I have a Vegan coming for Dinner?

Question

In my family - we cannot eat enough meat and Dairy products..

But now we have a Vegan coming for dinner -- not vegetarien (as if thats not bad enough) -- but vegan.

What the h**l should I cook? Its not like our family can get full and be satisfied from a bowl of salad - Thats like a Side Dish or somthing

I need a full course meal that tastes good but is good for Vegans too -- I do not wana go buy a Tofu Turkey and bake that -- just regular House Hold things

Answer 1

veggie fajitas

Ingredients

- 1 pack of tortillas

- 1 red, 1 green, and 1 yellow pepper

- 2-3 cooking onions

- store bought teriyaki sauce

- sour cream

- lettace

- salsa

- cheese

1. First I cut the peppers into strips and the onions into rings.

2. Melt a little margerine in a large wok or frying pan.

3. Toss in the onions and fry until half cooked (about 3-5 minutes)

4. Add the peppers and continue to cook until desired crunchiness (my husband likes the veggies limp, but i prefer the peppers to still be a little crunchy)

5. Add about 1/3 of a bottle of teriyaki sauce. You have to make sure to buy a thick teriyaki sauce (a lot of the thin ones are really salty - mostly soy sauce) Stir it in over the heat.

6. Put together your fahitas. I like to serve the toppings in a buffet style so people can take what they want. I have shredded lettace, cheese, salsa, sour cream and sometimes diced tomato.

p.s. my problem is i always try to pack too much into the tortilla :-)

i hope you like them!

Answer 2

soybean or veggie burgers there actually not that bad...

Answer 3

That depends on your guest.. Most vegans make their dietary choice for personal reasons and are not out to change the world one carnivorous family at a time. My point being that if you cook a normal meal with 2-4 sides the odds are that your guest will find plenty of things available to eat out of that menu . Keep in mind that the meat dish need to be separate from the rest ( so beef stew is probably not a good Idea).

  Good luck

Answer 4

A vegetable ragu or marinara, served over pasta.  You can have a separate dish of meatballs in sauce for everyone else.  Serve with garlic bread and salad.  As most desserts are meatless, you have many options there.

Answer 5

My sympathies, but it's only one meal, and obviously someone invited the vegan.

Bread ... French and italian, maybe sourdough is just flour, salt and yeast. Read labels!

Salad ...  no problem, just watch the labels on the dressings.

Soup  ...  carrot and ginger soup, vegetable soup, etc.

Main dish ... carrots, potatos and onions baked with rosemary (basic method is to chop onions into 1-inch chunks, mix them with baby carrots and red potatos that are also chunked, add one heck of a lot of rosemary and garlic and a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, then bake for about an hour. It's delicious.)

Other options are pasta with tomato-basil sauce and shiitake mushrooms. Soak the mushroomsin some red wine and add a bit of wine to the sauce.

Dessert ... pie works, as does fresh fruit.

Answer 6

Order veg dishes  from restaurants .Simple as that No need to cook .

Answer 7

Chili and corn bread is pretty good, and can be made vegan.  You might not want to make a whole batch of vegan chili, so a can of Hormel vegetarian chili should be fine.  You can find recipes for vegan cornbread made with soymilk, but I would look for a mix at the grocery store that just needs water added.

Answer 8

Contrary to popular belief we vegans eat more than just salads and processed faux meats.

If you want to bake "regular household things" I suggest you pick a few meals that you would usually eat and search the internet for veganised versions.

I suggest you check out this site as well. It is designed with those new to veganism in mind and so has very simple recipes using everyday ingredients.

http://www.simpleveganrecipes.co.uk/

Also try to avoid processed foods as these often contain 'hidden' animal ingredients.

Good luck and on behalf of your visiting vegan, thanks for taking the time to research their diet!!

Answer 9

I would ask the person what fits within what they eat - what they like.

Be honest with the person and tell them you have no thought as what to fix.

Better to be safe than to fix something that you 'think' will be ok - but that they actually will not eat.

Answer 10

I get a little cranky when someone thinks I should just have a salad--no, I do NOT want a bowl of iceberg lettuce with a few wimpy vegetables, thank you very much.  Your average vegan can't get full from a bowl of salad either.

Stir fry always works, but just make sure the sauce you use doesn't have any fish ingredients.  If you're not comfortable cooking with tofu, you can cut up some tempeh (an Indonesian food made of fermented soybeans.  It has a nutty chewy texture).  Both Lightlife and Morningstar Farms have vegan meal starter strips you can toss in to the stir-fry.

Yves has a vegan taco "meat" that you can just heat up in a skillet.  Then you can chop all sorts of raw veggies, get some taco shells or tortillas (check the ingredients of both!) and do a taco night.

Check out www.vegweb.com for recipes.  You might find a few simple ideas there.

And ask your guest to provide you with ideas.  Maybe s/he has some recipes, tips and/or tricks to cooking a great vegan meal.

Answer 11

Stir fry over rice.  Use broccoli, onion, peppers, green beans, water chestnuts.  Surely you have had vegetable stir fry before.