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Erm.... no soggy sprouts for me thank you, I like them a bit crunchy.

I'm sure I'm supposed to be helping out with the veggie alternative, I don't even know yet what's on the menu?

How about this one @coffeetime. Even @fatdog might entertain a few breadcrumbs for this one, or even suggest a lower carb version.... http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type ... ffing.html

Oooh thanks @janeg

It sounds very nice Karen but I'm avoiding dairy products. I'll see if I can find an alternative alternative!

Hahaaa this is getting silly.


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I've found a couple of vegan Christmas recipes which are suitable to have with roast potatoes and all the traditional trimmings - including crunchy sprouts!

I made this one last Christmas
http://www.recipes.vegsoc.org/recipe.as ... istmas=yes

This one has a lot of ingredients but it looks good, I have most of them so I might make it for Christmas day
http://mouthwateringvegan.com/2013/12/1 ... agic-loaf/

Thanks for that. I need a dish like this for boxing day xx

[janeg]

Veggie options
Parsnip roulade with sage and onion stuffing - it's a Delia one
Leopard pie. Can't find the recipe but it's roast veg, spinach, macaroni and feta and sauce in a pastry case dusted with cinnamon .
The pie looks good for our vegan guests.
I can't get the ingredients for the loaf though, so either coffetime can supply them and I'll do it or could you make it if you have time?
Hopefully that about covers it.

I searched for the pie's recipe, janeg but only find one with meat....

Had a taste of the turkey stuffing and damn this is good, good enough to eat it on its own

I'm thinking of some more stuffing, if I can, have 5 different one with 10 of each

I know, I am a kind of crazy

I'll help with that - love love love stuffing especially unusual ones!

me too as long as you could eat it on its own and include it on the leftovers sandwich

Stuffing is the highlight of the meal for me, too. I'm doing pork on Boxing day for the family, just so I can make more of the stuff(ing)!
@Manderley liking the sound of yours walnut one!

[Debs]

Another veggie recipe for you, that I am actually making, mushroom and chestnut pie with cream and gruyere in. You could leave the puff pastry off if necessary or substitute some vegan creamy thing and miss cheese should you need too, but I am going for the whole deal, with bells on!!!

To show my total Swedish ignorance (since most of us have cooked ham instead of big bird) what's about the stuffing? Turkey I get, but why stuff it and with what and the big Q is - why is the stuffing better than the bird?

Me went buying alcoholic beverages enough to get us over 3 days of Christmas and a dinner party on Saturday and then queued at the best butcher North of town for fresh ham, tiny sausages and meatballs. Now I just have to figure out what on earth to serve on Saturday??? Have the desert down but not the rest..buhu.

Wolfie, bird is bird, but stuffing is added for flavour and texture. sage and onion is the most popular, but there are many others. The bird is stuffed at the neck end, but can also be cooked separately.
In fact, I feel a separate thread coming on....

Veggie options
Parsnip roulade with sage and onion stuffing - it's a Delia one
Leopard pie. Can't find the recipe but it's roast veg, spinach, macaroni and feta and sauce in a pastry case dusted with cinnamon .
The pie looks good for our vegan guests.
I can't get the ingredients for the loaf though, so either coffetime can supply them and I'll do it or could you make it if you have time?
Hopefully that about covers it.

I wouldn't mind making the vegan Christmas pie if you would like me to, it was rather tasty when I made it last year.

[janeg]

That would be great coffeetime, ta muchly

[carorees]

To show my total Swedish ignorance (since most of us have cooked ham instead of big bird) what's about the stuffing? Turkey I get, but why stuff it and with what and the big Q is - why is the stuffing better than the bird?.

I put stuffing under the skin covering the breast meat. This adds flavour and keeps the breast meat moist as it tends to be dry otherwise because it cooks faster than the leg. I don't think the stuffing is better than the bird but it complements it. I use a sausagemeat stuffing as that is v fatty and bastes the flesh as it cooks.