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first i have to thank lia for putting me onto this thing. ok, now on to business...
i've always been interested in cooking. even as a child i loved helping my parents in the kitchen, and i even took a cooking class during a day camp i attended when i was 10 or so. i was one of two boys in the class, and all of the other boys congratulated us on devising such a brilliant scheme to meet girls. but i seem to have gotten off track...
i've been a vegetarian for maybe 12 years now, and i was first inspired to become one by my sister. when i say inspired, i mean i used to make fun of her for being a vegetarian until i decided to try it. now i can't go back.
my problem with vegetarian food has always been that people seem to try too hard. places like caravan of dreams are touted as wonderful, but it left me feeling cold (no raw puns intended).
why do most people ignore the fact that there are tons of great recipes out there? i'm all for innovation, don't get me wrong, but sometimes these recipes have been around for so long because they taste good. imagine that...
and so, inspired by my culinary hero mario batali, i began my journey...
