Adventures in veggieland

So, Chase and I are giving partial vegetarianism a try (HIS idea, believe it or not!). We still eat eggs and fish, but we've given up red meat, poultry, etc. at home. (When we're eating out or at other people's homes, it's still okay.) We're trying it 1) to reduce our negative environmental impact, 2) health reasons, and 3) animal treatment (some places treat their animals well; others are a cruelty factory). After a rocky start, it's actually going really well. It's encouraged us to incorporate a lot more fruits, vegetables, and other healthy things into our diet. Instead of a rely-on-spaghetti backup, we're really expanding what we eat and getting a lot more good stuff into our diet. (FYI, pasta is pretty much the best thing ever, but eating it night after night really makes you feel pretty crappy - carb overload!)

Anyways, Saturday night we made provencal stuffed peppers and stir-fried veggies with couscous. De-lic-ious. The peppers were out of a vegetarian cookbook my boss lent me, and the veggie recipe is something I created the other night (see below).

Chop up some red pepper, onion, carrots, and zucchini.
Toss in a little bit of Worcestershire sauce.
Place in skillet with a little olive oil and start to cook.
Toss in a little bit of lemon juice, Tabasco, and a tablespoon or two of brown sugar (depending on how many veggies you have in there).
Once cooked to taste, mix in with some couscous and crumbled goat cheese.
Enjoy!