But here is the deal, I have gone one whole month without eating any animal meat. Yes, for real, starting on January 1st I stopped. I don't think I have even cheated once, although it is possible I had one or two bites of something that Ashok was eating. But overall I have kept to it.
I have even given up MOST dairy and egg products, but there have been a few more cheating episodes when it comes to that.
And guess what, when it comes to eating I have LOVED every thing I have eaten this month!! I have cooked more than ever and have enjoyed and savored so many new foods.
So the first thing I want to share about this journey is a book that firstly clarified WHY I wanted to do this and then gave me tools to make it possible for me to succeed.
This book is called the Kind Diet. It is a book about the benefits of becoming vegan as well as a recipe book. There is also a website/blog/forum that has been really helpful too. Visit it at www.thekindlife.com.
So what have I been eating? Well here are a few pics of some of the great food. I can send you any recipes that you want when you see the deliciousness!! Two of these were cooked by my friend who is doing the vegetarian thing as well.
This one is radicchio pizza. I had never had radicchio before...It is kind of bitter, but when I added some onions it gave it good flavor and cut down the bitterness. Pretty yummy! Rebekah also made this with Asparagus on the side.
This one is rustic pasta...basically pasta with cabbage and celery and onion. Mix it with marinara and soy sauce and viola! HArd to believe it would taste good with that description, but again, surprisingly good. Never knew I liked cabbage until this year. It is good and cheap.
Isn't this meal beautiful? Succotash and sweet potatoe fries. One of Ashok's favorites!
And what would life be without dessert!? These are vegan peanut butter cups...They are amazing and amazingly easy to make!! Yummmm...
Hope you are getting hungry for some vegan food!!
