Good response to my post on veggie camp cookery (forget it & live on sandwiches) – many great ideas on how to do veg camp cooking right Some of the responders felt my pain, but most comments revealed my ignorance and lack of creativity on the subject. Some hinted that I might need an attitude [...]
I’m not a veteran camper and far from an expert on campsite cookery. I’ve been camping maybe 10 times in my 65 years, for a total of about 3 months. However, most of my camping involved vegetarian cooking. So naturally I feel qualified to talk about it. My camping experiences have ranged from extremely primitive: [...]
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Guest post by artist and long time vegetarian Fiona Morgan, WhereFishSing, on umami, the essence of taste satisfaction, in vegetarian food I agree whole heartedly with the idea of umami as the missing element in so many vegetarian foods. However, I tend to think more in Ayurvedic terms. Ayurveda names 6 tastes: sweet, sour, salty, [...]
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Why we don’t eat vegetables, 10 ways to love your veggies & eat them too, how to cook vegetables, vegetable nutrition facts, vegetable recipes Deep down, everybody knows that vegetables are healthy, and we should eat them. But many people just don’t like veggies, or eat them much. That’s often as true for vegetarians as for [...]
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Savvy Vegetarian advice for easy vegetarian meal planning: Vegetarian recipes to make ahead in big batch vegetarian cooking, for quick meals to freeze or fridge Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I was wondering if you have vegetarian recipes you can recommend that we can make a big batch of ahead of time and freeze or store to eat [...]
Cooking Vegetables: Stir-frying for best nutritional value of vegetables, cooking vegetables in soups for vegetable nutrition Dr. Nina Bailey: Boil, steam or fry: are we getting the best nutritional value from our fruit and vegetables? Eating at least 6 servings a day of fruit and vegetables seems to be having a positive impact on our food choices. By eating fruits and vegetables in [...]
Being a vegetarian college student is difficult, healthy eating impossible! With the help of Jill Carle, author of College Vegetarian Cooking, life gets easier. By July Gerstein, courtesy The Daily Green: Interview with Jill Carle, co-author of ‘College Vegetarian Cooking’ Being vegetarian in college can be difficult, but Jill Carle, 23, wouldn’t know. She’s the [...]
Have a healthy vegetarian diet with low budget recipes using 7 tips from Savvy Vegetarian. A Pressure cooker, crockpot, good chef’s knife and a vegetarian cookbook to name a few. Tips for delicious low-budget healthy eating on a vegetarian (or vegan) diet From our own experience, we know it’s possible – and relatively easy – [...]
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Message for Savvy Vegetarian: For the past 6 months I’ve been on tour in the Mid-West with a theater group. Having been a vegetarian since I was 7, I very much enjoy the vegetarian lifestyle and know a lot about it. What’s difficult is being on the road and finding healthy vegetarian options in tiny [...]
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Hi! I am very much wanting to become a vegan, but need some good advice on cookbooks. For beginners and for quick and easy meals. The rest of my family refuses my ways. So the easier the better. – T.C. Savvy Veg: Hi T.C., I’m sorry your family won’t support your going vegan, but on [...]
