Twins Thanksgiving recap

by Lori and Michelle on November 27, 2009

Good Morning

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! :)

The twins sure did. One of our best ones yet! You want to know why?

I tell you- it was because not only were there no fights (which is huge for our family) and that majority of everyone tried our raw foods and LIKED IT!! :)

Hats off to all those chefs and bakers to a job well done with all that cooking and uncooking yesterday.

Our day started with our own Turkey Trot. We got up and ran 3 miles and did a few push-ups and leg exercises. Felt great getting up and doing that before the party began.

Ok we time of the Corso family’s Thanksgiving dinner:

Table setting before chaos happens ;)

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Appetizers for the non-vegans: homemade deviled eggs and goat cheese with crackers and olives

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Here are just a few of the dishes WE enjoyed yesterday

Raw Stuffing

thanksgiving nov 09 008Raw Creamy Kale

thanksgiving nov 09 017Roasted leeks and mushrooms (request from older sis)

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We also had some roasted veggies and raw squash zucchini pecan hash

Here is what the others enjoyed

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there was brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, corn, sweet potato mash, green bean casserole

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and ham, turkey (still coved with aluminum foil), gravy, stuffing, and the twins roasted veggies (which everyone LOVED) :)

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Some of our dishes

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Here is what my plate looked like

thanksgiving nov 09 028 Michelle’s plate

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Pretty similar eh? Are you seeing double?  ;)

After dinner we relaxed and got ready for dessert (my favorite part)

Sorry I forgot to take pictures before everyone got a slice of pie

thanksgiving nov 09 033Our sister’s famous apple custard pie (always a crowd favorite)

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Our great grandmother’s family pumpkin pie recipe – a true classic

Now for our Desserts

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Raw Chocolate cheezcake with pecan crust (everyone loved this!!!) :)

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Plus we made semi-raw gluten free vegan pumpkin mousse with raw whip cream

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Michelle, Jen and I each had seconds of our raw desserts

here is my sis, Jen’s second plate of sweets :)

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Here is the last bite of my cheezecake :(

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What a night!! Everyone enjoyed everything!!! And the best part was being with family :)

Michelle and I are so thankful for so many things. We truly are blessed with such great family and friends.

Thanks to all our readers who keep coming back! We have met such wonderful friends through the blogging world and you all are such inspiration to us!

Look forward in getting to know some of you more.

The plans for today is doing work and hanging out with the family. Our mom is taking all of girls to get a pedicure later :)

Till next time,

The Twins

L&M

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

VeggieGirl November 27, 2009 at 9:36 am

SO SO glad that you had a sensational celebration!

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Stephanie November 27, 2009 at 10:24 am

Looks like a great day! And that Cheezcake looks sooooooooo good :) Have fun gettin’ your pedi and hangin out today!

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Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) November 27, 2009 at 2:39 pm

OMflippinG….Your raw (and cooked) food looks epic and delish!!!!!!!!!

The pie,the choc pie,the cheezecake. The raw creamy kale. Dang wish I was a guest at your family’s celebrations!
Have a wonderful rest of yoru weekend, girls!!!!!

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Abby's Vegan Eats November 27, 2009 at 3:14 pm

Looks like a perfect Thanksgiving. Im so glad everyone loved your dishes!!!

Enjoy that pedicure (kinda jealous!!) :)

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Earth Mother – In The Raw November 27, 2009 at 8:36 pm

What a gorgeous spread! Your looooooong table looks like my family’s.

I see a new tradition here: Day-After-T-Day Pedicures. Pencil me in!

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GirlonRaw November 28, 2009 at 4:09 am

Holy Moly, I wish I was there for that spread! Despite all the delicious eats, I bet you and your sister felt the best afterwards whilst everyone was in their food coma! That is what I love about eating Vegan and Raw. Not the heavy bloated feeling.

And I am hearing ya on the family arguments haha. That is a standard for my home anytime we all get together, but we totally love each other :)

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Chocolate-Covered Katie November 28, 2009 at 11:24 am

Coming to your house next year… for the creamy kale alone! Oh who am I kidding? I want some of that pie ;)

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Isle Dance November 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm

SO lovely!

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Brittany November 28, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Doing your own “turkey trots” or holiday 5Ks are the best- you get to start when you want and don’t have to pay $25. :)

The Thanksgiving spread looks delicious – great job uncooking ladies!!

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Gelareh @ Orange Truffle November 28, 2009 at 4:26 pm

Everything looked really good. I had my first Vegetarian Thanksgiving and I enjoyed everything that I ate. Did you girls talk to your sister about becoming Raw? I am interested to know her response. How is she and her baby doing?

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