Every time we have a gathering, we always cook up some big, vegetarian meal to feed everyone.
The amount of times I've heard some variation of "this is amazing! I don't even miss the meat!" is very reassuring. It's our small way of nudging meat free diets on friends. I can't say it was our doing, but we have had a couple of friends commit to meat free diets since then
I'm a baker by trade and I can make the hell out of a pizza as well. For 10 or less, I make some pizza dough from scratch with our starter, and let people top them the way they want.
Enchiladas and potato tacos are easy.
Today, my wife and I are prepping 24 vegetarian pasties for a weekend long "vegetarian deer camp" weekend party we throw every year. We get to have all the drunk fun people have at deer camp, all the traditions, all the tomfoolery, no deer get hurt, and you just might learn something. Most people that come aren't vegetarian, but they are for that weekend. I count that as a win in my book
That sounds like a blast! And super delicious too, pasties and other hand pies are some of my favorite sorts of food but can be a little harder to come by where I'm at sometimes. What's in the filling for yours?
This is one of the virtues of impossible meat. I know it is problematic, but I have gotten several friends to eat a less meat heavy lifestyle after having some communal meals made with it.
Agreed. Sometimes I :grillman: and my friends wanna come over, and I'm adamant about not letting meat onto my grill. I've fed most of them impossible or other "burgers" and it always goes over well. There was one guy who is married to my co worker who bitched about it, knowing full well that was what we were serving. He's not allowed over anymore for many reasons, but it's largely because of his boorish attitude.
I've overwhelmingly had positive reception to only having vegetarian food at our events. If anyone even starts giving me guff, I just remind them that every time I go to a meat eaters cook out, I get told to "just eat the sides". At least my wife and I went out of our way to make a dank entree that doesn't exclude anyone. I'm not shoving tofu steaks with eggplant and sprout salad on the side. It's still good rib stickin' food.
Every time we have a gathering, we always cook up some big, vegetarian meal to feed everyone.
The amount of times I've heard some variation of "this is amazing! I don't even miss the meat!" is very reassuring. It's our small way of nudging meat free diets on friends. I can't say it was our doing, but we have had a couple of friends commit to meat free diets since then
Food can be a radicalization tool
I've been doing this with my extended family from time to time too. What sorts of things do you make that have gone over well?
Mexican food is always a hit.
I'm a baker by trade and I can make the hell out of a pizza as well. For 10 or less, I make some pizza dough from scratch with our starter, and let people top them the way they want.
Enchiladas and potato tacos are easy.
Today, my wife and I are prepping 24 vegetarian pasties for a weekend long "vegetarian deer camp" weekend party we throw every year. We get to have all the drunk fun people have at deer camp, all the traditions, all the tomfoolery, no deer get hurt, and you just might learn something. Most people that come aren't vegetarian, but they are for that weekend. I count that as a win in my book
That sounds like a blast! And super delicious too, pasties and other hand pies are some of my favorite sorts of food but can be a little harder to come by where I'm at sometimes. What's in the filling for yours?
Potatoes, onion, carrots, peas, rutabaga, broccoli, mushroom, mushroom gravy normally. We are making our own crust as well with vegetable shortening.
The event is in a couple of weeks, so we are freezing them. I can't wait to be [redacted] amount of beers in and scarfing one of those!
This is one of the virtues of impossible meat. I know it is problematic, but I have gotten several friends to eat a less meat heavy lifestyle after having some communal meals made with it.
Agreed. Sometimes I :grillman: and my friends wanna come over, and I'm adamant about not letting meat onto my grill. I've fed most of them impossible or other "burgers" and it always goes over well. There was one guy who is married to my co worker who bitched about it, knowing full well that was what we were serving. He's not allowed over anymore for many reasons, but it's largely because of his boorish attitude.
I've overwhelmingly had positive reception to only having vegetarian food at our events. If anyone even starts giving me guff, I just remind them that every time I go to a meat eaters cook out, I get told to "just eat the sides". At least my wife and I went out of our way to make a dank entree that doesn't exclude anyone. I'm not shoving tofu steaks with eggplant and sprout salad on the side. It's still good rib stickin' food.