Thanksgiving Recipes
I’ve been craving winter squashes lately. My mom gave me a huge bag of dried cranberries, and I thought they would go perfect in a creamy squash soup. I didn’t have any carrots, but next time I make this, I plan to add either shredded carrots as a garnish, or diced carrots to the soup with the apples. Orange juice would made a wonderful substitute for the apple juice.
This is an easy savory gravy that would go well with the Parsnip Whip and Mashed Cauliflower, among others. The recipe was adapted by Denise Thomas from a mushroom soup recipe created by the Raw Gourmet.
Easy apple pie! Thanks to Denise Thomas for this recipe.
I cannot take credit for this recipe. It belongs to Elizabeth Osselini, a raw food teacher at Whole Foods in St. Louis. This is from her class last night and I thought it was AMAZING and will be a staple for me through the holidays. It’s SO easy and SO good!
You don’t have to roll these into balls. I imagine they’d taste just as well taking the form of cake.
Un-turkey soup for the day after Thanksgiving when everyone else is having leftovers. Also good broth for Mom’s Famous Stuffing. For soup, add finely chopped veggies and warm. I adapted this from Rawguru’s chicken soup recipe. I am also going to use this broth blended with crimini mushrooms to make gravy.
You can use this mix as a pate, spread, rissoles, burgers or a wrap filling.
I’ve tried other mashed potato-ish recipes before, but this is the first that made my taste buds sing. Thanks to chef Bruce Horowitz who created this delight.
Shown with the chickpea/miso gravy and pepper.
Heavenly relish with a dose of spice. Thanks to chef Bruce Horowitz for this recipe.
This is a light fall pudding. Not being a huge pie fan, I adapted this pudding from a pumpkin pie recipe taught in a raw cooking class by Bruce Horowitz. Pictured with both the variation and toppings described below.
This is the modified raw version of my Noni’s Eggplant Parmigiana, which has been a staple at our family’s holiday dinner table for as long as I can remember. The way my Grandpa tells the story, Noni made her Eggplant Parmigiana for dinner one evening when they had some cousins over for dinner. The cousins later complimented her on her wonderful “Pardon-Me-John” and requested it again the next time they came over. Since then, our family has always referred to this dish as Eggplant Pardon-Me-John. My sister and I fight over who gets to make it during the holidays. I suppose this year I will let her make the cooked version and I will make “Pardon-Me-RAWn” ...
My mom makes the most amazing stuffing, and this is the raw version of it. Perfect for the upcoming holidays!
This is the modified raw version of my dad’s famous pasta sauce. I have 75+ cousins who call my dad “Uncle Steve” and request his sauce at family gatherings. He usually makes a few gallons at a time and jars it (that’s what is in the picture). He gives his jars of sauce as gifts and to anyone he loves a whole lot – that’s why I used to get so much. :) I have pared down the quantities quite a bit though. This sauce is so flavorful and delicious, that I am so glad I don’t have to do without even though I am raw now!!!
These are a soft, chewy treat. I often bring this along when traveling for a snack – also because I’ve found that even family that doesn’t eat raw requests this treat often. Adapted from a recipe in Rawvolution (I scaled down the agave as the entire cookie was a bit too sweet for my taste. Also added more raisins for texture).
This Pumpkin Pie is amazingly scrumptious! I make it whenever I have a craving for pumpkin, but holidays are best. I try to sneak the entire pie to myself but there’s always someone who comes along who wants a piece. My pie doesn’t last one single night! It’s heavenly.
Simple cranberry sauce recipe – perfect for Thanksgiving.
A variation on an Anglo-American classic. Yummy and bready, spicy but not too spicy. Not too sweet. Excellent served warm topped with my Ginger Cranberry Relish—elsewhere on my profile. Happy Thanksgiving!
Nice fall/Thanksgiving treat. Thanks to Denise Thomas for the recipe.
Stole this off of www.welikeitraw.com Cool site. The pumpkin bread is just in time for the season! YUMMY TOO!
Easy recipe for cranberry relish. Thanks to Denise Thomas for the basis for this recipe (I basically added measurement amounts).