Christmas Treats? Vegan Sweets
December 15, 2008 at 1:26 am 4 comments
Above: Lindsay (The Hostess) gives vegan chocolate treats the Thumbs Up!
As I mentioned on Friday, I had a Mad Men themed Christmas party to attend on Saturday. While I was looking forward to going, I was a little worried about what I would eat and drink.
Thankfully, the hostess was considerate enough to call me in advance and ask if there was anything she could get that I would be able to eat/drink…how’s that for thoughtfulness?
I asked her if it would be okay if I brought something to the party–I wanted to make Meghan‘s Flourless Chocolate Balls.
My plan was to hatch a vegan secret between the hostess and me. I wanted to get to her place early so that I could put out the plate of chocolate balls without anyone noticing. That is, I did not want to draw any attention to what I had brought. And much to my surprise, once people started in on the buffet, no one seemed to notice a difference. After people tried the balls, we told them that it was a vegan treat.
Only one guy complained that they ‘tasted vegan.’
Translation: He thought they were dry? Bland? Tasteless
My Response: To tell the truth, I thought he was a bit dry, bland and his comments tasteless.
I’m not opposed to criticism, but I prefer it to be direct and constructive, not back-handed and vague.
Too harsh? Maybe.
Anyway, a few people said that they were a bit chewy and one girl said she was glad to have her glass of water nearby (but that’s because she’s not a huge fan of dates and I used them in the recipe), but most people loved them and the plate was cleared! I even decorated the plate with locally grown organic mint and organic raspberries and most of that went too!
The next day, I got an email request for Meghan‘s recipe!
And don’t worry, I favoured veggies over the chocolate balls.
Photographic evidence of chocolate love courtesy of yours truly.
Entry filed under: 12 Grain Program, Diet Rehab, Food, Grain of the Week, Health, Meghan Telpner, organic, Recipes, Vegetarian. Tags: Christmas party, Flourless Chocolate Balls, Flourless Chocolate Cake, Mad Men, Meghan Telpner, Vegan, Vegan Treat.
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Meghan Telpner | December 15, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Love that they loved my balls!
Yeah- people will complain. They don’t know what to do with food that is naturally coloured and naturally flavoured with no emsulsifiers, hyfrogenated oils and sugar (remember waaaaaay long ago when you used to eat regular peanut butter and then switched to organic?) It doesn’t, however, take long for tastes to change.
My ex-boyfriend used to tell me that my food tasted earthy. Funny that. I think food is supposed to taste earthy- seeing as that is where it comes from. I suppose he preferred the ‘flavour explosions’ that came from ‘food’ that was manufactured in a chemistry lab.
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Liz | December 15, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Your balls were a HIT!
I think that you are right that natural, whole foods take some getting used to. It’s interesting that you brought up the organic PB–I tried some today at a store promotion.
It didn’t taste so weird today.
Hmm….
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Lindsay Darling Hostess-Supreme-O | December 17, 2008 at 1:26 pm
The chocolate meatballs were delightful! Always a pleasure reading your blog my dear.
xo