Instead of cheese, you can use the soy “mozzerella” shreds and use veggies instead of meats. Making pizza crust isn’t that difficult, either, if you can’t find them commercially. My recipe that I make doesn’t have any animal products in it. (unless honey is considered that, which I would think might be able to be substituted with sugar maybe if it is objectionable) Just make a regular sized one or two of them and cut them into two or three bite serving sizes. I can post my pizza crust recipe if you want to try it.

a soy product… with a side of red or green pepper jelly. Pretty, and very good on crackers.

i gave you?

did i give you a banana blueberry muffin recipe? am i hallucinating?

i have this weird memory of typing it out.

anyway, if you got it, try it with chocolate chips instead of blueberries. i had only made it with chips and loved them, then recently made them with blueberries and found them merely good.

and how vegan are you? do you guys eat honey? if so, i have a really super recipe for vegan cheesecake. i also have a really good chocolate cake with chocolate mint icing - you could cut it up into little squares - and vegan nanaimo bars (do americans know what nanaimo bars are?).

two things that i always put on the table when a crowd is coming over are greek grape leaves stuffed with rice and mint and lemon juice - they’re self contained little finger foods, delicious, vegan and always a huge hit. a tin of 80 of them sells for ten bucks in these parts and while it may feel weird to put something canned out for your spread they are really, really delicious and everyone goes nuts for them, plus, having this reliable favourite frees you up to spend a little more time cooking more finicky stuff. i also always make burritos my mother’s way. here’s the secret (shhh): you pan fry them lightly in olive oil - just a minute on all sides so that they’re nicely browned. this makes them taste infinitely better. inside, put a dab of homemade refried beans and a little salsa, if you want (or serve them with a bowl of salsa - maybe homemade mango salsa? easy: mango, purple onion, fresh lime juice, chopped chili (do a test to see how hot it is and how much you want to add!!) and a little cilantro if you don’t think it tastes like soap). so, put the beans and salsa, if using, in a little smear towards the bottom of the tortilla, fold that part over, then fold the sides in and continue to roll up so you have a self contained little tube, then pan fry (these are awesome for picnics, lunches, whatever - they’re so portable - and awesome for leftovers. we’ve put dahl, basmati and chutney in them, leftover stews boiled down, sliced apples with cinnamon, anything). after you’ve cooked them, let them sit a little bit so they settle, then, if you like, slice them in rounds and hold them together with a toothpick (if they need it) and serve with your mango salsa - yummy! beany! everyone likesy!

you could also go all 50’s and kitsch with things like pigs in a blanket (made with tofu dogs) and dill pickle dip for ripple potato chips, and nuts ‘n’ bolts.

i have recipes for all of those if you’re interested :)