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Originally Posted by ChefSalad  Besides, doing a 30-day vegetarian/vegan trial would be very difficult for a person with little to no vegetarian cooking experience. To expect them to try it before they condemn it is difficult when trying it is not really an option. So, veggievores, give us your love and your recipes so that we omnivores will at least have to tools to try. |
Resources abound on the web, local bookstores, the library, local vegetarian groups, etc, etc, etc. Put out the intention to find good resources, maybe?
Here's your alpha reflection, ChefSalad: whyvegan.com, vegweb.com, veganfreak.com and don't forget Erin's site and book:
VegFamily magazine - Raising Vegan Children, Vegan Pregnancy, and Vegan Recipes
As for books without fake meats and junk foody recipes: The Accidental Vegan, 101 Vegan Favorites, La Dolce Vegan, and Vegan With A Vengence. Find them on Amazon or powells.com.
Groups and community: I know firsthand there are vegetarians and vegan in rural Arkansas and Alabama, so don't tell me there's no possibility of you finding other people where you live.
Getting over cooking fears: Trail and error - if you don't burn it you can probably still eat whatever it is you've made. It's really hard to get food poisoning from vegan food and if you do like the recent spinach e-coli stuff it's usually a product of factory farming. So, just follow your recipes and you'll get faster and better. Buy a veg cookbook that emphasizes simplicity- there are too many to count.