Thanksgiving recipes 2018

Had a great feast with wonderful leftovers.  Major help from Maria who brought the turkey and a great cranberry sauce, and Julia who brought pumpkin and corn chowder and pumpkin cranberry muffins - which made great breakfast muffins.  Aside from the turkey, everything was vegetarian and lactose free.

The rest of the menu was:

Bootcamp chef site:

Smashed mint pea dip served with pita chips
Pumpkin crunch nut mix (from Nourish)

Onceuponachef.com:

Challah stuffing - will try to cut the challah into smaller pieces next time; was fine freezing it and defrosting it for 24 hours before the meal, as mentioned on the website.  Tasted better day by day.
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/challah-wild-mushroom-herb-stuffing.html

String beans and shallots - need to get the salt and pepper right
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/french-string-beans-with-shallots.html

Consider instead: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/roasted-green-beans-with-cranberries-and-walnuts.html

OR: https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/roasted-green-beans-with-garlic-lemon-pine-nuts-parmesan.html

Mashed sweet potatoes - in order to keep it dairy free, used 1/2 plain soy and 1/2 vanilla soy instead of the milk.  Only had sage instead of thyme, but probably either would be good.  Used only 1/2 the amount of maple, then added in some more to taste.
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/mashed-sweet-potatoes-maple-thyme.html

Pumpkin torte with streusel topping - very good and improved day by day.
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/pumpkin-streusel-torte.html
OR consider https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/bourbon-brown-butter-pecan-pie.html

Chick pea and carrot salad - good citrusy taste
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/moroccan-carrot-chickpea-salad-citrus-mint-almonds.html


Epicurious.com:

Cauliflower cake - can use more nigella seeds; taste of them is not so strong after they're cooked.  It's sort of like a quiche and tastes good cold the next morning!
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes-menus/vegetarian-appetizers-starters-soups-salads-tofu-entrees-main-dishes-recipes-meat-free-package

Dessert was the pumpkin torte, chocolate granita from The Perfect Scoop, and grapes.  I intended to make pumpkin ice cream, but ran out of time.- recipe from magazine Forks over Knives - will post on Bootcamp chef.