Massacusetts Thanksgiving
So, I traveled to Massachusetts to visit my sister for Thanksgiving. I was driving all day Wednesday, and she had no food in her house, so we were going to go shopping Thursday morning. We had a menu all planned out.
Then we learned that by law, all grocery stores are closed for Thanksgiving in MA. The only things open are convenience stores and some bodegas. So we spent two hours driving around Cambridge trying to scramble up something for a Thanksgiving meal. This was the result.
We were somewhat more successful than we initially feared we'd be, and moreso than that one other Thanksgiving some years back where we just had to get Chinese takeout.
Our menu:
- Chickpea & tomato soup with rosemary
- Pumpkin and ginger risotto
- Cranberry sauce
- Mashed yams
- (canned) Green bean casserole with toasted almonds
- Bread stuffing with celery, mushrooms and walnuts.
We also had an apple tart for desert.
The green bean casserole amusingly took the most work, since I couldn't find mushroom gravy, and so had to make vegan cream-of-mushroom soup from semi-scratch. We could only obtain canned green beans, and canned "pieces and stems" of mushrooms, but we got vegetable broth and soymilk and flour and managed.
I am still sad there was no Tofurky this year. But thankful for the food and company. :) And thankful for all of you, as well. Hoping you had a joyful holiday.
Then we learned that by law, all grocery stores are closed for Thanksgiving in MA. The only things open are convenience stores and some bodegas. So we spent two hours driving around Cambridge trying to scramble up something for a Thanksgiving meal. This was the result.
We were somewhat more successful than we initially feared we'd be, and moreso than that one other Thanksgiving some years back where we just had to get Chinese takeout.
Our menu:
- Chickpea & tomato soup with rosemary
- Pumpkin and ginger risotto
- Cranberry sauce
- Mashed yams
- (canned) Green bean casserole with toasted almonds
- Bread stuffing with celery, mushrooms and walnuts.
We also had an apple tart for desert.
The green bean casserole amusingly took the most work, since I couldn't find mushroom gravy, and so had to make vegan cream-of-mushroom soup from semi-scratch. We could only obtain canned green beans, and canned "pieces and stems" of mushrooms, but we got vegetable broth and soymilk and flour and managed.
I am still sad there was no Tofurky this year. But thankful for the food and company. :) And thankful for all of you, as well. Hoping you had a joyful holiday.