Winter is not a particularly abundant season for fresh produce. Sure, you can buy oranges and pineapples all year if you don’t mind spending a fortune, getting old product and eating something that’s been shipped thousands of miles and picked before ripening. You all know I’m a big fan of eating seasonally and I also [...]
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How to Get the Most out of Your Vegetarian Diet
For people who are just embarking on a vegetarian lifestyle, planning a diet that meets all of your nutritional needs can be a little confusing. Even for those of us who have been eating vegetarian for a while, there can be gaps in our vegetarian diets that leave us wanting in some areas of nutrition. [...]
3 Great Vegetarian Christmas Shopping Sites
I’m all about shopping online this year. Not only is it saving me time and stress, but it’s helping me to cut back on all of the driving (read: gas and emissions) that holiday shopping usually entails. I’ve also been able to find lots of really thoughtful and unique gifts this way, rather than just [...]
Seaweed as a Vegetarian Protein Source?
I love Asian food in all forms, particularly Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai foods. My favorite Asian food of all is sushi, which I think is an extremely versatile food for vegetarians. While there are hundreds of “official” types of sushi, you can really make sushi out of just about anything. What I didn’t know, though, [...]
WiseBread Shares 25 Easy Vegetarian Crock Pot Recipes
Fall is the time of year when I leave my Crock Pot out on the counter 24/7 instead of on the top shelf of my pantry. Maybe it’s the fact that I spend so much time outdoors in the fall (instead of in the kitchen). Maybe it’s the fact that the cooler weather makes me [...]
Check Out This Slideshow for 11 Foods That You’d Swear Were Meat
I have to admit that I lean more toward simply vegetarian dishes, as opposed to meat substitutes and “faux meat” fare. This isn’t any kind of a philosophical thing; I just find that I want the substitutes less and less as I go along. However, there are times when I really want a burger or [...]
Why Is Portland So Great for Vegetarians?
Not too long ago, I posted a story about GrubHub’s Top Ten Cities for Vegetarians. I got a ton of comments and email from the lovely readers who live in or just love Portland, wanting to know why Seattle was on the list but Portland was not. The consensus was that GrubHub’s mobile app doesn’t [...]
Cook Once, Eat Twice: There’s a Vegan Version!
Last week, I posted my first cook once, eat twice recipe, which I hope some of you have already tried and enjoyed. I’ll make it a weekly feature unless you beg me to stop! The other day, I discovered a blog I’ve never read before and I think I’ve really been missing some good stuff. [...]
The Art and Fun of Vegetarian Tailgating
I have something to tell you that some of you might find a little surprising: I’m a much bigger football fan than my husband is. My husband likes football a lot. I love football. And, I love tailgate parties and tailgate food almost as much as I love screaming at the games. When we first [...]
Happy Vegetarian Thanksgiving? Easy!
One of the obstacles I faced when we went vegetarian was how to enjoy all of the traditional holiday dishes that I and my family loved. We’re real foodies around here and I have to admit that I am sentimentally attached to food traditions. My first thought was to just forget the vegetarian thing for [...]
