Yesterday was my 5th vegan Thanksgiving and was it DELISH. The Tree of Life hosted their annual day of activities, such as group meditation and music, and Thanksgiving potluck. I estimate about 75 people showed up, plus employees, seva and local community. I didn’t intend to end up with mostly food pictures, but I did… Here are some of my favorites from the potluck:
Below: cacao superfood balls
Below: Fresh Honeycomb!!! I had never had fresh honeycomb before and it was fantastic! It made me desire even more to keep bees someday… And – funny – a bee came and landed on my honeycomb while I was at my table eating
Below: nut pate ‘sushi’ rolls
Below: Creamy kelp noodle dish. P.S. I am falling in love with kelp noodles
Below: the platter the TOL Cafe made – mock mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, cranberries and stuffing flavored ‘bread’
YUM
As if one Thanksgiving feast wasn’t epic enough, I later went to a 20 person gathering at my friend’s home, where we ate… more… Below are the macaroon/’donut holes’ I made:
Below: A Pumpkin Cheesecake made by my friend Erika
Answer me this: How would anyone miss traditional Thanksgiving food when you can eat this deliciousness?
The local photographer James Palka has a great facebook album of the TOL feast here.
Thankful,
Courtney
