Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Meat at every meal

[Casey Morrigan (cjmorr]

I like this subject. We are one of the few cohousings who do not have any 
vegetarians.  Imagine that. However, most of us don't eat meat much.

Anyway, it is cook's choice around Two Acre Wood.  Cooks rule. If someone 
wants something to happen dinner wise we suggest they cook it.  We shoot 
for organic and do "full disclosure" on the meal sign up sheet, which shows 
menu and organic-ness and some other details.  When we found out that a 
couple of members were staying away from wheat, we offered non-wheat 
options. It was spontaneous though.  The members didn't ask.

I kind of want to accomodate people, is what I have found.  Before I moved 
in here I rolled my eyes at the idea of cooking separate food for the kids. 
 Now I don't mind much; it's not very much trouble and I care about the 
kids as persons and so want to do that for them.

When we do serve meat, it flies off the serving dish!  We have to plan for 
extra.  Not sure how to explain this phenomenon, except that I think it 
seems a culinary treat for many of us.

I have to recommend "Moosewood Cooks For a Crowd."  There are many lovely 
vegetarian (and fish...I think...??) recipes in there that are so delicious 
that they make you not care if there is meat in your meal.

Let us know how it all turns out.

Casey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gordita [mailto:gordita [at] pacbell.net]
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 3:43 PM
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_Meat at every meal
>
>
>
> Here at Pleasant Hill cohousing we've been having two common
> meals a week
> for nearly two years. The rule is there must be a vegetarian
> option, but
> meat or not is up to the cook. We do try to accomodate people
> who can't eat
> lactose with cheeseless items, and keep things separate
> sometimes for kids,
> but those last two are again up to the cook. Most people,
> even the avowed
> meat-lovers, will eat a veggie meal once or twice a week for
> the company.
> People like me usually cook something to which meat can be
> added or veggie
> protein can be added.
>
> Terri Hupfer
> Pleasant Hill Cohousing
>
>
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