This time it was something Armenian. My friends are a couple. The woman eats meat and dairy as we do( mostly organic and local if we can get it), and her boyfriend is a Vegan(vegetarians who do not eat eggs, dairy, or honey- any animal products). We wanted to have them over for dinner and kept trying to figure out what we could serve that would please everyone. Armenian food met the challenge. For appetizers we had olives and feta cheese, and vegetarian dolmas(rice, onion pine nut,olive oil, lemon). We made falafel from scratch. We use chickpeas and fava beans mixed together for our falafel.The trick is to soak the beans overnight. We had yogurt sauce for the dairy eaters and tahini sauce for the Vegan. Then we made hummus, baba ganoush, tabouleh, with a side of pita bread. So our Vegan friend could eat everything but the cheese and yogurt sauce. It felt so good that we could finally make something everyone could enjoy. Often times at our get-togethers, the meat eaters eat a wonderful, elaborate, home cooked meal, while our vegan friend cooks something separately for himself. So if you want to make a yummy vegan meal everyone can enjoy, think Armenian food/ Middle Eastern food. I'll have to work on a Mexican vegan meal for all to enjoy but that seems a tad more difficult
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Awesome! I appreciate it when people include a real dish that I can eat instead of just pointing me to the iceberg lettuce. You should definitely post your falafel recipe, I only make it from a box (just add water!) because I assume its super hard. Tell me I can do it on my own.
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Hey Chavo, You can make falafel on your own with a little patience.From a basic recipe, the trick is to soak the beans overnight and grind them twice. I'm off to help my sick,elderly, Armenian mom. I'll try and get you a recipe when I return. Love your blog. Thanks for visiting. Btw, Do you make Migas? that's vegetarian, we love it around here.
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