Vegetarian at an Office Picnic: What to Do?

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11. You have to be careful even with the seemingly vegetarian side dishes.

Just this past weekend, my father had his 84th birthday, and my brother and SIL went to some BBQ place that's famous in Austin (Franklin's, I think.) I figured I'd still bring something I could eat though I was looking forward to having some potato salad. No such luck. It had bacon in it.

Although my sister did like the bit of gardein-brand "beef tips" I offered. I just used some of the sweeter BBQ sauce provided on those and another veggie-sausage I had with me.

With the way the "bacon-craze" is going these days, expect it to be in literally everything, even the dessert.

Now, bringing a dessert is often universally loved, so that's an option, too