NewsBites 2.0

The start of something new

Greetings, Substack readers! I’m Susan Voisin, and I’ve been sharing my recipes on my blog since 2006. I began NewsBites, a sort-of-monthly newsletter, in 2013. Its primary purpose was to announce new recipes, to remind readers of recipes they may have forgotten, to apologize for not writing often enough, and to let readers know I’m still alive.

Last week, I wrote a newsletter for the first time in almost two years. As you can imagine, a lot of people had wondered if I was dead, so I had much apologizing to do. I’ve posted it below.

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Happy Two Weeks and a Day Before Thanksgiving! (Doesn't everyone have today on their calendar?)

First, let me apologize for being absent from your inbox for so long. There have been a lot of changes in my life the past two years, and I just needed some time away from blogging to process them. A few months after I moved to Louisiana to be closer to my parents, their house was destroyed by a hurricane. Then, after months of sickness, my father died in October of last year. My mother now lives with my husband and me, which is the only bright spot in all of this, but it's still a change I've had to get used to. I think I am finally ready to get back to cooking healthy vegan food and writing about it.

But my first order of business was updating all of you who have been interested enough in my life and cooking to sign up for this newsletter. I appreciate every one of you!

There's a change I need to make to how the newsletter works, and I hope I'll be able to bring all of you along with me.

Starting with the next newsletter, I will be using Substack to send out my posts. Substack is a free service--for you and for me--and has extra features like being able to comment on the newsletters/posts. I'm going to attempt to transfer my subscriber list over to Substack, but because I've never done it before, I don't know if there will be steps for you to take, like okaying the subscription. So please keep a look-out for an email from susanvoisin@substack.com and add that address to your approved senders list.

The Best Vegan Green Bean Casserole

With that out of the way, let's talk about Thanksgiving. We'll have a small one this year, just 4 of us, and because my daughter is now working 2 jobs, she won't be able to help with the cooking. Instead, I'll get my mom to make her veganized sweet potato casserole my version is here while I will make everyone's favorite Green Bean Casserole along with Cranberry Relish, Brussels sprouts, and Impossible Pumpkin Pie. I'm still not sure about a main dish yet, but with such a small crowd, it may be as simple as baked tofu and gravy.

Check out all my Thanksgiving recipes here.

I wish all of you who celebrate a happy Thanksgiving. See you on Substack!

Susan