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Thanksgiving Menu 2020

November 21, 2020 By Garden Fresh Foodie

Plant-Based Thanksgiving ideas for 2020: fill your plate with love and health

Well 2020 has certainly been a year! We are almost at 2021. Before we get there, let’s reflect upon the year we have gone through. Have there been good memories you can recall? Have there been moments you shared/things you accomplished that would not have happened if times had been different? For most of us there has been a mixture of loss and love.  I have lost good friends. I have  family I cannot see. Yet-through it all, there are things I am grateful for. May we harness those things. May we reflect upon them.  There are things and people to fight for.  Let’s give in ways we are able to those in need. Let us give thanks.

This year will be my first year hosting Thanksgiving in our house. It will be only the 4 of us, my husband, 2 kids, and yes-we got a COVID puppy, Ryder. I am used to a Thanksgiving of 40 people-filled with kids running around and lots and lots of food. While it’ll be small, I will make the traditional foods (minus the turkey). Below is what I plan on making:

Cranberry Pumpkin Bars

Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Cranberry Breakfast Bars

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup With Corn Muffins

Or Red Lentil Soup 

Up Close View of Spicy Red Lentil Soup

Apple Cider Sangria 

Glass of Apple Cider Sangria

Lentil Cassoulet

Vegan Lentil Cassoulet Dinner With Sweet Potato and Fresh Garden Veggies

Cranberry Sauce

Bowl of Cranberry and Dried Cherry Sauce

Mashed Potatoes

Quinoa Confetti Salad

Quinoa Confetti Salad

Massaged Kale Salad-swapping the blueberries for apples and dried cranberries

Close Up of Moroccan Kale Salad Wrapped in Cucumber

Apple Spice Cake

Plant-Based Apple Spice Cake

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

I wish you all well. May we celebrate small, so that next year we can celebrate in full force. I for one, cannot wait for 2021.

In peace and gratitude.

-Jessica

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Hi! I'm Jessica, the author, creator, and photographer of Garden Fresh Foodie! I'm a certified plant-based chef, and have a certification in plant-based nutrition. I am a passionate educator, and have taught science, community gardening, and food education for the last 17 years. I now combine my passion for cooking & gardening with my passion for teaching healthy cooking classes in Buffalo, NY. Read More…

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