REC Vegetarian guest at Thanksgiving
>On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:55:39 -0500, zxcvbob >
>wrote:
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>>We are converging at MIL's house for T'giving this year. DD will be
>>traveling quite a ways and arriving at the last minute. (I suggested
>>that she go to *my* parents house instead, which is only 50 miles away
>>for her instead of 800+, and Wife nearly had a hissy fit. Anyway.) DD
>>has gone vegetarian but she still eats eggs and dairy.
>>
>>I will get there early enough to maybe have some influence over the
>>menu but I won't be running the show because I'm not the host. What
>>should I offer to make so DD can actually eat a festive meal and not
>>just an austere vegetable plate (with marshmallows)? I have some ideas,
>>
>>Plain roast sweet potatoes (in addition to the candied ones)
>>Stuffed acorn squash
>>Gravy made with veg. bouillon (there will probably be mashed potatoes)
>>Broccoli
>>
>>Deviled eggs and and assorted cheese and crackers plate
>>
>>Some kind of faux-meaty-ish mushroom thing? (no idea what I'm talking
>>about here)
>>
>>Maybe I can make some huitlacoche tamales at home and bring them along
>>to be reheated.
>>
>>Bob
Kasha
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