Vegetarian Christmas Dinner

[paoloh]

We are having in laws at ours for Christmas this year and the MiL is a Veggie.

Don't want to do Nut Cutlet etc etc

What are my options guys?

[RichB]

No turkey but all the trimmings.

[paoloh]

RichB said:

No turkey but all the trimmings.

Gee, thanks for that

[Pothole]

Why not ask her?

[Cotty]

Does she eat fish? Obviously the tatties done in goose fat is out of the question.

[Mobile Chicane]

M&S do various 'nut roast' type of things which aren't too bad.

Add some cauliflower cheese, vegetarian stuffing balls etc and I'm sure all will be fine.

Cous cous, sultanas, toasted pine nuts, thyme and caramelised onion with a waft of cinnamon make good stuffing balls with an egg to bind.

Roll these in breadcrumbs / grated parmesan before roasting.

[Pothole]

Pothole said:

Why not ask her?

[Mobile Chicane]

Pothole said:

Pothole said:

Why not ask her?

Well, that too.

Vegetablearians are a pain in the arse at Christmas, however they can get what they're given and be thankful for it.

Worked for me!

[Pothole]

my next point was going to be; when she tells you, tell her to bring it with her.

[H_Kan]

If you've invited her then make an effort imo. I would rather not receive an invite then be told to bring my own food, thats rude imo and not in keeping with being a good host.

Veggie glamorgan sausages work well. Easy enough to do some spuds sans goose fat and onion gravy using a ready made gravy base. Could also use quorn sausages and bacon to do pigs in blankets.

The link below is for stockists of a product called Tofurky which seems to have decent reviews. Not sure where in Sussex you are, but there is a stockist in Brighton.

http://www.tofurky.com/purchasing/purchasing_INTL_...

[sherman]

How about a goats cheese and roasted veg tart.

[Pothole]

H_Kan said:

If you've invited her then make an effort imo. I would rather not receive an invite then be told to bring my own food, thats rude imo and not in keeping with being a good host.
http://www.tofurky.com/purchasing/purchasing_INTL_...

Isn't it rude to dictate what you'll have and expect a host to cook you a completely different meal from everyone else?

[Captain Cadillac]

Pothole said:

Isn't it rude to dictate what you'll have and expect a host to cook you a completely different meal from everyone else?

Why yes, yes it is

[H_Kan]

Pothole said:

H_Kan said:

If you've invited her then make an effort imo. I would rather not receive an invite then be told to bring my own food, thats rude imo and not in keeping with being a good host.
http://www.tofurky.com/purchasing/purchasing_INTL_...

Isn't it rude to dictate what you'll have and expect a host to cook you a completely different meal from everyone else?

Would it be the same if the person in question had a wheat allergy etc?

It is simple imo, don't invite somebody around if you know they are vegetarian unless you are willing to cater for them. It's not like she's demanding that he makes a certain dish or created a totally different array of dishes for her. She subscribes to what is a fairly widespread and well known dietary/ lifestyle choice.

My family and I are vegetarian, so if for some reason somebody was unable to eat anything other then meat, then we'd not invite that person around as it would clearly be rude to say bring your own food and eat it outside as well! In such cases, choosing a mixed restaurant is a much better solution. Having said that, we would obviously cater to other needs which don't conflict with our beliefs such as if people are vegan/ have allergies/ dislike certain ingredients or foods.

People have different likes and dislikes, I respect that and where possible will cater to. If I cannot or am not willing to cater to this, then I wouldn't invite them to begin with. Which is what I said right from the off- he didn't have to invite her, but now he has, he should make the effort.

Edited by H_Kan on Sunday 5th December 12:16

[jas xjr]

there is something my mrs has at our local italian , it is fried mozzarella. crispy on the outside and liquid in the middle. i quite like it too so its not all bad. needs to be quite a chunky piece as if it is too thin it is crispy without being liquid in the middle

[H_Kan]

calibrax said:

H_Kan said:

It is simple imo, don't invite somebody around if you know they are vegetarian unless you are willing to cater for them.

So, if I was invited to your house for Xmas, would you, as a vegetarian, be happy to cook me a meat dish? as I'm not a vegetarian...

My family and I don't eat meat, or cook with it nor is it in the house. Therefore no I wouldn't cook a meat dish. If you were not ABLE to eat anything other then a meat dish and this was not negotiable then I wouldn't invite you or would suggest we go out.

Many people over the years have accepted invites knowing they'd be getting vegetarian food and have been bowled over by my mums tasty indian dishes.

I appreciate I'm fussy and may well lose myself invites to some things as a result, so be it, it's what I'd prefer. I'm not going to cook something I have a moral objection to. My family will however welcome guests warmly and try to create a menu they'll enjoy, repeat visits to our house by guests over the years suggests that this isn't a bad formula.

[CatherineJ]

I'm not being funny but you just can't have a veggie haggis. I mean you can't have veggie roast beef.

It's just No!

[BeeRoad]

H_Kan said:

calibrax said:

H_Kan said:

It is simple imo, don't invite somebody around if you know they are vegetarian unless you are willing to cater for them.

So, if I was invited to your house for Xmas, would you, as a vegetarian, be happy to cook me a meat dish? as I'm not a vegetarian...

My family and I don't eat meat, or cook with it nor is it in the house. Therefore no I wouldn't cook a meat dish. If you were not ABLE to eat anything other then a meat dish and this was not negotiable then I wouldn't invite you or would suggest we go out.

Many people over the years have accepted invites knowing they'd be getting vegetarian food and have been bowled over by my mums tasty indian dishes.

I appreciate I'm fussy and may well lose myself invites to some things as a result, so be it, it's what I'd prefer. I'm not going to cook something I have a moral objection to. My family will however welcome guests warmly and try to create a menu they'll enjoy, repeat visits to our house by guests over the years suggests that this isn't a bad formula.

Typical vegetablist hypocrisy there - don't invite us over unless you're willing to cater specially for us, but if we invite you, you've got to lump it.

[Gaffer]

I normally have a giant yorkshire pud, filled with the veg & tatoes and red onion gravy.

Its ace

Claire

[H_Kan]

BeeRoad said:

Typical vegetablist hypocrisy there - don't invite us over unless you're willing to cater specially for us, but if we invite you, you've got to lump it.

BeeRoad, don't deliberately be a cretin, the term is vegetarian, as I'm sure you well know.

It's not hypocrisy, don't invite me to dinner unless you're going to provide me something to eat seems fairly reasonable. If I invite you then the food will be tasty, if your mind is closed to the notion that vegetarian food can be tasty or you've only eaten mediocre vegetarian food before then I can't help that.

As I've said before, guests at our house receive a warm welcome and tend to go away stuffed and satisfied. However, your use of the term 'lump it' would suggest you're too narrow minded to give it a chance in the first place.

Gaffer, I like the sound of your idea!