Lazy Thanksgiving

This is the least amount of cooking I've done on Thanksgiving since I became a vegetarian.  Or even before that - I've always loved this holiday because it is about cooking.  And I love cooking, so it's kind of my favorite holiday.  But this year, I'm sitting in on someone else's already very-well planned and orchestrated Thanksgiving, with plenty of vegetarian forethought.  So, I had very little to do.  I ended up just making the vegetarian gravy.

I thought about bringing vegetable bouillon, but forgot, and didn't think of it at my sister's house, and so were bouillon-free.  Luckily we had some mushroom stock and some chantrelle and morrell mushrooms, which I supplemented with soy sauce.  I would've preferred a homemade delicious vegetable broth, but I found some parsley and sage so it was alright.

melt 1/4 c of butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
add about 1/4 c of chopped mushrooms and 1/4 c chopped parsley.
cook.
gradually add flour, probably about 1/4 c, until it's thick and bubbly.
stir in mushroom broth (and water when you run out) very very slowly, a splash at a time, stirring constantly, until it's a little thinner than what you'd want in a gravy.  taste occasionally to see if it needs anything - i added a splash of soy sauce and some black pepper.  raise the heat, still stirring constantly, until it boils and cook for a minute or two, to thicken to desired consistency.

remove from heat and serve immediately.