Dear Straight Talk: You must help me. I am newly married to a wonderful man who has two daughters in college who are coming here for Thanksgiving. They are both a bit cool to me and I’m feeling overwhelmed as they are vegetarians. I would like to have them warm to me, but this holiday stacks the odds against me. What should I serve? There are other people attending who aren’t vegetarian.—Nervous omnivore
Dear Nervous: This holiday always gets the intestinal juices flowing doesn’t it? The savvy omnivore warms a vegetarian by serving organic food. Spend the extra money and buy organic potatoes, vegetables, salad dressing, cranberries, etc.—and an organic turkey. Any of the better supermarkets carries all these things. I think you’ll find your step-daughters will eat heartily of the whole meal (minus the turkey). Pray that they eat milk, butter and eggs—but if they don’t, keep smiling and spare some potatoes from the whip. For dessert, make at least one that fits their diet. A special entrée is not necessary, but since it’s Thanksgiving, I suggest gourmet ravioli that you can boil at the last minute and drizzle with olive oil. Relax and enjoy!
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