Vegetarians invited themselves for Christmas- got beef ordered!

[EdenFlower]

So, my vegetarian relatives and asked if they can join us for Christmas? I have it planned- joint of beef on order, I've perfected my roast potatoes and like them cooked in beef dripping, likewise the yorkshire pudding, my sprout recipe is cooked with pancetta, starter is parma ham and figs...and so on! Grrr! Now everything will need to adapted to be veggie because I'm not doing two versions of everything. It was already adapted to be gluten free for MIL but now two more special diet guests is a push.

Would it be rude to ask them to bring their own veggie options with them- nut roast and vegetarian gravy or whatever it is they eat?

[quote Cameleongirl]@QuiteQuaint I agree, but I can't understand why some posters think it isn't on to give them supermarket bought or ask them to provide at least some of their own food.

Personally, I think it's rude to invite yourself and just EXPECT the host to cater to your needs without offering to help them out. It wouldn't occur to me to do that, tbh.[/quote]
Same here
And speaking of Jewish festivals I did indeed have someone invite themselves over for Diwali - or more accurately themselves and their GF who couldn’t eat any curry . She was satisfied with a takeaway though so all good 😎

@QuiteQuaint I can see how difficult it would be to say "no, you can't come for Christmas," though! Ideally the OP would've mentioned the menu immediately and said that they were very welcome, but this is what she has planned food-wise - so they could decide there and then what to do.

But she didn't so here we are!

@PurpleDaisies Oh yes, you're absolutely right...I'd forgotten now we're on P. 25. What a palaver.

You can’t be unwilling to say no, unwilling to use supermarket items, worry about appearing rude asking them to bring their own and not want to change your menu. 🤦🏻‍♀️ These people that put obstacles at every turn are exhausting.

There are some crazy responses on here

OP. I don't think it's weird to have so many meat elements to your Christmas dinner.

I also don't think it's rude to ask them to bring their main. Especially as they invited themselves.

This entire thread between @Pumperthepumper and @YouJustFoldItIn is an embarrassment to grown adults.
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This entire thread between @Pumperthepumper and @YouJustFoldItIn is an embarrassment to grown adults.
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Lifelong veggie here, most us us (non-dick veggies) are happy with whatever, my meat eating friends and family make roasts all the time and I just eat the veg and they make the potatoes in veggie oil so I can have those too. Or just do a handful separately in veggie oil cooked at same time meat ones are (just separate roasting dish). Add in a nutroast (easy to buy ready made and microwavable) and some veggie gravy granules and you're sorted!

Suppose it’s how well you get on with them. I’d carry on doing what you were going to do and make them aware so they can bring their veggie options ideally precooked so will only need quick warm up in the microwave.

What about beet wellington
cookingonabootstrap.com/2020/03/02/beet-wellington-recipe/

Well I would say we would love to see you , but we are cooking a Carnivore Christmas lunch, so if you want yo come you will have to bring your own food. But you sound a better host then me😂😂

Yuk. A beetroot in pastry. Yuk

I’m a veggie and I alway always say that I will eat just the veggie bits and/or bring a main course with me. I chose to be a bit awkward so it’s my problem, not my hosts. I’m sure they are coming for the company not the food.

How about a beetroot kiev?

Dont see the issue.

Just ask them what they would like and see if they want to bring anything along and keep it simple

I was a veggie for 23 years. I buy marks frozen mushrooms and make a risotto. Twenty minutes tops. I don't even ladle in!
Most cheese is veggie rennet. Don't worry. Buy posh fruit, and good cheese.

CarrotSticks19

Id probably just do the potatoes/yorkshires in sunflower oil and the sprouts pancetta less roasted with some chestnuts.

Oooh I’m impressed with you and your idea

Ask yourself "Would they put on a traditional, meat based Christmas dinner for me?" and take it from there.

That’s the thing - there’s no pleasing all vegetarians, so whilst one person might very much appreciate your effort in making a beetroot Wellington, there is another who is going to go, as per pp, “Yuk” (how rude btw).

It is impossible for a host to know whether someone is a vegetarian with wide tastes, or just a fussy bugger who won’t venture beyond pizza and chips.

Bistro Best will be served here and we love it. Don't be such a snob!

No, it wouldn’t be rude to ask them to bring veggie replacements for anything they won’t eat. Husband and I are vegetarian and often take our own Quorn. We’d still eat the roast potatoes since no animal died just to provide them. Bisto gravy granules are all (strangely) vegetarian.

Maybe they are not expecting any special treatment, but simply want to share in the family time.

It is impossible for a host to know whether someone is a vegetarian with wide tastes, or just a fussy bugger who won’t venture beyond pizza and chips.

It’s really not impossible....does nobody communicate with their family ! 😬

I think it’s rude to invite yourself to be honest

Hi so sorry didn't RTFT just the OP posts and see she is looking for recipe ideas. Here's one that is not hard to assemble in advance and can be done with side veg though not the ones done in meat fat of course.
Get puff pastry and line tart bases about 5" across, like a saucer sized tart. Cover like a high pizza with Xmassy flavoured bite sized chunks of ingredients like softened chestnuts, part cooked sprout quarters, stilton and part cooked mushrooms, with seasoning, herbs and then bring together by pouring over cranberry sauce mixed with marsala or sherry. Then bake for a bit. It's absolutely delicious. You could see if it could be assembled in advance on a part cooked bases, and kept in fridge, I think so, then it could be easy to pop in at the end of the roasting.
I agree, have to do Xmas meals from scratch, but would be loth to ask them to bring their own as it seems unwelcoming. But you could pre prep something that could be frozen and forgotten now and then microwaved on the day so it's less faff whilst everything else is bubbling away.