There's nothing unique about human rights violation.
Sadly, no.
Good luck, Seska!
We're spending Thanksgiving with my parents, and on the day we'll eat with them and my sister's family at the restaurant in the retirement community where my parents live. (Don't feel sorry for us not having homemade, it's a fabulous spread.) The next day will be the homemade Thanksgiving with my Aunt & Uncle, and one of my cousins all coming over to join the rest of us - the people to pie ratio that is planned is 2:1. I'm going to have to jog back to DC from Richmond to get rid of the calories.
(I am not mentioning my pescaterian status as this dinner is so not about me, and I can def go a day with nothing but salad and pumpkin pie!) and will be chaotic.
FWIW, java, I'd be annoyed as the host if somebody didn't tell me they had a dietary restriction and just sat there eating rolls and salad. It's not all about you, but Thanksgiving is about everybody having a delicious meal. As a host, I would not consider it an imposition to make some vegetarian or pescetarian dishes.
After being pescaterian for a couple decades I never had a shortage of food at holiday meals. There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc. The host families were always so concerned about whatever I would eat without eating turkey. Um, sweet potatoes, pie, cranberry relish, a billion other veggies.
There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc. The host families were always so concerned about whatever I would eat without eating turkey. Um, sweet potatoes, pie, cranberry relish, a billion other veggies.
Totally. My vegan mom and stepdad never have a problem. Of course, they'll often bring a Tofurkey, which offers many opportunities for the rest of the fam to mock them, but then they also can have their turkey-like vegan substitute while the rest of us chow down on real bird.
Of course, they'll often bring a Tofurkey, which offers many opportunities for the rest of the fam to mock them
a win win for everyone.
What are the holidays about, if not the opportunity to mock your loved ones?
This is not directly related, but yesterday at TJs there was a woman dressed up like a turkey handing out balloons to the kids and wearing a sign that advertised their prices on turkeys. She asked me if I had bought my turkey yet, and when I said no, she told me "You should get a tofurkey... Please".
It made me laugh.
I just got the e-mail that we're doing the "What are you thankful for?" exercise and we're encouraged to tell a story about it.
Why, oh God, why?
I just got the e-mail that we're doing the "What are you thankful for?" exercise and we're encouraged to tell a story about it.
Say you're thankful for gladiator movies.
There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc.
As an omnivore, I like to know when I'm cooking for a vegetarian/pescatarian/vegan/kosher/etc person because I do tend to add meat to veggie sides - bacon drippings as the oil in a vinaigrette for the green beans, turkey broth in the mashed potatoes, etc. It's a snap to make things truly vegetarian if I have a heads-up, but it might not occur to me if the vegetarian in question doesn't let me know.
