Thanksgiving Dinner – Part II – Appetizers and Sides

Our Thanksgiving dinner was way more than just the turkey, although at Thanksgiving, the turkey will always get top billing and will always be the center of attention. Since most of my family that joined us is vegan, we had a lot of vegetables and vegan foods.  I also was cooking for seven kids, ranging in ages from 6-15, so most everything was pretty simple, certainly much more so than my usual cooking  Aside from the turkey, I also made 2 kinds of mashed potatoes, both vegan and non-vegan.  The vegan mashed potatoes were  made with rice milk and vegan butter, and then regular garlic mashed potatoes with butter and heavy whipping cream for the rest of us.  There was also stuffing, using my leftover chorizo and spinach from when I made my Chicken stuffed with chorizo and spinach, obviously NOT vegan.  Chicken Stuffed with Chorizo and Spinach  This…