10 Year Vegi-versary!

It has been a solid 10 years since I have become vegetarian. July 1, 2007 was the official date. It's crazy how I lasted that long and is still going strong. Now, living in New York City has definitely made it somewhat easier because there's so many people that live here that the vegan/vegetarian community is actually quite large. So, there's plenty of vegan restaurants and a section in the grocery stores for meat-less products. It's wonderful!

To celebrate my 10 year anniversary, I went to a cute little vegan restaurant called, V Spot on St. Marks and later, topped it off with vegan ice cream at Van Leeuwen.

Watch my vlog episode over this day and why I became a veghead:

Vegetarianism

 July 1st marks a very special day in my life. Eight years ago, I decided to officially turn vegetarian. I didn't cut off meat cold turkey. It was definitely a slow process and let me tell you, I don't miss meat. I must say, I feel like a healthier human being.

To celebrate this monumental day, I made the decision to actually cook and not go to a vegetarian restaurant. If you guys didn't know one thing about me, it's that I can make a mean bowl of cereal and a cute salad. That just means I'm in business to open up a restaurant. 

I went with my Asianly instinct and whipped up some stir fry. On the side, I included veggie parmesan garlic wings. The ingredients as follows:

• Broccoli
• Mushrooms
• Canned (corn)
• Morning Star Sausage Links
• Morning Star Parmesan Garlic Wings
• Kikkoman Stir-Fry Sauce

Stir-fry has got to be the easiest entree to make. All I did was cut up the cute veggies and sausage links, opened the can of corn, put it in a skillet, and topped it off with the sauce. As for the 'wings' I grilled them in a pan and wah-la! 10 minute meal.