Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 In a message dated 6/9/04 3:45:50 AM, writes: > Melody, > Thanksgiving must be a big issue with everyone. My parents know that since > I was a little kid I hated eating meat. I used to cut it into tiny pieces so > that I could just swallow it like a pill. Still, not eating the turkey is > such a big deal. It's such a national institution I guess. Poor birds... > yah, tell me about it. i adopt a turkey from farm sanctuary every thanksgiving (and a lot of the time i adopt one for various friends as well). thanksgiving in my family requires me to sit around while my sister dominates the kitchen. i'm allowed to cook, but not if it intrudes on her time or space, so generally whatever i make will be something small and quick. then, inevitably, my dad will put the turkey right next to my food, drip turkey juice all over it, and then yell if i don't want to eat my food after that. i always get snide remarks from everyone, too-- although everyone always seems curious enough to try what i'm eating, and always gives a surprised look when they realize it tastes good. then they go back to joking about my eating habits. oh, well. > I'm going to a barbeque in a few weeks and will have to bring my own > veggie burgers. I just hate the attention. Somebody always makes a joke out of > it. I should stand up and talk about what I believe in, but I have opened my > mouth one too many times around my in-laws when I disagree with them, so I > just stay under the radar whenever possible. > yeah, i always have a hard time with bbqs because i don't even want my food cooked on the same grill that meat is being cooked on. i'll generally bring a side dish or three and snack on that. the good thing about bbq side dishes is that they're usually veggie by nature, so it's easy to slip them in without getting people's attention. potato salad, cole slaw, macaroni salad, watermelon, etc never seem to raise eyebrows, and most people can't tell the difference between regular mayo and vegenaise. a really delicious salad to make, by the way, is slivered jicama with slivered pineapple, in a vinagrette-- it's really refreshing! > I'm also going to a wedding in two weeks, I'm wondering if I should tell > the bride to request a vegetarian dish for me, or call the place that the > wedding will be at, or wait until that day. I don't want to cause her more > stress, I know that she's totally stressed already. Any suggestionss? > Thanks! > Sue > > well, i think it depends on how close you are to the bride. if you are close with her, it's easier to ask for special dishes, especially since she probably knows about your vegetarianism already. another thing that's nice is that the vegetarian dishes are usually cheaper to prepare than the meat dishes, so she won't have to spend as much on you as she will on her carnivorous guests. if you don't feel comfortable enough with the bride to ask for a special meal, i'd just eat before and after the wedding and pass on the food served to me. i haven't been to many weddings that had good food, anyway! hope this helps! melody http://www.flawlessfitness.com http://www.melodysmusic.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Thanks for all the great tips. Hmmm...if I just eat the salad and skip the meal, I will leave extra room for the dessert! Sue nadiana1 wrote: In a message dated 6/9/04 3:45:50 AM, writes: > Melody, > Thanksgiving must be a big issue with everyone. My parents know that since > I was a little kid I hated eating meat. I used to cut it into tiny pieces so > that I could just swallow it like a pill. Still, not eating the turkey is > such a big deal. It's such a national institution I guess. Poor birds... > yah, tell me about it. i adopt a turkey from farm sanctuary every thanksgiving (and a lot of the time i adopt one for various friends as well). thanksgiving in my family requires me to sit around while my sister dominates the kitchen. i'm allowed to cook, but not if it intrudes on her time or space, so generally whatever i make will be something small and quick. then, inevitably, my dad will put the turkey right next to my food, drip turkey juice all over it, and then yell if i don't want to eat my food after that. i always get snide remarks from everyone, too-- although everyone always seems curious enough to try what i'm eating, and always gives a surprised look when they realize it tastes good. then they go back to joking about my eating habits. oh, well. > I'm going to a barbeque in a few weeks and will have to bring my own > veggie burgers. I just hate the attention. Somebody always makes a joke out of > it. I should stand up and talk about what I believe in, but I have opened my > mouth one too many times around my in-laws when I disagree with them, so I > just stay under the radar whenever possible. > yeah, i always have a hard time with bbqs because i don't even want my food cooked on the same grill that meat is being cooked on. i'll generally bring a side dish or three and snack on that. the good thing about bbq side dishes is that they're usually veggie by nature, so it's easy to slip them in without getting people's attention. potato salad, cole slaw, macaroni salad, watermelon, etc never seem to raise eyebrows, and most people can't tell the difference between regular mayo and vegenaise. a really delicious salad to make, by the way, is slivered jicama with slivered pineapple, in a vinagrette-- it's really refreshing! > I'm also going to a wedding in two weeks, I'm wondering if I should tell > the bride to request a vegetarian dish for me, or call the place that the > wedding will be at, or wait until that day. I don't want to cause her more > stress, I know that she's totally stressed already. Any suggestionss? > Thanks! > Sue > > well, i think it depends on how close you are to the bride. if you are close with her, it's easier to ask for special dishes, especially since she probably knows about your vegetarianism already. another thing that's nice is that the vegetarian dishes are usually cheaper to prepare than the meat dishes, so she won't have to spend as much on you as she will on her carnivorous guests. if you don't feel comfortable enough with the bride to ask for a special meal, i'd just eat before and after the wedding and pass on the food served to me. i haven't been to many weddings that had good food, anyway! hope this helps! melody http://www.flawlessfitness.com http://www.melodysmusic.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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