Today was a definitive Back to Reality day. After a long and lazy weekend (though I did have to work on Friday), it was time to get back into gear. I felt a little gross about having pigged out for a few days straight, but I felt really good because I managed to have a 100% vegan meal for Thanksgiving! Though the turkey smelled pretty good cooking in the oven, I was extremely happy with the Wild Rice Cranberry Roast en Croûte that my loving sister ordered for me from Schmole Broods. Oh, what the heck! We ordered Thanksgiving from Whole Foods this year, including my vegan meal.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with the vegan roast, but it was really delicious. It tasted like Thanksgiving! Unlike turkey, it had no cholesterol and stayed delicious even though I reheated it. It looked nice and fresh before I heated it, but I won’t be surprised if this was a frozen product to begin with. Field Roast has a product that is a doppelganger for the roast if not the actual roast that I received. This doesn’t disturb me one bit. My original Thanksgiving choice was going to be a Tofurky meal since I have never tried it, but this was different, I don’t recall having seen it before, my soy-sensitive sister is able to enjoy it, and I’m totally psyched that I can buy a frozen version to have any time.
The following sides came with the meal:
- Health Starts Here® Ginger Mashed Yams (5 oz): I was a little disappointed. There wasn’t much flavor here except for shocking busts of very strong ginger.
- Health Starts Here® Garlicky Braised Greens (5 oz): This was really good.
- Health Starts Here® Wild Rice and Whole Grain Stuffing (5 oz): This was hearty and the grains were plentiful, but I had to add some salt to it.
- Fresh Cranberry Relish (4 oz): I’m not a cranberry person so I didn’t try this.
- Vegan Mushroom Gravy (4 oz): YUMMMMMM
I will definitely try the Field Roast version. My sister even expressed interest in getting a whole loaf for everyone to share over the holidays. I’m glad I tried the Whole Foods vegan meal, but I’ll definitely make all the vegan side dishes next time. Until then, it’s back to reality! –Melissa
Turning Veganese 
I saw the Tofurky roasts and really wanted to try it but they had gluten in them… 😦 Your Thanksgiving dinner looks and sounds amazing!
Your Thanksgiving dinner looks awesome. I want to try that roast. We did the field roast last year (very good!) and the Gardein Turkey this year (yummy!).
Reminds me. . . I need to do my Thanksgiving recap.
Oooh, I want to try the Gardein Turkey!
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If that is indeed the roast, then yes, it probably was frozen before they prepped it. I just bought one elsewhere and it was frozen.
I meant the Celebration Roast by Field Roast. Don’t mind me…
Frozen or not, it was delicious! Did you like the Celebration Roast?
Excellent, I can’t wait to try it! I dove right into the junk food first, of course! 😉