Vegetarian Christmas Dinner

meanmarie

Meritaten...I always put some raisins orsultanas in with my red cabbage, think they bring a nice flavour to the dish

Marie

lostinrates

I love cloves, and used to always put them in my red cabbage, whole ones not ground. But found that the couple of cloves I dropped in have started to make my mouth numb......

Would ground cloves get round that I now wonder? They are drier, more desiccated product, so do they have less of the natural clove oil in them?

sweetilemon

A stuffed mushroom is also an idea, im having that for starter. Yum.

maman

Meritaten, I think you sound like the most lovely Nanna, going to so much trouble. I've got my DGD1 coming for Christmas too and have checked with her that I've got all the veggies she likes on the menu and the same for her mum (only not the same IYKWIM). It gives a warm feeling to please them.:)

VfM4meplse

I bet she'd be more than happy with her own pizza customised with her favourite toppings. Easy peasy.

Molly41

LameWolf wrote: »

A lot depends upon why the person doesn't eat meat; I have been made very sick, many years ago, after someone failed to warn me they'd cooked their potatoes in goose fat._pale_

I have no objection to people eating what they want, but don't serve me meat or fish products, because they make me ill, and please don't expect me to cook them, because the smell absolutely makes me heave.

Fwiw, OP, my Nut Loaf is basically thus:

Dice an onion, fry lightly in butter in a large saucepan.
Add a good tablespoon of flour and a good sploosh of milk (sorry, I don't measure it *thinks* probably about a quarter of a pint, roughly), cook over low heat, stirring, til you have a thickish paste.
Allow to cool.
Mix in two large eggs.
Mix in 7 oz wholemeal breadcrumbs, 13 oz mixed nuts (wuzzed in the food processor) - I use a mix of walnuts, almonds, brazils and cashews, but any nuts will do, whatever you have available, a good 2 oz strong cheese (I get cheese made with veggie rennet, again the "normal" stuff makes me ill), plus whatever herbs you like to flavour it with.
Mix it all really thoroughly, put the mix in a greased and lined 2 lb loaf tin, press it down well, and bake at 180 C for 40 mins.
Leave for a good 10 mins before you attempt to turn it out.

I always have this available as a standard meal - I slice and freeze it - you need to put a bit of greaseproof paper between the slices to freeze, though.;)

HTH.:o

Hoping you would post this LW as I have lost the recipe and it was yummy xx

Chris25

meanmarie wrote: »

Meritaten...I always put some raisins orsultanas in with my red cabbage, think they bring a nice flavour to the dish

Marie

or a tablespoon of mincemeat

pollypenny

I just enjoy the vegetables at Christmas . My treat is chestnuts with the sprouts.

Btw: I certainly do not tell others what to eat or have a holier than thou attitude about being vegetarian. My reason is revulsion, not ethics, although meat production is wasteful.

LameWolf

pollypenny wrote: »

I just enjoy the vegetables at Christmas . My treat is chestnuts with the sprouts.

Btw: I certainly do not tell others what to eat or have a holier than thou attitude about being vegetarian. My reason is revulsion, not ethics, although meat production is wasteful.

We're a host family for a dog-sitting service, and recently I had a dog to stay for a weekend who brought mince with her to have for her dinners (they bring all their own supplies, toys, bed, food etc). Anyways, it needed cooking for her, and I had to get Mr LW to do it, because I just couldn't.:eek: Had to open the kitchen window to get rid of the smell, too!:D It's the first time I've had that situation in four years of having canine guests!:o

Meritaten your "Nanna's Special Gravy" sounds wonderful; I think I might have a wee try at that myself.;)

FTB-FTW

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I bet she'd be more than happy with her own pizza customised with her favourite toppings. Easy peasy.

Really? How would you like to be given a pizza on Christmas day!? Doesn't exactly work with the trimmings, does it.

I'd have bee as unhappy with that as a (veggie) 10-year-old as I would be now!