Tofurkey

As a vegetarian I don't eat turkey for thanksgiving. Never have, never will. We celebrate at my moms house in the country and every year I see wild turkeys roaming free on the hillside. Its almost like they know it's a safe haven - asylum for all birds - even the quails go free.

But let me answer the inevitable question - what do vegetarians eat at Thanksgiving?

Great question! I love Thanksgiving -- I love hanging out with my family and cooking together, after all, my favorite thing next to eating is cooking. But people seem to have a hard time wrapping their heads around a turkey-less Thanksgiving meal. Even though turkey accounts for only 10% of the adverage Thanksgiving meal.
Here's whats on our menu this year, it will probably sound familiar:
Mashed potatoes
Stuffing
Mushroom gravy
My dad's awesome cranberry sauce
Baked yams
Green beans
And of couse lots of pie (as well as my brother's specialty cheesecake!)

In addition to the usual fare we also make:
Cheese pie (kind of like quiche but much yummier)
Holiday breads (Cranberry, zucchini, and date-nut)
And in honor of The Sopranos we've added an Italian dish to the meal -- Baked Ziti or maybe Eggplant Parm. Yum!

One thing we don't do is have a Tofurkey... It just sounds kind of gross.

But I get that the Turkey is the centerpiece of the meal - and maybe it has some symbolism that I'm missing out on? Any ideas for a meatless, tofurkey-less centerpiece that we can add to our menu?

And what will my baby girl be eating this holiday? Mostly prunes...