onions, shaved carrots, walnuts, dried cranberries, etc. I’ve done this too with bread crumbs for a more traditional stuff. I don’t have a recipe so it comes out a little bit different each year. I make fresh lemony-orange cranberry sauce with it, along with simple red potates with chives. Sometimes I make a tempeh dish for folks who like something meatier. One year I made enchiladas with black beans, corn, red peppper, onion, sweet potatoes and covered them with a spicy red enchilada sauce. Serve this with a big mixed green salad with cucumbers and fruits in it and a sprinkling of a strawberry balsamic! Yum! Okay, getting hungry, gotta go cook something….:-)
This will be our first holiday season since becoming vegan so any ideas would be so appreciated! I have taken dishes to dinners that were vegan that were loved even by the heartiest meat eaters. Those dishes include spicy marinara sauce served in halved roasted spaghetti squash, Fat Free Vegan’s Cumin Rice with Eggplant and Peas and Dreena’s No-Fu Love loaf with Smashing Sweet Spuds.
I made a couple vegan dishes to bring to a carnivore Thanksgiving: green bean casserole with mushroom sauce and ‘Mac & Cheese ‘ with great northern beans (both recipes from Fat Free Vegan website!) They were a huge hit! I get requests for vegan dishes every year now.
Everything looks delish! I can’t wait to try the recipes.
I have never hosted a vegan holiday dinner and this will be my first Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas being vegan. I have to admit, I’m very nervous about all the tempting non-vegan foods I used to eat during the holidays.
I have never hosted a vegan holiday meal, but would love to have this cookbook so I could be ready!!
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I am a vegetarian , my daughter is now A Vegan made alot of difference in our life and of our health. Am looking for recipes to keep us going alternatives forgo the meat
( meat/free-ers ) so would like to win the book to use the new recipes. And to share with others such a good & wonderful way to be.
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I’ve had multiple vegan/vegetarian holiday parties get togethers. My favorite of which was with my old roommate who was also vegan. We had a big Christmas party and served about 20 different things ranging from cookies to salads to entrees. My favorite vegan entree that I’ve prepared for a holiday dinner is Tofurkey Korean Lettuce Wraps!
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I would love to have a vegan holiday recipe book! I’ve been trying eat healthier and cook vegan meals that my family enjoys! Sometimes it’s hard around the holidays to want to fall back into using traditional recipes. This recipe book would be a great tool in steering me in the right direction for the holidays!
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I accidentally hit return before I answered the question. I have a vegan thanksgiving and Christmas every year and usually just serve a tofurky and veganaise the sides. I also serv a small turkey breast for the carnivores.
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For several years I hosted a vegan Thanksgiving. It started with just my best friend and I, but some years it included my parents, his boyfriend, his sister, my partner, my partner’s parents, etc. I always made stuffing (veganized my mom’s recipe), fresh cranberry sauce, dessert of some kind, and usually the main, which varied most years (e.g., tofurky, celebration roast, a loaf, chickpea cutlets, a Wellington from Native Foods). It was always a special time.
I have not hosted a strictly vegan holiday dinner, but Thanksgiving is always at my house and veg-friendly. Things I have served that have been requested again: sweet dumpling squash stuffed with wild rice, apples, veggie sausage and kale. A butternut squash gallette (vegetarian, not vegan, but still delicious without the cheese). Pears poached in Earl Grey tea and spices. Cardamom bread.
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I have never hosted a vegan Holiday party/dinner but have cooked one for my family. I have attended many vegetarian Holiday dinners, most of the dishes being vegan. However, my husband is 100% vegan now and I am 95% vegan so I see many vegan events in our future! I have the first Holiday cookbook by Nava Atlas and would love to have this one in my collection!
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Being the only veg person in my family, I haven’t hosted an entirely vegan holiday meal.
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I hosted a vegetarian (mostly vegan) thanksgiving last year, which was so much fun! I made stuffed seitan loaves and all kinds of vegetable sides, including a savory pumpkin pie. :)
New to the vegan world and hoping to sete up a holiday dinner thi year for friends and family to try and show them how good it is! Would live this cookbook to get some ideas!
We have big holiday meals at my sister’s because she has a huge house. We all take dishes to share. I love to take roasted veggies. Turnips, parsnips and brussels sprouts roasted with olive oil in the oven are so good and they are a big hit with my family. I am the only vegan. Meals at my house are always vegan. Friends love them! And a couple of friends have converted!!!
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I could really use this book for the upcoming holidays. I have been a vegan for a little over a year, and my life is so much better! Thank you for sharing this!
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A successful fully vegan dinner party is on my bucketlist.
I moved my husband and myself to a 90/10 plant based diet at the beginning of this year. I love to cook and have really enjoyed learning new techniques.
I find cooking even more enjoyable knowing that no animals have had to die in order to feed us.
I went vegan around 20, so the only Thanksgiving I’ve ever hosted has been completely vegan or vegetarian.
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I have not hosted a veg. Holiday meal, but I have cooked vegetarian for friends. Lentil veg. Stew with baked sweet potato fries and a kale based salad, various fruit waters, and three melons for dessert.
I adopted a vegan/plant-based lifestyle about 5 months ago, so this will really be my first holiday season eating this way. My family is on board with this as well, so I’d love to see what kind of recipes and ideas are in this book!
I am a vegetarian so I usually bring delicious veggie meals to my friend’s homes during the holidays :) So even though I have never hosted a vegetarian meal I still get to cook them for my friends and family :) I would love to win this book because I am always looking for new vegetarian recipes!!!!!
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Yes! I spent my Thanksgiving at a HUGE “ThanksVegan” potluck where there is NO shortage of amazing vegan food. My Christmas is spent with my best friend and her omnivorous family. Last year I wowed them all with 4 different vegan dishes. That book looks like it would guarantee more wows for this year!
My mother has introduced me to Nava Atlas. I subscribe to her. I haven’t hosted a vegan holiday dinner but have had some sides that were vegan. There were usually an assortment of salads and bean dishes available. I made a whole grain dish with nuts and dried cranberries that I thought was good.
The book looks amazing!
I recently went vegan and am trying all kinds of recipes…this book looks great, especially with Thanksgiving coming up!
I am disabled so making it easy but special so we’re not too worn out is important. I tend to make vegan holiday snacks – pickles, fancier hummus, fancier dips, roasted veggies and fruits. We’re not big dessert eaters so we suffice with some wine or hot chocolate as a perfect ending. If we go somewhere at colorful quinoa salad is always a good take along – that way we have a main dish if pickins are limited and it invites conversation. The book looks like it would certainly jazz up my chef repertoire!
Thank you for sharing your review! I’m looking forward to begin teaching vegan meal prep classes. So many here in te Midwest are focused on meat since there are so many meat and dairy farmers! I am excited to show them a better way!
I’m vegan, and so I’ve hosted lots of vegan holiday dinners! It depends on the situation and my mood, but a classic option would be a big, leafy kale salad, roasted delicata squash, and chickpea cutlets.
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I have never hosted a vegan party. We just recently became vegan and are always looking for great recipes to share with non vegans.
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I’ve hosted many vegan holiday dinners. My favorite to serve, especially if there are carnivores at the party, is my foux chicken pot pie. It’s warm and comforting and impressive at the same time. If I’m bringing it to a party with a mix of vegans and carnivores, I just put it on the table and don’t even mention it’s vegan. The plate is usually soon empty.
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I have never hosted a vegetarian dinner as I am usually the sole veg to attend. Last thanksgiving I made a nut stuffed squash for myself.
I have never hosted a vegan holiday dinner – but I MUST bring vegan dishes to my omni family holiday dinners!
ohhh yes…my wife and I met 3 years ago..yet both of us have been vegetarian..now vegan. for over 20 years..and we would adore you to be gifted with a copy of this wonderful vegan recipe book..thx u..namaste!
I only recently became a vegan and have not hosted a vegan holiday. But I’m excited to be doing so this Thanksgiving.
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I’ve hosted a large Thanksgiving meal for the past few years for missionaries. There are a variety of food sensitivities – a few being vegan and vegetarian. I’ve made special dishes including sweet potato souffle and oven roasted root veggies!
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I have not hosted a vegan diner, but I always bring a fruit salad or some other vegan dish to share!
Have you ever hosted a vegan holiday dinner, or at least had vegetarians attend? What did you serve?
I haven’t hosted a holiday one, but I’ve hosted some good vegan dinners. I made vegan philly and pumpkin lasagna from the Vegan Slow Cooker. At Thanksgiving last year I brought a couple vegan dishes along.
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The cookbook is BEAUTIFUL! I hope I win! :-) But,f I do not, I will purchase it! :-)
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This will be my first Thanksgiving being vegan! I have no idea what to make and these recipes look amazing! I think I need this book :)
I’ve never hosted a vegan dinner party. My recipes are pretty limited and I have a hard time getting my boyfriend (who lives with me) to try anything vegan or vegetarian. My family is pretty much the same, they are all just stuck in their old eating habits and font want to try anything new. I did make a vegan pumpkin “cheesecake” for a BBQ recently and people really liked it. Having some more recipes would be great! I usually just get my recipes online, since I am a student on a set budget. Your recipes at fatfreebegan have been great! I’m sure I would enjoy any cookbook you recommend :)
would love to have some fresh ideas for food to bring to those family get-togethers during the holidays. Also it is always a struggle for those work ‘potlucks’……the pressure is always there to impress.
I have hosted a couple vegan dinner parties with the only vegan being me…others brought non-vegan items and everything I prepared was vegan…most are surprised at the variety of delicious food…Love to make “Hollandaise” sauce for asparagus or artichoke hearts…goes good on all veggies actually…made some lemon poppyseed muffins that got raves from the omnivores…vegan grill outs are the bomb with marinated veggies and tofu…I love entertaining and introducing people to the possiblilities of vegan cooking!
never hosted a vegan holiday meal, but last year my sister cooked a double holiday meal with lamb for meat eaters and then some vegetarian lasagna, but not vegan. I wanted to prepare a full vegan holiday dinner this year. Hope I win. thanks
95% vegetarian moving to 100% vegan to save my life…breast cancer wants meat, milk and cheeeeese, I give it kale, bok choi, cheeeeez and tempeh! <3
I liked The Recipe Renovator on Facebook. I have recently turned vegetarian & have been looking for the best recipes; I’m sure that the holidays will be challenging, so this book would really help me out.
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I have never hosted a vegan holiday meal, but I would like to :)
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We have family members who are vegan and vegetarian as well as hard core carnivores, since I am the head cook I start out with everything being vegan then can add menu items that others have to have. seems to work we do it every year. would love this book for new ideas. thanks, Karen
Each year, we host a vegetarian/vegan Passover Seder (I’m vegan, my kids are vegetarian, while the other 12-15 who attend are neither). Dishes include vegetarian matzoh lasagna, vegan carrot soup, stuffed peppers, and vegan chocolate desserts.
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I have never held a vegan dinner at my home nor have I ever had any vegetarians/vegans over for a meal. I have recently started eating a plant-based diet and none of my friends or family eat this way. I have already gotten snide comments from a couple of friends about my new lifestyle, e.g., ” I guess we won’t be eating at your house again…you won’t have anything good to eat anymore.” Oh well, either they get over it or not. I want to eat healthy and no one can change my mind on this.
We annually host a vegan “fall” meal. I make the same things over and over though so it would be nice to have this cookbook and spice things up!
I am a vegetarian, but usually have a small bird for my non-veg guests. One year, I served a vegetarian Thanksgiving by accident because the turkey had broken packaging and smelled rancid. My inlaws said it was an amazing dinner anyway and they didn’t even miss the meat. A few years later, they have decided to go vegan, and I’ll excited to cook them my first intentionally veg Thanksgiving feast!
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This Sunday will be my first! Because I love holiday food, I’m planning on celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving this Sunday, since I don’t have off on Monday (because I live in the US). I’m cooking Bryanna Clark Grogan’s tofu and seitan turkey, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, cornbread dressing, creamed corn, brussels sprout hash, homemade rolls, homemade crackers with smoky pimento spread, and pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.
I went on a camping trip with my roller derby team for a weekend tournament, and my tentmates were one vegan and one observing vegan when meat choices are questionable. So out of respect we all brought vegan choices with. We had a ‘not-tuna’ salad, and a pesto/couscous salad, soy yogurt, tofu dogs, and a lot of pb&j! Not really a holiday, but all-inclusively vegan.
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I have never hosted a vegan dinner but I am hoping to during the holidays this year. This cookbook would be a big help!
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I have never hosted a vegan holiday meal–I’m always the one bringing the vegan dish, usually guten-free as well, encouraging others to try some different foods. I would love to “wow” them with a great holiday recipe though, hence the entry!
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I’ve never hosted a vegan holiday dinner, although I have attended several with vegans/vegetarians in attendance and always find it very interesting what they choose. Thank you for the opportunity, I am happy to have found your blog!
I have never hosted a holiday that was only vegan food. My contributions are of course, but my extended family members are not willing to go without their usual dishes. Would love to host an all vegan dinner some time though!
I’ve had many occasions to serve a vegan hoiday meal. A few dishes I love to include are vegan root vegetable tamales with winter salsa, tomato chutney and a drizzle of agave syrup. I love tricolor quinoa stuffed sqashes and caramelized brussel sprouts, lentil and corn stuffing balls, and mushroom tapenade…
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One of my all-time fave books, too. Love all the things you mentioned! :)