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Winter holiday

Winter holiday is upon us, and for the Boggs' family it meant no internet service (except for what I could eek out of my neighbor by standing by the window on a chair) and loads of friends and food! Here's a short pictoral tour through our 2006 winter party, complete with vegan dinner menu and a special recipe (which I think I might start including each week!)

There were lots of people in our shrunken house -- 16 plus 3 kids! and of course, me, which takes up the space of at least 3 people. I tell ya, it's not easy weighing 165,000 lbs! I cooked all day (I actually started out at only 140,000 lbs but the licking of bowls and spoons really add up).

Our full menu consisted of:

3 Seitan loafs stuffed with sourdough and pumpernickel dressing

sourdough and pumpernickel dressing
mashed potatoes
gravy
braised fennel bulbs
baked mac n cheese
broiled sesame asparagus
green bean/potato casserole
coconut and cardamon rice pudding
2 chocolate pecan pies
key lime cheesecake
pinenut anise crescent cookies
crock pot apple cider

And honestly, who in these picture deserves the foot rub? Yeah, that's what I thought, and yet still I stood while little almost-5 year old feet squirmed and squealed.

Here's some homemade frig magnets we gave out as gifts to all our guests! We made them 2 years ago for the same things, I guess it's a ood thing we invited all new people, eh?

Chocolate Pecan Pie (roughly remembered from a recipe but not sure which one):
A pie crust, or make your own
2 cups of pecans, roughly chopped
3/4 cup chocolate chips (many brands are vegan)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup of grand marnier or more maple syrup
3 TBLS arrowroot or cornstarch
4 TBLS blackstrap molasses
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup soymilk

Whip cornstarch/arrowroot with soymilk until it's frothy, add all other ingredients, pour into pie crust, bake in preheated oven (350 degrees) for 45 minutes or until browned and firm. Let cool before serving, in fact, I like to completely cool and chill it before serving as it really firms up and is freaking delicious!

Hope everyone's winter holiday is glowing and warm and just what you want.

Posted by jacey at December 22, 2006 10:34 PM