Topic: Holiday

Now that Thanksgiving is over, I've been questions about what to make for upcoming holiday dinners and parties.

Here's a quick list of some HH recipes that will dazzle this holiday season:

From the Blog:

Cranberry Sauce

Maple Glazed Vegetables (also p. 174 in HHC)

Maple Cornbread Biscuits (also p. 39 in HHC)

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Brown Gravy

Skillet Green Bean Casserole

Hippie Loaf (also p. 144 HHC)

Egg nog

Cookie …

Last year my parents had their first plant-based (vegan) Thanksgiving dinner at my house (as omnivores) and loved it. They both went 100% plant-based this past January, but due to my work schedule, they couuldn't make it to my house again this year... leaving them on their own for Thanksgiving.

My parents were invited to my cousin's house (not plant-based) and brought along food they could eat and share with everyone else. At one point one of my cousins said …

Thanksgiving is a big holiday for food. 

When you are vegan or plant-based, Thanksgiving (or what some call Thanksvegan or ThanksLiving) can seem a bit overwhelming — What will you make? What will you eat?

Here are Thanksgiving-approved plant-based dishes sure to impress!

From the Blog:

• Acorn Squash & Apple Soup 
• African Kale & Yam Soup  (also p. 64 HHC)
• Butternut Squash Soup 
• Cranberry Sauce  (smother baked tofu with it!)
• Curried Sweet Potato Soup  (also p. 70 HHC)
• …

Looking for healthy alternatives to hand out to kiddos? Here are some food and non-food ideas I found in the October issue of Healthy Beginnings lifestyle magazine.

Non-Food Items

Halloween Stickers
Temporary Tattoos
Bouncy Balls
Bubbles
Glow Sticks
Whistles
Lip Smackers

Food Items:

Dried Fruit (i.e. boxes of raisins)
Annie's fruit snacks (what my mom gives out)
Trail Mix
Dark Chocolate 
Pretzels
Trader Joe's Brown Rice Marshmallow Treats (vegan and individually wrapped)
100% Juice boxes
Pirate's Booty
Emergen-C …

I hope everyone has a Happy Father's Day tomorrow! My father embarked on his plant-based eating journey this year and has even posted on the blog before about what recipes him and my mother have made from EHH. I thought I'd share his three favorite recipes that your dad might enjoy as well! Andrea's Puttanesca (p. 201, EHH), My dad said: "This meal by far is our most favorite and will be repeated many times over. It has a lot …