The Splendid Table®’s How To Eat Supper by Lynne Rossetto Kasper Dear Lynne, Since we relegated meat to weekends, weeknights we’ve gone the plant route — veggies, beans and grains — but mainly beans because we love them. Except lately we’re hitting the wall. We’ve stewed, marinated, tossed salads, done soups, fried burgers and baked beans [...]

Growing Up On The Non-Vegetarian Canadian Prairies I was born a sugar addict in a small town 200 miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The word “vegetarian” wasn’t part of our vocabulary. “Nutrition” was a foreign word. “Organic” was a chemistry term. “Healthy diet” meant you were lucky enough to eat three meals a day. Sugar [...]

A Savvy Vegetarian is – well – savvy! – about vegetarian diet, healthy eating, green living… Savvy Vegetarians aren’t born full grown, but gently evolve into a vegetarian state of mind and body, gradually becoming aware of how everything works together for a successful vegetarian diet. Going Veg Is Easy: Sure, it involves changes to [...]

Essential Vegan Nutrition Reference Vegan Food Guide Becoming Vegan, by Brenda Davis Vesanto Melina, was first published in 2000, and ever since then has been THE essential vegan nutrition reference guide, for vegans from beginners to veterans. For relevance and usability, nothing else during that time has come close to Becoming Vegan. The authors are [...]

Easy, Quick Delicious: Maribeth Abrams, With Anne Dinshah It’s difficult for vegans to find food they can eat in restaurants, or in packaged foods. At the same time, for many vegans, finding the time to cook, and learning how to make all kinds of new foods, can be daunting and a real obstacle to vegan [...]

Christine Waltermyer Expands and Transcends Macrobiotics Since I almost starved myself to death on a strict macrobiotic diet when I first went vegetarian, I’m a bit prejudiced against anything macrobiotic. Like most prejudices, mine doesn’t hold up under close examination. Christine Waltermyer bases her cooking on macrobiotic principles. However she expands and transcends macrobiotics with [...]

How to Buy, Store and Prepare Nuts Seeds Buy nuts seeds fresh and in small amounts that you can use up quickly. Because of their high oil content, nuts and seeds go rancid easily, so test before you buy if possible. Rancid fats can make you sick. The turnover in bulk bins is usually faster [...]

Tips for a Happy Healthy Breakfast The following tips are loosely based on Ayurvedic dietary principles, and my own experience. They may or may not apply to you – go with your gut instincts – Judith Kingsbury Breakfast doesn’t need to be large, but should be well balanced, nutrient dense, and have some variety. While [...]