The Vegetarian Post: 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Delicious Mix of Food and Fiction

Book Review: Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love by Lara Vapnyar

You don’t have to like broccoli to fall in love with Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love by award-winning author Lara Vapnyar. These half dozen stories are uniquely connected to make a complete whole which will move and inspire you. This book will bring joy into your own life because, from its pages, you will find yourself not taking the challenges of life so seriously; and instead, you'll discover new appreciation for, and reap the enjoyment from, the things that really matter.

Each of the six tales is unique and each stands alone. But they all share the commonality of the characters’ love for food, and in particular, that connection of food to home, love, and well-being.
Vapnyar peoples five of her six stories with Russian emigrants.

She brings home to all of us,...Read More...

Friday, August 7, 2009

Great Way to Save Grocery Money

For most of us, feeding a family requires a budget. Right now, as food prices on staples continue to rise, we need to find ways to stretch those dollars while still providing solid nutrition for our families.
Here's a way to keep the good food coming and spend less on weekly groceries - you will also reduce unwanted fat calories and trim that waistline! Link: http://tinyurl.com/lvnf5u.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

How to prepare textured vegetable protein.

Textured vegetable protein is very easy to prepare, essentially you just add hot water.

Here's a pdf doc that will show you how to get it ready in less than 3 minutes for those grill-ready faux hamburgers!

Link to pdf doc: http://www.thepracticalvegetarian.com/uploads/HowToPrepareTexturedVegetableProtein.pdf

Read this article about what t.v.p. is and how to use it:

http://www.helium.com/items/1469547-what-is-textured-vegetable-protein-and-how-is-it-used

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Free Download for Vegetarian Dinner

Here's a free download for a complete vegetarian dinner:

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/vegetarian-dinner-recipes/3078853

Main course, side dishes, plus dessert this meal will also please the heartiest meat eater - they won't miss the meat!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Vegetarian Barbecue Burger

This FREE download shows you how to quickly and easily make vegetarian burgers ready for your grill. Why spend over all that $money$ on frozen patties? Make them fresh from scratch.

FREE Download here:

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/vegetarian-burgers-how-to-make-them-yourself-at-home/892758

Pittsburgh Vegetarian Examiner: Vegetarian barbecue burger is simple and tasty

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

How to Make Tofu

Tofu is a low-fat way to reduce calories and trim your waist! Cubed tofu can be added to a vegetable stir-fry and served atop a bed of rice for a delicious calorie-saving dinner. Add tofu to salad for a nutritious lunch or stir into mixed fruit. Because tofu picks up the flavors of what it's added to, it's versatile so get creative.

Here's an easy recipe to make your own tofu at home from soy beans:

Click here or go to

http://www.helium.com/items/1452195-how-to-make-tofu.

This recipe is from my book The Practical Vegetarian.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

New Study Shows Going Veg Can Help Reduce Type-2 Diabetes Risk

A study has demonstrated that going vegetarian, even a few times a month, can help reduce obesity-related ailments including type 2 diabetes. Of course, going meatless doesn't give one licesense to load up on the Twinkees or corn chips which, if over eaten, will pack on the pounds anyway. But by reducing the amount of fat in the diet, which comes from meat eating, this study found that body weight lowers and therefore so the risk of type 2 diabetes.