• Manjula Jain presents Punjabi Chola posted at Manjula’s Kitchen, saying, “Learn to cook Punjabi Chola.” With an instructional video – good stuff!
• Theo presents Organic Potato Primer (Types Of Potatoes & Their Uses) Organic Test Kitchen: Living Life In It’s Natural Organic State posted at Organic Test Kitchen, saying, “A Primer on one of the most basic vegetarian cooking ingredients, the potato”. Great basic potato info.
• Lisa presents Portabella mushrooms stuffed with quinoa posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen. Sounds pretty yummy.
• Eccentric Vegan presents 5 Tips For The Traveling Vegan posted at Vegan Soapbox. You know how much I love vegetarian travel…
• David Goldbeck presents Twenty-One Reasons to Eat Like a Vegetarian posted at HEALTHY HIGHWAYS. Great list!

But don’t stop reading yet! There are plenty more exciting vegetarian recipes and articles in this carnival…

• squawkfox presents Top Five Frugalicious Snacks (A Visual Guide) posted at squawkfox, saying, “Snack frugaliciously! (Frugal + Healthy + Delicious) Replace expensive and unhealthy vending foods with affordable and delicious veggie snacks. For your veggie snacking pleasure, I’ve put together a pictorial guide for eating frugaliciously on a healthful budget. Yummy pretty pictures. ”
• Tip Diva presents Tip Diva | Top Ten Tips – Baking Basics posted at Tip Diva, saying, “Baking is fun and, ultimately, delicious. But if you’ve never been in front of an oven before, there are some tips that you should know before mixing your sugar and flour.”
• Saifuddin Al-Fulani presents Turkish Red Lentil Soup (Mercimek Çorbasi) posted at Hakim Abdullah.
• Lane Wright presents Food For Vegetarian Thought posted at Vegan Bits.
• Matthew presents Vegetarian Carnival Entry – Why? How? posted at Tofu Gymnast.
• Susan Daffron presents Vegan Lasagne posted at Many Veggie Recipes.
• Chef Erik presents Quinoa with Shitake Mushrooms and Snow Peas posted at Chef Erik, saying, “A must try!”
• Katy presents Red Bean Dip posted at sugarlaws.
• Alison Sharley presents Vegetarian Challenge: Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? posted at Green Me.
• Theodore Pappas presents Seed Banks: The Seeds of Salvation posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “A fine post on … seeds–and the importance of “seed banks.”"
• George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To – How To Cook Wheat Pasta With A Homemade Marinara Sauce posted at George L Smyth, saying, “WAZ goes through the steps to make a healthy, delicious homemade meal.”
• Bryan presents Peace Inside posted at Peace Inside.
• Elizabeth presents Vegan Kauai posted at The Vegan Snorkeler.
• Lee Ruff presents Vegetarian. posted at Lee Ruff.
• Devon Scott presents tomato avocado sandwich posted at Vegan Recipes – Vegan Cookbook – Vegan Blog.
• Jenny presents Share The Food You Love posted at the so called me.
• Paul Roe presents The Freshness of the [latest gadget] and [nut type] Butter with Apple Sauce on Toast posted at antiaging4geeks, saying, “Mingling veganism and gadgetry…looking and feeling good while sporting your iPhone. :O)”
• James presents Food Matters – But Can It Cure Cancer? posted at FOODMATTERS.

That concludes this edition. The vegetarian blog carnival is about to start traveling! Catch the next edition on April 23rd on Chef Erik’s blog. Submit your blog article to the next edition of vegetarian carnival using our carnival submission form. If you are interested in hosting a future edition, contact me (jul at b5media dot com).

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Vegetarian Carnival #15

• VnV presents A Vegetarian in Egypt posted at Veggie Monologues. I am a sucker for vegetarian travel stories. Sounds like they did pretty well in Egypt!
• squawkfox presents Ten Reasons Soaking Dried Beans Can Change Your Life posted at squawkfox, saying, “Stop buying caged canned beans. Here’s ten reasons buying dried beans can change your life!” I tend to get lazy and go for the canned beans, but thanks to these reminders, I’m going to try to use dried beans more often.
• monica presents Easy Tempeh Sloppy Joes posted at SmarterFitter Blog, saying, “Lots of people, veggies and meat eaters alike, don’t “get” tempeh. So here’s a little introduction and an easy recipe to get people going.” I’ve been wanting to cover the topic of tempeh for a while now, but they don’t seem to sell it here. So go read this intro to it instead!
• OK, this bullet actually includes two entries, all about bananas. Woman Tribune presents Natural Mango Banana Soup posted at Woman Tribune, saying, “Recipe for mango banana soup, an all-natural soup that will lift your spirits.” And Expat Chef presents Yes, We Have Bananas posted at The Expatriate’s Kitchen, saying, “A vegetarian-friendly and vegan-friendly duo of banana recipes.”
• Kate Saltfleet presents Why and how I became vegetarian posted at Experiments in Living. I enjoy reading about how others come to the decision to go vegetarian, and Kate’s is particularly well-written.

Congrats, top 5! (OK, technically this is a top 6.) But don’t stop reading yet – there were plenty of other fabulous entries this month, as well:

• Eccentric Vegan presents Kids Are Smart posted at Vegan Soapbox, saying, “Stories of kids and teens going veg.”
• Lisa presents Tender Chickpeas in Golden Karhi Sauce posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen.
• Jaime presents Alternative Alternatives posted at surplus.
• Jade Blackwater presents Book Review: Not Just for Vegetarians posted at AppleJade, saying, “This is a book review of “Not Just for Vegetarians” by Geraldine Hartman, which offers a variety of recipes to suit family tastes. Geraldine’s book discusses the whys and hows of her choice to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle.”
• Theodore Pappas presents Animal Cruelty and the Biggest Beef Recall in History posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “The comments to this post are running hot and heavy. More comments are welcome. A fascinating, important topic.”
• Carole G. McKay presents Food For Thought posted at McKay Today, saying, “A case for vegetarianism and a recipe for change.”
• Lovelyn presents Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe posted at The Art of Balanced Living.
• Linda Jo Martin presents Vegetarian Broccoli Cream Soup posted at Country Kitchen Pantry | Herbs, Spices, Recipes, Cooking, saying, “Great recipe for cold winter evenings.”
• Virginia Diaz presents Faux Beef Barley Soup posted at Virginia Diaz.
• Chef Erik presents Rigatoni with Broccoli and Vegetarian Steak posted at Chef Erik.
• Brad presents Dietary Review: Dr. McDougal posted at The Veggie Hub | Vegetarian and Vegan Reviews.
• Keith_R presents Gorgonzola Salad posted at The Screaming Saucepan, saying, “Healthy salad with an Italian accent”
• Christine presents Green Salad with Mozzarella and Walnuts in Honey Mustard Dressing posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.
• Melissa presents Baked Penne With Roasted Vegetables posted at A Penny Closer.
• Lady Rose presents Pumpkin Muffins posted at The Diet Pulpit, saying, “These are so good!”
• Jean Mosher presents Kelly’s New Vegetarian Cooking Blog « Always in Motion posted at Always in Motion.
• 925er presents Edamame posted at 9to5ers: Montreal employee’s restaurant review, saying, “A delicious snack that requires close to no prep time.”
• Carole Fogarty presents The Authentic Chocolate Facial: A Superfood for your Skin: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “Raw cacao (cocoa) powder is now considered one of the worlds most beneficial super foods emerging in our world today. It has four times more antioxidants than goji berries, ten times the antioxidant level of blueberries and thirty times the antioxidant level of green tea.”
• Jamie McIntosh presents Garden Organically if Expecting posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog, saying, “Babies, children, and pregnant women must avoid the pesticides found in conventionally grown produce.”

See, I told you there were a lot of great posts. Want to play along? Submit your blog article to the next edition of the vegetarian carnival using our carnival submission form. The next deadline is March 31st, with the carnival on April 2nd.

And as always, contact me if you’re interested in hosting a future edition at your blog.

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Vegetarian Carnival #14: yummy winter recipes and more

• Lisa presents Paneer Pizza on Naan Bread posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen. Looks delicious – now I am definitely craving Indian food, especially paneer!
• Lane Wright presents Compassion Will Cure More Sins than Condemnation posted at Vegan Bits. Lane talks about being attacked as not being a “real vegan”, and I totally support what he’s saying. Enough with the superior veg*ner-than-thou attitudes already.
• ohmindy presents Margarita Cupcakes: Cuptails for the Everyman posted at Oh, Mindy!, saying, “Cupcakes for grown-ups, and if you need an excuse, they help prevent scurvy!” Nobody wants scurvy!
• Foodeater presents Mugicha: How to Make Barley Tea. posted at To Live and Eat in L.A, saying, “A step-by-step article, with photos, of my first ever attempt at making Mugicha, Korean style barley tea (and the yummy breakfast that came out of it by mistake!).” This is one of those things that I’d never think of trying to make myself, but it does sound good!
• Jade Blackwater presents A Look Ahead at Spring Gardening posted at AppleJade, saying, “I write a blog about natural health and wellness including recent posts about how to create and use cold frames to feed you and your family fresh vegetables year-round.” I am so jealous of people with gardens these days. I wonder what I can grow on my balcony.

I thought it would be easy to choose my favorite 5 entries, but there were so many good ones this month that it was hard! Congrats to the top 5 for beating out some stiff competition. And now for some more fabulous carnival entries:

• Thursday Bram presents Growing My Own Food…In My Apartment | Wise Bread posted at Wise Bread.
• Matt Smith presents YouTube – How to Cook Collard Greens posted at Cookus Interruptus, saying, “In this episode of cookus interruptus, Cynthia shows us how to cook collards while Jane hooks up with the SPD.”
• Alison Sharley presents Green Me Vegetarian Challenge posted at Healthy and Green by the Day.
• David Gross presents The Picket Line — 15 February 2008 posted at The Picket Line, saying, “Just how much of a premium are we paying when we buy produce through a Community Supported Agriculture program instead of just going to the corner market? There’s one way to find out: collect the figures and do the math.”
• Stretch Mark Mama presents Calabacitas posted at Stretch Mark Mama.
• Melissa presents Green Beans With Caramelized Onions posted at A Penny Closer.
• Raymond presents Save Money – Be A Vegetarian Part Time posted at Money Blue Book.
• Roger Haeske presents I’ll Be Eating At A Steakhouse Tonight posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.
• Tiffany Washko presents Raw Food is Easier on the Budget posted at Raw Food Blog.
• Lazy Man and Money presents Vegetarianism and Its Benefits posted at Lazy Man and Health.
• Suzanne presents Cumin Black-eyed Peas posted at adventures in daily living.
• Laura Williams presents Canning Soaked Dried Beans – making your own canned pinto beans posted at Laura Williams’ Musings, saying, “Easy and economical.”
• vigilanat20 presents Penne With Eggplant posted at Viggie’s Veggies.

That concludes this edition. Hungry yet?

Submit your blog article to the next edition of the vegetarian carnival using the carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page. The next edition will be here at Veggie Chic on March 11th.

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Vegetarian Carnival #13: something for everyone!

We’ll start out with a couple of thought-provoking posts on veg*nism. Samuel Bryson presents Vegetarianism From a Different Perspective: posted at Total Wellbeing. Steve Pavlina presents Why Vegan? posted at Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog.

Raw food gets a little attention in this carnival with a couple posts on the topic. Tiffany Washko presents Eat Raw More Often posted at Raw Food Blog. Roger Haeske presents Having Trouble Staying Raw, It May Not Be Your Fault posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Topical considering the recent debate on food costs that went on in the comments here the other day, we have a couple posts about paying less for healthy food. Eden presents A Healthy Diet Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive posted at Our Family Village, and Steve Faber presents Save Money on Organic Foods posted at DebtBlog.

Brad presents an extensive review of Morningstar Farms Products posted at The Veggie Hub. Marilyn Terrell presents A Vegetarian in Paris posted at Intelligent Travel, saying, “Is it impossible to be a vegetarian in Paris? Katie Knorovsky finds a way.” GP presents Kids can do lunch on the farm. posted at Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range, saying, “Kids in Montana can go home for lunch The Montana Farm to School Program, which works with local farmers, ranchers and school staff to provide local food to students that will improve student nutrition.” Carol Bentley presents An enjoyable experience. . . with Belgian chocolate posted at Carol Bentley.

Weight loss is a popular topic whenever food and diet are discussed, and this carnival is no exception. SusanV presents Watching Your Weight? Eat Soup! posted at Fatfree Vegan Kitchen (one of my all-time favorite recipe blogs, by the way). Randy Powell presents T’was The Season… Avoiding Refined Starches and Sugars posted at Eating-Veggies.com: Alkaline Diet blog.

And now on to the recipes – we have a lot of tasty-sounding dishes in this carnival!

Jon presents Seitan, or Vegan Wheat Meat posted at Prodromic DIY, saying, “Recipes and methods for making seitan “wheat meat” that isn’t the rubbery stuff you get at supermarkets. Vegan haute cuisine!”

Libby presents the vegetarian Tex-Mex breakfast Migas – a Texan’s birthright. posted at A Libby in Minnesota?. Lovelyn presents Baked Falafel and Tahini Sauce posted at The Art of Balanced Living.

Lisa presents Butter Paneer Masala posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen. Kate Saltfleet presents dairy and wheat free Polenta roast veggies posted at Experiments in Living.

Stretch Mark Mama presents Crock Pot Lentil Soup posted at Stretch Mark Mama. Betsy Teutsch presents Happy Vegetarian Family WonTon Soup posted at Money Changes Things, saying, “Here’s a step-by-step, with photos, recipe for making fabulous vegetarian wonton soup.”

And to top off your meal this winter, Christine presents Vin Chaud – Hot Wine posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France, saying, “Bring a little bit of France home for the holidays with this traditional French favorite.”

And there you have it. Great carnival – thanks to everyone who participated!

If you’d like to host a future edition of the Vegetarian Carnival on your blog, let me know. And you can submit your blog article to the next edition of the Vegetarian Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. The next carnival will take place in about two weeks.

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Vegetarian Carnival for January 2008

Let’s start with some vegetarian recipes, just in case you still haven’t decided what to eat today while most of America chomps down on turkey. Jackie presents Easy as ABC Monday: Y is for yams posted at Kids Dish. Mapmaster presents Best-Ever Mushroom Sauce posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen. Summer offers up a Native American Three Sisters Stew at Mom Is Teaching. Christine presents All Natural Honey Mustard Dressing at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Looking for dessert ideas? Check out Tiffany Washko’s Raw Peach Cobbler posted at Natural Family Living Blog or Katy’s Ginger Crepes with Pumpkin Filling posted at sugarlaw.

How about breakfast? FitBuff presents 7 Easy Breakfast Recipes: Healthy Breakfast in Less Than 5 Minutes posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “You’ve heard breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but the RIGHT breakfast is the key to starting your day with energy, productivity, and alertness.”

Not up for cooking? Sagar presents Top 50 Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in the World posted at Travelhacker.

We also have several interesting vegetarian-themed posts this time. Franco presents Assorted Tips: Switching To A Vegetarian And Vegan Diet posted at Assorted Tips. Paul Davison presents Making Mike Vick Wrong, or Why I’m a Vegetarian posted at monkeyinmymind.com.

Elaine Vigneault presents Why A Vegan Blog? posted at Vegan Soapbox, saying, “Here is a quick overview of why vegans blog.” vigilanat20 has started a Veg-A-Month Club! at Viggie’s Veggies.

And for those interested in weight loss, James D. Brausch presents Do Microwave Ovens Make You Fat? posted at Weight Loss Dude, and Randy Powell presents Ramblings of a fat man posted at Eating-Veggies.com: Alkaline Diet blog.

That’s it for this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the vegetarian carnival using the carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page. And as always, contact me if you’re interested in hosting a future edition on your blog.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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A Thanksgiving Vegetarian Carnival

To start with, Expat Chef makes my mouth water with Spinach Sauteed in Butter and Parmesan at The Expatriate’s Kitchen.

In the mood for dessert? Jackie presents some delicious-looking Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies at Kids Dish, while Stephanie presents Civil War Fruit Cake at Stop the Ride! (do you think it tastes like it was made during the Civil War? .

Indian cuisine has so much to offer vegetarians, and this week’s carnival has some delicious recipes for you. Lisa presents Eggs Vindaloo at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen, while Curry presents Indian Whole Wheat Flat Bread( Chapathi / Roti ) over at Curry In Kadai.

Joel Fuhrman, MD, features a variety of recipes in Worldly Vegetarian Creations at Disease Proof. Suzanne presents yummus yummus: hummus at adventures in daily living.

There were a couple excellent non-recipe submissions this month, too. At We The Change, Todd Goldfarb presents The 5 Greatest Foods For Your Health. Now eat your kelp! At The Diet Dish, Tara Gidus presents some fun cherry facts in Cheers to Cherries.

Kevin Fleming tells us about the new Wellness Channel on Dish Network at Satellite TV Guru. Do you think there will be any vegetarian shows? Stanimir Sotirov tells us why he thinks it’s better to drink your veggies than eat in Juicy Power posted at All About Your Body And Spirit. Doris Chua celebrates Yummy Mangoes at Organics & Your Health.

And there you have it for this carnival – thanks for all the great entries! The next edition will be hosted by Jackie at Kids Dish in two weeks. Submit your blog post for the next edition of the vegetarian carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. And as always, contact me (jul at b5media dot com) if you are interested in hosting a future edition of the carnival on your blog.

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Vegetarian Carnival – October 8th Edition

Also, let me know if you’re interested in hosting a future edition – November carnivals are up for grabs!

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Vegetarian Carnival coming up soon!

Fall is the season for soup! Joel Fuhrman, MD, presents some seasonal soup recipes in Superior Seasonal Servings posted at Disease Proof, while Lisa brings us Orange and Beet Soup posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen. And Suzanne offers up a recipe for Cream of Tomato Soup at adventures in daily living.

At Frugal Journey, Annette Berlin presents 5 Easy Whole-Meal Sandwiches describing sandwiches as “our version of convenience food.” At Country Kitchen Pantry, Linda Martin presents Lentil Tacos – Tortillas Made From Rice Flour.

Jackie cooks up some Spaghetti surprise over at Kids Dish, and Isil Simsek presents Red Camargue Rice with veggies posted at Veggie Way.

Moving from recipes to dining out, Elaine Vigneault tells us about a new vegan restaurant in NYC in Zen Palate: Vegetarian Food.

At Quietly Into the Night, Lucynda Riley tells us about her first Experience with Tofu. Lori presents Vegan in the Social Sphere posted at The New Vegan, her blog about (you guessed it) being a new vegan.

ConfessMail presents I tell everyone I’m a vegetarian, but… with the following comment: “I’m sure that this submission is a bit different than most you receive. This is a person that has made an anonymous confession and therefore is struggling with the fact as it is a secret that he/she keeps. Any advice from vegetarians on what they feel would be appropriate action to solve this issue would be welcome…”

dhammacrystal presents tips for eating a balanced vegetarian diet at aimsoflife.com. You can read about acidic blood in Your Blood is Boiling Over posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket. Carole Fogarty talks about designing your own health and well being affirmation at The Healthy Living Lounge.

So there you have it. Thanks to everyone who participated! You can submit your blog article to the next edition of the vegetarian carnival using our carnival submission form. And as always, contact me if you’re interested in hosting a future edition of the carnival at your blog.

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Vegetarian Carnival for September 24th, 2007

And if you’d like to host an upcoming edition of the carnival, drop me a line.

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Reminder: submit to the vegetarian carnival

Let’s start with the recipes – this week we have a fabulous selection to inspire you in the kitchen. Lisa presents the interesting-sounding Watermelon & Feta Salad With Olives posted at Lisa’s Vegetarian Kitchen. At The Vegetarian Foodie, Michael Natkin presents some absolutely gorgeous Edamame in an Edible Tofu Bowl.

At Stop the Ride!, Stephanie presents A Little of This & A Little of That = Mediterranean Stew, illustrating how delicious soup can be made out of almost anything you have on hand. Speaking of soup… at Don’s Biggest Loser Blog, Don offers up Benefits Of The Cabbage Soup Diet Plus Tasty Recipes, only one of which is actually vegetarian. He certainly sounds like a big fan of cabbage soup!

If you’re looking for a more creative way to work some cabbage into your diet, check out Expat Chef’s tantalizing Red Cabbage Slaw, which is full of blueberries, cherries, and yummy vitamins.

For a delicious main course, try Stretch Mark Mama’s promising-sounding Southwestern Black Bean Burgers posted at Stretch Mark Mama, or Annette Berlin’s quick, easy, and ‘gormet-tasting’ Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes at Frugal Journey.

There were a couple of lovely non-recipe submissions this time, too, such as Kevin Bedell’s A simple step you can take: Eat more locally grown food posted at 21st Century Citizen.

Also, Christopher Howse offers us his “rant on a very lack-luster announcement” in The Admission of Cruelty posted at SoVeg.com. And in the tangentially-related-but-I’ll-allow-it category, Daisy presents Fantastic Planet, a review of an old sci fi cartoon which was a “building block in [her] consciousness” on her way to vegetarianism.

That concludes this edition of the vegetarian carnival. Thanks for playing! Submit a blog post to the next edition of the vegetarian carnival using our carnival submission form. Keep an eye out for the next edition in a couple weeks hosted by Activist Mommy!

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. And as always, contact me (jul at b5media dot com) if you’re interested in hosting a future edition on your blog.

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Vegetarian Carnival #6: chock full of recipe goodness