Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never received an answer. I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has happened. Sorry about the rant. Jo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Hi Jo No need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something. My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it. Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy! BB Nikki , " heartwerk " <heartwork@c...> wrote: > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer. > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened. > > Sorry about the rant. > > Jo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 thats horrid my company has a definate split .... one part is very veggie friendly, and will make sure all meetings, conferences, and parties have a wide variety of veggie goodies the other side, which is more linked to our parent company based in San diego is more " here...pizza...what? just pick the stuff off.. " all week long they've been having big sales conferences....yesterday they had veggie and vegan portebella sandwiches, bagels, tons of fruits and vegetables...and of course a ton of beer.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm fraggle earthstrm <nikkimack Aug 12, 2005 5:59 AM Re: Catering??? Hi Jo No need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something. My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it. Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy! BB Nikki , " heartwerk " <heartwork@c...> wrote: > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer. > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened. > > Sorry about the rant. > > Jo To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 The sales conference food sounds good. Jo > thats horrid > > > my company has a definate split .... > one part is very veggie friendly, and will make sure all meetings, conferences, and parties have a wide variety of veggie goodies > the other side, which is more linked to our parent company based in San diego is more " here...pizza...what? just pick the stuff off.. " > > all week long they've been having big sales conferences....yesterday they had veggie and vegan portebella sandwiches, bagels, tons of fruits and vegetables...and of course a ton of beer.... > mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm > > fraggle > > > earthstrm <nikkimack > Aug 12, 2005 5:59 AM > > Re: Catering??? > > Hi Jo > > No need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very > least they could have done was offered a salad or something. > > My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a > dressing on them and I can't have it. > > Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy! > > BB > Nikki > > , " heartwerk " <heartwork@c...> > wrote: > > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director > announced > > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen > today. > > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would > be > > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the > caterers > > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad > that > > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > > received an answer. > > > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am > going > > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this > has > > happened. > > > > Sorry about the rant. > > > > Jo To send an email to - > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Thanks Nikki I would have thought they could at least have given him a selection of basic fruits - apples, bananas, grapes. That would have been okay for breakfast. I remember there was a time when I liked pizzas, but it's a yukky thought now. BB Jo Hi Jo No need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something. My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it. Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy! BB Nikki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 today its more bagels..and lotsa fruit..i swear there's gotta be like 900 lbs of fruit ... i wonder wot lunch will be..... Jo Cwazy <heartwork Aug 12, 2005 10:17 AM Re: Re: Catering??? The sales conference food sounds good. Jo > thats horrid > > > my company has a definate split .... > one part is very veggie friendly, and will make sure all meetings, conferences, and parties have a wide variety of veggie goodies > the other side, which is more linked to our parent company based in San diego is more " here...pizza...what? just pick the stuff off.. " > > all week long they've been having big sales conferences....yesterday they had veggie and vegan portebella sandwiches, bagels, tons of fruits and vegetables...and of course a ton of beer.... > mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm > > fraggle > > > earthstrm <nikkimack > Aug 12, 2005 5:59 AM > > Re: Catering??? > > Hi Jo > > No need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very > least they could have done was offered a salad or something. > > My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a > dressing on them and I can't have it. > > Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy! > > BB > Nikki > > , " heartwerk " <heartwork@c...> > wrote: > > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director > announced > > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen > today. > > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would > be > > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the > caterers > > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad > that > > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > > received an answer. > > > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am > going > > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this > has > > happened. > > > > Sorry about the rant. > > > > Jo To send an email to - > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Granola? That would be hard? Sheesh, even when we had our grocery store and we had an " event " going on, we still had a big fruit and veggie tray, granola and a smorgy salad with oil and vinegar regular folks dressing. And, being Italian (the store and family I married into), they always had some sort of flat bread (focassia or pizza) in the old style (EVOO plus spices and onions, olives and tomatoes). Now, this is a shop that was reknown nationwide for its meat market! If we could figure out everyone isn't a carnivore and provide a seperate table (we figured veggies and vegans wouldn't want their food next to a plate of salami), you'd think a caterer could figure something out. That's their business, it was only a fun thing for us. Lynda - " heartwerk " <heartwork > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer. > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened. > > Sorry about the rant. > > Jo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 As my DH would say "That is totally unacceptable!" My DH doesn't eat fish or chicken and when his company would have some sort of luncheon, he would ask for a vegetarian meal and they would always comply. I'm guessing if he asked for vegan, they would have also. It's up to the company to make sure that it is available. If they press the caterers to do it, they would. Of course, is the vegan mentions that it is because of religious reasons, I bet it would happen given todays sue happy people? What do you think? I am often frustrated by the fact that eating out is such a challenge. Sadly, we still eat most of our meals out, mostly because of our diverse meal plans. I was very happy not too long ago that my request for special food was taken into account. My son has heart problems and we were invited to use Gonzo's suite for a ball game and Gonzo also provided $300 in food credits. You would think because it was a heart thing that it would be a given that healthy food is provided, but over and over I'm finding it isn't. My own cardologist admitted that he doesn't know much about diets. When I was last in the hospital, I kept saying that I couldn't eat that and they kept saying that they knew I was on a special diet and it was "allowed".heartwerk <heartwork wrote: My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never received an answer.I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has happened.Sorry about the rant.JoJonnie Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 So are there really vegan salad dressings, or is that just a myth? I would love to make some that has lots of wonderful herbs in it, but I don't know what the recipe would be. I've never been very good at coming up with things, tho I can sometimes modify it for good results after I know how to make it. Anybody have any ideas? I've had one dressing that is a tomato based dressing with some herbs. It has a nice little bite, so I'm gonna guess it also has lemon in it too. Dang, I wish I were good at that sort of thing...earthstrm <nikkimack wrote: Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > JoJonnie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 there are tons of vegan salad dressings i mean...vinagrette is vegan right off the bat wot sorta recipes you interested in? Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 12:38 PM Re: Re: Catering??? So are there really vegan salad dressings, or is that just a myth? I would love to make some that has lots of wonderful herbs in it, but I don't know what the recipe would be. I've never been very good at coming up with things, tho I can sometimes modify it for good results after I know how to make it. Anybody have any ideas? I've had one dressing that is a tomato based dressing with some herbs. It has a nice little bite, so I'm gonna guess it also has lemon in it too. Dang, I wish I were good at that sort of thing...earthstrm <nikkimack wrote: Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > Jo Jonnie To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Yummy, where do I apply? How does one make a good portabella sandwhich? I got some beautiful portabellas and I don't know what to do with them. Am I pathetic or what?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: thats horrid:(my company has a definate split ....one part is very veggie friendly, and will make sure all meetings, conferences, and parties have a wide variety of veggie goodiesthe other side, which is more linked to our parent company based in San diego is more "here...pizza...what? just pick the stuff off.."all week long they've been having big sales conferences....yesterday they had veggie and vegan portebella sandwiches, bagels, tons of fruits and vegetables...and of course a ton of beer....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmfraggleearthstrm <nikkimackAug 12, 2005 5:59 AM Subject: Re: Catering???Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > JoTo send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 portobello's are easy... you can grill em, sear em..wotever... clean the mushrooms under water... pull off stem, and slice stem anyways you want....toss the dirty base of it in the compost chop up some garlic and a shallot and place em in olive oil...pour this over mushrooms heat up a large pan, skillet, wok, whichever... add mushrooms... cook about 5 minutes... flip fer about 2 to 3 minutes more voila sautee up some spinach and add it to em...er toss em on a bun, er..heck..tons of things Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:00 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Yummy, where do I apply? How does one make a good portabella sandwhich? I got some beautiful portabellas and I don't know what to do with them. Am I pathetic or what?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: a blinding flash hotter than the sun dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the air finishing one by one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 I took hummous, bread and cucumber for lunch. For breakfast I took a soya yogurt and pumpkin seeds, and an apple and banana for snacks. Our dinner tonight was a Redwoods roast with roast potatoes, runner beans and mushrooms. BB Jo today its more bagels..and lotsa fruit..i swear there's gotta be like 900 lbs of fruit ... i wonder wot lunch will be..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 What is EVOO?Lynda <lurine wrote: Granola? That would be hard? Sheesh, even when we had our grocery storeand we had an "event" going on, we still had a big fruit and veggie tray,granola and a smorgy salad with oil and vinegar regular folks dressing.And, being Italian (the store and family I married into), they always hadsome sort of flat bread (focassia or pizza) in the old style (EVOO plusspices and onions, olives and tomatoes). Now, this is a shop that wasreknown nationwide for its meat market! If we could figure out everyoneisn't a carnivore and provide aseperate table (we figured veggies and vegans wouldn't want their food nextto a plate of salami), you'd think a caterer could figure something out.That's their business, it was only a fun thing for us.Lynda- "heartwerk" <heartwork> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's> contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced> that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today.> Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be> a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers> could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was> pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that> nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never> received an answer.>> I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going> to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has> happened.>> Sorry about the rant.>> JoJonnie Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Ooooh! Let's see, something a little sweet like a raspberry thing and another that has tomato juice sort of thing w/ lemon and herbs? What's ur fav?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: there are tons of vegan salad dressings i mean...vinagrette is vegan right off the bat wot sorta recipes you interested in? Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 12:38 PM Re: Re: Catering??? So are there really vegan salad dressings, or is that just a myth? I would love to make some that has lots of wonderful herbs in it, but I don't know what the recipe would be. I've never been very good at coming up with things, tho I can sometimes modify it for good results after I know how to make it. Anybody have any ideas? I've had one dressing that is a tomato based dressing with some herbs. It has a nice little bite, so I'm gonna guess it also has lemon in it too. Dang, I wish I were good at that sort of thing...earthstrm <nikkimack wrote: Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > Jo Jonnie To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Oh Frag, my dream man! OK, I'll give er a go!fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: portobello's are easy... you can grill em, sear em..wotever... clean the mushrooms under water... pull off stem, and slice stem anyways you want....toss the dirty base of it in the compost chop up some garlic and a shallot and place em in olive oil...pour this over mushrooms heat up a large pan, skillet, wok, whichever... add mushrooms... cook about 5 minutes... flip fer about 2 to 3 minutes more voila sautee up some spinach and add it to em...er toss em on a bun, er..heck..tons of things Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:00 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Yummy, where do I apply? How does one make a good portabella sandwhich? I got some beautiful portabellas and I don't know what to do with them. Am I pathetic or what?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: a blinding flash hotter than the sun dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the air finishing one by one Jonnie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 i'm lazy..i go for balsamic vinegar and olive oil with spices ok...take a couple tablespoons of balsamic vinegar add to several tablesspoons olive oil place in bowl.. whisk in 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves add fresh ground pepper, and a handful of chopped walnuts garnish top of wotever salad you made with a few fresh raspberries voila' Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:48 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Ooooh! Let's see, something a little sweet like a raspberry thing and another that has tomato juice sort of thing w/ lemon and herbs? What's ur fav?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: there are tons of vegan salad dressings i mean...vinagrette is vegan right off the bat wot sorta recipes you interested in? Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 12:38 PM Re: Re: Catering??? So are there really vegan salad dressings, or is that just a myth? I would love to make some that has lots of wonderful herbs in it, but I don't know what the recipe would be. I've never been very good at coming up with things, tho I can sometimes modify it for good results after I know how to make it. Anybody have any ideas? I've had one dressing that is a tomato based dressing with some herbs. It has a nice little bite, so I'm gonna guess it also has lemon in it too. Dang, I wish I were good at that sort of thing...earthstrm <nikkimack wrote: Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > Jo Jonnie To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 more like nightmare but... from vegweb Grilled Portobello with Basil Mustard SauceIngredients (use vegan versions): 4 Portobello Mushroom Caps (or as many as you want to serve) 6-8 cloves of garlic, minced 1 Cup Olive Oil 1 Cup Tofu vegan mayonnaise 1/2 cup fresh bazil, chopped Juice of one Lemon 1 tablespoon vegan Dijon mustard Salt and Pepper to Taste; a dash of cayenne Whole Wheat vegan buns Directions: Steep minced garlic in oil for at least an hour and up to 6 hours or so. Meanwhile, Mix the mayonaise, basil, lemon, mustard, and salt and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Cover and chill. Fire up the grill. Brush portobello caps and whole wheat buns with garlic oil. Brill portobello caps, about 4 minutes on each side. Grill buns until toasted. Serve mushrooms on buns with the basil mustard sauce; put fresh basil leaves on the sandwich if you want to ... Very good, very popular! Serves: 4 Preparation time: 30 min Alexia's Stuffed Mushrooms Ingredients (use vegan versions): 1 package of regular tofu large piece of fresh ginger 2 red pears half a can of coconut milk 4 portobello mushrooms 2 small yellow onions fresh chili peppers (optional) 4 to 5 cloves of garlic A dash of curry powder salt and pepper to taste olive oil Directions: Peel one pear, the ginger and the garlic. Pass in blender with coconut milk. Slice tofu, put it in coconut sauce and chill. Take the stems off the mushrooms, and mince. Put the heads of mushroom in the oven at 350 degrees, adding a bit of olive oil so they don't stick. Chop onions, peppers and the second pear (without peeling it). Fry mushroom stems, onions and peppers in olive oil. Pour off and save the sauce from the tofu, and add along with the second pear. Cook until tofu is done. Add sauce and cook until heated. Pour into mushrooms and broil for five minutes. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 45 minutes Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:50 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Oh Frag, my dream man! OK, I'll give er a go!fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: portobello's are easy... you can grill em, sear em..wotever... clean the mushrooms under water... pull off stem, and slice stem anyways you want....toss the dirty base of it in the compost chop up some garlic and a shallot and place em in olive oil...pour this over mushrooms heat up a large pan, skillet, wok, whichever... add mushrooms... cook about 5 minutes... flip fer about 2 to 3 minutes more voila sautee up some spinach and add it to em...er toss em on a bun, er..heck..tons of things Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:00 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Yummy, where do I apply? How does one make a good portabella sandwhich? I got some beautiful portabellas and I don't know what to do with them. Am I pathetic or what?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: a blinding flash hotter than the sun dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the air finishing one by one Jonnie To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Redwoods roast? Runner beans? 'splain please!Jo Cwazy <heartwork wrote: I took hummous, bread and cucumber for lunch. For breakfast I took a soyayogurt and pumpkin seeds, and an apple and banana for snacks. Our dinnertonight was a Redwoods roast with roast potatoes, runner beans andmushrooms.BBJotoday its more bagels..and lotsa fruit..i swear there's gotta be like 900lbs of fruit ...i wonder wot lunch will be.....Jonnie Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 I just posted that message! Your fast too! Wait, is that a good thing for a man? *ducking again* Thanks, I'll have ta try that! (the dressing, that is - but on the other hand, the ducking is good excercise, until that shoe lands on the side of my head.)fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: i'm lazy..i go for balsamic vinegar and olive oil with spices ok...take a couple tablespoons of balsamic vinegar add to several tablesspoons olive oil place in bowl.. whisk in 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves add fresh ground pepper, and a handful of chopped walnuts garnish top of wotever salad you made with a few fresh raspberries voila' Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:48 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Ooooh! Let's see, something a little sweet like a raspberry thing and another that has tomato juice sort of thing w/ lemon and herbs? What's ur fav?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: there are tons of vegan salad dressings i mean...vinagrette is vegan right off the bat wot sorta recipes you interested in? Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 12:38 PM Re: Re: Catering??? So are there really vegan salad dressings, or is that just a myth? I would love to make some that has lots of wonderful herbs in it, but I don't know what the recipe would be. I've never been very good at coming up with things, tho I can sometimes modify it for good results after I know how to make it. Anybody have any ideas? I've had one dressing that is a tomato based dressing with some herbs. It has a nice little bite, so I'm gonna guess it also has lemon in it too. Dang, I wish I were good at that sort of thing...earthstrm <nikkimack wrote: Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > Jo Jonnie To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It is cold pressed, no heat, no chemicals. Lynda - Jonnie Hellens Friday, August 12, 2005 1:41 PM Re: Catering??? What is EVOO?Lynda <lurine wrote: Granola? That would be hard? Sheesh, even when we had our grocery storeand we had an "event" going on, we still had a big fruit and veggie tray,granola and a smorgy salad with oil and vinegar regular folks dressing.And, being Italian (the store and family I married into), they always hadsome sort of flat bread (focassia or pizza) in the old style (EVOO plusspices and onions, olives and tomatoes). Now, this is a shop that wasreknown nationwide for its meat market! If we could figure out everyoneisn't a carnivore and provide aseperate table (we figured veggies and vegans wouldn't want their food nextto a plate of salami), you'd think a caterer could figure something out.That's their business, it was only a fun thing for us.Lynda- "heartwerk" <heartwork> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's> contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced> that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today.> Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be> a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers> could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was> pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that> nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never> received an answer.>> I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going> to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has> happened.>> Sorry about the rant.>> JoJonnie Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Redwoods is a brand over in the UK..makes a variety of meat analogs.... runner beans..scarlet runner beans... not much seen over on this side of the pond, at least as a food item(tho, i have a couple cans of em in my cupboard) wait..aren't you from that side of old briney??? thought you were a brit...... fraggle Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 2:03 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Redwoods roast? Runner beans? 'splain please!Jo Cwazy <heartwork wrote: I took hummous, bread and cucumber for lunch. For breakfast I took a soyayogurt and pumpkin seeds, and an apple and banana for snacks. Our dinnertonight was a Redwoods roast with roast potatoes, runner beans andmushrooms.BBJotoday its more bagels..and lotsa fruit..i swear there's gotta be like 900lbs of fruit ...i wonder wot lunch will be..... Jonnie Start your day with - make it your home page To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 you know..yer just tryin t o get me in trouble.... i work online..so..sometimes its easy to respond fast Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 2:07 PM Re: Re: Catering??? I just posted that message! Your fast too! Wait, is that a good thing for a man? *ducking again* Thanks, I'll have ta try that! (the dressing, that is - but on the other hand, the ducking is good excercise, until that shoe lands on the side of my head.)fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: i'm lazy..i go for balsamic vinegar and olive oil with spices ok...take a couple tablespoons of balsamic vinegar add to several tablesspoons olive oil place in bowl.. whisk in 2 tablespoons raspberry preserves add fresh ground pepper, and a handful of chopped walnuts garnish top of wotever salad you made with a few fresh raspberries voila' Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 1:48 PM Re: Re: Catering??? Ooooh! Let's see, something a little sweet like a raspberry thing and another that has tomato juice sort of thing w/ lemon and herbs? What's ur fav?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: there are tons of vegan salad dressings i mean...vinagrette is vegan right off the bat wot sorta recipes you interested in? Jonnie Hellens Aug 12, 2005 12:38 PM Re: Re: Catering??? So are there really vegan salad dressings, or is that just a myth? I would love to make some that has lots of wonderful herbs in it, but I don't know what the recipe would be. I've never been very good at coming up with things, tho I can sometimes modify it for good results after I know how to make it. Anybody have any ideas? I've had one dressing that is a tomato based dressing with some herbs. It has a nice little bite, so I'm gonna guess it also has lemon in it too. Dang, I wish I were good at that sort of thing...earthstrm <nikkimack wrote: Hi JoNo need to be sorry, both you and Colin deserve to rant! The very least they could have done was offered a salad or something.My company has these too and usually even the salads already have a dressing on them and I can't have it.Or we do company meeting lunches with pizza, oh joy!BBNikki , "heartwerk" <heartwork@c...> wrote:> My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer.> > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened.> > Sorry about the rant.> > Jo Jonnie To send an email to - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 I don't see how they can call themselves caterers if they can't do a veggie breakfast. I can't believe that Colin is the only one who wanted a vegan, or at least veggie breakfast. Where I work there are quite a few veggies, so we do get some provision now. The sandwiches provided for the union committee meeting always make me laugh there are eight of us, three veggies and me. Three plates of sandwiches are provided - one meat, one fish and one cheese, with one of the cheese sandwiches replaced with a salad sandwich (for me). Of course, I don't need protein, do I. It's not that I don't like salad but it the sandwich is only lettuce and tomato - no dressing because they wouldn't know if it was vegan or not! It's just as well bags of nuts are easy to carry around. Jo , " Lynda " <lurine@s...> wrote: > Granola? That would be hard? Sheesh, even when we had our grocery store > and we had an " event " going on, we still had a big fruit and veggie tray, > granola and a smorgy salad with oil and vinegar regular folks dressing. > And, being Italian (the store and family I married into), they always had > some sort of flat bread (focassia or pizza) in the old style (EVOO plus > spices and onions, olives and tomatoes). Now, this is a shop that was > reknown nationwide for its meat market! If we could figure out everyone > isn't a carnivore and provide a > seperate table (we figured veggies and vegans wouldn't want their food next > to a plate of salami), you'd think a caterer could figure something out. > That's their business, it was only a fun thing for us. > > Lynda > - > " heartwerk " <heartwork@c...> > > > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > > received an answer. > > > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > > happened. > > > > Sorry about the rant. > > > > Jo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 12, 2005 I don't know whether religion would have counted anymore in Colin's firm, but I think it would in most places. I think that most doctors don't know much about healthy diets. A Hindu friend at work was telling me how when she had her baby in the 1970s the hospital didn't provide any veggie food for her - not even milk (she is veggie not vegan). Her husband had to take in enough food for her, otherwise they would have let her have no meals for several days after having a baby, and feeding it! I belive nowadays they provide a veggie diet - presumably based on cheese mainly, but I bet they don't do much for vegans. Jo , Jonnie Hellens <jonnie_hellens> wrote: > As my DH would say " That is totally unacceptable! " My DH doesn't eat fish or chicken and when his company would have some sort of luncheon, he would ask for a vegetarian meal and they would always comply. I'm guessing if he asked for vegan, they would have also. It's up to the company to make sure that it is available. If they press the caterers to do it, they would. Of course, is the vegan mentions that it is because of religious reasons, I bet it would happen given todays sue happy people? What do you think? > > I am often frustrated by the fact that eating out is such a challenge. Sadly, we still eat most of our meals out, mostly because of our diverse meal plans. I was very happy not too long ago that my request for special food was taken into account. My son has heart problems and we were invited to use Gonzo's suite for a ball game and Gonzo also provided $300 in food credits. You would think because it was a heart thing that it would be a given that healthy food is provided, but over and over I'm finding it isn't. My own cardologist admitted that he doesn't know much about diets. When I was last in the hospital, I kept saying that I couldn't eat that and they kept saying that they knew I was on a special diet and it was " allowed " . > > heartwerk <heartwork@c...> wrote: > My husband's firm has just secured a big contract, which Colin's > contribution played a big part in. The Managing Director announced > that everybody would receive a free breakfast at the canteen today. > Colin asked the person arranging the breakfast whether there would be > a vegan one for him, and she got back to him to say that the caterers > could not (?) do this. Colin emailed the MD to say that he was > pleased the rest of the company would be celebrating, and was sad that > nothing suitable would be provided for him. Apparently he never > received an answer. > > I've told him to find out which catering company it is, and I am going > to have a letter writing campaign. This is the second time this has > happened. > > Sorry about the rant. > > Jo > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
