Chapter 3
Whoa! Where did Fall go? Thanksgiving is fast approaching, so it’s time to start whipping up your favorite holiday dishes. Before you throw seemingly vegan-friendly buys into your shopping cart, make sure you read the labels! Pack your pantry with these fall and winter inspired essentials to get in the mood all season long.
*Starting from scratch? Don’t worry! Check out Chapter One and Chapter Two to whip your pantry into vegan shape before the holidays hit!
1. APPLE BUTTER
One of the benefits of cooler weather is weekend trips to the Pumpkin Patch or Apple Orchard. Take a jar of the orchard home with you to spread on toast, add to baking, and more with these tasty apple butters!
A few of our favorites:
1. Eden Food’s Organic Apple Butter ($6.45)
2. Smucker’s Spiced Apple Butter ($4.99)
3. Anarchy in a Jar’s Salted Caramel Apple Butter ($9.25)
2. MUSTARD
It’s always wise to check for hidden sugar in your condiments. Some sugar brands actually use bone char to whiten the color of sugar. A way to know it’s vegan? It won’t be stark white like others. Some mustards contain this non-vegan sugar, so read carefully…
Or try these vegan brands we swear by:
1. Annie’s Organic Yellow Mustard ($3.59)
2. Sir Kensington’s Spicy Brown Mustard ($5.89)
3. Organicville’s Organic Dijon Mustard ($3.45)
3. CRANBERRY SAUCE
Wait… not all cranberry sauce is vegan?! Nope, apparently not. Many store bought cranberry sauces are made with gelatin that contains animal byproducts. Play it safe at your Thanksgiving table with these best bets.
Some brands we’re stockin’:
1. Pacific Organic’s Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce ($3.40)
2. Woodstock Farms Organic Jellied Cranberry Sauce ($4.15)
3. Stonewall Kitchen’s New England Cranberry Relish ($5.95)
4. REDUCED BALSAMIC
It can be a challenge to find vegan-friendly dressings without making your own. Reduced balsamic dressing is always a safe bet when eating out, or buying for your pantry.
Try some of these by CHLOE. approved brands:
1. Newman’s Own Organic’s Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing ($3.95)
2. Annie’s Organic Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing ($3.75)
3. Napa Valley Naturals Grand Reserve Balsamic Vinegar ($7.95)