"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>> "The Cook" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 17:26:12 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>tomorrow's a holiday potluck and I don't feel like making deviled eggs
>>>>again
>>>>
>>>>I want this to be vegan so any cheese etc. will be on the side
>>>>
>>>>the ingredients so far -- rotini, kalamata olives, pepperoncini,
>>>>sun-dried tomatoes ... maybe red onion? and some oregano, I guess
>>>>
>>>>what kind of liquid should I add?
>>>>
>>>>any other suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>THX
>>>>
>>>
>>> I would not put any dressing on the salad. Pick up 2 or 3 small
>>> bottles of dressing and set them on the side. Also a bottle of oil
>>> and one of vinegar. It may be that some people don't like dressing on
>>> their salad, don't care for the dressing you choose or can't eat the
>>> ingredients you have chosen. At lease if you put out the bottles they
>>> can read the ingredients if they have problems.
>>
>>
>> To be vegan correct he should keep each ingredient separate and provide a
>> complete history of where the produce was grown, who owns the farms, do
>> the
>> owners have any investments in any endeavors involving meat, was the food
>> stored in a environment that was ever exposed to meat, did the pickers
>> every
>> abuse an animal, how many insects lost theory lives in the harvesting of
>> the
>> food and then you'll need about 20 bottles of olive oil for them to
>> choose
>> from because not all olives are created equal.
>>
>> And that's just one entre.
>
> So, there will be one vegan I know of, and she is an extremely nice
> person who isn't attitudinal or judgemental about what she or others
> eat. The only reason I know she's vegan is because someone else told
> me. It's not that hard to make a pasta salad that's vegan. If you started
> digging in to most people's food beliefs and ethics wrt eating animals
> or animal products you'd find a lot of self-contradiction or just plain
> ignorance. Most people have never heard of Peter Singer, never stopped
> to think what "factory farming" means, or turn away when they are
> confronted with the reality and continue chomping away on that bacon
> double cheeseburger (I confess that last one is me).

I would still put beans in there unless you know that there will be another
protein option for her.