So, what do vegans eat on Christmas? What does anybody eat on Christmas, for that matter? I think the traditional thing is ham, but does anybody actually eat ham? Growing up in an omnivorous household we never had ham over the holidays, but then again I can’t really recall what we did have. I’ve been wondering about this quite a bit lately. I feel like I’ve got a pretty good grasp on Thanksgiving, and I think that’s why Christmas confuses me. It’s kind of like, what’s left? I’ve come to the conclusion that any type of hot and cozy food for a crowd works for end-of-year celebrations in my book, and so I made this massive vegan tamale pie. Whether you make this for the holidays or not, you should just make it, because it’s really, really good. I’ve never had a traditional tamale pie, but from what I gather, the base is similar to chili, a cornbread crust is baked on top, and somewhere in there is a bunch of cheese. I initially figured I’d have to load my vegan version up with toppings to make up for the lack of cheese, but that turned out to be totally unnecessary. If you are inclined, feel free to throw on some avocado slices, salsa, guacamole, whatever you’re into, but I didn’t feel the need to do that, and I’m normally all about the toppings.
