Thanksgiving

Individual Jacket Sweet Potato Casseroles

These delicious little sweet potato casseroles are perfect for the holidays or anytime you want a special side dish! They are really easy and fun to make too! This recipe is written for two sweet potatoes, but can be easily increased to serve as many people as you like. Make one half to one sweet …

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Spiced Cider

As the weather grows colder, I really like having both spiced cider and cocoa ready in my fridge. I’ve been making this recipe for years and it is always comforting and delicious on a chilly morning, and perfect for warming up on a cold night! Here are the ingredients you will need: (You will also …

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How to Make Vegan Eggnog

This vegan eggnog is one of my all-time favorite recipes! It is really easy to make and tastes absolutely amazing! I love that there are so many store-bought nogs available now, but I am a bit of an eggnog snob and won’t buy any of them. I have served my eggnog to many non-vegans and …

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Vegan “Turkey” or Chick’n Gravy

This “turkey” gravy is perfect for the holidays! It is rich and delicious and I love to pour it over mashed potatoes, stuffing, and “turkey”! You can also use this same recipe to make chick’n gravy by using chick’n broth or instant broth from Magical Broth Powder instead of the “turkey” broth. Here are the …

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Vegan “Turkey” Broth

There are three basic broths that every vegan should know how to make: “beef”, “turkey”, and chick’n. They are essential for making the best vegan gravy and soup! Homemade broth is less expensive and much more flavorful than store-bought, and I always have some of each kind in my freezer. This post will cover the …

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Quick & Easy Vegan (and Gluten Free) “Turkey”

If you are not gluten free, there are lots of options for vegan “turkey” substitutes. If you are gluten free, though, you are out of luck. The closest that I had tried was the Gardein chick’n scallopini. It is good as “chicken” but didn’t really taste like I remember turkey tasting. Once I figured out …

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Vegan Dressing or Stuffing

Stuffing with gravy was always my favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner when I was growing up! My recipe recreates this holiday favorite without eggs and you will never miss them! Since I have celiac, I used a variety of homemade gluten free breads that I had in my freezer, but you can use any vegan …

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Vegan Green Bean Casserole

No holiday dinner would be complete without green bean casserole! This delicious classic dish is so easy to make vegan (and gluten free) by making your own condensed cream of mushroom soup! I shared the recipe for the soup in my last post, and I found these gluten free French fried onions at Aldi: They …

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Cran-Raspberry Sauce

I have been making homemade cranberry sauce since I was 12 years old, and this is the best version I have ever tried! The orange juice and the raspberries perfectly complement the tartness of the cranberries and the sauce is good enough to eat by itself. I always eat quite a few spoonfuls while waiting …

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Make a Gratitude Tree for Mabon or Thanksgiving 

The most important part of Mabon for me is showing gratitude for all of the blessings experienced in the past year. To put that intention into practice, we made a gratitude tree. Every day we will write something we are thankful for on a leaf and add it to the tree. On Mabon night, we …

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