A Vegetarian Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was our first Denver Thanksgiving. B and I wanted to try new vegetarian dishes.

Our menu:
Spinach Salad
Quinoa Squash Casserole
Baked Sweet Potatoes

1. Spinach Salad with lemon/oil dressing, tomatoes on mine and craisins on B's

2. Quinoa Squash Casserole

It turned out SO tasty. I will definitely make this again. It was filling without being heavy.

Here is where I found the recipe: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quinoa_squash_casserole.html

The recipe called for a lot of spices so I was unsure how it would turn out, but I can see why the spices are necessary to counteract the bland quinoa. We also had to puree a fresh butternut squash because Safeway did not have frozen. I will definitely be doing that more often. All it took was cutting it in half, baking it with a little baby bit of water for a while, then spooining out into the blender.

3. Sweet Potatoes

These almost acted as a dessert because we baked them with a sweet candy topping. It was a mixture of melted butter, vanilla, and brown sugar. Then on top of that I had crumbled pecans. These were super easy to make but took a while in the oven.

Here is the messy counter with a few of the ingredients used.