Breakfast:
cereal (kids and dad)
Smoothie (mom)
Lunch:
peanut butter sandwiches (Dad, D & E) noodles (T), grapes, carrots
leftover pizza and bean dip (mom)
Dinner:
veggie burgers
chef's special (mom and dad)
We went out for our Valentines Day date tonite and had to be that couple with "special dietary restrictions"! We went to a swanky mexican place downtown and appetizers was easy: chips and guacamole (made tableside, very cool). But when it came to our entree, it got a little tricky. This place only had one vegetarian entree, a tostada dish, and the description just wasn't hitting home. Our waiter told us about the chef's special: beer battered fish on a bed of black beans and roasted veggies with chiptole jam and sweet potato fries. We asked if there were any meatless options for the dish and the chef told us he would put it together special, just for us! He battered larger sweet potato peices and left out any cheeses and we spit that with a big salad. It was really delicious!
Many restaurants are used to accomodating vegetartian and vegan diets these days and, as long as you aren't super demanding about it, they are happy to help. I always make sure to bump up the tip for their trouble.
A few months ago, we went out to a dessert bar and my only vegan option there was a plain, sad scoop of chocolate sorbet. The chef asked me if he could dream something up for me, as long as it was vegan, and i naturally said, "yes!" I ended up with a gorgeous sorbet with panes of sugar and various nuts in a presentation just as exciting as my husband's fancy dish!
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