Showing posts with label thankvegan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thankvegan. Show all posts

Monday, November 30, 2009

Thanksvegan 2009. PEA PESTO CROSTINIS

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De nuevo no me pude aguantar en poner eso como titulo del post, lo siento haha.

Lo prometido es deuda, así que en este post les hablare un poco de nuestra cena del día de gracias. Como mencione, en mi familia celebramos este día. Es uno de mis días festivos preferidos, sino que mi preferido. Es un día dedicado a agradecer y comer, no hay nada mejor que eso.
Esta vez mi familia también me dejo cocinar todo. Obviamente todo fue completamente vegano...y delicioso. Nadie extraño ningún producto animal en la mesa.

Dejenme les digo el menú
Bueno como entrada prepare 2 platillos.
1.-Unos tofu quiches
2.-Rebanadas tostadas de pan francés con pesto de chicharos

Luego como plato principal prepare 5 cosas.
1.-Milanesas de garbanzo
2.-Cebolla morada al horno
3.-Puré de papa con cubierta crujiente y gravy
4.-Coles de bruselas
5.-Camote al horno con "miel"

Y para terminar dos postres.
1.-Dulce de cacahuate, receta de mi abuelita
2.-Mini pays de nuez

De nuevo menciono que todo fue vegan. Ya se, fue mucha comida, pero de eso se trata el día de gracias también, de entrarle duro a la comedera y pues los vegetarianos no tenemos porque quedarnos afuera en eso.

No estoy segura como subiré las recetas porque son muchas. Creo que empezare con las entradas y así sucesivamente.
Estubo muy bonito el día de gracias, nos la pasamos muy padre platicando y disfrutando de buena compañía. Mi abuelito lo paso con nosotros y fue una super bendición estar toda la familia juntos, dando gracias por todas las cosas buenas y no tan buenas que han pasado en este tiempo. Si no celebras este día te recomiendo que empieces, es importante tomarnos un tiempo para agradecer.

Aquí están las fotos de la mesa, y el platillo repleto de comida.






Aquí están los platos de la entrada, como dije, hice tofu quiches y crostinis con pesto de chicharos.

Aquí esta la receta para el pesto de chicharos.

Pesto de chicharos

2 tazas de chicharos

2 dientes de ajo

1 cucharadita de sal

1/4 cucharadita de pimienta

1/3 taza de aceite de oliva

Pon los chicharos, y el ajo en un procesador de alimentos o en una licuadora. Procesa hasta que tome la consistencias de una pasta. Agrega la sal y pimienta. Lentamente agrega el aceite de oliva mientras lo procesas. Ya esta! Ajusta el sabor a tu gusto.

Sirve arriba de pan tostado con unos trozos de tomate.

Esto es super rico! Aunque no te gusten los chicharos animate a preparar esta receta porque cambiara tu mente.



Todas las recetas que estaré subiendo en los proximos días incluyendo esta, son perfectas para los días festivos de estos meses. A toda tu familia le encantara.
3 días para irme a PETA!

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thanksvegan!!!

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Sorry, I could not help myself with the title.
This thanksgiving was great for many reasons...
One of them was that we had an all vegan thanksgiving, I know! I can't believe it either. What we first had in mind is that I was going to cook for my sister and I while my parents got to eat some dead animal, as most people do on thanksgiving. I'm not sure what happened but all of my family decided to eat vegan for thanksgiving, they told me that I was in charge of the cooking and whatever it is that I cooked that was going to be served.
I was very excited, but nervous at the same time. At first I thought that maybe I could let them have some cheese or something like that, but something inside of my was just disgusted by the idea of serving something I wouldn't eat. So, the menu was completely vegan.Vegan stuffing, baked/fried eggplant, nice salad, mash potatoes with gravy.

Even the dessert was vegan...I got a little bit carried away, and made three different desserts, hehe.

Vegan carrot cake, vegan pumpkin pie, and you guessed it, vegan apple pie.





I had a lot of fun cooking for my family, and it was nice seeing that everyone was on board about honoring God's creation this thanksgiving.
Oh, just before we were about to eat, a family that we just are getting to know appeared on our home, they passed by to return something we had lend to them, we decided to invite them for dinner. I really enjoyed sharing thanksgiving with them, we shared great memories. Plus, they said the food was delicious, so it I'm happy that they got to eat a vegan meal, and that they enjoyed it.

I'm thankful because of many things, but I'm just going to name few.
1.- My family. I'm thankful that I'm lucky to have them with me, that includes my grandmother which I love very much and my guinea pig.
2.- My friends. I'm so happy to have my friends back in Monterrey, and I'm thankful because I've made friends in college which I love very much.
3.- I'm thankful because I believe strongly in being vegan, and God has really helped me through this, I've learned so much through this new lifestyle. First of all I have a new appreciation for life, I've learned that I can commit to whatever it is I believe in, and I've found myself through this.
4.- As I said in the previous number, I've found myself. I didn't know what I wanted to do with the my life, I have to admit that I was a bit lost. Now I know that I want to dedicate my life to help promote animal rights. I have a passion for it, and I'm thankful because I had been looking for something in which I could be useful and that I truly believed in, and I finally found it.
5.- Last but not least, I'm thankful for all of you!!! Thanks to all the amazing bloggers who inspire me so much, and that are so kind to answer all my question about recipes and more. THANK YOU GUYS!!!



I want to thank everyone who reads all of my randomness in this blog :)

I promise to post the vegan pumpkin pie recipe tomorrow.