If you’re hosting:
- Find out ahead of
time if any guests
have specific dietary
restrictions so there
are no surprises. - Put garnishes like
bacon bits in a sepa-
rate bowl for guests
to add on their own. - Consider using veg-
etable broth for the
gravy and nut or oat
milk for dishes like
mashed potatoes.
If you’re a guest:
- Talk to the host as
soon as you get the
invite—be specific
about what you can
and can’t eat. - Offer to bring a side
dish or two! - Keep your cool.
If someone makes
an off-putting
comment about
vegetarianism or
veganism, don’t
take the bait.
THANKSGIVING
FOR VEGETARIANSShout Out
We love hearing from you! Check out this truly
amazing story from one of our readers.In the November
1989 issue of Cana-
dian Living, you fea-
tured a quilt pattern
designed by Sandra
Small show casing all
the provincial flow-
ers of Canada. My
mom saved the arti-
cle and pattern in
hopes that one day
she would make it.
Fast forward 30
years, life has flown
by and she never
made the quilt. One
day my good friend Barb offered to take on the project and in
the process discovered that since the time the pattern was
published, there some changes to the provincial flowers. On a
whim, Barb contacted the original pattern maker and lo and
behold she had designed the new flower selections, which
Barb included when crafting the quilt. I am so happy to share
with you this now finished quilt—30 years in the making!
-Susan T.
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BOOK BUZZ
The Dearly Beloved, author
Cara Wall’s beautiful debut
novel brims with complexity
and depth. In a story that spans
five decades, from 1963 to
2013, Wall tells the tale of two
disparate ministers, Charles and
James, and their wives, Lily and
Nan, and gets to the heart of
what it really means to believe.
THE DEARLY BELOVED by Cara Wall,
Simon & Schuster, $25.12
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