Canadian Thanksgiving dinner

Our potluck Canadian Thanksgiving feast. Clockwise from top: bok choy slaw, candied yams, roasted root veggies, tofurkey, apple cranberry stuffing, mushroom sausage stuffing, green beans with almonds, wild rice salad, veggie Italian sausage and peppers, mashed potatoes, Celebration Roast, and gravy! Not pictured: homemade pumpkin pie, apple crisp, and almond milk ice-cream.

Mushroom Risotto

Yellow peppers and parsley for garnish

seared tofu with yuca cake & strawberry

Seared marinated tofu with braised kale, sauteed fresh strawberries, crimini mushrooms and a crispy yucca cake in a strawberry vinaigrette, from A Bistro in Brooklyn.

tofu scramble, homefries, banana nut pancakes

North American brunch in Argentina, homestyle:
- Tofu scramble with tomatoes, basil, and sweet red pepper
- Homefries with mushrooms and peppers
- Banana nut pancakes (sauce pictured, pancakes not)


Plus juices, fruit salad, buena onda...

polenta pie

Baked polenta pie topped with sliced tomato, mushrooms, and garlic, and assorted herbs. My first time making polenta from scratch - piece of cake! (or pie in this case)

mushroom ceviche, potatoes & guacamole, yuca fries

Mushroom ceviche and mashed potatoes with mustard seeds, topped with guacamole, with yuca fries and roasted red peppers on the side. From Entre Indyas in Salta, Argentina.

pho

Veggie pho (Vietnamese rice noodle soup), from Cafe 668 in Toronto.

korean pancakes & appetizers

Pancakes from the Korean vegetarian restaurant HanGawi: kimchi mushroom, leek, and pumpkin (from left to right).


And an appetizer platter too: stuffed and fried shitake mushroom, grilled spicy rice cakes, and barbecue tofu. All absolutely amazing!

watercress salad with mushrooms & walnuts

Watercress with lightly sauteed crimini mushrooms and shallots, walnuts, and vinaigrette.

Khoreshe Fessenjan

A vegetarian version of the Persian dish Khoreshe Fessenjan (usually made with chicken). Roasted vegetables and tofu steaks served over a bed of saffron rice, with pomegranate-walnut-onion sauce. Thanks to POM Wonderful for providing a sample of the key ingredient. See recipe.

Malaysian curry noodle soup

Since people liked the previous posts, one more from Happy Buddha vegetarian restaurant (Flushing chinatown in New York). A rare vegan version of Malaysian curry (usually it has shrimp paste).

"German" salads

Fabulous vegan salads from the buffet at Cassius Garten Restaurant in Bonn, Germany:

From left, red cabbage salad, Russian salad with mushrooms and brussel sprouts, carrot and sunflower seed salad, radish salad, cucumber salad, corn salad, mushroom antipasta, roasted tofu, and German potato salad in the middle, all vegan (with clear labels to boot) and all amazingly flavorful.


Carrot orange fennel salad, more corn salad, green bean salad, spinach salad, and potato arugula salad.
Best vegan salad buffet ever?

Thanksgiving Dinner

Or at least as much of Thanksgiving dinner as would fit on a plate: tofurkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato fries, stuffing, gravy, and roasted potatoes, carrots, onions, and mushrooms. Not pictured: homemade cranberry sauce, fresh veggie turkey from Whole Foods, sweet potato and pineapple casserole, green beans with lemon and almonds, apple pie, So Delicious vanilla ice cream. Sadly, our leftovers only lasted two days...

sushi boat & caterpillar

A sushi boat docked at Toronto's Sushi Island, bearing precious treasures: avocado sushi, inari tofu sushi, cucumber avocado sesame rolls, and daikon, kanpyo, and mushroom rolls (if I recall correctly).


And a caterpillar that somehow escaped from the boat, despite lugging around cucumber, mushrooms, seaweed, and yam, not to mention a hefty avocado coat.

Mee Grop

Rice noodles with tofu and vegetables, a powerful sweet, hot & sour sauce (tamarind, bean sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili flakes, soy sauce, and lime juice), and topped with red pepper and cilantro - a flavor explosion!
From Nancie McDermott's Real Vegetarian Thai

Burmese curry with yams & mushrooms

Burmese-style curry with yams, mushrooms, and ginger, topped with cilantro - great for a cold winter night
From Nancie McDermott's Real Vegetarian Thai (even though the dish isn't really Thai...)

tapas: paella, mushrooms & torte

Vegan tapas from BiOasis restaurant in Barcelona (some forgotten summer eats).


veggie paella


roasted mushrooms with cilantro dressing


veggie torte

mushroom pepper & carrot cilantro spring rolls

The mushroom spring rolls had black rice noodles, shitake mushrooms, cabbage, black pepper, and a bit of soy sauce.
The carrot cilantro ones had white rice noodles and cabbage.
Not pictured: tamarind and peanut dipping sauces.
Also not pictured: surrounding summer picnic perfection on Governor's Island in New York.

mashed potato martinis

One of the appetizers at Josh & Renate's wedding! (last month in Baltimore)
Mashed purple potatoes with caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, olive oil, fresh chives and scallions (not pictured: vegan tofu aioli), served in martini glasses during the cocktail hour.
Prepared by Dionysus' Kitchen catering.
We'll post some more pictures from our totally vegan wedding dinner soon...

Mushroom risotto