I'm SOOO excited about Christmas dinner this year! I will be cooking my first 100% vegan holiday meal, completely from scratch, for my (extended) family. I tried to get them to go vegan for Thanksgiving, sadly to no avail, but in the interest of compromise they let me have Christmas dinner to go crazy. Thanksfully I've cooked for them plenty of times before so they are pretty confident my meal won't kill anyone! I'm very much looking forward to being able to eat every single thing on the table that day instead of just the veggie tray! :)
I planned my menu out almost a month ago now and tonight I have been finalizing, making my grocery list and planning out when to start each dish. As of right now, here is my 2012 Vegan Christmas menu...
APPETIZERS:
- veggie tray and dip
- black & white bean dip w/chips
- hummus w/pita
MAIN DISHES:
- lasagna
- mac & cheese --I chose these as my two main dishes because I thought they were basic enough that my picky nieces and nephew would at least try them (and hopefully like them)!
SIDES:
- garlic mashed potatoes with gravy --a request from my oldest son
- brussel sprouts --a request from my brother in law
- garlic mushrooms
- sweet potatoes stuffed with apples, cranberries and pecans
- cranberry sauce
- dinner rolls
DESSERT:
- cherry pie
- banana cream pie
- apple cranberry pie
- double chocolate cookies
- peanut butter reindeer cookies
- raspberry bars --a request from my father
I cannot even begin to tell you how thankful I am for vegan bloggers and the Pinterest obsessed cooks who pin them! ;) I've got a three day game plan in order to get everything baked, cooked, prepped and ready... hopefully saving as little as possible for the actual day of. I can't wait to take pictures and then EAT everything!!!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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