Bacon makes it better
March 9, 2010 at 10:42 AM 6 comments
Week before last I became a vegetarian. Ok, not really, but I had four vegetarian meals, which is more probably than, like, ever, in one week.
1st veg meal: I had some pseudo-vegetarian friends over for dinner (I prefer to call them “just plain fussy”) and struggled to find a main entree chic enough for a dinner party. A friend suggested some cheese-nut patties smothered in tomato sauce, but I knew it wouldn’t be appealing looking on a plate. I ended up making a mushroom, artichoke and spinach lasagna recipe I found on epicurious.com and it was delicious and hearty (good enough to make again).
2nd veg meal: I made those cheese-nut patties my friend had suggested. And, despite its rather unappetizing name – yum! And close enough in terms of texture and taste that G. was thoroughly convinced there was ground meat in it.
3rd veg meal: Had brunch in my ‘hood at vegetarian eatery and juice bar Pulp Kitchen with a girlfriend. I spent a long time choosing a dish (honestly, I really, really wanted some bacon) but settled on the PK Sandwich (avocado, roasted tomato and spicy crispy tofu) — I figured it’d be a safe choice and not something pretending to be something it’s not (aka tofu posing as eggs).
4th veg meal: Lunch date with a true vegetarian friend (not like the fusspots I had over for dinner) at Camros Eatery – kale salad, lentil patty and red rice ball. Tasty, filling and I felt nice and healthy afterwards!
All of these veggies, though, left me majorly craving bacon. And so I had a spaghetti carbonara the other day, and now I want to order this Bacon Freak Cookbook. Don’t you just love its tagline, Bacon is Meat Candy? It includes recipes from well-known chefs, including Rick Bayless, plus it has a chapter on desserts (chocolate bacon martini, anyone? How about a bacon-grilled s’more?)
Sounds pretty genius to me.
Entry filed under: Health. Tags: bacon, bacon explosion, chef, Diet, Rick Bayless, vegetable, vegetarian.
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Kat | March 9, 2010 at 12:04 PM
So glad to be a good influence!
Many of the reasons to go vegetarian are the same reasons as just cutting back on meat consumption. So I would say that if you love bacon that much, eat it, but in smaller quantities and as a garnish to add flavour to a mostly-veggie meal. Same with other meats.
Let me know if you need recipe ideas! smittenkitchen.com is my main source.
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healthandswellness | March 9, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Of course, I don’t eat bacon all the time!!
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Janine | March 10, 2010 at 11:19 AM
Think I’ve just found the best present EVER for my sister.
I LOVE Camros! Need to go again. Time to make lunch plans with Kat. *grin*
Also, I think the Body World figures look like bacon.
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healthandswellness | March 10, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Is your sister partial to bacon? She may like this book, too (another one I want to add to my collection):
http://theharperstudiobooks.com/this-is-why-youre-fat/
LOL about the Body Worlds comparison — so true!
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