Vegetarian Party????

Question

I am a vegetarian, so for my party I want to have vegetarian food, but my family will get mad at me. What so you think I should do. Serve all vegetarian food or not?

Answer 1

Check out here http://indian-veg-food.blogspot.com for some veg dishes  

Answer 2

Oh stop... why would your family get mad.  You don't have to have meat to have good food.  Make a spinich lasagna, salads, bean salads, mac. salad, potato salad.  Chili, pasta and sauce, vegetable lasagna, veggies & dip.  Pizza... the topping choices are endless!!! There are a million great appetizers and main courses you can serve that everyone can enjoy.  Don't call it a "vegetarian party".  It's just a party.  You just don't happen to be serving meat.  My daughter is a vegetarian, and I have friends who are vegetarians, I can always accommodate them, but I would NEVER expect them to cook meat for me.  I can eat a meal without meat... so can your family.

Answer 3

I belong to a dog club that frequently has potlucks. One member is a vegetarian, and she always brings along a veg dish. It's on the buffet table with everything else, and people can choose what they like.

When you have a broad group, serve a broad spectrum of foods.

Answer 4

Why on earth would they get mad at you? Just serve vegan food, but real good vegan food. Who can get mad at eating good food that contains  no cholesterol and horrible animal products? Go to vegweb.com and look for recipes.

Great meal ideas that pleases both the vegan and non vegan are:

Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1/2c flour

    1/2c nutritional yeast

    1 teaspoon salt

    1 teaspoon garlic powder

    2 cup water

    1 teaspoon mustard

    4 tablespoon margarine

    10 tortillas

    2 small cans enchilada sauce

    3 cans beans (white kidney, pinto, black), drained

    2 medium onions, chopped

    1 can olives, chopped

    1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 1/2 cup salsa (optional)

Directions:

In medium-large saucepan, combine flour, nutritional yeast, salt and garlic powder.  Add water and mix thoroughly.  Heat on medium heat until bubbling and thick.  Remove from heat and add mustard and margarine.  Set aside 1/2 cup of cheese sauce in separate container.  Add onion, beans, olives, cilantro and salsa to sauce. Mix it up.

Pour a 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.  Place a tortilla in pan and cover in enchilada sauce.  Spoon in filling.  Roll and push to one end of pan.  Continue until all tortillas filled.  Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce on top and then spread reserved cheese sauce on as last step.  Bake at 350 until brown, 30-45 minutes.

Serves: 6, Preparation time: 45 m

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5980.0

Barbecued Seitan Ribz with mashed potatoes or potato salad, ratatouille, mac and cheese, and biscuits. - http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2007/05/bar...

Veggie Pot Pie

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1 frozen pie shell, or fresh dough if you have time

    2-3 cups veggie broth

    1-2 potatoes

    3 medium carrots

    a variety of veggies such as green beans, zuchinni, mushrooms, or just about anything.

    1 package frozen spinach

    vegan grated or sliced cheddar to cover pan in two layers

    lots of good spices: garlic,

    cumin, tarragon makes it savory, whatever you like.

Directions:

Thaw pie she'll and try real hard to take one 1/2 out of the tin w/o it breaking into a million pieces. If you manage, you are a god(dess).  Meanwhile, cook chopped veggies (NOT spinach, just keep it till later).  Cook in micro or oven till about 3/4 cooked.  To make sauce, heat broth in large kettle, add spices, and lower heat.  Add slowly either cornstarch or flour (I use flour), till slightly thickened.  You can add dairy free milk and use veggie buillon cubes.  Add to this cooked veggies and coat them w/sauce.

Meanwhile, layer 1/2 cheese on bottom of lower crust.  Spoon in veggies and sauce, then add spinach on top.  add rest of cheese on top of that, and close it up as best as you can w/ the torn top shell. at least mine always tears. bake at 400 for about 45 min, till crust is brown and delicious cheese and juice oozes out.

Serves: 3-4, Preparation time: Less than 1 hour

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6863.0

The Un-Meat Loaf

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1 cup cooked brown rice

    1 cup wheat germ

    1 cup instant oats or oat bran (uncooked)

    1/2 cup walnuts, chopped fine

    1 cup mushrooms, chopped fine

    1 medium onion, chopped fine

    1/2 bell pepper, chopped fine

    1 medium carrot, shredded fine

    1 teaspoon dried thyme, marjoram or sage

    2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely minced

    2 tablespoons soy sauce

    2 tablespoons prepared mustard

    ketchup

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and mix for 2 minutes with a wooden spoon.  Pack in to a 4 x 8 loaf pan sprayed with Pam and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until lightly browned.  You may wish to top the loaf with ketchup after about 40 minutes, then continue baking the final 20 minutes.  Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

NOTE:  The vegetables should be chopped as finely as possible.  If you have a food processor this would be a great time to use it.  Put each vegetable and the nuts in one at a time, pulse until finely ground. Then dump in to a big bowl with all other ingredients for final mixing.

This recipe freezes well too!  Just wrap in foil and then in a freezer bag.  To reheat either slice and warm in the microwave or reheat covered in a 350 oven for 20-30 minutes.

Serves: 8, Preparation time: 1:10

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=7614.0

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    about 1 pound of seitan, (I use Beef Minit Meat) prepared & cut into strips

    1 large onion, diced

    6 cloves of fresh garlic, minced

    2 cups of Imagine Brand Cream of Mushroom Soup

    2 tablespoon Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream

    2 cups of sliced white mushrooms

    1 teaspoon sea salt

    1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

    black pepper to taste

    cooked pasta of your liking

Directions:

This stroganoff tastes exactly like the dish my dad used to make when I was a kid.  Since becoming vegan, I never thought I would have it again.  Delicious!!

Prepare your Seitan and cut into strips.  In a large frying pan heat up your olive oil on medium heat.  The heat is very important, because you want to brown the onions.  You don’t want them undercooked or overcooked, just a nice brown color.  Add 1 large white onion, diced.  Add 5-6 cloves of fresh garlic diced fine.  Sautee mixture until onions are browned.

Add your mushrooms.  At my house, we use a BUNCH of mushrooms. (about 2 cups) and saute them until soft on low heat.  Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt, ½ teaspoon of garlic salt, and some black pepper.

When mushrooms are soft, add in your Imagine brand Cream of mushroom soup.  Add 2 dollops of sour cream to the pan and mix well until creamy.  Then add in your prepared seitan strips.  Cook on low 15-20 minutes so that the seitan can soak up all the delicious gravy.

Serve over pasta, or add your pasta to the pan & mix.  This will be the BEST vegan stroganoff you have EVER had!!  I usually pair this meal with a yummy garden salad.

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=7707.0

Answer 5

that's easy - serve bueffet style & serve both & let evry one choose for themselves.  example:  beans, rice,  torts, salsa, chips, guacamole, and here you can include a seprate table for fleash, seprate only to prevent cross useage of serving utensils  

OR

example 2:  veggie stir fry, marinated teriyaki  tofu, rice, black mushrooms n' broccli, glass noodles, miso soup ( veggie kind), seaweed salad, and again you could have another table with Aisan style flesh entrees.

relax it's not so hard, you do not want to alienate anyone - especially when you need their support.  and by agreeing to a comprimise ( chicken or fish - better for everyone's heart health) it shows your maturity & compassion.  bye the way Happy Birthday & good job caring about everyone.  :)  a veggie Mom

Answer 6

It's one meal at one party on one day of their lives.  Nobody's gonna die or starve without meat for one meal.  And if they're gonne be grumpy about it, ask them to please stay home.

I hosted a party for 30-ish girlfriends, and I served all vegan food... cupcakes, blondie bars, fruit & dip, vegetables & dip, hummus & pita bread, chili, cornbread, chips & salsa, and a spinach-artichoke dip.  Every last bit of it was devoured, my guests raved about the food, and nobody had the slightest clue it was vegan.

If it's YOUR shindig (you're planning it, catering it, and footing the bill) then serve vegetarian food.  Vegetarian food is normal, satisfying, delicious food.  I'm sure your guests will enjoy it.

Best of luck!

Answer 7

i say make it all veggie :)

because many veg*ns are the way they are because they don't want to support the meat industry.  buying meats and stuff would be supporting that industry...so depends on how strict you are with veg*nism i guess :)

Answer 8

The food doesn't have to be all one type.

I would think going the path of trying to make all that come comfortable and have something for everyone that fits within their dietary choices.

The last thing should be for the choice of food to be a point of contention since it really is so easy to see that there is something for everyone.

Answer 9

s***w them! Its your party! just kidding. if you r uncomfortable w/ it try serving fake meat.

Answer 10

Turn it into a pot luck.  Your family can bring the non vegetarian food and you can make all the veg food.  Its a great compromise.  I always have to bring the veggie burgers when I go to a party.  

Answer 11

It's your party..serve what you want.  I entertain a lot and serve only vegetarian food and nobody is the wiser.  For my daughters party, I made Baked Ziti (with rennet free cheeses), salad and garlic bread for dinner and it was gone in 5 minutes.  When I had a mardi gras party last winter, I made vegetarian dirty rice, squash casserole and salad and everyone loved it.

Answer 12

Prepare fake meat

And all that jazz

My sister got me some fake nuggets

so i don't die

aha :]

Answer 13

Have vegetarian and meat-eater food served. SO everyone will be happy!