On a plant-based diet and entertaining

A question that I get frequently is: what do you eat when you have others over for dinner?

There is no one answer, because it depends! 

Here is my Father's Day dinner. My husband is an omnivore who LOVES pizza. For Father's Day he requested pizza sandwiches, and I oblliged. We had company over for dinner that night too!

I made a pizza sandwich with marinara, spinach, mushrooms, olives, onions, pineapple, artichoke hearts and various other veggies! 

I also added some vegan italian sausage made out of seitan, but that could easily be omitted. 

Mine is the bottom right, my daughter's is the top right. And the other three were from my husband and our company. 

Everyone was happy.  :)

Creativity is the key to making vegan entertaining work!

Going out to eat

Going out to eat when vegan is rough. 

Plant based (vegan, no oil) is even harder. 

But it can be done!

Here are some tips: 

Mexican food is usually safe. You can get a bean and rice burrito and trust that it usually doesn't have any animal products and little extra oil. When my husband needs fast food, we usually choose Taco Bell where I can get a bean burrito Fresco (no dairy, added Pico de Gallo) and add rice. 

Chipolte is one of God's gifts to America. 

Braised tofu, black beans, grilled veggies, brown rice, salsa. Heaven. 

Chinese food can be a good choice. Many restaurants serve tofu (if you like it. I personally LOVE the stuff) and you can get lots of sauces with rice and veggies. 

Indian restaurants are usually really easy. Channa masala is one of my favorites: chickpeas, a masala sauce which is a heavily spiced but not hot tomato sauce, and basmati rice. 

If all else fails, potatoes and veggies! Diners almost always serve baked potatoes and grilled or steamed veggies.