Vegetarian Thanksgiving Feast and Raffle

Parizade – 2023 Tentative Menu (Subject to Change)

(SF = soy free, GF = gluten free, NAF = no added fats)

  • Marinated olives (SF, GF, NAF)
  • Wheatberry-wild rice salad with lavender-blueberry vinaigrette (SF)
  • Citrus-braised greens (SF, GF, NAF)
  • Lightly steamed corn-off-the-cob w/smoked poblanos & cumin, lime juice & salt (SF, GF, NAF)
  • Lemon-marinated beets (SF, GF, NAF)
  • PCRM Food for Life Fennel Orange Salad (SF, GF, NAF)
  • Apple kale salad with cider vinaigrette (SF, GF)
  • Cornbread (SF)
  • Green Bean Casserole with Tangerine Glaze, Candied Pecans, and Crispy Onions (SF)
  • Egyptian Koshari with Egyptian rice, lentils, tomato, and crispy onions (SF)
  • Seitan steaks with peppercorns and raspberry
  • Roasted garlic olive oil mashed potatoes with chives (SF, GF), mushroom gravy (GF), apple-pecan stuffing, and fresh raspberry-cranberry relish (SF, GF, NAF)
  • Polenta and chickpea fritters with tahini-chive sauce (GF)
  • Artichoke and bean pockets (SF)
  • Herbed Butter Beans with Dried Cranberry (GF)
  • Roasted Brussels sprouts with lemon tahini and roasted garlic (SF, GF)
  • Dilip's Fava Bean with Sweet Potato and Plantain (SF, GF, NAF) — see recipe
  • Three Sisters squash and corn with tempeh — see recipe
  • Dilip's Japanese sweet potato-pasta (SF) — see recipe
  • Gluten-free pasta with marinara sauce (SF, GF)
  • Baked vegan macaroni and "cheese"

Desserts (with the exception of the pecan pie and baklava, all are nut-free):

  • Apple pie cookies (SF)
  • Chocolate chip cookies (SF)
  • Orange agave cookies (SF)
  • Brownies (SF)
  • Chocolate truffles (GF, SF)
  • Eggnog panna cotta (GF, SF)
  • Cherry pie (GF, SF)
  • Pecan pie (GF, SF; has nuts)
  • Pumpkin pie (GF, SF)
  • Blueberry cobbler (GF, SF)
  • Baklava (SF; has nuts)
  • Pumpkin oatmeal cookies (SF)
  • Fresh fruit (SF, GF, NAF)

Drinks will be provided including cider, cranberry juice, herbal tea, and shade-grown fair-trade coffee. Guests may purchase other drinks.

All dishes will be fully vegan with no animal, egg or dairy products. No honey or white sugar will be used (the only sugars used are coconut, evaporated cane, turbinado, maple syrup, agave syrup, and/or brown rice syrup).



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