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“BURGERS AND fries: of the nineties? Salad rolls with peanut sauce (above) are just one of many vegetarian dining alterna- tives that have appeared | in restaurants over the past five years.

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lad VEGETARIANISM ISN’?T just for hippies anymore. Health and environmental concerns are bringing meat- less to mainstream.

Whatis a vegetarian?

A “true” vegetarian eats no ani- mal flesh. Technically, most are ovo- facto vegetarians, meaning they inchule eggs and dairy products in their diets. The strictest of the breed are vegans, who eschew cues and dairy products and vat only plant foods.

What do vegetarians eat?

!fthe cookbooks of the pust are a reliable guide, vegetarians today are eating & fot better than they used to. It's been 16 years since Motlic Katzen’s original Moosewood Cookbook first appeared in book- stores, influencing the tastes and: © habits of millions of North Americans with meatless cooking. As the 15th anniversary of the publi- cation of the cookbook approached, Katzen decided to revise the book to better reflect changing needs and desires of vegetarian cooks.

Vegetarians und meat-lovers alike will treasure the recipes from the revised Moosewoud Cookbook (pub-

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Chinese Peanut Sauce

‘Try this sauce as 2 dip for raw or steamed vegetables oF as a dressing for cold cooked noodles.

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4c. water 2 ‘Thsp. sugar 3 medium garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp. cider vinegar 1 to 2 Tbsp. minced fresh cilantro cayenne to taste salt to taste (if peanut butter i is unsalted)

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Herbed Carrot Soup

2 Ibs, carrots 1 medium potato

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1 ‘Tbsp. butter or oil

1 c. chopped onion

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2 medium cloves garlic, minced ¥ tsp, thyme

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medium heat for about 5 minutes, Add.

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