Basically title. I'm easing into my 1 year anniverary and wanting to come up with something that I can make and take to the in-laws since I don't want to put them out too much for my sake. They all eat omni and I don't expect them to cater to me. Last year I did tofurkey sausages and they were ok and they might be a fallback if I don't come up with something else. I was gonna get a Field Roast roast but it's $19 at Nat Grocers and yeah, I'm not spending that kind of money on something that only I am gonna eat.

I'd like it to be close to traditional but am open for alternative suggestions since, well, I love food. Right now I am thinking about doing vegan mashed potatoes since that is easy mode and I can scale it down to 1 or 2 helpings.

But other than that idk. Welcome to all ideas, so what you got?

Disclaimer: literally zero allergies or food aversions so I am open to anything. TIA.

Will check back after church crap...

  • Maoo [none/use name]
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    7 months ago

    My rec is to make accidentally vegan stuff that you like (garlic mashed potatoes, maybe?) and then either make a nice bean dish for protein or go for straight-up processed stuff, like the fake chicken stuff that's come out in the last year and isn't that dissimilar to turkey (it has the same taste/texture as East Asian chicken substitute, usually made from wheat gluten).

    IMO the field roast loaf things taste pretty mid. You'd be better off making something like a fake sausage savory pie or something. Could make a mushroom gravy to go with it. Actually that sounds better than any of my other suggestions. A vegan shepherd's pie would also do.

    • roux [he/him, comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      So I actually made a lentil based shepherd's pie for Thanksgiving. It turned out not great but I'd like to revisit it. The filling was underdone and the potatoes ended up really dry. I followed a recipe instead of my heart so that is probably why. The recipe called for just butter for the pots and I was like "these are gonna be dry af." lol

      Something I could do is take your fake breaded removeden idea and get so me veggie friendly gravy mix and make that the main course, then do masked potatoes on the side with that Texas Caviar recipe that was suggested as my veggie side/alternate side dish for other if they want it, since it would be veggies and beans. Might go that route since it would be less stress. Make the bean dish ahead of time, make pots morning of, then do the chicken as they are getting dinner set up.