Profile: Anna Rose
My name is Anna Rose and having been a vegetarian for over 22, I've seen how vegetarian food has moved from being cornered away in health-food shops to a multi-million pound industry with goods available everywhere.
Food shopping for vegetarians is so easy these days as everything is labelled accordingly. Restaurant menus now denote vegetarian dishes and the options available are more creative and inspired, making them tempting for vegetarians and meat eaters alike.
Whilst I don't eat meat, my husband does. But we often have the same meal with me using soya alternatives instead of meat which can often mean only having to use one extra pan! Proving, you don't have to have separate meals all the time.
Being of Slavic descent (Ukrainian/Polish), being vegetarian has often caused my relatives to be perplexed as to why I voluntarily don't eat meat when it forms the bulk of their diet, but I have managed to re-create some of my favourite Slavic meals using soya alternatives – although I'm still trying to find a replacement for 'kielbasa/kovbasa' (salami-style sausage)!
I'm constantly jotting ideas down, inspired by what I see or read, especially the origins and history of food and dishes, and from this, my blog was born!
So here it is, thoughts, commentary, recipe ideas and if you'd like to get in touch, please do via my email – wordinvegways@hotmail.co.uk .
Enjoy and Bon Appetite!
