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The Way Life Goes: Spring Rolls
by Sue Bozeman
by Sue Bozeman
Carnivore to the core, I had rarely eaten a totally vegetarian meal prior to beginning to write articles for this website. Then came a nasty number when I donated blood at the local blood bank. My cholesterol just kept climbing. Really? So what? Well, my family history is such that I had to DO something about it. Things cascaded from there and the short of it is that I have made more and more veggie meals, altering my and my spouse's diet to minimize and often eliminate the carnivoreness of our consumptive ways!
One of the absolute joys is being able to use vegetables in a variety of ways so you don't get bored with eating and cooking. Variety is the spice of life and spices are vegetarian, right? So off I went to find some help. And find it, I did. Actually it was pointed out to me that Chinese cuisine is often vegetarian-based. Yes, they use some bits of fish and meats, but almost as decoration. Don't forget: meat is expensive and wasteful of energy. You can feed five people on the grain that is fed a single animal and even then, you have to discard 15-25% of any animal before it gets to the table! I know, enough said! OK. On to elegant cuisine!
The Chinese also use proteins from beans and grains. In a 2005 book called Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cooking, author Jim Yang provides every step of every recipe on 275 pages to make tasty dishes quickly. Not only does he use regular everyday ingredients, he teaches you how to do everything from cutting up veggies quickly (without shredding your own fingers!) to the proper way to stir fry. The man is a real wonder.
He tells you the difference between dark and light soy sauce, between regular and Chinese vinegar, why ginger and garlic are so healthful, and what the 3 noodles out there are that you need to know -- and to forget the rest. Even better, many of the recipes are quick to prepare and easy on the budget.
Spring rolls are one of my favorites and there is a recipe for them in Jim's book that is sure to please you, both for its ease of making and excellent flavor. Just so you don't feel obligated to get Jim's books (yes, books! Buy one, get 3 other guides full of tips and tidbits free!), here is a recipe I got from Louise Williams at http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/chinese/spring-rolls.
One of the absolute joys is being able to use vegetables in a variety of ways so you don't get bored with eating and cooking. Variety is the spice of life and spices are vegetarian, right? So off I went to find some help. And find it, I did. Actually it was pointed out to me that Chinese cuisine is often vegetarian-based. Yes, they use some bits of fish and meats, but almost as decoration. Don't forget: meat is expensive and wasteful of energy. You can feed five people on the grain that is fed a single animal and even then, you have to discard 15-25% of any animal before it gets to the table! I know, enough said! OK. On to elegant cuisine!
The Chinese also use proteins from beans and grains. In a 2005 book called Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cooking, author Jim Yang provides every step of every recipe on 275 pages to make tasty dishes quickly. Not only does he use regular everyday ingredients, he teaches you how to do everything from cutting up veggies quickly (without shredding your own fingers!) to the proper way to stir fry. The man is a real wonder.
He tells you the difference between dark and light soy sauce, between regular and Chinese vinegar, why ginger and garlic are so healthful, and what the 3 noodles out there are that you need to know -- and to forget the rest. Even better, many of the recipes are quick to prepare and easy on the budget.
Spring rolls are one of my favorites and there is a recipe for them in Jim's book that is sure to please you, both for its ease of making and excellent flavor. Just so you don't feel obligated to get Jim's books (yes, books! Buy one, get 3 other guides full of tips and tidbits free!), here is a recipe I got from Louise Williams at http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/chinese/spring-rolls.
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