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I married a carnivore. Seriously - the man would eat only red meat if I let him. I, however, am a vegetarian. This blog is dedicated to helping all those blended families like ours out there. We have learned through trial and error how to eat dinner together every night. It takes some planning and some work, but in the end we get to enjoy well balanced meals together. So, if you have a teen who just went away to college and came home to tell you he no longer eats meat, but everyone else still does, this blog is for you. Or, if your brother just brought home a woman who he says is the love of his life, but she eats meat and you do not, this will help you learn what to cook at family gatherings. This is not a vegetarian only site. It is written by one though. It is also not for people who are opposed to cooking meat in the house. This is for people who are trying to coexist. So in that vein, I have created this blog with marvelous main dishes that everyone will love, super side dishes that will help sneak vitamins into your carnivore, and delicious desserts to wrap it all up. I have also included some of our favorite breakfast items and great gadgets I love to use while I am experimenting in the kitchen. Nothing I cook is super fancy or complicated. It is real world cooking for real families.
Many times when people find out I am a vegetarian they have questions. Strange, I never have questions about why they eat meat. But in any case, the most popular question is "why?" followed closely by "how do you do it?" The answe (read full article)
The carnivore and I both love Thai food. Unfortunately, I am not the greatest Asian food chef. Sure I can do a quick stir fry. And I have even managed to make a sesame recipe that tastes like take out, but that's about it. Needless to say my advent (read full article)
Not surprisingly since baby omnivore has arrived, the carnivore and I have been getting less sleep. And, we are learning the hard way that getting enough rest is just as important to your health as getting enough water. (Seriously, sometimes when I a (read full article)
The carnivore doesn't usually me flowers for things like my birthday or our anniversary. More often than not I get flowers just because. For example, he sent me a bright bouquet while he was in Vegas. It was sweeter because it was unexpected. And the (read full article)
I don't know about you, but the carnivore and I don't exactly have a huge kitchen. As such, we often scout our local William Sonoma Outlet for space saving gadgets. Let me introduce you to two of my colorful favorites - magnetic measuring spoons and (read full article)
Certain foods carry me back to my childhood. My earliest memories of fresh food came from my great-grandmother's kitchen. They had a small farm in their backyard full of fresh corn that we shucked ourselves, purple hull beans that we snapped until (read full article)
The carnivore is in Vegas at his best friend's bachelor bash. And while baby omnivore and I miss him, my mom is coming over. This means three things - (1) there will likely be much reenacting of the Hangover on the carnivore's part, (2) baby omnivore (read full article)
Could you get your carnivore to eat carrots, beets, spinach and tomatoes in one meal? What if it is all there right in front of there eyes? "Never!" you say. Well, never say never. I recently did just that with my uber-veggie averse husband (read full article)
I love cheese. Melted cheese is even better in my book. This means the carnivore and I often indulge in cheesy dishes - everything from quesadillas to lasagna. And, I have been known to convince the carnivore to make me a grilled cheese every now and (read full article)
The carnivore and I are big fans of breakfast food. We like everything - pancakes, muffins, omelets, hashbrowns, you name it. We even have brinner sometimes (i.e. breakfast for dinner). And although we usually overdo it on the weekends with gigantic (read full article)
There are lots of foods out there that boast their health benefits and then there are those that just don't. The perogie is in the latter category. I like to think of it as the ultimate unapologetic comfort food. You know, something Paula Dean would (read full article)
Just to prove that I am not always feeding my carnivore vegetarian meals or sneaking green goodies into each dish, I thought I would share this recipe with you. As I have said before, this is not a vegetarian only website. It is also not a blog where (read full article)
When the carnivore and I got married several years ago there were lots of toasts. In my sister-in-law's she mentioned the whole family's surprise when he brought home a vegetarian. Way back then it was hard to imagine how my manly meat eater was goin (read full article)
It never fails that when the carnivore and I have friends and family over for dinner we are still cooking when they arrive. And inevitably while I am still rushing around to finish a meal I grab some gadget or another that makes a guest ooh and aah. (read full article)
My carnivore is part Italian. However, he could eat Italian full time. I don't feel the same. I mean, a girl needs a cheese enchilada every now and again. Don't get me wrong, I love a good garlic noodle dish as much as the next gal, but I can only ha (read full article)
When I was pregnant with baby omnivore I had few real cravings. Sure I would send the carnivore out every now and again for my favorite veggie burger or some spinach and artichoke dip, but that was just me indulging in my extra allowance of calories. (read full article)
The carnivore and I enjoy going to art museums - at least we did before baby omnivore arrived! Anyway, at a few different galleries around the world we have viewed the work of the pop art icon Andy Warhol. We have seen everything from Campbell's soup (read full article)
If you have read any of my older posts you know that getting my carnivore to eat anything green is quite a chore. Same goes for fruit. Well, it isn't as bad with fruit, but he would never pick up a piece and eat it on his own. As such, I am always sn (read full article)
There are some go to dinners in our house when we are short on time and imagination. One of them is ordering pizza. I assume we are like many Americans on this account. But here is the thing about ordering pizza if you are a vegetarian - you can basi (read full article)
So, I guess I should start by explaining my lengthy absence first. Long story short, this vegetarian and her carnivore now have their own little omnivore (well, since I am nursing he technically is also a vegetarian for the time being). As you can im (read full article)
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