As this was my first Thanksgiving as a vegetarian, I tried a Tofurky. By now I've had many of the vegetarian "meat substitutes" on the market, my favorite being the Quorn line of products (their hotdogs are actually great, I think I would prefer them to standard hot dogs) and the Amy's Kitchen line (their All American burgers are great!).

Ok, so going into this I wasn't optimistic. I mean come on, a Tofurky? How the hell could that be good? A Tofu based Turkey breast that is stuffed? That doesn't really sound that good to me either. Well I was VERY pleasantly surprised. It was actually great. The texture was ok, the taste was really good (although I used their "baste" recipe which is orange juice and soy sauce - next time I'll just use vegetable broth). I even went all out and got the Tofurky Gravy, which was also really good (if you get this don't be turned off by the VERY strange texture while you're warming it up, just cook it a bit more).

So my first Thanksgiving as a vegetarian was a total success. We also had my other favorites. Mashed Potatoes - my wife Melanie makes the best. Creamed Style corn, stuffing (vegetarian), lima beans, rolls. Yeah, it was pretty much a pig out fest. If you're a vegetarian and haven't ever tried a Tofurky give it a try!