Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 First off, I assume that you are sure your friend is lacto-ovo, and not vegan? I would ensure there are some nice fruit and veggie plates, a big green salad, and perhaps a bean dish? Bean salad? Pam On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Laura B <buzebowlx wrote: > Hi, everyone. I'm a new member here. What does everyone eat for Easter? My > " veggie " friend is invited to my parents' home in a few weeks. I told my Mom > he won't eat the ham, but maybe the eggs and cheese. > > I would like to make something and hope to ask him what his preferences are. > I celebrate Easter a week later this time, Orthodox Easter, 19APR09. It's > like eating brunch after the blessing of the food in church, before noon. > There's usually cold items which can include eggs and cheese for the veggie > eaters, in this case. I haven't eaten formal meals for Easter most of my > life. > > Thanks for your help! LauraB, Canada. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Good ideas from Pam here I think I would add that as vegetarians or vegans we often have to break away from so-called traditional holiday foods, unless we're fans of tofurkey at Thanksgiving etc., of course. Yes, do please make sure that it's not 'maybe eggs and cheese' but definitely ovo-lacto rather than lacto or ovo or actually vegan. Also, although I hesitate to suggest this, some people call themselves vegetarian even though they actually eat, er, well fish and other seafood (vegetarians actually do NOT, but there is often confusion about this matter, depending on the culture). If that's the case, then your task is simplified *shrug* Otherwise, be careful to check what your new friend will eat and will not eat to avoid, for one thing, disappointment and perhaps semi-fasting for the friend and/or frustration on behalf of his hosts Okay? And perhaps other members will have traditional recipes which they have converted to vegetarian and/or vegan. That'd be a big help too, guys! Can't help myself - am vegan and used to be vegetarian, but don't 'do' religious feasts of any kind. Good luck!!! Best, Pat --- http://www.vegandonelight.com/spice http://beanvegan.blogspot.com http://river-rambles.blogspot.com " As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. " Mahatma Gandhi. ________________________________ pdw <pdworkman Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:27:55 PM Re: Easter Season First off, I assume that you are sure your friend is lacto-ovo, and not vegan? I would ensure there are some nice fruit and veggie plates, a big green salad, and perhaps a bean dish? Bean salad? Pam On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Laura B <buzebowlx wrote: > Hi, everyone. I'm a new member here. What does everyone eat for Easter? My > " veggie " friend is invited to my parents' home in a few weeks. I told my Mom > he won't eat the ham, but maybe the eggs and cheese. > > I would like to make something and hope to ask him what his preferences are. > I celebrate Easter a week later this time, Orthodox Easter, 19APR09. It's > like eating brunch after the blessing of the food in church, before noon. > There's usually cold items which can include eggs and cheese for the veggie > eaters, in this case. I haven't eaten formal meals for Easter most of my > life. > > Thanks for your help! LauraB, Canada. > > --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 He is vegetarian, not vegan, right? What else do you usually have? I'm just trying to get an idea of the type of meal this is. When you say brunch, I'm assuming breakfast foods. If he's vegetarian, the eggs are fine as long as they aren't cooked in grease from meat, like bacon grease. Let us know what other foods are usually served and we can help you better.. Peggy --- On Wed, 4/1/09, Laura B <buzebowlx wrote: Laura B <buzebowlx Easter Season Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 1:41 PM Hi, everyone. I'm a new member here. What does everyone eat for Easter? My " veggie " friend is invited to my parents' home in a few weeks. I told my Mom he won't eat the ham, but maybe the eggs and cheese. I would like to make something and hope to ask him what his preferences are.. I celebrate Easter a week later this time, Orthodox Easter, 19APR09. It's like eating brunch after the blessing of the food in church, before noon. There's usually cold items which can include eggs and cheese for the veggie eaters, in this case. I haven't eaten formal meals for Easter most of my life. Thanks for your help! LauraB, Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 EDITED BY MODERATOR. Please let's not give menus for non-veg foods (or discussion of such foods) on this group, okay? It's upsetting to many (which is hard to understand, perhaps, if you're new to the vegetarian lifestyle). Thanks Message with non-vegetarian items of the menu deleted follows next: ---- Hi, Peggy. Well, I'm not a vegetarian, but willing to try new things. Usually there is cold [non-vegetarian items] boiled eggs, cheese slices, Easter bread (egg bread), etc. I was thinking of making a salad and have to see what I can use. LauraB. , Peggy Lewis <lwspeggy344 wrote: > > He is vegetarian, not vegan, right? What else do you usually have? I'm just trying to get an idea of the type of meal this is. When you say brunch, I'm assuming breakfast foods. If he's vegetarian, the eggs are fine as long as they aren't cooked in grease from meat, like bacon grease. Let us know what other foods are usually served and we can help you better.. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sorry, I was just warning her what to stay away from. If you don't know where hidden meat products are, how can you avoid them? Peggy --- On Wed, 4/1/09, Laura B <buzebowlx wrote: Laura B <buzebowlx Re: Easter Season Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 11:01 PM EDITED BY MODERATOR. Please let's not give menus for non-veg foods (or discussion of such foods) on this group, okay? It's upsetting to many (which is hard to understand, perhaps, if you're new to the vegetarian lifestyle). Thanks Message with non-vegetarian items of the menu deleted follows next: ---- Hi, Peggy. Well, I'm not a vegetarian, but willing to try new things. Usually there is cold [non-vegetarian items] boiled eggs, cheese slices, Easter bread (egg bread), etc. I was thinking of making a salad and have to see what I can use. LauraB. , Peggy Lewis <lwspeggy344@ ...> wrote: > > He is vegetarian, not vegan, right? What else do you usually have? I'm just trying to get an idea of the type of meal this is. When you say brunch, I'm assuming breakfast foods. If he's vegetarian, the eggs are fine as long as they aren't cooked in grease from meat, like bacon grease. Let us know what other foods are usually served and we can help you better.. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 > Sorry, I was just warning her what to stay away from. If you don't know where hidden meat products are, how can you avoid them? No problem with the warning about bacon grease for cooking eggs - a wise warning indeed that many newbies don't think about when eating at others' homes! Likewise, I like to warn new vegetarians about gelatin being in some yoghurt, for example (and gelatin is from dead animals), and rennet (from a dead animal's stomach) in many cheeses; new vegans should watch out for casein and/or whey in many apparently vegan products (including vegetarian cheese but not vegan cheese), both byproducts of the cheese-making process and therefore of dairy origin. There are others, of course Thanks for caring enough to write in about this! We hope to hear from you often Best, Pat (Co-owner with Cindi) --- http://www.vegandonelight.com/spice http://beanvegan.blogspot.com http://river-rambles.blogspot.com " As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. " Mahatma Gandhi. ________________________________ Peggy Lewis <lwspeggy344 Thursday, April 2, 2009 10:11:10 AM Re: Re: Easter Season Sorry, I was just warning her what to stay away from. If you don't know where hidden meat products are, how can you avoid them? Peggy --- On Wed, 4/1/09, Laura B <buzebowlx wrote: Laura B <buzebowlx Re: Easter Season Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 11:01 PM EDITED BY MODERATOR. Please let's not give menus for non-veg foods (or discussion of such foods) on this group, okay? It's upsetting to many (which is hard to understand, perhaps, if you're new to the vegetarian lifestyle). Thanks Message with non-vegetarian items of the menu deleted follows next: ---- Hi, Peggy. Well, I'm not a vegetarian, but willing to try new things. Usually there is cold [non-vegetarian items] boiled eggs, cheese slices, Easter bread (egg bread), etc. I was thinking of making a salad and have to see what I can use. LauraB. , Peggy Lewis <lwspeggy344@ ...> wrote: > > He is vegetarian, not vegan, right? What else do you usually have? I'm just trying to get an idea of the type of meal this is. When you say brunch, I'm assuming breakfast foods. If he's vegetarian, the eggs are fine as long as they aren't cooked in grease from meat, like bacon grease. Let us know what other foods are usually served and we can help you better.. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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