A friend writes (re vegetarian diets):
What do you eat on Thanksgiving? đŸ˜‰
My reply:
Seriously, it’s really not as hard as people think. If you already like seasonal vegetables, this is just an excuse to eat more of ’em. We had carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, a meatless shepherd’s pie, fresh bread, cranberry sauce, and ran out of leftovers by Saturday đŸ˜‰
I also recommended this book:
“Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home:
Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day” (Moosewood Collective)
Any of the Moosewood books are good, as they are written by people who were raised on a more-or-less traditional American diet and made the choice as adults. So they have seen American vegetarianism grow from tofu, brown rice, and beans, to an amazing array of options, largely as a result of international ideas coming across. Vietnamese, Thai, a wider variety of Mexican, Central and South American options, all have helped to make meatless meal planning easier and more enjoyable. We like a lot of Indian and Italian food on our menu, not foods I was familiar with as a child (I never had spaghetti until I left home and learned to make it myself).