4th of July Party

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Hi y'all ( living in Charlottesville, VA, but raised in California),

 

I'm new to the list. I was a born vegetarian to a family of meat

eaters.

My mother said that from the start I spit out meat. That was the first

25 years of life, then I got pregnant and my iron got dangerously low

even on prenatals and chromagen (iron supplement). I became severly

allergic to soy and wheat and beans and nuts so adding fish and chicken

in the 6th mo. became important for baby and me. Very difficult for me

to eat flesh after not having done so. It sound dramatic, but it took a

while for my body to learn to hold meat in. I did find though that

eating meat was a healthy experience for me psychologically. I didn't

realize how much of my ego was tied into being vegetarian. I said I was

non-judging of others who were meat eaters, but I thought of myself as

somehow more evolved than my meat eating friends. It was a lesson in

humility for me, my meat eating days. And I am considering retaining

fish in my diet as I still am having problems with legumes and soy and my

baby is breastfeeding, so I am conscious of giving her whatever she needs.

Thats enough of an intro to start. Baby is sleeping in my arms and

starting to rouse.

 

Juel

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much!!!!! If anyone has any great ideas, let me know PLEASE

 

 

In a message dated 6/6/99 2:33:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

greenlee writes:

 

<< Veg-Recipes >>

[Guest guest]

Deb:

When you say " 4th of July Party " -- do you mean a cookout (since

people often cook out then). If so, we'll be posting recipes from the

cookbook " The Vegetarian Grill " this week which may give you some ideas.

 

Otherwise, if it's " inside food " (ha ha!) -- check out the " Pasta

Shells Florentine " recipe I just posted for Judith. That always goes

over well for any company I've ever served it to. It is not difficult

to make, but just a tiny-bit time-consuming to stuff all the shells. If

there's a lot of people, you might have to double the recipe. You could

serve it with a side veggie (maybe some kind of cooked carrots), salad,

and garlic bread.

When serving vegetarian food to meat eaters, what usually goes over

best are things they are familiar with, that are " naturally vegetarian " ,

but not necessarily thought of that way. Pastas, casseroles, soups &

stews -- do you know what I mean? I would never serve tofu, tempeh,

seitan, or any other foods that are " unfamiliar " or may seem " weird " to

them or anything that is supposed to be " meat like " . They always seem

to think it is going to taste & feel just like meat and when it doesn't,

they don't like it. That's been my experience anyway. I would not even

*mention* that anything is " vegetarian " or " meatless " -- just serve the

food. <g>

Does anyone have any other ideas?

 

Karen (no new computer yet -- still some work to be done).