What Are You Making For Thanksgving Dinner?
November 23, 2008 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Recipes
Tofurky is running a contest – the Tofurky Grain Saver Contest.
This has been a very challenging year for the planet’s food supply. In particular, grains have been in short supply as we now grow grains for both food for our bodies and fuel for our cars (ethanol). This has led to unprecedented demand and record high grain prices. As a result, global hunger has grown to epidemic proportions. What can we do about this? One idea is to eat less meat!
Guess the number of Tofurky Roasts sold in order to calculate the total pounds of grain saved from eating Tofurky Roasts instead of turkey in the year 2008. If your guess is correct, you will win a new eGO Electric Cycle (www.egovehicles.com)!
All entries must be received via the website or sent to Turtle Island Foods, Attn: Grain Saver Contest, POB 176, Hood River, OR 97031 and postmarked by 11:59 pm PST December 31, 2008.
For official rules and information, click here.
I picked up a tofurkey yesterday at Trader Joes. In the past I skipped and focused on the part of the meal that I’ve always loved best – potatoes and stuffing.
I use a combination of french bread cubes and cornbread for the stuffing. I cube it and let it sit out and dry a bit. I saute onions, garlic, and celery in olive oil, then add vegetable broth to the pain to heat. I add the cubed bread to the pain moisten it, transfer to a baking pan, cover with foil, then I stick it in a hot oven (350 F). I bake it until heated through, about …..oh 15-20 minutes, then I remove foil and let it brown a little on the top. That’s it. Simple. Yummy.
For the potatoes, I like to use a red potato and I do not add any cheese or anything. I’ve seen a lot of parmesan potatoes on the cooking shows. That sounds good, but I’m a bit of a tradionalist and I want my dishes to taste like the meals I remember preparing with my Grandma, in her kitchen.
I would love to post a collection of links to your blog featuring your Thanksgiving or holiday recipes. Please email me your links and I will put something together to feature early next week – I want to get it out in time for shoppers.
Image credit – Torfurky.com 
