Gastric bypass, anyone?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, arguably the biggest eating day of the year. Turkeys and turduckens abound. Good for those of you who eat meat, but what about the vegetarians? What do we eat on Thanksgiving?

Well, if we're visiting non-vegetarians, usually it's limited to potatoes (sans gravy), cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and green-been casserole. Definately enough to eat, even without the meat. However, not everyone has these at their holiday gathering. Often we're reduced to "grazing," or eating before we head to relatives so we don't go hungry.

This year, my wife and I will be home - both of us are working early on Friday, and driving back and forth in one day isn't feasible. So, we're having our own smorgasboard of food. What's on the menu?
Soy chicken
Yes, it's real.
Cooked in a vegetable broth marinade with a bit of butter and fresh herbs.

Potatoes w/ mushroom gravy
Truly the staple of dinner.
Cooked with a bit of garlic, and served with mushroom gravy. LOTS of it.

Stuffing
From scratch, and will never see the inside of a bird.
Homemade bread turned into croutons, seasoned with sage, garlic, fresh ground pepper, and salt, and cooked with a hint of butter and some of the marinade from the soy chicken.

Cranberry sauce
Nothing special here. Just your ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill log of cranberries. Open can; slurp onto a plate; serve.

Baby carrots with butter and brown sugar
Very simple, but very tasty.
Baby carrots simmered with butter and brown sugar.

Pumpkin pie
What good Thanksgiving dinner - vegetarian or otherwise - would be complete without the traditional pumpkin pie?
Home-made, but using some pre-assembled ingredients.

Beverages include (but are not limited to) beer and perhaps an after-dinner snifter of single-malt whisky whilst relaxing in front of a roaring fire.

All in all, I'm looking forward to relaxing tomorrow - both for the sleep factor, and for the "holy $%@&, I'm stuffed!" factor.