"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
.. .
> On 03/11/2010 3:03 PM, aem wrote:
>> On Nov 3, 8:55 am, > wrote:
>>> We are converging at MIL's house for T'giving this year. .... 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.
>>
>> You should be asking your question and collaborating with MIL. You
>> and the group here have no idea yet what she may want or not want to
>> do. Taking unasked-for food to someone else's dinner is always
>> chancy.
>
>
> Just thinking about my poor whipped brother. I don't have a lot to do with
> him these days because I am fed up listening to him whining about how no
> one ever lets him do things his way around his family. His DiL is a
> vegetarian so their son had to become vegetarian too. The sone and SiL
> come down every holiday long weekend, so his wife goes out and stocks the
> fridge with vegetarian pseudofoods like veggie dogs and veggie burgers. He
> whined to my son about how miserable this past Thanksgiving was. He was
> served some sort of tofurkey. Of course there was no gravy. As a major
> concession to him, his wife bought some sliced turkey at the deli.
>
GAK!
>
> AFAIA vegetarians have little business attending a Thanksgiving dinner and
> expecting special vegetarian dishes. It's Thanksgiving for gawdsake.
> Turkey!!! gravy, stuffing.. It's a carnivorous feast. There are lots of
> other holidays where vegetarian foods would be quite appropriate, but for
> Thanksgiving they can have turkey, or they can stick to the vegetable side
> dishes.
>
You're starting to sound like me, Dave I personally don't care for
turkey but if someone makes it for me I'm not going to bitch about it. I
could always just eat the side dishes. Personally, I plan to make a
standing rib roast for Thanksgiving (which helps Bob not one whit). I agree
guests shouldn't complain about the food. They're lucky to have been
invited and lucky Bob cares. They should simply eat the crudites and sides
without complaint. IMHO.

Jill