"..Over the past month or so, I have made over 20 vegan or vegetarian recipes (and have even written some!). I've served many meatless meals to my family, and I will say overall....the surprise has been tremendously pleasant!...
..a wonderful connection I have made with a smart, helpful vegan blogger named Kathy. In one of her posts, she talks a little more about our conversations." -Melissa d'Arabian's note on facebook.
Veggie Inspired. You may remember a previous post where I described Next Food Network Star winner Melissa d'Arabian as "Farmers Market Inspired". Well guess what, Melissa has taken it one step further and started experimenting with vegan and vegetarian ingredients and recipes! Melissa is not vegetarian, but has a refreshing foodie-curiosity that allows her to step-outside-of-her-box when it comes to cooking. Melissa is a sunny gem who perks up the kitchen and makes you want to start cooking yourself! Her energy is contagious. I'm so impressed with her creativity and spunk in the kitchen and I hope you will all take a closer look at Melissa. Her show Ten Dollar Dinners recently got renewed for a second season. I'm an avid watcher. Check out Melissa's full facebook post about her veggie experiments and a few inspiring vegan photos...
Melissa's Post:
"I've alluded to this before, but I've been experimenting with vegetarian and vegan cooking! I should begin by telling you that I am very much a meat-eater, and I will likely never become vegetarian, let alone vegan. BUT. So many people are, and they are folks who feel strongly about the choice, so I figured, the least I could do was explore, right? So, over the past month or so, I have made over 20 vegan or vegetarian recipes (and have even written some!). I've served many meatless meals to my family, and I will say overall....the surprise has been tremendously pleasant!
I'll talk more in the future about this little experiment of mine...the successes and the failures....but I thought I would post a link to wonderful connection I have made with a smart, helpful vegan blogger named Kathy. In one of her posts, she talks a little more about our conversations. maybe you'll find our discussions interesting?
have a great Friday." -Melissa d'Arabian, a note on her facebook account.
Melissa's "Ask Kathy". Melissa was also the inspiration for a recent Ask Kathy post: "Why vegan and not just vegetarian?" A must-read for everyone veg or not!
Become a fan of Melissa on face book.
Check out Ten Dollar Dinners show on Food Network.
A Little More Inspiration: A few of my vegan photos for all you curious chefs out there:
Lemon Poppyseed Chamomile Tea Bread:
gr8fldanielle says
I would like to share the recipe I made last night, and it was a good one!
Finely chopped celery stalks, not too big
two medium red onions finely chopped
2 sweet pickles finely chopped
a lot of fresh chopped cilantro, maybe 3/4 of a cup or more. can't put too much!
About a cup of finely chopped purple cabbage! Makes is so beautiful
about 20 finely chopped roma tomatoes
fresh ground black pepper
splash or two of soy sauce
juice of one large lemon
some finely chopped leek, about one stalk is good
about 7 red chiles, finely chopped, be careful not to touch your face! Jalapenos are better, but we only get them at certain times of the year here.
I made a garlic pasted with about 20 cloves of roasted garlic in my mortar and pestle. I roasted the garlic in a little olive oil, sea salt and just a splash of balsamic vinegar, chopped chiles and fresh ground pepper.
Finely chopped roasted green or red bell pepper. I roasted them with the garlic. yummy!
I mixed in the garlic and peppers, and added a splash of red wine vinegar
mix well and serve. It's a lot of stuff, but oh so worth it.
I have lots of vegetarian recipes in my head, please feel free to contact me for any of them or any vegetarian cooking tips. If you want information about working from home, I can help with that too. Enjoy!
I am a retired teacher living in Thailand. Ever since Thailand went to a free education system, the native speakers like myself, lost their jobs to the Filipino teachers, so I turned to a home business. It all worked out for the better. Now I don’t have to teach, and I have time for my real passion in life, cooking!