Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:29 am Post subject: News
The reason for my "busyness!"
As most of you know I've been working at the local vegetarian cafe where Greenlady was manager until recently. She has been given the opportunity to run her own cafe at a local therapy centre that has a good client base and a kitchen already in place. We know the people who run the centre and they are thrilled she is taking it on, they have neither the time nor expertise to develop this side of the business. She can run this in conjunction with her herbal practice.
Official take over is at the centre's open day on the 29th of November so we are sorting out a cafe menu amongst other things. There will be gluten free, wheat free and vegan options. We already cook like this at home so have lots of recipes already in place.
We have already had an enquiry from a group of vegans who would like a Christmas dinner some time in December so this is something else we are looking at.
I know vegetarianism isn't everyone's cup of tea but of the people who attend the centre for therapy are quite excited about this venture and the food will be "hearty" enough to suit most tastes.
Can I ask the meat eaters on the forum, if you were taking veggie friends out for a meal what kind of vegetarian meal would satisfy your taste buds?
Approachinhg it from the other side... when i cook for carnivore friends/family they like things like pasta, curries, quiche, soup, pies, some veggie burgers, frittata. I think generally things where you don't really notice the absence of meat.
Less popular things are lentil/nut roast (although we love them), meals such as potato, veg and the "meat" alternative. _________________ Aqui, T and Baby Jack!
This sounds fun and exciting, well done. You are all so industrious.
Being a meat eater, I personally am game to try most things, I love lentils, pasta, quorn. I'm not keen on Tofu, polenta.
K went to a 21st party the other night and it was in a veggie restaurant and she said the menu was very scary! As it had very little anybody understood? I will find out what was on it to give you a clue. _________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
They went here http://www.demuths.co.uk/ and if you click on the menu links you can see what they do, they also have a Crimbo menu, apparently they had alot of gluten and wheatfree options. What K and her friends said (most being meat eaters) they where not inspired cos they didn't understand what was being offered. But that the food turned out to be quite nice altho the service was abismal!
Hope this helps
For everyone else they have some recipies on this website you may like to try! _________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
That all sounds very exciting Kathy - well done all of you
I had the most delicious vegetable tart tatin the other day - roast onion/courgette/aubergine in the tart and a warm salad with new potatoes and sunblush tomatoes - it was the loveliest thing I've eaten for a long time. _________________ When I married Mr. Right, I didn't realise his first name was Always ...
Much as I love tucking into a nice bit of meat there are times when something veggie hits the spot very well.
You can't beat a really well cooked jacket potato with leeks and herby cheese or a big bowl of tasty soup and garlic bread! Not very exciting but sometimes the simple things are the best.
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