Guest guest Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 i make eggplant parm by getting a newly ripe eggplant (choose harder over softer b/c it's easier to fry), peeling as much of the skin off as possible (because when you to eat it, the skin is really hard to cut through esp for kids), and slicing it into about .75 - 1 inch slices. then i dip into a bowl of milk and egg then a bowl of bread crumbs and lightly saute in butter or oil (basically you just need a bit of a crispy crust to it - it does not need to cook through.) this is a good stopping point - sometimes if i know i'm going to have a busy day the next day, i'll fry up the eggplant one night and put in the fridge. you can also do a bunch at once and freeze some for later. we do this if we come upon a bunch of eggplant that we don't want to waste. then when you're ready to bake, put in a shallow baking dish, cover with your favorite tomato sauce (the thicker the better, as the eggplant expels water as it bakes), then cover with your favorite cheese. bake for about 30 minutes - i like to cover it for a while so the eggplant gets soft and then uncover so the cheese gets bubbly. one of our favorites! On May 11, 2010, at 9:13 AM, agolden wrote: > Sorry, I bought it ready made. > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > Alicia <alajurado > Mon, 10 May 2010 15:12:17 > < > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > Do u have a good reciepe for eggplant parmasean? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden wrote: > > Funny you say that, I am having eggplant parmesan for dinner > > ________________________________ > Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet > " " > Mon, May 10, 2010 3:53:42 PM > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > Ranting is perfectly fine- and in this case, enjoyed. I've only been veggie for 3 years and my mom's excuse for using mayo or butter or anythig like that is " oh, I just didn't think about it " . I was hoping it would change, but I see that it probably won't. Oh well. I arm myself with tons of research and pray for the easiest time ) > Best of luck, an enjoy your eggplant Parmesan for dinner instead of baby cow ) > > Cassie > " life's a garden, dig it! " > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden (AT) rogers (DOT) com> wrote: > > I have been a vegetarian for about 20 years. Pretty much all of my adult life. Now that I have kids (nearly 3 year old twins) my family is freaking out about them being vegetarians. Not only that, they are making a big deal about feeding me and them at family functions. First of all, I have never asked them to make anything special. My kids barely eat when they are at my parents' house (too excited) and I eat what I want to and am rarely hungry. My mom have had some words about her being kicked out of the grandparent club because she can't cook for her grandchildren and what will she do when they get older and they want to try some meat balls and that it broke her heart when they asked for some soup and she couldn't give it to them because it was chicken soup blah blah blah. I just kind of roll my eyes. They are starting to parrot back that we don't eat animals and I work hard at helping them associate the slab o'meat on the table with the animal > sounds they know and the animals they have seen in real life and they may be starting to actually get it. (we were at a brunch and there was a hunk of cow being carved up and I told them how it was a cow and it said moo - this was when they were younger - and they went up to the carver and pointed to it and started mooing - I was so proud ). > > So this Friday is my mother's birthday and we are ordering in from an Italian restaurant for dinner and my dad calls me and says he doesn't know how to handle the " vegetarian thing " . WHAT? After 20 years of practice? In a large urban centre where vegetarians are abundant and all restaurants have a myriad of meat free options (usually, now there is this charcuterie movement which is making meat more prevalent, but I digress)? He doesn't know how to read a menu and pick some things out that don't have meat? > > Sure, I'll go through the menu and tell him what to order for my clan but, seriously?!? ! Why is this so freaking hard for them! > > No response necessary. Just wanted to rant. > Thanks > Amelia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Thank u so much~I'm making this tonight!! ~Alicia Sent from my iPhone On May 11, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Stephanie <larream wrote: i make eggplant parm by getting a newly ripe eggplant (choose harder over softer b/c it's easier to fry), peeling as much of the skin off as possible (because when you to eat it, the skin is really hard to cut through esp for kids), and slicing it into about .75 - 1 inch slices. then i dip into a bowl of milk and egg then a bowl of bread crumbs and lightly saute in butter or oil (basically you just need a bit of a crispy crust to it - it does not need to cook through.) this is a good stopping point - sometimes if i know i'm going to have a busy day the next day, i'll fry up the eggplant one night and put in the fridge. you can also do a bunch at once and freeze some for later. we do this if we come upon a bunch of eggplant that we don't want to waste. then when you're ready to bake, put in a shallow baking dish, cover with your favorite tomato sauce (the thicker the better, as the eggplant expels water as it bakes), then cover with your favorite cheese. bake for about 30 minutes - i like to cover it for a while so the eggplant gets soft and then uncover so the cheese gets bubbly. one of our favorites! On May 11, 2010, at 9:13 AM, agolden wrote: > Sorry, I bought it ready made. > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > Alicia <alajurado > Mon, 10 May 2010 15:12:17 > < > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > Do u have a good reciepe for eggplant parmasean? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden wrote: > > Funny you say that, I am having eggplant parmesan for dinner > > ________________________________ > Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet > " " > Mon, May 10, 2010 3:53:42 PM > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > Ranting is perfectly fine- and in this case, enjoyed. I've only been veggie for 3 years and my mom's excuse for using mayo or butter or anythig like that is " oh, I just didn't think about it " . I was hoping it would change, but I see that it probably won't. Oh well. I arm myself with tons of research and pray for the easiest time ) > Best of luck, an enjoy your eggplant Parmesan for dinner instead of baby cow ) > > Cassie > " life's a garden, dig it! " > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden (AT) rogers (DOT) com> wrote: > > I have been a vegetarian for about 20 years. Pretty much all of my adult life. Now that I have kids (nearly 3 year old twins) my family is freaking out about them being vegetarians. Not only that, they are making a big deal about feeding me and them at family functions. First of all, I have never asked them to make anything special. My kids barely eat when they are at my parents' house (too excited) and I eat what I want to and am rarely hungry. My mom have had some words about her being kicked out of the grandparent club because she can't cook for her grandchildren and what will she do when they get older and they want to try some meat balls and that it broke her heart when they asked for some soup and she couldn't give it to them because it was chicken soup blah blah blah. I just kind of roll my eyes. They are starting to parrot back that we don't eat animals and I work hard at helping them associate the slab o'meat on the table with the animal > sounds they know and the animals they have seen in real life and they may be starting to actually get it. (we were at a brunch and there was a hunk of cow being carved up and I told them how it was a cow and it said moo - this was when they were younger - and they went up to the carver and pointed to it and started mooing - I was so proud ). > > So this Friday is my mother's birthday and we are ordering in from an Italian restaurant for dinner and my dad calls me and says he doesn't know how to handle the " vegetarian thing " . WHAT? After 20 years of practice? In a large urban centre where vegetarians are abundant and all restaurants have a myriad of meat free options (usually, now there is this charcuterie movement which is making meat more prevalent, but I digress)? He doesn't know how to read a menu and pick some things out that don't have meat? > > Sure, I'll go through the menu and tell him what to order for my clan but, seriously?!? ! Why is this so freaking hard for them! > > No response necessary. Just wanted to rant. > Thanks > Amelia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 you're welcome - enjoy! On May 11, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Alicia wrote: > Thank u so much~I'm making this tonight!! > ~Alicia > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 11, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Stephanie <larream wrote: > > i make eggplant parm by getting a newly ripe eggplant (choose harder over softer b/c it's easier to fry), peeling as much of the skin off as possible (because when you to eat it, the skin is really hard to cut through esp for kids), and slicing it into about .75 - 1 inch slices. > > then i dip into a bowl of milk and egg then a bowl of bread crumbs and lightly saute in butter or oil (basically you just need a bit of a crispy crust to it - it does not need to cook through.) > > this is a good stopping point - sometimes if i know i'm going to have a busy day the next day, i'll fry up the eggplant one night and put in the fridge. you can also do a bunch at once and freeze some for later. we do this if we come upon a bunch of eggplant that we don't want to waste. > > then when you're ready to bake, put in a shallow baking dish, cover with your favorite tomato sauce (the thicker the better, as the eggplant expels water as it bakes), then cover with your favorite cheese. > > bake for about 30 minutes - i like to cover it for a while so the eggplant gets soft and then uncover so the cheese gets bubbly. > > one of our favorites! > On May 11, 2010, at 9:13 AM, agolden wrote: > > > Sorry, I bought it ready made. > > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > > > > Alicia <alajurado > > Mon, 10 May 2010 15:12:17 > > < > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > Do u have a good reciepe for eggplant parmasean? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden wrote: > > > > Funny you say that, I am having eggplant parmesan for dinner > > > > ________________________________ > > Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet > > " " > > Mon, May 10, 2010 3:53:42 PM > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > Ranting is perfectly fine- and in this case, enjoyed. I've only been veggie for 3 years and my mom's excuse for using mayo or butter or anythig like that is " oh, I just didn't think about it " . I was hoping it would change, but I see that it probably won't. Oh well. I arm myself with tons of research and pray for the easiest time ) > > Best of luck, an enjoy your eggplant Parmesan for dinner instead of baby cow ) > > > > Cassie > > " life's a garden, dig it! " > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden (AT) rogers (DOT) com> wrote: > > > > I have been a vegetarian for about 20 years. Pretty much all of my adult life. Now that I have kids (nearly 3 year old twins) my family is freaking out about them being vegetarians. Not only that, they are making a big deal about feeding me and them at family functions. First of all, I have never asked them to make anything special. My kids barely eat when they are at my parents' house (too excited) and I eat what I want to and am rarely hungry. My mom have had some words about her being kicked out of the grandparent club because she can't cook for her grandchildren and what will she do when they get older and they want to try some meat balls and that it broke her heart when they asked for some soup and she couldn't give it to them because it was chicken soup blah blah blah. I just kind of roll my eyes. They are starting to parrot back that we don't eat animals and I work hard at helping them associate the slab o'meat on the table with the animal > > sounds they know and the animals they have seen in real life and they may be starting to actually get it. (we were at a brunch and there was a hunk of cow being carved up and I told them how it was a cow and it said moo - this was when they were younger - and they went up to the carver and pointed to it and started mooing - I was so proud ). > > > > So this Friday is my mother's birthday and we are ordering in from an Italian restaurant for dinner and my dad calls me and says he doesn't know how to handle the " vegetarian thing " . WHAT? After 20 years of practice? In a large urban centre where vegetarians are abundant and all restaurants have a myriad of meat free options (usually, now there is this charcuterie movement which is making meat more prevalent, but I digress)? He doesn't know how to read a menu and pick some things out that don't have meat? > > > > Sure, I'll go through the menu and tell him what to order for my clan but, seriously?!? ! Why is this so freaking hard for them! > > > > No response necessary. Just wanted to rant. > > Thanks > > Amelia > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 I think you can do this vegan. I have never tried as i'd never heard of eggplant parm before today, but would i br right in assuming that instead of egg in the batter you could use oil? Is ther egg just to make it sticky? Might give it a go tonight! x Ange On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Stephanie <larream wrote: > > > you're welcome - enjoy! > > On May 11, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Alicia wrote: > > > Thank u so much~I'm making this tonight!! > > ~Alicia > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 11, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Stephanie <larream<larream%40bellsouth.net>> > wrote: > > > > i make eggplant parm by getting a newly ripe eggplant (choose harder over > softer b/c it's easier to fry), peeling as much of the skin off as possible > (because when you to eat it, the skin is really hard to cut through esp for > kids), and slicing it into about .75 - 1 inch slices. > > > > then i dip into a bowl of milk and egg then a bowl of bread crumbs and > lightly saute in butter or oil (basically you just need a bit of a crispy > crust to it - it does not need to cook through.) > > > > this is a good stopping point - sometimes if i know i'm going to have a > busy day the next day, i'll fry up the eggplant one night and put in the > fridge. you can also do a bunch at once and freeze some for later. we do > this if we come upon a bunch of eggplant that we don't want to waste. > > > > then when you're ready to bake, put in a shallow baking dish, cover with > your favorite tomato sauce (the thicker the better, as the eggplant expels > water as it bakes), then cover with your favorite cheese. > > > > bake for about 30 minutes - i like to cover it for a while so the > eggplant gets soft and then uncover so the cheese gets bubbly. > > > > one of our favorites! > > On May 11, 2010, at 9:13 AM, agolden <agolden%40rogers.com>wrote: > > > > > Sorry, I bought it ready made. > > > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > > > > > > > Alicia <alajurado <alajurado%40>> > > > Mon, 10 May 2010 15:12:17 > > > <%40>< > <%40>> > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > > > Do u have a good reciepe for eggplant parmasean? > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden<agolden%40rogers.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > Funny you say that, I am having eggplant parmesan for dinner > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet<roxy87cabriolet%40> > > > > > " <%40> " < > <%40>> > > > Mon, May 10, 2010 3:53:42 PM > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > > > Ranting is perfectly fine- and in this case, enjoyed. I've only been > veggie for 3 years and my mom's excuse for using mayo or butter or anythig > like that is " oh, I just didn't think about it " . I was hoping it would > change, but I see that it probably won't. Oh well. I arm myself with tons of > research and pray for the easiest time ) > > > Best of luck, an enjoy your eggplant Parmesan for dinner instead of > baby cow ) > > > > > > Cassie > > > " life's a garden, dig it! " > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden (AT) rogers (DOT) com> > wrote: > > > > > > I have been a vegetarian for about 20 years. Pretty much all of my > adult life. Now that I have kids (nearly 3 year old twins) my family is > freaking out about them being vegetarians. Not only that, they are making a > big deal about feeding me and them at family functions. First of all, I have > never asked them to make anything special. My kids barely eat when they are > at my parents' house (too excited) and I eat what I want to and am rarely > hungry. My mom have had some words about her being kicked out of the > grandparent club because she can't cook for her grandchildren and what will > she do when they get older and they want to try some meat balls and that it > broke her heart when they asked for some soup and she couldn't give it to > them because it was chicken soup blah blah blah. I just kind of roll my > eyes. They are starting to parrot back that we don't eat animals and I work > hard at helping them associate the slab o'meat on the table with the animal > > > sounds they know and the animals they have seen in real life and they > may be starting to actually get it. (we were at a brunch and there was a > hunk of cow being carved up and I told them how it was a cow and it said moo > - this was when they were younger - and they went up to the carver and > pointed to it and started mooing - I was so proud ). > > > > > > So this Friday is my mother's birthday and we are ordering in from an > Italian restaurant for dinner and my dad calls me and says he doesn't know > how to handle the " vegetarian thing " . WHAT? After 20 years of practice? In a > large urban centre where vegetarians are abundant and all restaurants have a > myriad of meat free options (usually, now there is this charcuterie movement > which is making meat more prevalent, but I digress)? He doesn't know how to > read a menu and pick some things out that don't have meat? > > > > > > Sure, I'll go through the menu and tell him what to order for my clan > but, seriously?!? ! Why is this so freaking hard for them! > > > > > > No response necessary. Just wanted to rant. > > > Thanks > > > Amelia > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 You can dip in just soy or rice milk, then flour, then bread crumbs to make the breading stick. My kids love this recipe even with the skin on. I usually serve with pasta not baked with cheese though. Sent from my iPad On May 11, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Angela Nagle <angel.nail wrote: I think you can do this vegan. I have never tried as i'd never heard of eggplant parm before today, but would i br right in assuming that instead of egg in the batter you could use oil? Is ther egg just to make it sticky? Might give it a go tonight! x Ange On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Stephanie <larream wrote: > > > you're welcome - enjoy! > > On May 11, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Alicia wrote: > > > Thank u so much~I'm making this tonight!! > > ~Alicia > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 11, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Stephanie <larream<larream%40bellsouth.net>> > wrote: > > > > i make eggplant parm by getting a newly ripe eggplant (choose harder over > softer b/c it's easier to fry), peeling as much of the skin off as possible > (because when you to eat it, the skin is really hard to cut through esp for > kids), and slicing it into about .75 - 1 inch slices. > > > > then i dip into a bowl of milk and egg then a bowl of bread crumbs and > lightly saute in butter or oil (basically you just need a bit of a crispy > crust to it - it does not need to cook through.) > > > > this is a good stopping point - sometimes if i know i'm going to have a > busy day the next day, i'll fry up the eggplant one night and put in the > fridge. you can also do a bunch at once and freeze some for later. we do > this if we come upon a bunch of eggplant that we don't want to waste. > > > > then when you're ready to bake, put in a shallow baking dish, cover with > your favorite tomato sauce (the thicker the better, as the eggplant expels > water as it bakes), then cover with your favorite cheese. > > > > bake for about 30 minutes - i like to cover it for a while so the > eggplant gets soft and then uncover so the cheese gets bubbly. > > > > one of our favorites! > > On May 11, 2010, at 9:13 AM, agolden <agolden%40rogers.com>wrote: > > > > > Sorry, I bought it ready made. > > > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > > > > > > > Alicia <alajurado <alajurado%40>> > > > Mon, 10 May 2010 15:12:17 > > > <%40>< > <%40>> > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > > > Do u have a good reciepe for eggplant parmasean? > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden<agolden%40rogers.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > Funny you say that, I am having eggplant parmesan for dinner > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet<roxy87cabriolet%40> > > > > > " <%40> " < > <%40>> > > > Mon, May 10, 2010 3:53:42 PM > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > > > Ranting is perfectly fine- and in this case, enjoyed. I've only been > veggie for 3 years and my mom's excuse for using mayo or butter or anythig > like that is " oh, I just didn't think about it " . I was hoping it would > change, but I see that it probably won't. Oh well. I arm myself with tons of > research and pray for the easiest time ) > > > Best of luck, an enjoy your eggplant Parmesan for dinner instead of > baby cow ) > > > > > > Cassie > > > " life's a garden, dig it! " > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden (AT) rogers (DOT) com> > wrote: > > > > > > I have been a vegetarian for about 20 years. Pretty much all of my > adult life. Now that I have kids (nearly 3 year old twins) my family is > freaking out about them being vegetarians. Not only that, they are making a > big deal about feeding me and them at family functions. First of all, I have > never asked them to make anything special. My kids barely eat when they are > at my parents' house (too excited) and I eat what I want to and am rarely > hungry. My mom have had some words about her being kicked out of the > grandparent club because she can't cook for her grandchildren and what will > she do when they get older and they want to try some meat balls and that it > broke her heart when they asked for some soup and she couldn't give it to > them because it was chicken soup blah blah blah. I just kind of roll my > eyes. They are starting to parrot back that we don't eat animals and I work > hard at helping them associate the slab o'meat on the table with the animal > > > sounds they know and the animals they have seen in real life and they > may be starting to actually get it. (we were at a brunch and there was a > hunk of cow being carved up and I told them how it was a cow and it said moo > - this was when they were younger - and they went up to the carver and > pointed to it and started mooing - I was so proud ). > > > > > > So this Friday is my mother's birthday and we are ordering in from an > Italian restaurant for dinner and my dad calls me and says he doesn't know > how to handle the " vegetarian thing " . WHAT? After 20 years of practice? In a > large urban centre where vegetarians are abundant and all restaurants have a > myriad of meat free options (usually, now there is this charcuterie movement > which is making meat more prevalent, but I digress)? He doesn't know how to > read a menu and pick some things out that don't have meat? > > > > > > Sure, I'll go through the menu and tell him what to order for my clan > but, seriously?!? ! Why is this so freaking hard for them! > > > > > > No response necessary. Just wanted to rant. > > > Thanks > > > Amelia > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 The Cancer Project has a great low fat, vegan recipe: Eggplant Lasagna: http://support.cancerproject.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=4661.0 Enjoy! On May 12, 2010, at 5:56 AM, Laura wrote: > You can dip in just soy or rice milk, then flour, then bread crumbs to make the breading stick. My kids love this recipe even with the skin on. I usually serve with pasta not baked with cheese though. > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 11, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Angela Nagle <angel.nail wrote: > > I think you can do this vegan. I have never tried as i'd never heard of > eggplant parm before today, but would i br right in assuming that instead of > egg in the batter you could use oil? Is ther egg just to make it sticky? > Might give it a go tonight! > x Ange > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Stephanie <larream wrote: > > > > > > > you're welcome - enjoy! > > > > On May 11, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Alicia wrote: > > > > > Thank u so much~I'm making this tonight!! > > > ~Alicia > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On May 11, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Stephanie <larream<larream%40bellsouth.net>> > > wrote: > > > > > > i make eggplant parm by getting a newly ripe eggplant (choose harder over > > softer b/c it's easier to fry), peeling as much of the skin off as possible > > (because when you to eat it, the skin is really hard to cut through esp for > > kids), and slicing it into about .75 - 1 inch slices. > > > > > > then i dip into a bowl of milk and egg then a bowl of bread crumbs and > > lightly saute in butter or oil (basically you just need a bit of a crispy > > crust to it - it does not need to cook through.) > > > > > > this is a good stopping point - sometimes if i know i'm going to have a > > busy day the next day, i'll fry up the eggplant one night and put in the > > fridge. you can also do a bunch at once and freeze some for later. we do > > this if we come upon a bunch of eggplant that we don't want to waste. > > > > > > then when you're ready to bake, put in a shallow baking dish, cover with > > your favorite tomato sauce (the thicker the better, as the eggplant expels > > water as it bakes), then cover with your favorite cheese. > > > > > > bake for about 30 minutes - i like to cover it for a while so the > > eggplant gets soft and then uncover so the cheese gets bubbly. > > > > > > one of our favorites! > > > On May 11, 2010, at 9:13 AM, agolden <agolden%40rogers.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry, I bought it ready made. > > > > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > > > > > > > > > > Alicia <alajurado <alajurado%40>> > > > > Mon, 10 May 2010 15:12:17 > > > > <%40>< > > <%40>> > > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > > > > > Do u have a good reciepe for eggplant parmasean? > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden<agolden%40rogers.com>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Funny you say that, I am having eggplant parmesan for dinner > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet<roxy87cabriolet%40> > > > > > > > " <%40> " < > > <%40>> > > > > Mon, May 10, 2010 3:53:42 PM > > > > Re: Why is this so difficult?-rant > > > > > > > > Ranting is perfectly fine- and in this case, enjoyed. I've only been > > veggie for 3 years and my mom's excuse for using mayo or butter or anythig > > like that is " oh, I just didn't think about it " . I was hoping it would > > change, but I see that it probably won't. Oh well. I arm myself with tons of > > research and pray for the easiest time ) > > > > Best of luck, an enjoy your eggplant Parmesan for dinner instead of > > baby cow ) > > > > > > > > Cassie > > > > " life's a garden, dig it! " > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Amelia Golden <agolden (AT) rogers (DOT) com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I have been a vegetarian for about 20 years. Pretty much all of my > > adult life. Now that I have kids (nearly 3 year old twins) my family is > > freaking out about them being vegetarians. Not only that, they are making a > > big deal about feeding me and them at family functions. First of all, I have > > never asked them to make anything special. My kids barely eat when they are > > at my parents' house (too excited) and I eat what I want to and am rarely > > hungry. My mom have had some words about her being kicked out of the > > grandparent club because she can't cook for her grandchildren and what will > > she do when they get older and they want to try some meat balls and that it > > broke her heart when they asked for some soup and she couldn't give it to > > them because it was chicken soup blah blah blah. I just kind of roll my > > eyes. They are starting to parrot back that we don't eat animals and I work > > hard at helping them associate the slab o'meat on the table with the animal > > > > sounds they know and the animals they have seen in real life and they > > may be starting to actually get it. (we were at a brunch and there was a > > hunk of cow being carved up and I told them how it was a cow and it said moo > > - this was when they were younger - and they went up to the carver and > > pointed to it and started mooing - I was so proud ). > > > > > > > > So this Friday is my mother's birthday and we are ordering in from an > > Italian restaurant for dinner and my dad calls me and says he doesn't know > > how to handle the " vegetarian thing " . WHAT? After 20 years of practice? In a > > large urban centre where vegetarians are abundant and all restaurants have a > > myriad of meat free options (usually, now there is this charcuterie movement > > which is making meat more prevalent, but I digress)? He doesn't know how to > > read a menu and pick some things out that don't have meat? > > > > > > > > Sure, I'll go through the menu and tell him what to order for my clan > > but, seriously?!? ! Why is this so freaking hard for them! > > > > > > > > No response necessary. Just wanted to rant. > > > > Thanks > > > > Amelia > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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