Vegan Travelling

Keeping vegetrian diet does not mean you cant make traditional lavish meal because Christmas dinner can be prepared by all rules you are. There are great number of a vegetarian or vegan Christmas menues, you’ll find online to have the Earth singing Hallelujah.

Vegan Olive Tapenade
Ingredients
1 glove garlic?
1 cup pitted and chopped kalamata olives
2 teaspoons white miso paste
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, ground in a coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle to a coarse powder (optional)
1 tablespoon olive oil?
juice from 1/2 a lemon

Directions
1) Pulse everything in the food processor until combined.
2) Serve the vegan olive tapenade with crudités or toasted vegan bread slices.

Cooking a traditional, vegetarian Christmas dinner
If you’re a traditionalist at heart and want your family to experience a classic Christmas meal without the meat, have no fear! There are many ways to achieve a vegetarian or vegan Christmas. If you’re a gourmet in the kitchen, than these recipes and meal planning ideas will be a great fit:

•Main entree: Instead of the traditional holiday turkey, ham, goose, or roast beef, try something new using tofu protein and other healthy ingredients. Online recipes abound: Stuffed Tofu Roast, Tofu Turkey, Tofu Ham, Oven-baked Marinated Tempeh, Soy and Seitan “Turkey”, Holiday Tofu Loaf, or Southern Baked Tofu. Alternatively, you can buy a pre-made imitation roast (turkey or ham) and jazz it up with these unique twists (deep fried, maple-roasted, or ginger garlic).
•Cranberry sauce: Nothing says Christmas like cranberry sauce, but did you know that some canned options contain gelatin? Gelatin is derived from boiling down the bones, connective tissue, organs, and some intestines of animals, so if you’re aiming for vegan, buy gelatin-free, or make your own: Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Cinnamon, Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Sauce with Port and Dried Figs, or Jellied Cranberry Sauce.
•Mashed potatoes and yams: Whip up some dairy-free mashed potatoes and forgo the animal products with these delicious options: Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes, and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes. And, if you’re making marshmallow-topped sweet potato pie, top this year’s with vegan marshmallows (most brands contain gelatin).
•Stuffing: Instead of stuffing a bird or roast, build your own dressing and stuff it in a squash or cook it in a crock pot. Check out these tasty alternatives: Neo-Classical Dressing with Apricots and Prunes in a Pumpkin, Wild Rice and Mushroom Stuffing, or Kamut Berry, Spelt Berry, and Wild Rice Stuffing.
•Gravy: Smother your mashed potatoes and carrots in tasty vegetarian gravy, made from a pre-packaged spice pack or from scratch: Cashew Gravy, Mushroom-miso-mustard Gravy, Nutritional Yeast Gravy, Red Wine and Shallot Gravy, or Portobello Madeira Gravy.
•Yule logs, plum pudding, and fruit cake: Finish off your Christmas meal with some sustainable treats, baked using organic, fair trade, and vegan ingredients.
Now that you’ve got some great ideas for making a meatless meal for the holidays, you may also need some assistance convincing family and friends to make the switch. If so, check out GoVeg.com’s guide to asking your family for a vegan Christmas, which includes facts about meat consumption, sample letters you can send to loved ones about your desire for a cruelty-free dinner, recipes, and more.

via www.greenyour.com/