On Nov 3, 9:55*am, zxcvbob > wrote:
> 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.
>

A friend of ours serves up a tofurkey alongside the turkey -- very
nasty tasting.

Where we have Christmas dinner, the host makes a vegetarian lasagna
along with the main meat dish -- tasty, hearty, and delicious. All the
omnivores take some as well.