Vegan (well...almost) Christmas Dinner

I hope your celebrations were wonderful! Our vegan Christmas dinner was a great success. We had a marvelous time hanging out with friends and family. The menu was as follows:

• Roasted and Stuffed Butternut Squash
  
• Vanilla Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  
• Roasted Winter Root Vegetables
  
• Delicious Yeast Rolls (that almost caught my house on fire)
  
• Mixed Greens with Garlic Olive Oil Dressing
  
• Vegan Butternut Squash Pie (all from scratch, and I'm no baker!)
  
• Winter Fruit Pavlova
  

Enjoy the photos courtesy of my dear friend Charisma

Birthdays & New Cookbook!

I had a lovely birthday! Thanks to everyone who was involved in the week-long celebration. I got a number of wonderful gifts, here is a summary: 1. Monty Python on DVD, 2. New Slippies, 3. 1/2 a Chicken Pizziola and a Diet Coke, 4. Subway gift card, 5. Roses, 6. 2 Trees, 7. Balloons, 8. Candy and the best....well, maybe second best (what can compare to 1/2 a sandwich) is a new cookbook. It's wonderful! For foodie types, you must check out Alice Water's The Art of Simple Foods. It's beautifully illustrated and full of wonderful, simple food to try. Can't wait to start cooking.