Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 What is your stand-by vegetarian dish for meat-eaters, when having them over for dinner or bringing a casserole to an ill friend? What I've done is stew meat in the crockpot (so I don't have to touch it), but I'd like to impress friends with vegetarian food Audrey S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Great ideas from Laura and Donna, thanks! My best friend was in a car accident on Monday and broke her shoulder (well, her humerus, but right at the shoulder, all the way through, she was miserable til they did surgery last night). She's on huge doses of pain killers (which she's allergic to and aren't doing her much good anyway) so she doesn't feel like eating. She's willing to try anything, but her husband doesn't think vegetables constitute a meal. He's a really nice guy and would eat it anyway, but I want to make something he'll eat, too. Veggie lasagna sounds great, but I have to experiment with that first. I make great baked macaroni and cheese, I think I'll do that. Laura, you're telling me -- I live in Kansas City, a steak and barbecue town if there ever was one! Audrey S. On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:13 PM, L.B. <elbee577 wrote: > I have had really good reception with a " barbecued mixed beans " > dish that i've made a couple of times...I don't know if a " sick " person > would want it, but I took it to a potluck where attendees were pretty much > meat-eating folks. I didn't tell anyone that the " ground beef " in the dish > was actually a combination of " Boca crumbles " and a reconstituted TVP > (I forget the brand name) packet of " sloppy joe mix " . > > The main part is a combination of cooked beans: chickpeas, navy beans > (like the kind found in conventional " pork and beans " , but mine was > home-made, without pork, of course)...and large lima beans (or " butter > beans " , kidney beans...Other beans can be added, as well, but those 4 are > the main essentials. Cook it all in a tangy sauce of (organic) ketchup, > molasses, honey or (I used maple syrup), maybe also a little brown sugar, a > pinch of mustard, chopped onion, and a little " liquid smoke " flavoring. Oh, > I forgot--I also added a little (I forgot how much, but only a small amount) > of vegan worchester sauce to it all. > > I made this HUGE, large Crock-Pot full of this recipe and it got > eaten up faster than I could believe! No one ever seemed to notice what was > or was not in it, other than the comments I got were about the " good > flavors " of the dish. DH only got a little spoon-ful, since he was at the > end of the line, and I don't remember if I got very much, either. > > THAT dish is one I would definitely make again and again for > different occasions. > > I also would probably offer (maybe a little better for a " sick " > person!--my macaroni and cheese, which I like a lot and it seems to have > good flavor--not made from a " mix " . > > To cook for people who are die-hard meat-eaters, who don' t want or > won't taste anything different, that would be harder. Twice-baked potatoes, > with lots of toppings, including cheese, sour cream, --several > possibilities...and, yes, even " fake " bacon-bits, although, personally, I > HATE them and will never touch them--I might try that for a food-offering > that has potential. > > Here in the Midwest, so many people seem to be hooked on the > meat-potatoes " diet " that fancy stuffed baked potatoes as a " main " dish > might not seem too far-fetched. > > Those are my thoughts on the subject. On second thought, Audrey, do > a vegetable lasagne and that would be SUPER! > > Peace! > --Laura B. (as you can tell by my rambling post, I like food WAY too > much! LOL!) > > > Posted by: " Audrey Snyder " AudeeBird <AudeeBird%40gmail.com>audreylynnsnyder > Thu Apr 2, 2009 8:53 am ((PDT)) > > > What is your stand-by vegetarian dish for meat-eaters, when having them > over > for dinner or bringing a casserole to an ill friend? What I've done is stew > meat in the crockpot (so I don't have to touch it), but I'd like to impress > friends with vegetarian food > > Audrey S. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Makes sense. Irene, what is your meat-eating friends' favorite dish that you make? Audrey S. On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 2:06 PM, <irene wrote: > I never cook meat for anyone. Why would anyone expect meat from a > vegetarian? Surely nobody would expect pork chops when they are > invited to eat with Jewish friends. > > Just make healthy, delicious food for everyone. What better way to > show your concern for their health? > > If dead animal flesh does get to be a topic of conversation, why not > point out, in these tough economic times, how much lower your food > bill is because you avoid the meat department. > > ~ irene, who just hosted a potluck meeting for omnivore friends -- > without a word said, they all brought non-meat food for the potluck. > > > > What is your stand-by vegetarian dish for meat-eaters, when having > > them over > > for dinner or bringing a casserole to an ill friend? What I've done > > is stew > > meat in the crockpot (so I don't have to touch it), but I'd like to > > impress > > friends with vegetarian food > > > > Audrey S. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 You can do a nice vegetable lasagna, a mac and cheese, bean burrito's, nacho's made with vegetarian refried beans, baked ziti, penne w/broccoli. In a message dated 4/2/2009 11:53:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, AudeeBird writes: What is your stand-by vegetarian dish for meat-eaters, when having them over for dinner or bringing a casserole to an ill friend? What I've done is stew meat in the crockpot (so I don't have to touch it), but I'd like to impress friends with vegetarian food Audrey S. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Can you post your recipe for spinach and mushroom lasagna? That sounds really good! I think I'm going to plan on baked macaroni and cheese, I've got a good recipe -- and my friend is on so much pain medication that she doesn't have much of an appetite, so maybe a good comfort food will help. I've got great ideas for recipes to work on, though. Most recipes don't seem to work the first time for me, so I have to allow myself time to play with them. Thanks! Audrey S. On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Jeanne B <treazured wrote: > There are four dishes I make which so far no meat eating friends/family > will turn down, but which many on this list won't eat because they contain > cheese. That said, my three suggestions for main dish casserole dishes are > enchilada bake (I've posted it before, and others have posted their > versions, so there are many to choose from), spinach and mushroom lasagna > (when I took this to a woman professor meeting from my college, it was > scraped clean), eggplant Parmesan and lasagna made like a regular lasagna, > but with eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. > > A favorite dish to take to the home of a person who has passed over is a > large baked macaroni and cheese. At times like that, comfort foods seem to > help assuage the pain. > > Hope this helps. Jeanne in GA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 You guys are awesome! I got lots of great ideas. I'm going to do baked macaroni and cheese tonight for my friends, because that's a dish I've made plenty of times and I know it turns out well. I'm also doing a fruit salad, whole wheat rolls, and frozen cheesecake for dessert (because I worked all weekend and I'm tired!) I've also got on my " to try " list -- lasagna (and I did find Jeanne's Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna recipe in the files, it sounds wonderful!); baked ziti, eggplant parmesan. On my " to work on " list -- stuff I've made before, but it's not perfect yet: veggie pot pie; cheese and spinach enchiladas. Thanks all the help, I love this list!!! Audrey S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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