"Cooking vegetarian meals is complicated."

[nadine_mn]

10. I had to stop reading the thread because I was getting pissed

I am a lapsed vegetarian. Raised one by my mom (she has been a vegetarian for 46 yrs) but "rebelled" as a teen and ate meat at my grandma's house. And from then on I have eaten meat maybe a few times a week. I am an extremely picky eater - super fat because when I like something, I eat it all. Hate most veggies, not a big pasta fan, detest mushrooms with a passion - basically all the vegetarian staples.

I am trying to go back to being a vegetarian full time - still probably have meat once a week or less. I married a man who is was raised hard core carnivore - meat every meal. I can't even grasp that. When we first got married, I couldn't believe how much meat we bought and he ate - daily.

But I slowly incorporated more veggie meals, and he is also coming around. Helps that he loves mushrooms, pasta, and veggies. Finding something he will eat is a lot easier than finding something for me. Tomato soup and grilled cheese I can handle all day. He likes variety.

So I have always cooked a vegetarian option - for my mom, for friends, for myself. It isn't hard.

And sweet mother of Mary - so many ANGRY meat eaters in that thread. I don't get it. The assumption that vegetarians are "snooty" or difficult - while at the same time saying all these snarky things.

I don't understand the mentality of not only saying "I'm not a vegetarian ... I LOVE meat" [umm ok yay for you?] but then to go on about how much you love a juicy steak, fat pork chop whatever... in a thread written by a vegetarian. That is just waving a middle finger around.
It's like a challenge to them - and I don't get it. My family (other than my mom) eats meat. But no one ever ridicules my mom (other than lighthearted brother-sister teasing that honestly is less about meat/veggies and more about siblings) for not eating meat. She doesn't gag or lecture family members (apparently the assumption is that vegetarians are also difficult to eat with because they preach dramatically), she just eats her meal and we all have fun.

If we grilled out with family - she brought over her veggie burgers or hot dogs and no one died when they shared the grill.

I am irritated at the attitude expressed regarding ooh how hard to cook for vegetarians and towards vegetarians in general. Why so much anger