Growing up as a vegetarian surrounded by meat eaters, the cooks in my life would often make "meaty" meatless dishes. My mother, bless her heart, would often make 2 versions of dinner: one with meat for everyone else, and another one for me - and eventually my little sister as well, who also became a plant-based eater at a young age. For instance, I remember this spaghetti pie she would make that had crumbled beef in it, but for us, she made a mini spaghetti pie using meatless crumbles instead. It's kind of a weird dish to describe, but I used to love it. My grandma's go-to "meaty" dish for me was eggplant parmigiana. In typical fashion for her drastic personality - a trait that everyone knew her for - she knew that I liked it, so she proceeded to make eggplant parm just about every week ... [Read More]
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