Sometime last week I decided it would be pretty sweet to host a potluck for some people from my vegan group and some friends, but didn’t get around to sending out the blitz (like email, but different) until Thursday, so I was kind of wondering if it would come together. As you can see, quite a few people showed up, as well as three more who aren’ t in the picture because they left early and another who came late.
Oddly enough, it was just me and a bunch of women, plus my roommate who isn’t vegan but just decided to mooch off our food, even though he was convinced he couldn’t be full without meat (he was rather full, though). The guy who came late was a guy, so it wasn’t completely one sided, but most of the time is seems like all the vegans and vegetarians are ladies, has anyone else noticed this?
I’d planned on making a new kind of lentil soup, but unfortunately all my kitchen stuff seems to be missing (reason unknown) and I only had one pot, so I made the tried and true lentil soup that I really love, along with my famous vegan chocolate chip cookies, which I’ve told we the best things there. Other people made chickpea salad, some sort of walnutty salad, enchiladas, and some other stuff I’m not remember right now, but right now I’m pretty overstuffed. Hopefully I can get some of those recipes later! If I can, I’ll be sure to post up.
Does anyone else ever throw a vegan potluck now and again? If so, do you invite non-vegans, as I did?
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This sounds like so much fun! I throw a lot of vegan parties though I am usually the only vegan there. I do have some vegetarian friends but generally everyone there is an omnivore. That is the true test, good food is good food whether you eat animals or not. I wish I knew of a local group like this, sounds like a good way to make friends with common interests. Vegans, at least in my neck of the woods, seem pretty hard to come by (or at least we do not advertise it for the most part) and male vegans doubly so since it is an act of compassion which is sadly not seen as stereotypically masculine. I’ll have to try out your lentil soup recipe, I am always on the look out for the perfect one.
[ "even though he was convinced he couldn’t be full without meat (he was rather full, though)."]
Yes…sound like he was full of it indeed .
[ The guy who came late was a guy, so it wasn’t completely one sided, but most of the time is seems like all the vegans and vegetarians are ladies, has anyone else noticed this?]
Sounds like I need to find one of these potlucks. Maybe one of the ladies would be single.
I just re-read your sentence. ” The guy that came late was a guy.”
Hmmmm …. Did you check ?
Shawn – He was my roommate and is my best friend, so I’m fairly sure,
. Hopefully when I can get back to school I’ll be doing more of this!
I’m hosting a vegan potluck on Monday night! I’ve got about 20 people attending… 2 of which are actually vegan, but I’m hoping someone will catch on. It’s barbecue themed, ironically enough, since a vegan barbecue is oxymoronic…
Vegan barbecues are the best though! You can make all sorts of good stuff and grilled veggies as always a win in my book. How did it go?