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.
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Laura - Nov 23, 2009 5:12:29 am PST #1353 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Steph L. - Nov 23, 2009 5:16:40 am PST #1354 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
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.
Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 5:18:22 am PST #1355 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
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.
Steph L. - Nov 23, 2009 5:19:18 am PST #1356 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
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?
Lee - Nov 23, 2009 5:20:32 am PST #1357 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
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.
Gudanov - Nov 23, 2009 5:21:07 am PST #1358 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
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?
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2009 5:21:50 am PST #1359 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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.
Jessica - Nov 23, 2009 5:22:12 am PST #1360 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
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.
Gudanov - Nov 23, 2009 5:25:42 am PST #1361 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
We've done it before and let me tell you, you want to be first. If you're last then all the good ones are already taken; family, friends, health, freedom, being able to gather together, etc. At that point, you're left with being thankful the turkey wasn't too dry.
Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 5:26:43 am PST #1362 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
She asked me if I had bought my turkey yet, and when I said no, she told me "You should get a tofurkey... Please".
Ha! Was this because she was a vegan, or because if enough people bought tofurkey, she wouldn't have to do this again next year.
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.
Absolutely. I'm southern, so you should assume that there is bacon grease in everything. Okay, not everything, but a damn good chance. Also, knowing that there is someone who doesn't eat meat might inform my choice of sides, I might choose to make something heavier or more substantial if I know that someone might be making it the main part of the meal. Also, I would make more veggies, since I would be calculating how much to make based on side portions, not main portions.