I have a friend that would like to be vegatarian , and possible even vegan. For a combination of reasons - including carbon footprint. And after trying , experimenting and studying a number of issues ( goat cheese/ milk my be better than soy from a carbon foot print view. we do some less than ideal farming ). She has decided to cook vegetarian . She will eat what ever anyone has cooked for her . and restaurants , she is trying to go with a flexible mindset. It is interesting to see other people judge. Interestingly, I have found vegans some of the least judgemental about food issues. Maybe because if you have been doing it for awhile, you know it isn't easy?

We already do two stuffings since there's never enough inside-the-bird for everyone so all we have to do is use vegetarian broth instead of chicken for the outside-the-bird stuff et voila: everybody gets stuffed. Except my sister-in-law never gets the oyster stuffing she really wants... maybe we should make three this year.

Lessee if I can do this from memory:

Spidra, my heart goes out to you. I still find myself "going to the hardware store for milk" with my family, and it hurts every time. I hate that you find yourself in this situation, and I hope you find a way out. If there's anything I can do, even just listen on the phone, just let me know.

Woo! Go Nate!

Barb, I can't wait to read it. So gorgeous.

Ginger, oy vey iz mir. Good luck getting through all that.

My parents have been, thankfully, very supportive of my sister going pescatarian.

If I missed anybody, I'm sorry.

I am perfectly happy to have vegetarians or vegans at my thanksgiving--provided they don't require the whole meal to be veg/vegan. That said, I will NOT be attending my vegan friend's thanksgiving dinner, because...my Thanksgiving involves turkey. And broth. And cheese, and cream of mushroom soup, and gravy...and plenty of veg stuff, but.

I feel like i should go swimming, or do some yoga, so some form of exercise, but i am exhausted from running errands and think i shall instead watch the final season of the Tudors while decorating eggs. Pretties.

My mom and stepdad are vegan, and I've had their vegan Thanksgiving feast (including Tofurkey), and it was honestly really good. Well, the Tofurkey was not the best meat substitute I've ever had, but with gravy on top, it was just fine. All the sides, though, were awesome. Didn't matter one jot that they were vegan. And I like me some food, so I don't just praise indiscriminately.

The Boy is vegetarian, and he's very good-natured about holiday dinners, and can generally make a feast out of side dishes. And if ham turns up in the green beans, he'll just eat it and say he needed some vitamin B12. (I think he feels like, what's the point in wasting food he's already put on his plate? What greater purpose is it going to serve? Which I think is pretty cool of him.)

Now I have a hankering for a big Ren Faire-style turkey leg.

I have an aunt who will always take a little bit of the stuffing and bake it separate for me. Because I once mentioned I liked it that way better. Truthfully, I just really dislike stuffing cooked in the bird and adore it cooked in something ceramic.

This. As long as there is the sausage stuffing, nobody gives a shit how many other types there are. And they'll eat those too.

The Boy is vegetarian, and he's very good-natured about holiday dinners, and can generally make a feast out of side dishes. And if ham turns up in the green beans

Luckily enough, I guess, few of our traditional side dishes actually have meat in them. There's the turkey, and whatever's inside the turkey. But otherwise, veg is veg.

[Offer does not apply to vegans. OTOH, you could leave out or substitute butter easier than meats, I'd guess.]

She has decided to cook vegetarian . She will eat what ever anyone has cooked for her . and restaurants , she is trying to go with a flexible mindset

This is me. I cook vegetarian, and almost vegan, but when I'm out I don't sweat it. And I actually look for fish dishes, really.

At this point, when I'm not depressive eating, I virtually am vegan with two exceptions - bacon and parmesan. I can live with that.

I am perfectly happy to have vegetarians or vegans at my thanksgiving--provided they don't require the whole meal to be veg/vegan.

Um, yeah. When I moved to Montreal and was looking for somewhere to live I interviewed at a place I really liked except that they were all "it's okay if you eat meat, but you can never have anything animal based in the fridge." I was pretty sure my lifestyle in general was never going to live up to their standards.

When I moved to Montreal and was looking for somewhere to live I interviewed at a place I really liked except that they were all "it's okay if you eat meat, but you can never have anything animal based in the fridge." I was pretty sure my lifestyle in general was never going to live up to their standards.

I was afraid when I moved in with The Boy (who likes carrots), he would ask me to eat meat elsewhere and not cook it at home, but he doesn't care if I make it at home (or if he cares, he won't admit it). In the end, I'm too lazy to cook 2 meals, so I generally don't cook much meat at home. Most of what I make is microwaveable (TJs has frozen grilled chicken breast strips that you just defrost in the microwave, and I'll do that and throw it on my own serving of pasta), so it doesn't fill the house with the awesome aroma of a big Ren Faire-type turkey leg (which I still want).

I think I might have given myself food poisoning. Ate some week-old cold pasta today for lunch and my stomach has been hurting since about an hour later.

In big yay news, my leave request got approved! Even though I technically don't have vacation yet, apparently. I think the fact that I'm offering to spend a day or two down there doing work helped. Or maybe it's because I'm just that fucking awesome.

Now to buy a ticket and make a reservation.

I just, in a massive change of my usual pace, threw out a bunch of leftovers. Because I couldn't remember when I'd cooked things. Except for the one bit of arugula pasta that I ate. It tasted all nummy and I don't feel ill. Man, I am reckless with food sometimes.