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A Beautiful and Delicious “Thanksgiving Medley”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I watched\u00a0Michael Pollan’s\u00a0In Defense of Food <\/em>on PBS earlier this week, and I thought that part of what we need to do is revise this style of thinking that calls veggie dishes either a “side” or a “salad.”<\/p>\n

In the new style of eating recommended by people like Dr. Joel Fuhrman<\/a>, in which 80% of your diet should be veggies, there is\u00a0no longer such a thing as an entr\u00e9e\u00a0or a main part of the meal. I like to eat Middle Eastern style, with a collection of veggie concoctions, all equally significant on my plate, for nutrition, for eye\u00a0appeal and for taste.<\/p>\n

But old habits die-hard, and I’m not sure what to call these lovely dishes … so for the time being, they will have to remain, like the dishes on those extraordinary Middle Eastern Mezze<\/em> tables,\u00a0salatim<\/em> or salads.<\/p>\n

That picture at the top of this page…that’s a dish I made for Thanksgiving, simple and delicious. \u00a0It contains Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, cranberries\u00a0and\u00a0pecans, an unlikely combination.<\/p>\n

I roasted the butternut squash and pecans separately, each with some cinnamon and maple syrup. I also roasted the Brussels sprouts\u00a0and when they were almost finished,\u00a0threw the cranberries\u00a0onto the\u00a0Brussels sprouts roasting tray for a brief moment.\u00a0I folded all four ingredients together and added a little more syrup, cinnamon and a bit of salt to taste. It was the perfect Thanksgiving dish — or anytime.<\/p>\n

\"Italian<\/a>
Italian style potato salad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This Italian Style Potato Salad and the Thanksgiving Medley above were both inspired by recipes I found on Pinterest. The Potato Salad is one I made as part of an Italian style vegan Shabbat dinner, the same one that featured that amazing vegan\u00a0pesto<\/a>\u00a0and Tuscan Bean Soup.<\/p>\n

I used three kinds of new potatoes in the salad: purple, yellow and red, cut them into quarters and cooked and cooled them separately. I also cooked some 2″ cut green beans and set them aside to cool along with the potatoes. When all were cool, I put the potatoes and green beans into a bowl, added some chopped Italian parsley, sliced red onion, pitted Calamata olives and quartered grape tomatoes. I folded all together\u00a0with a little extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, salt and Italian seasonings (oregano, marjoram)\u00a0and a bit of crushed red pepper.<\/p>\n

Yes, this kind of food makes it easy to be vegan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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