vegan

So you want to become a vegan!  Go for it!  I congratulate you!  While local matters does not tell people they need to be vegan to be healthy...we do support people in any improvements or upgrades they would like to make to their diet. 

So what is a vegan?  A vegan is anyone who does not eat meat, eggs, dairy, honey or any other animal food or product.  In addition, most vegans, do not buy shoes or clothes made from leather, wool, or silk. 

Ok, so way back when, Amanda made this AWESOME vegan pasta dish for our Local Matters Food Educator screening of PolyCultures (good movie; hits home!) and we have been waiting a looong time to get it, and when you get something this good you mos def share!

Ok, so lets face it, not everyone eats the way that they should. For those who feel that they need a slab of meat to create a meal, warm them up to the idea of getting their protein without all of the saturated fats with a hearty stew! Besides the Ohio weather has been getting cooler its about time for the soups.

Now, I don't want to overwhelm you with a whole lot of recipes and info so I will part it to you in several posts so that you can read at your own leisure.

Ok, so on with the show...

White Bean Chili with Jalapeno Bulgur

This takes a total of 30 min total to prepare (YAY!)

1/2 cup bulgur wheat

1 Tb fresh lemon juice

2 scallions

1 jalapeno (sorry no tildes on the blog) seeded and chopped

2 Tb OO (doesn't have to be EVOO but that's always nice, btw OO=olive oil)

1 large onion chopped

1 green bell pepper chopped

2 cloves of garlic chopped