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Onion Gravy? Seriously?

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 Being vegan has it’s challenges.  I’m not gonna lie–I love mashed potatoes with gravy.  I could just buy a jar of savory beef gravy in the store–or I could have gravy without eating the flesh of an animal.  Then I started thinking, just thinking, thinking while probably eating bacon . . . about what I was going to eat or not going to eat.  

I decided that I for me I wanted to try to not eat any animal products.  But what about gravy?  I can’t just eat naked mashed potatoes!  Luckily for me my food convictions come with a huge dose of creativity!

Onion Gravy.  Yup.  Gravy made with onions.  And it is awesome, not oniony and has a great “mouth feel”.

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I would love to know if your curiosity has challenged you to whip up some onion gravy!   Let me know in the comments below.

Oh wait, I almost forgot–if you need a vegan mashed potato recipe to go with your onion gravy?  Check out this recipe.  Or maybe you need a stuffing recipe?  I’ve got you covered!

Be Blessed.

L.O.V.E.,

Renee

Vegan Dressing NOT Stuffing . . .

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Today I was told that dressing is cooked in a pan and stuffing is cooked in a bird!  All this time I thought I was making Vegan Stuffing and really it was Dressing.  Special thanks to my high school friend Angie for the enlightenment!  Although I appreciate the clarification I still can’t bring myself to call it dressing.  

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This was so amazing served with caramelized onion gravy!  (I’ll post that recipe on my Facebook page.

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[yumprint-recipe id=’4′]Making stuffing vegan was really pretty easy–I mean it took a few steps and I had to cut up some veggies–the flavor is like nothing that could come out of a box.  Just the figs and the walnuts . . . amazing combination.  The fresh cranberries!  (ok, so maybe I’m getting a little too excited . . . but it was so yummy!)

I’m an accidental vegan–not a “real” vegan and I’m ok with that.  My goal is to eat a more plant based diet.  This recipe helps me reach that goal!  

What do you call it?  Dressing or Stuffing?

Be Blessed during this season of giving thanks.

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P.P.S.S.  Here are my other Thanksgiving dinner posts vegan sweet potatoes, how many cups of potatoes from 5 lbs, how much stuffing to feed 23?   The final post is the homeless shelter meal plan that I created.

How much stuffing to feed 23?

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Yesterday I wrote about cooking for 50 homeless guests that come to our church to have dinner and spend the night.  Our nights have been in the 30’s here so it is so important for the homeless to have a warm place to spend the night.

I decided to make stuffing for 50.  Last year, I made stuffing for 50 but I somehow lost the calculations . . . this year I’m blogging the recipe for safe keeping!  (I don’t often lose things but when I get creative it seems like I use a lot of tiny pieces of paper . . . makes no sense but it’s how I get things done!)

I used two canisters of stuffing–with no add ins.  Straight out of the box!  I wanted to see if the number of servings were really accurate.  When we cook for the shelter the food needs to be consistent taste, texture, and equal servings.  This is why I’m taking on stuffing!  No two people make it the same.

stuffing  I ended up freezing the stuffing balls for a future dinner–the kids love them when they are not feeling well.  I also use these “vegetarian meatballs” in soups.  They aren’t actually vegetarian but they could be easily by buying a stuffing mix that doesn’t have chicken by-product in it or just use the bread and make your own vegan seasonings.

Be Blessed in your kitchen!