Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Wish I'd been invited, sounds delicious! Although I must say we did have a lovely Vegan dinner ourselves. On Friday, January 3, 2003, at 10:32 AM, wrote: > Case in point: Christmas Eve my father and stepmom came over for > dinner. I > told them ahead of time " If you want flesh for dinner you'll have to bring > it, but I'll have plenty of food here if you don't feel like cooking. " > They > were brave and didn't bring any meat. We had a shepherd's pie, a sweet > potato casserole, roasted brussels sprouts, cornbread stuffing, > maple-glazed > squash, a salad, and a cherry pie. They raved about how much they loved > it. > My dad said he was surprised everything was so tasty and so filling. He > even called me back a few days later to tell me that he thought I was a > really good cook and that he was surprised at how much he enjoyed the > dinner. I told him it was an extra special compliment coming from him > because he is a confirmed carnivore. He said " That I am. And it is a > special compliment. " > > When I think back now I'm very proud because out of the whole meal, only > 1 > dish was not vegan, and there was no cheese in anything. So I guess my > advice is: invite the naysayers over for dinner! > > Maija > " To be better than someone is to be worse than all. " --Lao Tsu, as quoted on KING OF THE HILL. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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