Consider these light and nourishing vegetarian weeknight meals the perfect segue into next weeks Thanksgiving feast.

Our family has been eating far less meat and were liking it.

There are so many scrumptious vegetable recipesout there, its easy to eat meat only occasionally.

5 Light and Easy Vegetable-Forward Weeknight Meals

Its a fitting segue to next weeks feast.

If meat is a must for you, some cooked sausage would work well with this dish.

Ive used curry powder in a cinch instead ofgaram masalaand its still delicious.

Kale and Roasted Vegetable Soup

Elise Bauer

The saag will be bright yellow because curry powder has turmeric and garam masala doesnt.

Weekend Baker: Orange Bread

Loaf cakes are my favorite category of dessert because they are unfussy.

Often made in one bowl using pantry ingredients, it can be whipped up without advanced planning.

Pressure Cooker Saag Tofu

Coco Morante

Use lemons, tangerines, limes, or grapefruit instead (or in addition to!)

Orange Bread

Elise Bauer