As we sail towards Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year - there's one common joy that gets us all through this holiday season with a wide smile on our faces - the food! Vegan treats, holidays feasts, cocktail parties and more...
And in my case, that means having a plethora of healthy, delicious, easy/go-to, vegan recipes on hand for any festive occasion. Get my Vegan Holiday 2010 Recipe Ideas...
Here are my hand-selected picks that will make your holiday table shine this year...
Vegan Holiday Recipes 2010
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12 Days of Vegan Treats, 2009:
* Complete series listing here
Highlights..
* Holiday Tangerine French Toast
* Coconut Snowball Cookies
* Fried Golden Fuyus
* Cinnamon Flutes
* Walnutcracker Spice Cookies
* Snowy Spelt Sugar Cookies w/ Cashew Cream Frosting
Menu Ideas:
Appetizers:
* Butternut Squash Citrus Dip
* Pumpkin Spice Cashew Cheese
* Savory Mushroom Bean Balls
* Easy-Cheesy Vegan Spinach Dip
* Salty Baked Chestnuts
* Sweet Maple Garlic Almond Spread/Dip
* Sunny Asparagus Tapenade
* Bullseye Spiral Wraps
* Three recipes for Vegan Stuffing
* Cuc-Mint-Wasabi Tea Sandwiches
* Perfect Butternut Squash Dip
* Better Party Mix
* Elegant Radishes and Butter Crackers
* Sweet & Pepper Toasted Nuts
* Veggie Cheesy Quesadilla Triangles
* Black & White Panini Triangles
* Apple-Cheese Panini Triangles
* Crispy Panko Green Bean Fries
Salads/Starters:
* Cranberry Sauce - 2 ways
* Winter White Fruit Salad
* Purple Power Fruity Fig Salad
* Apple Tahini Brocco Slaw Salad
* Curried Carrot Salad
* Marinated Watermelon Radish Salad
* Fall Forward Seasonal Salad - dried apples, cranberries, nuts, greens
* Lemon-Balsamic Portobello Mushroom Salad
* Medi Couscous Salad w/ Tahini Dressing
* Balsamic Spinach and Shiitake Shrooms Salad
* Triple-Spiced Potatoes Au Gratin
* Roasted Sage Butternut Squash
* Fennel Arugula Citrus Avo Salad
* Avo Beet Pea Shoot Salad
* Deviled Avocados
Entrees:
* Rustic Tofu Veggie Pot Pie
* Currant Maple Citrus Loaf
* Acorn Squash Alfredo Pasta
* Cheezy Broccoli over Golden Quinoa
* Harvest Sage Red Quinoa
* Coco-Almond Quinoa Risotto w/ mushroom Saffron Gravy
* New Year's Soba Noodles
* Vegan Cashew-Ricotta Veggie-Tofu Lasagna
* Cranberry-Soy Tofu
* Vegan Tofu Herbed Quiche
* Triple S Risotto
* Pesto Pasta Bake
Dessert: (see 12 days of vegan treats for more)
* Molasses Ginger Cookies
* Melted Chocolate Persimmon Panini
* Vegan Pumpkin Pie from scratch
* Cool Mint Chocolate Rice Crisp Squares
* Apple Dumpling Cinnamon Rolls
* Chocolate Pomegranate Pie
* Pumpkin-Cheesecake Swirled
* Vegan Classic Rice Pudding
* Tofu-chino Espresso Mousse Parfaits
* Cocoa-Mix Nut Cookies
* Chocolate Covered Strawberry Layer Cake
* Pear Right-Side-Up Cake
* Double Dark Choco Mousse Pie
* Minty Smores Brownies
* Melted Chocolate Persimmon Panini
Beverages:
* Pom-Champagne Spritzer (w/ fresh Pom Juice)
* Pumpkin Spice Latte
* Pomegranate Pink Smoothie
* Spicy Carrot Mimosa
* Ginger-Pear Juice Shooters
* Zen Smoothie
* Cocoa Guide and Soy Mocha (or Soy Cocoa!)
* Spiced Vanilla Bean Soy Nog 2010
My five new holiday smoothies and shakes! -> Holiday Smoothies!
I will be adding more recipes to this list as December progresses! So bookmark it now for easy reference.
Browse my Recipe Index for additional holiday-worthy vegan recipes!