Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It takes place during a time of year and I love it’s a day when most Americans celebrate together. Even though it’s been 18 years since I’ve dined on the main course of turkey, it hasn’t diminished my love for the holiday’s cuisine.
Do you plan on having a vegetarian guest this Thanksgiving? Interested in trying something new? You could always go with a Tofurky with vegetarian gravy, but here are some other worthy creations that would satisfy both meat eaters and vegetarians!
Roasted Acorn Squash with Wild Rice Stuffing
Four Cheese Lasagna
Butternut Squash Raviolo with Gorgonzola and Walnut Cream
Citrusy Root Vegetable Puree
Cauliflower with hazelnut Brown Butter
If you really want your vegetarian guest to be able to enjoy everything you offer this holiday, remember to watch for meat ingredients that sometimes are added to side dishes, such as meat or meat stock in stuffing or bacon on vegetables.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
The next important part of Easter for every eco kid is the eggs. Hopefully, you are already buying eggs that are from chickens that are cage-free and vegetarian. This year, instead of getting one of those dyeing kits from a big box store, how about using natural ingredients? Not only will you be doing your part to save Planet Earth, you’ll be saving yourself a little bit of money in the process. For tips on how to dye your eggs the old fashioned way, 
Like many parents, I don’t completely fill my daughters’ basket with candy, opting instead to add a few other small things that they’ll enjoy and that won’t cause their blood sugar levels to plummet by lunch time. Some parents opt for cheap plastic crapola that will end up in a landfill pretty quickly, but I encourage you to think about quality over quantity. Why not give your child a book that he’ll read over and over? Or how about some art supplies? In recent years, the list of things I’ve put in my daughters’ baskets includes: colored pencils, stickers, books, CDs, DVDs, seed packets (we’re avid gardeners), fun socks like 
Celebrate Green recommends that you put healthy treats in your children’s baskets and also make your own candy. Let’s get real here. If I make my own chocolate bunnies, my kids are going to know, plus who has time for that? (Besides, Martha Stewart, that is.) And, if I put raisins or other healthy stuff in my kids’ baskets, I’m going to have a revolt on Easter morning. So I compromise — I buy my girls enough chocolate to satisfy them, but not so much that they’re on sugar overload all day.
And finally, we need to talk about the plastic eggs. Whether or not you use them is a personal decision. But, if you do, I hope that you’re not throwing them away after Easter. Wash them and use them again next year! If you have some that you’re not going to use, then give them to someone who will. If you don’t know anyone who could use them, then you’ll probably find takers on your local Freecycle network.
#1 — Come up with a plan. Don’t go shopping without one or else you’ll end up making some bad choices, such as getting your diabetic cousin a kit to make funnel cakes. Having a written plan will also ensure that you don’t forget anyone on your list.
#4 — Think disposable. This may sound odd, but you could also give something that’s neither lasting nor permanent. No, I’m not talking about plastic crapola; I mean things that are meant to be used up. Some examples, are baked goods for your neighbors, stationery and stamps for your grandmother, and art supplies for your niece.
