I am a vegetarian. Easy to say, but surprisingly hard to live up to. Tempted by gourmet dishes on all sides, quizzed by confused relatives and friends, flummoxed by Western cooking traditiions that rely on slaughter - it can be hard to stick to a vegetarian diet.
But I'm not writing to persuade anyone to convert to a vegetarian diet. There's plenty of convincing writing about that out there already. I'm interested in helping you get started once you've made the decision - or once you've 'made the right move', if I may be allowed a little evangelism.
There are two important steps to take once you've decided to become a vegetarian:
1. Stick to it for a month. Psychologists agree that it takes most people a month to form a non-addictive habit. So, adopt a vegetarian diet for a month and you're home and dry.
2. Get support. This is trickier. Without wishing to point fingers, the chances are that support from your immediate family and friends is a bit thin. But you need to learn what to eat. And how to cook it.
In short, you need a vegetarian cooking school.
Even if you're not a vegetarian, signing yourself up for a short and sweet vegetarian cooking course will inspire your cooking and expand your repetoire. You'll learn how to prepare a wide variety of healthy, appetizing dishes. Without meat. And if you are vegetarian, you'll find out how to make sure your diet is rich in all the protein, vitamins and minerals you need to live a long and healthy life. Without meat.
There are vegetarian cooking schools all over the country. And there are more vegetarian cooking traditions than you might realise - traditions that support healthy, long-living people. And learning about them and how to cook their food is easy and a lot of fun.
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