A post I never thought I'd write

These all seem pretty doable, right?

11 – Lose 35 lbs
34 – Learn to love vegetables
35 – Do something I hate to challenge myself
47 – Cook an exotic meal
75 – Go a month without eating at a restaurant
79 – Learn to cook 5 organic meals
83 – Buy all organic produce at a Farmer’s Market

Not necessarily easy... but doable. Well I think I can accomplish ALL of these bu focusing on another. But this one's not so easy. Not for me.

28 – Be a Vegetarian for a month!!!

Perhaps I was in the midst of a momentary lapse of judgment when I wrote that. I don't know. But I do know one thing, if I'm going to go a whole month meat-free, then I better make it February. It's the shortest month, after all.

I need some good vegetarian recipes. After doing some research, I've discovered that there are varying degrees of vegetarianism. There are vegans, who avoid any and all animal products in their food (going as far as to exclude gelatin and honey). There are lacto-ovo vegetarians who include dairy and eggs. Lacto vegetarians include dairy but exclude eggs. Ovo vegetarians swing the other way by including eggs by excluding dairy.

Then there are pesco vegetarians who allow some eggs, dairy and fish. According to Dr. Sears, this may be the healthiest form of vegetarianism for most people. And since I like fish, I'll opt for that.

Only thing is, I don't know any good vegetarian recipes!

So here's where I'm enlisting help. I start on Monday.

Keep a few things in mind:
NOT allowed on a vegetarian diet - beef, chicken, turkey, pork, venison, etc. For me, this will be especially painful in the pepperoni category.

These ARE allowed on a vegetarian diet - Any and all edible plants, whole grains, fish, eggs and dairy.

Suggestions?