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A low-fat, very easy, frightfully delicious pumpkin recipe – mwhahahahaha!
Hello! And welcome to the What the Heck am I Supposed to Do with this Pumpkin? portion of our show.
Today, we will share with you a low-fat, super easy, totally delicious, and entirely vegetarian pumpkin recipe! And, clocking in at less than 200 calories per serving, this is the ideal dish for all you [...]
The healthy vegetarian child
An awful lot of people are turning to vegetarianism. And an awful lot of those are children.
But is a vegetarian diet healthy for a child? And what should we do to ensure our vegetarian children grow up strong and healthy?
The healthy vegetarian childAccording to The Diet Channel, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American [...]
Super fast, super easy, super delicious autumn vegetarian recipe from "The Flexitarian Table"
Last Friday I picked up a gorgeous soup recipe from Peter Berley’s book The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone in Between ($30). And I’m sure glad I did.. It was an amazing soup, but it was a fair amount of work.
What if I wanted an easier dish? Something as [...]
Vegetarian recipe from "The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone in Between"
So I’m wandering the farmers’ market, crunching leaves underfoot, smelling that wonderful fireplace smell, and admiring all the glorious produce.
And I’m thinking that nothing, but nothing, goes better with a snap in the air then a bowl of warm comfort. But, you know, outside of a very few soups, I’m not really a soup maker. [...]
A new take on an old salad: Tons of ideas to make your salads sparkle
Here’s a fine pickle I got myself into. Did I say pickle?! Well, I meant salad. As in autumn salad.
You see, it all started with a journalist who wanted some fresh, new ideas for salads.
Let me explain.A few weeks ago I was interviewed by a journalist for an article on autumn salads. Here’s the article: [...]
The cheap vegetarian – or – vegetarian meals on a budget
You would think that the vegetarian diet would be cheaper. After all, we’re not eating meat and meat is enormously expensive.
But, hey, those cartons of soy milk, those loaves of artisianal breads, and (oh my!) those armloads of organic fruits and vegetables can add up. Add up to a lot.
No worries. Because I found a [...]
FitFlops: A brand new shoe and a brand new way of walking to tone your legs and lift your butt
Being almost vegetarian, to me, is more than a food choice. It is a lifestyle choice. Which means getting fit and healthy.
So I was certainly interested when I heard about this shoe that’s supposed to — let me get the exact quote — “give you a workout while you walk.”
Great idea, eh? But does it [...]
When produce goes bad – or – how to stop throwing away rotten fruit and vegetables
Wilted lettuce, rotten tomatoes, soggy kale, fuzzy lemons … produce that has gone bad and is only good for one thing, the garbage, is a big problem for everyone. But it is biggest of all for vegetarians who rely heavily on produce to survive.
Is there a way to stop the waste? Absolutely! And I’ve found [...]
Top six tips to help you go vegetarian from those in-the-know folks at PETA
And speaking of PETA, those wacky folks put one of my posts on their blog. So I went an put one of their great posts on mine!
What fun!
And, hey, you gotta love PETA. They do everything they can to help us vegetarians get on the right path, and stay on the right path.
Including providing recipes, [...]
Welcome to the wonderful world of root vegetables now with a bonus baby food recipe from Cuisinart food processor!
Now that the fall is here, more and more root vegetables will be crowding your local farmer’s market, all jumping up and down and vying for your attention.
Well, they got mine.
So let me introduce you to some root vegetables. This is not intended to be an encyclopedic look. Just a friendly introduction to some of [...]