#50: Guide to Prepping for the Holidays
How do plant-based eaters prep for the holidays? If you're planning on hosting a holiday gathering, we share all our tips—from grocery shopping for vegan roasts to planning a dinner menu. Let the vegan holiday celebrations begin!
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Show Notes:
0:28 Celebrating Holidays as a Guest
1:15 On Hosting a Thanksgiving
3:16 Challenges as a Vegan During Thanksgiving
7:20 Create Your Own Version of Thanksgiving
7:49 Finding the Right Holiday Event For You (Check out https://www.vegevents.com/)
8:21 Tips on Hosting a Plant-Forward Thanksgiving (Check our videos here or get our cookbook to spice up your holidays!)
9:53 Pies, pies, pies! Sara Lee’s pies
11:13 Loving Vegan Hauls and Accidentally Vegan Products
12:13 Dinner Rolls Recipe from Our Cookbook
12:40 Vegan Mac & Cheese from The Friendly Vegan Cookbook
12:52 Green Bean Casserole
15:14 Field Roast as a Good Turkey Replacement
19:45 Being Smart About Vegan Shopping
21:51 InstaCart to Help With Grocery Shopping
22:41 Being Resourceful on Creating Replacement Meals
25:00 Good Places, Good Celebrations, Good People
26:00 Vegan Turkey Veggie Platter Recipe
27:55 Being Mentally & Emotionally Prepared for Holidays
30:03 Testing and Trying Out Vegan Recipes
32:31 Supporting Our Show on Patreon
35:44 Thank you to our sponsors Bramble Pets & Better Than Bouillon
Vegan Holiday Recipes:
- Best Vegan Pumpkin Recipes (Round-Up)
- Holiday Cookies (Round-Up)
- Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes (Round Up)
- Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Roasted Delicata Squash
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Cranberries
- Harvest Salad with Candied Walnuts
- Air Fryer Kabocha Squash
- Candied Sweet Potatoes
- Cranberry Sauce
- Easy Vegan Gravy
- Vegan Pumpkin Pie
- Stuffed Baked Pears
Vegan Holiday Guides:
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
We are so grateful to have the support of some of our favorite brands this season. Many thanks to the sponsors of this episode, Better Than Bouillon and Bramble!
Better Than Bouillon is one of our all-time favorite vegan pantry staples, and we turn to it all the time for soups, stews, and beyond. The "No Chicken Base" and "Seasoned Vegetable Base" are always in our kitchens. Get free shipping in the US with the code PLANTPOWERED at checkout.
Bramble is fresh plant-based food for our dog companions! Michelle's dog Chance is OBSESSED. Dinner time is his favorite time, especially when Bramble is on the menu. If their tagline "feed your pets the way you feed yourself" hits home, be sure to check them out!
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