Portland has done many wonderful things for me, but I'm most thankful to it for opening my eyeballs to a more compassionate lifestyle. In true Portland Thanksgiving tradition, we're heading over to our best friends house for the big feast. Cam and I are in charge of apps and sides, so it looks like we'll all be eating a lot of lettuce and almonds on Thursday....JUST KIDDING! We have a few tasty dishes up our sleeves, my favorite being the Nutter Butter Ice Cream Pie by The Tolerant Vegan for dessert! For an appetizer we're bringing over a dish we just discovered at Kirbie's Cravings called Bang Bang Cauliflower! We did a test run of it this weekend and it's very addicting, but also very light so as not to fill us up for the main feast! We made it vegan by using vegenaise instead of mayo, but we did use a freshly laid egg from EggBerta for the batter. I plan on slipping a vegan cheese I purchased at New Seasons onto the cheese plattter when we get there just to see what happens! I've always had a hard time justifying paying $13 for a cheeseless cheese, but it's a holiday so I'm going for it! But if I say that it's vegan nobody will try it. After a couple of glasses of wine or a few cocktails, I bet everyone will gobble it up. We're also making homemade cranberry sauce and a Sweet Potato Casserole.
