Vegans and other "special" diets.

My wife is in the art crowd, need I say more, lots of people who being "special" is part of their genetic makeup. I cook a lot for crowds and parties, mostly for her groups and I am used to "Rathufson and Kloe are coming, be sure to have vegan stuff". No problem, heck in the summer when the vegetables are great, we will have a couple of meatless dinners a week.

But was does irk the shite out of me is being questioned by Kloe about the preparation of the ratatouille. "Am I sure no broths or meat products were used, or were the cutting board and knives different than the ones used to make the lamb moussaka".

Secondly, when you have to go to Kloe and Rathafson's for a party, do they have meat dishes for non-vegans?? Noooooooooooo. So we have to treat these self-absorbed jerks special but they are off the hook.

You want to have fun? Have vegans and Atkins at the same gathering, you can go nuts making everyone happy. So my rule this year is I cook what I want and I don't answer question concerning food prep. And I don't go to any gathering unless it is centered around people with numbers on their backs.

Thanks, I vented.