Vegetarian Times - December 2011 (gnv64)

Vegetarian Times - December 2011
English | PDF | 88 pages | 14.1 mb

Vegetarian Times delivers simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information that is exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that is inviting to all.

Features
54 1 Food 5 Ways: Dates BYCAROLYN MALCOUN
58 The Main Event: 2011 Reader Recipe Contest BY MARY MARGARET CHAPPEU
64 All Wrapped Up BY KIM WONG
70 Slice/Bake BY MARY MARGARET CHAPPELL

On the cover
EAT LIGHT TONtGHT; 30 MINNUTE DINNERS 26
VEGETABLES WELLINGTON 34
SMASH HITS; POTATOES 5 WAYS 36
2011 READER RECIPE CONTEST WINNERS 58
SWEET POTATO ENCHILADAS 59
LUSCIOUS LASAGNA 63
CHILL OUT: HOMEMADE SLICE-AND-BAKE COOKIES 70

Articles
22 eco-beauty
Sea buckthorn bucks harsh conditions. So can your skin. BY ELIZABfTH BARKER
24 ask the doc
Does soy stand up to scrutiny? BY NEAL BARNARD, MD
26 30 minutes
Take a break from the rich food of the season with these light weeknight suppers. BY VICTORIA ABBOn RICCARDI
32 editors' picks
VT staffers share their holiday table favorites.
36 technique
Recipes and tips for marvelous mashed potatoes. BY FIONA KENNEDY
42 gluten-free pantry Test kitchen report: gluten-free flour blends. BY MARY MARGARET CHAPPELL
44 vegan gourmet
Chinese Buddhists were making food cruelty-free before cruelty-free food was cool. BY FIONA KENNEDY
48 VT special
In this season of giving,we've identified five non-profits worth your time and cash. BY RACHEL DOWD
84 one on one
Elizabeth Olsen walks the walk in her vegan shoes. BY ANDREA KASPRZAPRZAK

staples
4 editor's note
6 contributors
10 letters
15 this just in
83 recipe index