Are your gardens starting to produce amazing veggies, green and dark, red and sweet, juicy and perfect? Or, if you live in New England, perhaps you finally have a whole lot of vegetables ready to harvest at once, since we went sunless during June and nothing ripened! It’s not often we think of using vegetables […]
You guys, I can make any good thing bad. Plan a picnic; I’ll bring the ants. Go swimming; I’ll bring the lightning. So it goes without saying that I totally have the ability to make even being a vegetarian unhealthy. Now granted, I am a very healthy person: I never get sick, I don’t have […]
Don’t worry, I’m just childish enough to start that sentence, but not finish it. One reason I never thought I would be a successful vegetarian was because of my own misconceptions about nutrition, specifically protein. I thought if I wanted to get enough protein in my diet, I would have to eat tofu or some […]
While restaurants have gotten a lot better about having vegetarian options on the menu, very few offer anything beyond the standard portobello sandwich or meatless pasta dish. The closest they’ll get to catering to vegetarians is offering a veggie burger. Unfortunately, the veggie burger is invariably the food service version of a Gardenburger or Boca […]
If I had to choose one thing it is actually possible for my dad to love more than my mother or us kids, it would be garlic. My father adores garlic. He cherishes it. He has garlic magnets, garlic t-shirts, garlic cookbooks, and garlic chewing gum. He has attended garlic festivals (and yes, I have […]
Fennel is one of those veggies that has increased in popularity recently. But there are still many people who have yet to explore the unique anise flavor of this bulbous vegetable. Both the fronds and bulbs are used in raw and cooked dishes. Fennel has also been used medicinally for its ability to soothe digestive […]
