The speaker, who is a 32-year-old lady, shares her experience of cooking for Thanksgiving, explaining that she and her partner Julian have traditionally cooked for the holiday. However, this year, she is feeling fatigued and decides to take a break from the stressful cooking process.
She starts by making an apple crisp, a dessert that she finds easier and more enjoyable than making a pie. She explains that she prefers apple crisp because it's messy, easy to reheat, and doesn't require a perfect pie crust. She also shares a secret for making good apple crisp: using fresh nutmeg.
While preparing the dessert, she also starts peeling potatoes for the main course. She mentions that she is not making vegetables this year due to dietary restrictions.
Next, she begins preparing the stuffing. She explains that she uses bagel thins for stuffing because they are easy to cut and prepare. She also adds sausage and bacon bits to the stuffing.
She then moves on to preparing the main protein of the meal, which she describes as vegan chicken. She explains that she has perfected this dish over the years by adding various spices, including rosemary, sage, and thyme, to make it taste like turkey.
Finally, she shares her excitement about the upcoming Thanksgiving meal, which will include apple crisp, potatoes, stuffing, and fried chicken. She hopes that viewers will enjoy watching her cook and that they will have a nice Thanksgiving as well.
1. The speaker is fatigued from being alive and decides not to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year.
2. The speaker and their partner, Julian, are vegan and celiac, which makes cooking for Thanksgiving challenging.
3. The speaker decides to make apple crisp for Thanksgiving dinner, as it is easier and messier than making a pie.
4. The speaker uses gluten-free flour for the apple crisp to cater to their celiac dietary restrictions.
5. The speaker uses fresh nutmeg for the apple crisp, which they believe makes a big difference in taste.
6. The speaker is concerned about the amount of nutmeg used in the apple crisp and thinks it might be too much.
7. The speaker is excited about making stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner, but Julian insists on making it up without a recipe.
8. The speaker uses bagel thins for the stuffing, as they are easy to cut and prepare.
9. The speaker uses vegan bacon bits in the stuffing, which are made from soy and are tasty.
10. The speaker uses a unique method for making the stuffing, which includes sausage, onions, celery, and bread cubes.
11. The speaker makes a vegan chicken dish for Thanksgiving dinner, which is described as vegan chicken with added rosemary, sage, and thyme.
12. The speaker uses a flour mixture for the chicken, which includes nutritional yeast, black pepper, salt, sugar, paprika, rosemary, ginger, savory thyme, sage, dill, major onion powder, coriander, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
13. The speaker uses a buttermilk mixture for the chicken, which includes egg replacer, almond milk, and apple cider vinegar.
14. The speaker makes vegan mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner, using almond milk and vegan butter.
15. The speaker is excited about having a day off after Thanksgiving dinner, as they usually have to cook and bring food to wherever they're going.
16. The speaker hopes viewers enjoyed watching what they made for Thanksgiving and encourages them to subscribe to their channel for new videos every Wednesday and Thursday.