The Veggie Evangelist in Ten Seconds

I started blogging by accident, just a 30-day project - and on April 1, so I could quit any time with a big smile and "April Fool's joke"! Two years and 750 vegetable recipes (and 41 beet recipes) later ... but I still don't 'get' artichokes.

I'd been a food writer for two years before becoming a food blogger too.

I'm a reformed vegetarian but this time of year, when the farmers markets are bursting, I look at meat and think, "What comes first, the chicken or the eggplant?"

My guiding principles are kindness and generosity.

I've already met 13 food bloggers and can't wait to put faces to names to many more in person at BlogHer '07! (What? People blog about something besides food? Okay, I look forward to meeting all bloggers in Chicago ...)

NOTE TO FOOD BLOGGERS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO: If you haven't heard from me about a food blogger event on the Friday evening, please e-mail right away at ak AT kitchen HYPEN parade DOT com.

BlogHer food editor Alanna Kellogg blogs from St. Louis at A Veggie Venture and writes the food column Kitchen Parade.

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I definitely like beetroot

I definitely like beetroot just as much as Alanna does (though I have some catching up to do with her 41 posts!), and although I do like artichokes, I hardly ever cook with them as they didn't grow well in Scotland and they don't grow well here in Estonia. But I'll try whenever I've got a chance!!

I blog about food over at Nami-nami

Submitted by Pille on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 06:43

meaning of "reformed vegetarian"?

I know this isn't the focus of the post, but as a pretty committed and emotional-about-it vegan, I have to ask: could you explain what you mean by "reformed vegetarian"? Perhaps I'm reading too much into this, but the connotation of "reformed" seems to imply that there's something wrong with being a vegetarian. And I, of course (along with the animals who live torturous, excruciating lives and suffer terrible, inhumane deaths because humans like the way they taste), would beg to differ.

Stephanie
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Submitted by stephaniesays on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 08:40

ahhh Beets

My favorite beet salad is a combination of cooked and sliced beets, hearts of palm (sliced into bite sized chunkettes), thinly sliced red onion, and mandarin ornages. Add all but the oranges to a ziplock bag, them drizzle in olive oil, balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle in a hearty amount of dill. Zip and chill and marinate for a few hours or overnight. To serve, place in a cup made of Boston lettuce and garnish with a substantial amount of mandarin oranges.

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. beets her salads and also blogs relentlessly at Time's Fool

Submitted by Mata H on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 04:42

Don't get artichokes?

Wow. Artichokes have been my favorite food since I was a toddler. mmmmm artichokes. My favorite way to make them is simply to steam them, don't even bother to cut off the spines because they get soft in the steam. Stick a fork in them and they are done. Then eat with butter OR mayo OR garlic butter or whathaveyou. All good.

Submitted by suebob on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 18:24