A very Veggie Christmas

And a Happy New year!!

I haven't updated in a while, and this post will be reasonably short. Having a veggie Christmas/Hannukah/ Kwanzaa or whatever you celebrate is relatively easy if you keep a few things handy.

1. Your Grandmother
Or the head cook. Make sure you notify them that you are a vegetarian. This is especially important! My grandmother puts chicken in the dressing, bacon in the green beans and ham in the spinach! I had to get her to separate a little of each dish for me just so that I could put in my chicken strip substitute or cook it without.

2. Meat Substitutes
Christmas dinner is especially hard for a brand new vegetarian when they are sitting across from the Christmas turkey, two small chickens and a half of a pig. A measly cake of badly cooked tofu pales in comparison. So, go to your local grocery and grab a hold of meat-like products! They are sold just about everywhere, in all sorts of forms, from the ever popular Boca Burger, to seasoned Chicken Strips. These soy-based products can be tossed into practically any dish, and taste wonderful!

3. Resolve
Turkey smells ten times as tasty when you know you can't have it, and your family is doing their darndest to make you miss it. Resolve yourself to not eat the meat, and try concentrating on other things while you eat, like pie. Pie is good.

Well, have a happy holiday!!!