Quicknhealthy Thanksgiving 2013

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you lot who are celebrating the pilgrims, in addition to remembering their struggles inwards edifice this nifty country. Not certain if nosotros tin dismiss genuinely empathise the spirit of Thanksgiving, similar how an immigrant identify unit of measurement who has been living hither for generations volition feel. So, nosotros would simply live celebrating Thanksgiving amongst gratitude for all that this province has given us over the past times 12 years - which include novel friends, a broader outlook towards life (including nutrient from roughly the public in addition to an awareness of proficient food), in addition to lastly fabric things similar a proficient job, abode in addition to a comfortable identify unit of measurement life. Though nosotros tin dismiss claim that nosotros made everything amongst our difficult work, I experience a lot of gratitude to this province for giving us the liberty to live who nosotros are, for embracing our identify unit of measurement every bit purpose of the community in addition to for all the opportunities that helped us inwards existence reasonably successful inwards our ain way.

Since nosotros did non grow upwardly celebrating Thanksgiving nosotros create non convey whatsoever tradition to follow. We simply celebrate it inwards  the spirit of gratitude :). This twelvemonth seems particular since Hanukkah falls on the same twenty-four hours too. So nosotros volition also live celebrating this past times wishing peace in addition to harmony across the globe.



We every bit a identify unit of measurement are completely vegetarians for this calendar month for religious reasons. This pretty much way that nosotros are avoiding egg in addition to the occasional fish from our otherwise vegetarian diet. Hence I am making a vegan thanksgiving repast made amongst to a greater extent than oftentimes than non organic, local in addition to seasonal ingredients. This is also quick'n'healthy, simply that I had to create a piffling fleck of planning in addition to prep move ahead of time.

Breakfast


Squash Buckwheat Loaf w/ Cranberry Jam 

Pomegranate Cacao Goji Smoothie


   

Lunch: 

Thai Pumpkin Soup





Mediterranean Farro Chickpea Pilaf 




  • Black chickpeas - 1/2 cup
  • Vegetable broth - iii cups 
  • Bay leaves - 2
  • Fresh Thyme - 1 Tbs.
  • Black pepper - 10-15 (freshly crushed)
  • Farro - 1 cup
  • Cinnamon pulverization - 1 tsp.
  • Coriander seeds - 1 Tbs. 
  • Cardamom - 2-3
  • Red onion - 1 (chopped fine)
  • Garlic - 2-3 cloves (minced)
  • Turmeric pulverization - 1/4 tsp
  • Sea tabular array salt - every bit per taste
  • EV olive fossil oil - 4 Tbs. 
  • Mint - a pocket-size bunch
  • Cilantro - a pocket-size bunch
  • Lemon juice - from one-half a lemon

  • Cook chickpeas amongst a bay leaf, thyme, crushed dark pepper, 1 loving cup of broth in addition to salt.
  • Grind the spices coriander seeds in addition to cardamom to a fine powder.
  • Switch on rice cooker (use white rice setting), oestrus 1 tbs. olive fossil oil in addition to saute, garlic in addition to onion till translucent. 
  • Add the farro in addition to the spices along amongst remaining two cups of broth in addition to railroad train till farro is cooked one-half way thru. 
  • Add chickpeas along amongst whatsoever cooking liquid remaining. Adjust gustatory modality in addition to allow everything railroad train till all liquid is absorbed.
  • Coarsely grind the mint, cilantro, lemon juice in addition to remaining iii Tbs of olive oil. Add to this to the pilaf.
  • Serve warm. 
  • Since I am making this for Thanksgiving this time, I am topping this amongst butternut squelch slices roasted amongst rosemary.

Kohlrabi Noodles w/ Spicy Cranberry-Squash Sauce




  • Kolhrabi - sliced using spirooli
  • Carrots - sliced using spirooli
  • Apple cider vinegar or Lemon juice - 1 Tbs
  • EV olive fossil oil - 1 Tbs

  • Toss sliced veggies amongst Apple cider vinegar in addition to olive fossil oil in addition to laid aside.
  • When ready to serve, mix amongst the spicy sauce in addition to serve on a bed of salad greens or a bed of steamed cabbage or collard greens.

Cranberry-Squash Sauce - Recipe here

Apple Pom Salad w/ Ginger-Honey Dressing




  • Apple - two chopped fine 
  • Pomegranate - 1
  • Baby collard leaves - 4-5
  • Fresh grated ginger rootage - 1 Tbs. 
  • Local dear - 1Tbs.
  • Lemon juice - 1Tbs.
  • Himalayan tabular array salt - a pinch


  • Toss chopped apple tree amongst lemon juice in addition to laid aside.
  • Slice collard leaves into actually sparse strips in addition to add together to the chopped apples. 
  • Whisk together ginger in addition to dear inwards a pocket-size bowl in addition to add together to the salad.
  • Just earlier serving transcend amongst Pom seeds.

Pumpkin-Cacao Pie - Vegan, gluten-free in addition to dairy-free  




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