My husband and I have decided it is much healthier to eat from the plant family only. That is easier said than done especially when you have eaten meat and dairy for the last 50 plus years. However, we have begun this journey and I have created several meals that we both enjoy. I was feeling as though I needed more knowledge about the Vegan subject so I went to the bookstore to find a new Vegan cookbook. I purchased a cookbook that not only had recipes but also had good information about this lifestyle. I learned that I am not a Vegan since I love to have my pumpkin pie made with eggs and topped with real whip cream. I have seen Amy make her pumpkin pie without using eggs and I must say I didn’t eat any. There are just some foods that must have the good old butter, eggs and cream. Oh and every now and then I do love to have a good steak! Could Thanksgiving day be a good dinner with tofurky? I have my doubts. Tofurky at Thanksgiving brings back the memory of the episode on "Everybody Loves Raymond" where Marie makes a jelled tofurky and nobody likes the taste. Now, tofurky is not that bad but I do think on that holiday turkey is in order.
I couldn’t decide how I was going to be a Vegan with my desires to have dairy and meat every once in a while. As I was reading my new cookbook the author was listing the different types of vegetarians, and Vegan was one type but wait there was another type that was not so extreme---Flexitarian!!! That is me—I am a Flexitarian! I eat mostly vegetables but once in a while I will eat meat and dairy. My husband was the one who found this section of the cookbook and pointed out that we were Flexitarians. He loves to eat a giant bowl of ice cream for dinner almost every week night. That is why he was searching for an alternative to being a Vegan. He refuses to part with the ice cream made from milk and he will not even taste ice cream made from coconut milk.
We can now continue our new diet with the knowledge that we are eating healthier without the extreme of never eating meat again. We are Flexitarians who will once in a while eat meat and dairy. Thanksgiving and Christmas would not be Thanksgiving or Christmas without meat and dairy! Now we can continue with the holiday traditions that have been established and on those regular week days we will be Vegans. What a wonderful way to be healthy, yet now we can still have those favorite foods that we only eat once in a while! Tofu scrambler anyone?
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