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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a vegetarian and I don’t love this menu. It feels very light and appetizer-y. There is a delicious lentil bolognese on Rainbow Plant Life that is very filling and feeds a crowd. I’d also consider a salad that has nuts in it (if no one’s allergic) as well some sweetness. If you wanted to do a soup, you could do a lentil soup topped with a creamy/cheesy broiled polenta. For dessert perhaps something with dairy and something with fruit.  [/quote]

So interesting.  OP here, and I love all the things you mention—made a lentil stroganoff just tonight, for instance.  But I always assume that the heavy bean and nut dishes are more challenging for the meat eaters.  I thought the other options (e.g. butternut squash soup or pasta) were more accessible to a wider range of palates.  I’d gladly make a lentil “meatloaf,” but I figured that was more of an acquired taste.

Also, it’s funny that you say it seems too light because it feels like my middle aged mom friends never eat anything, so I was trying to put together a bird-like menu, but maybe I went too far?[/quote]

PP here. Challenging in what way? Like, because they feel like meat substitutes? I have never eaten meat so I don’t know about that. I just like to eat hearty, filling foods if I’m sitting down to eat a meal. (To me, a nut loaf, which I’ve never eaten, feels more like a meat substitute than a pasta.) If I’m roaming around a party eating cocktail food, then that’s when I’ll eat fritters or endive or whatnot.

I know there is the school of thought that whoever is hosting the party decides the menu together, but I prefer to cook what I know people like. Can you ask your friends what they enjoy or want to eat more of? You could ask about specific vegetables or ingredients and then make a menu from there. [/quote]

"Challenging" was just my polite way of saying that I thought non-vegetarians often didn't like bean-heavy dishes or just assumed they would be gross.  I'm happy to be wrong about that!

And, yes, I definitely want to prepare a menu that folks will like--that's most of the thrill of hosting a dinner party!  I'm a bit skeptical of trying to ask them directly because there are 10 of them, and I know they'll just say that whatever would be great.  I can certainly try asking, or maybe I could come up with a couple of options and ask folks to vote.[/quote]

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