Thanksgiving and Kindness
And but so five years ago, I published this piece for Thanksgiving –
Well, this year, thanks solely to a certain indescribably awesome someone, I got one of those feasts myself, beyond my wildest dreams:
That's quinoa-and-tomato-stuffed courgettes, hassellback sweet potatoes with garlic butter, mixed greens (rainbow chard, cabbage greens, and savoy cabbage), gravy and cranberry sauce, biscuits and whipped maple butter, chipotle Brussels sprouts, smoked-paprika roast corn, and cumin-and-orange baby rainbow carrots – plus apple pie with sweet-potato crust and cream.
In addition to being completely free of animal products (and thus cruelty), it's also totally sugar- and grain-free (aside from a bit of wheat flour alongside the chickpea flour, in the biscuits) – so you get to live forever in perfect health, plus be thin, which are nice bonuses. 
But the main point, of course: OH MY GOD WAS THAT GOOD!!!
And, oh yeah – to address in advance that hardy perennial, “Where do you get your protein?” – the official answer is:
