Take A Walk on the Kind Side

Today's Mofo prompt is to make some vegan and delicious for a non-vegan. I didn't have a non-vegan at the ready yesterday, but I did cook some food that I have served to non-vegans with great success. Before I go on, I will say that I pay close attention to what non-vegans say about vegan food. We need to spread the message and love to non-vegans, because they are the ones still eating animal products. I enjoy feeding a non -vegan something and having them love it. I love when people realize that vegan food is not all brown rice and spirulina sauce.

Why are you so ugly, yet so delicious!

This first picture is of the lentil rice soup I had yesterday for breakfast. Lentil soup is not the prettiest picture in town, but I have impressed several non-vegans with this soup. I made it one time at my now ex boyfriends house, and I went to bed with the pot on the stove. Well, his roommate had come home at some point, saw it on the stove and had several bowls. He told me the next day how much he loved it! This person was and probably still is a very non vegan junk food junkie. I also made a pot for a friend when she was sick, and her boyfriend who is a construction worker took some to work. He told me how it really made him feel great, and he felt like he had more energy than usual. The humble lentil.
I also made pizza last night, which is almost always a crowd- pleaser. The first couple of times I made vegan pizza for non-vegans, I put some type of faux pepperoni on the pie, and I felt like that scared non-vegans. I find that when I just use veggies, it's very easy to sell. Some non-vegans are open to vegan cheese, others are not.

Ooh, pizza!

This pizza has marinara, green onion, white beans, Kalamata olives, kale, and some daiya. I had to get daiya for Dylan. He deserves his fave vegan cheese, and also he has been super picky about eating, so if he wants to eat daiya, he will have it.

Here is a picture of a non-vegan enjoying some vegan treats! He also loves Tofurky slices, but only the oven roasted.
I have also had smashing success with tacos. I've known non-vegans who are super weirded out by faux meats, but for some reason vegan beef crumbles are not weird. I've made tacos using vegan crumbles, and tacos with just black beans, and it seems that as long as the taco flavors are there, it's totally acceptable.
When it comes to non-vegans, I try to ignore the close-minded people. They are always going to have a problem or joke about vegan food, and they are probably pretty close-minded in all areas of life. It's hard to get anywhere when there is no way to get there, you know? But there are also tons of people who are open to vegan food, and are willing to eat and enjoy. And it's our job to welcome them, and feed and nourish them. I enjoy watching Buzzfeed videos of non-vegans trying vegan foods, because I love when you see faces light up first in delight, and then surprise.  A good vegan meal might not make someone go vegan overnight, but it can get the juices flowing, and open someone up to the delicious world of kind eating.

I'm oh so moody and mysterious.

I decided to end my post with this picture of Kanye, deep in thought. Life has so much to offer, and there are so many naps to be planned!