So, it's been five days since making the commitment to be vegan. It hasn't been as hard of a transition as I thought it might. I don't feel like I've deprived myself of anything, I've only just cut out all the junk food.
The most encouraging thing happened though... Something I really never expected. A friend of mine invited me over for dinner on Sunday. She was asking me if I still ate fish, and I said, "Actually, my New Year's Resolution is to eat completely vegan..." She responded with "... oh, I don't know if I can do that. That would be really hard for us..."
I wasn't suprised with her response at all. It's what I expected. When you go against the norm, or do something different, there will always be some opposition. So I just said, "Don't worry about it, I would love to come for dinner, and I'll eat whatever you make me."
So, I showed up on Sunday night, walked in the door, (it smelled wonderful) my friend calls from the kitchen "... I made everything completly VEGAN!!! Come try the pizza!..."
The pizza was amazing! It had a white sauce... made with chickpeas, lemon juice, a bit of olive oil and almond butter (instead of tahini)... carmelized onions and grape tomatoes! And that was just the first course. Also... their family is allergic to gluten, so the crust on the pizza was not traditional, it was more like a cracker crust made from wheat free ingredients. She also made polenta and curry, which was really yummy! Her excitement was contageous, and she kept saying how it wasn't really as hard as she thought it would be, and that she was going to make a vegen meal for her family once a week. Kudos to creative moms with 3 kids under 6! Thanks to amazing loving friends! Wow.... I was totally suprised... Completely Encouraged!
This is what being vegan is all about...
Lisa
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