Thanksgiving Oatmeal

This steamy hot bowl of love warms my heart on a chilly November morn. It has all my favorite flavas of Thanksgiving: pumpkin, cranberries, pecans, vanilla and cinnamon.
I am thankful for soooooo many things...but mostly this oatmeal.

Pumpkin Mousse

As the weather cools down, a little voice in the air seems to tell me to eat pumkin...at every meal of every day. I have had pumpkin oatmeal each morning, and I can never seem to get enough! As an afternoon treat, I whipped up some pumkin mousse today. I varied a recipe I found on the Healthy, Happy Life blog.

I used:

Most of a can of pumkin

1/4 package of tofu

about 1/4 cup cashews

splash of vanilla soymilk

about a tblsp agave nectar

pumkpin pie spices

I whipped it all up in a blender, froze it for 15 min., and put it in the fridge for a couple hours. This is definitely something I'd love to play around with, as it has an infinite number of delicious variations (topped with cashew cream, pecans, crumbled graham crackers, etc.)

The Farewell Feast

So, the time we knew was coming has at last crept up on us, and Bailey has to get on movin'! We sent her off with the grandest and vegan-est of all feasts and a whole lot of love! We were lucky enough to have the festivities documented by the most wonderful professional photographer in town, Vicki Palombo from Photographic Memories. (http://www.vickipalombo.zenfolio.com/ and http://www.vickimichael.blogspot.com/) This is what was on the menu for our vegtastic extravaganza:

• Nori Rolls with Sweet Potato, Tempeh, and Avocado and Sweet Brown Rice
• Lentil-Walnut Pate with Garlic-Herb Crostini
• Marinated Portabello and Eggplant Napoleons with Cashew Cream and Pesto
• 3-Spice Potatoes
• Apple-Cider and Brown Sugar Brussels Sprouts with Pecans
• Kale Salad with Roasted Daikon and Sweet Miso Dressing
• Pumpkin Crumb Cake with Pecan Streusal Topping

We went to Whole Foods in the morning and started cooking around 3. We served it around 7 and the sore feet and chaos paid off! The recipes came from 3 different vegan cookbooks as well as the magic of creativity and improvisation. All these recipes will be up under the recipe section soon.

Enjoy these snapshots! Bailey, I love making memories with you! And remember to chronicle your new (slightly colder) adventures! Love you!