And so we began..........

Wow, my first post. First blog. Nice. So what I am hoping to make this blog about is being a vegetarian in the south. Specifically, Tennessee. That's right folks. A vegetarian in the BBQ and meat laden southern United States. Truly an oddity. Turns out that there are a few of us sequestered here and there. When my more carnivorously inclined friends find out that I am a vegetarian, the first thing I see sail across their face is a look. It is immistakable. "But you seem so..............NORMAL!" Yeah......uh huh. So I am not a PETA pushing vegetarian. Just one who is careful what she puts into her body. If they tease me, they can be sure I will tease them, with such beloved comebacks as....but you eat sarcomeres. Lovely. So for some basics. I have been a vegetarian since I was 13. In the past 2 years, I have been forced to cut out all dairy products due to an allergy to casein. I still consume eggs if they are cooked into mixes and things but try to use egg replacer when it is just as easy to do that as to crack an egg. It is better for you anyhow. In this blog, I hope to post some of my favorite recipes and things I come across as well as post some of the resources I have found for other "veggies" in the K-town area. I have certainly found other's blogs on this topic helpful over the years and so hope to be of similar service to my readers. Eat your veggies!