FROM VEAL TO

VEGGIES

“Agatha made a really great old-fashioned chicken pot pie dinner. I ate all of mine except for the peas and carrots. I am not into vegetables.”

- Ghost Beach, R.L. Stine

I WAS TOTALLY THAT KID!

I thought vegetables were SO REVOLTING AND POINTLESS!

MEATY MEALS Growing up, my family dinners

were always focused on some sort of meat..

as the main course and no, I am not just talking about some boring, roasted chicken..

You see, my family not only enjoyed meat..but they were also hunters and exotic game enthusiasts!

Some examples:LambDuckPheasantPigeonBearRabbitCow tongueVenison (yes, Bambi!)

“Wait, I’m eating whatttttt?!”

Needless to say, it was pretty embarrassing that

the main course often had to be explained

to our dinner guests.

“Tofurkey..is that like a turkey fart?”

So..with that background in mind..

About a year ago, I moved to San Francisco, CA. to attend college.

I knew I was to expect quite a change living here due

to the “liberal lifestyle.”

However, I was quite surprised to notice that this city also had

NUMEROUS bakeries, grocery stores and restaurants

all catering to

VEGETARIANS and VEGANS.

This whole “I AM OBSESSED WITH VEGETABLES” diet really became apparent when I went to a local S.F. grocery store, picked out my steak of choice, headed to the check out..and while waiting in line, I was given the DIRTIEST, MEANEST looks by others to which I then realized it was because I was holding a meat package with a bright orange sticker on it that said..

“VEAL!”

All my life I was told that

MEAT was ESSENTIAL to my diet…

not vegetables!

I realized that more than ever, I had to really

incorporate vegetables into my diet..

not because I was surrounded by veggie-freaks,

but because my own health was at stake! :[

V e g g ie f r ie n d ly

I now mostly eat

vegetarian diet..

My recent

favorites are pumpkin soup

and

acorn squash and spinach

quesadillas!

I still give into

my carnivorous cravings at

times..

I just make sure I have a side

of

vegetables with them!