maryolive

Malawry, Thank you for a very well-presented lesson...I enjoyed it very much! I, too, am a former vegetarian, and thought it might be valuable to point out that if any omnivorous readers find themselves cooking for a vegetarian, they should try to use separate utensils and/or cooking surfaces for these guests. My sister is a vegetarian, and at family gatherings, I might make two batches of a marinade -- one batch for the fish/meat/whatever, and another for some tofu. The fish/meat/whatever goes on one section of the grill, the tofu on the other, and never the twain shall meet -- we even use separate spatulas or tongs to flip each item. I think most vegetarians who eat that way due to a belief system will agree with this...I remember that one of the big problems many vegetarians/vegans had with the BK veggie burger a while back was that the thing was cooked on the same grill and flipped with the same spatula used for all the other stuff; by the time you got your veggie burger, it was covered in...well, cow! Thanks again for the lesson...I'm looking forward to trying some of the recipes (they really look gorgeous!) mary