I'll be honest and admit that one of my fears of becoming a vegetarian was that it would separate me from my friends. I mean, it is a huge life change and that naturally impacts your life. As I have written in a previous blog, people have proven to have passionate reactions to this new behavior of mine. So I thought I would put it all to the test.Now I love getting together with a group of friends and laughing and having great conversation. I enjoy having them in my home and entertaining. Mike and I had already planned to have some friends over for a game night long before I started this quest, so what better time to see if I could mesh my new veggie world with the ones I enjoy so much.
The dilemma for me was figuring out how I could make everyone comfortable, letting the meat eaters have their meat and the vegetarians (two of us) have none. I didn't want it to feel segregated, I wanted good food that everyone could enjoy. Mike and I brainstormed and the end result, I think, was very successful.
We wanted appetizers and a main dish. We made homemade bruschetta and Crab Rang
oon for appetizers, obviously the bruschetta was for me. For the main dish we decided it would be fun to have everyone make their own pizza. Mike and I made the dough for the crust beforehand and the sauce as well. We set out toppings like cheese, spinach, mushrooms, olives, pepperoni and let everyone make whatever kind of pizza they wanted. This way the veggie people could pile it on and the non-vegetarians had their choice of meat as well. They were delicious and a big hit with everyone :) No one felt segregated or out of place and it was awesome!
oon for appetizers, obviously the bruschetta was for me. For the main dish we decided it would be fun to have everyone make their own pizza. Mike and I made the dough for the crust beforehand and the sauce as well. We set out toppings like cheese, spinach, mushrooms, olives, pepperoni and let everyone make whatever kind of pizza they wanted. This way the veggie people could pile it on and the non-vegetarians had their choice of meat as well. They were delicious and a big hit with everyone :) No one felt segregated or out of place and it was awesome!
It was also so awesome that our guests brought appetizers of their own to share that were vegetarian and yummy. It meant a lot to me to know that they cared about my new quest and supported me as well. We had some tasty bean salsa and a dish of goat cheese and spinach with sun-dried tomatoes too. In the end I had nothing to worry about. We spent a wonderful evening with our friends, filled with laughter, good food and did I mention the amazing Martinis!
So it is possible to throw a dinner party even as a vegetarian and I proved it to myself! :) So to Carrol, Larry, Hillary, Lucas and Katy, Mike and I thank you for a wonderful evening and great friendship!! We can't wait to do it all again!
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