I dropped the V word at a holiday party last night and you would have thought I had just committed murder. I tried to quickly explain the many reasons why I don’t eat beef or pork but I think most people already had their preconceived notions that all vegetarians are tree hugging, liberal hippies. While I am liberal and not opposed to hugging trees (I’d prever eco-conservatist over tree hugger), I am a vegetarian (that also eats fish occasionally) for many other reasons – health being the main one. Altering or restricting your diet forces you to think about the food you order and cook.
If you’re curious about the vegetarian lifestyle, give it a whirl sometime. I’ll be posting a few basic recipes in the next couple of days to help get you started. If you can’t wait, try a few of these tofu recipes or do a quick search on my favorite recipe website, All Recipes.
