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Vegetarian Foods/Questions Answered by Expert Paulette Ann Leibowitz
| Subject | Date Asked |
| add flavor | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: I would like advice on how to add flavor/moisture to my veggie and bean foods. What sauces, ... A: I just love to use fresh herbs whenever possible. One of my favorite things to use in my cooked ... | |
| Quinoa | 10/22/2011 |
| Q: I have a bag of quinoa from "Trader Joes" that just needs to be heated in the micro. Is it a bad ... A: Don't use a heavy sauce like Alfredo. Maybe you could just add some nicely chopped sauted ... | |
| tofu | 8/13/2011 |
| Q: I have a large piece of baked tofu from "Trader Joes." After opening, how long is it safe to ... A: The tofu will last about a week. Just freeze what you don't use for the future. I might be a bit ... | |
| Is Pimiento Paste Vegetaria? | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: Is pimiento paste used to stuff green olives vegetarian? I heard or read somewhere it's kind of ... A: No pimientos are simply just plain red peppers and have been roasted. It can be a different type of ... | |
| Food coloring | 5/20/2011 |
| Q: i want to make a pink colored onigiri. I want the rice part to be pink and then im going to put ... A: I do know that if you mix one part beet juice, glycerin that can be purchased at Michael's art store ... | |
| Vegan/veggie hot dogs | 11/2/2010 |
| Q: I'm wondering if there is a way to make tasty vegan/vegetarian hot dogs without soy or grains and ... A: First of all I found a company for you to order casings that are vegetarian. Maybe they will sell ... | |
| best cookbooks? | 8/27/2010 |
| Q: my mom is a vegetarian, but she cant eat cheese, most dairy, and doesnt eat fish. her diet is very ... A: There are so many cookbooks available but I can give you two that I really like. One is 1001 Low ... | |
| What Books Do you Recommend | 6/24/2010 |
| Q: My wife just eats vegetables, grains and seafood. What book can you recommend me with recipes easy ... A: Would be very happy to give you some names of cookbooks I love to use. VEGANOMICON THE ULTIMATE ... | |
| Nuts as a Supplement | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: Silly question, but are nuts an appropriate substitiute for meat when it comes to protein? Are they ... A: Yes, a peanut would be a good source of protein but not a substitute. It is the highest since it is ... | |
| Emulsifiers/gelatin | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: I am a pure vegetarian from India. In most of the packaged foods available today, one of the ... A: Unless mentioned, eggs would not be in there. The only thing I know is that gelatin, unless ... | |
| pomogranite | 12/28/2009 |
| Q: How do you cut these? And do you eat the seeds? A: Easy. Cut in half like you would a grapefruit, crosswise. Then take a spoon and scrape out the ... | |
| Tempeh and Tofu | 10/26/2009 |
| Q: I just became a vegitarian for better health. Can you give me some great tasting recipes using ... A: Good luck but be careful - if a recipe calls for a lot of fat (oil or butter), it is most likely not ... | |
| Medieval stew that's special diet friendly? | 10/13/2009 |
| Q: I have a bit of a stumper I'm hoping for help on. My daughter's choir class is doing a Christmas ... A: I hope you will enjoy this website I found for you. I is all the food from Medieval times but for ... | |
| chopping vegetables | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I have been coarse-chopping and dicing all my vegetables by hand. It is very time-consuming at ... A: Well I guess you could either get a food processor or a mandaline. With the food processor, you can ... | |
| Vegetable Spring Rolls | 8/28/2009 |
| Q: At university i love eating Vegetable Spring Rolls. The ones i have there have this special kind of ... A: I really have no clue what the asians use for a sauce. When I have made them for the restaurant I ... | |
| LETTUCE AND ASPARAGUS | 8/3/2009 |
| Q: Recent research has shown that eating LETTUCE develops a specific sense (not a physical ... A: I my research today all I could find was the eating asparagus stimulates the sense of smell. I do ... | |
| foods for my vegetarian daughter | 7/14/2009 |
| Q: My daughter is 22, recently married. She has been a vegetarian for 13 years. When she was at home I ... A: It is so important to eat right when you are a strick vegetarian. Does she eat eggs and dairy? If ... | |
| Flexible menus | 5/6/2009 |
| Q: My teenage daughter has decided to be vegetarian. This has been good motivation for the whole family ... A: Good luck with you wanting to be more healthy and you support of your daughter's decision to be a ... | |
| Question | 5/4/2009 |
| Q: I am from Miller Middle School and am doing a project on Vegetarianism.I wanted to ask you a couple ... A: In order for you to have all the proper nutrients for your body, you must make certain the you have ... | |
| A new diet plan | 3/4/2009 |
| Q: I would like to eat healthy because I've recently discovered that the body and mind work together. ... A: I find that four to five small meals per day keep the body fuled. Making sure that your snack meals ... | |
| lentil soup | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: How long can it last in the refrigerator? A: Fresh soup should be eaten at least in three to four days providing there is not meat in it. Three ... | |
| Vegetable/Fruit juicer | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to get more fruits and veggies into my diet but would prefer it to be in juice form. I ... A: I just checked that one out online. It seems to do the trick for you. I think I had that company ... | |
| Vegetarian diet and muscle cramps | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: About 4 weeks ago, I had a cancer scare. It turned out to be nothing, but I went from a serious ... A: Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well on your diet. Are you drinking enough water? I would ... | |
| Can tofu cause strong-smelling urine? | 12/19/2008 |
| Q: My husband has decided to go vegetarian...so I fixed Tofu Chili from Trader Joe's for dinner one day ... A: The answer to your question is that there is no know facts that support that issue. I have eaten ... | |
| pomogranites | 11/25/2008 |
| Q: we have a pomogranite, but were not sure how to tell if it is ripe or not, you claim to know ... A: Pmomgranites are picked when they are ripe and ready to eat. The seeds can be sour and sweet but ... | |
| new to vegatarian cooking | 11/23/2008 |
| Q: Paulette, Thanks for taking the time to help me. I am a 40 yr old male who recently decided to ... A: Great idea to change the way you eat and work on your health issues. I have a great book for you ... | |
| avocado | 11/13/2008 |
| Q: Are avocados toxic? I read if they are unripe. How unripe? This is scare. A: Unrapen avocados are toxic to birds and it is stated that the leaves can be also. When we buy them ... | |
| Stores? | 11/11/2008 |
| Q: I don't know if you could help me or not, but it's worth a try. I only use All organic things.. ... A: What kind of products do you buy? If you want to supply me with a list, then I would do some ... | |
| Tofu and tempeh | 10/25/2008 |
| Q: What is the difference between tofu and tempeh? Can you use them interchangeably in recipes? ... A: There's no question that some experts are warning of the danger of unprocessed soy. I've been ... | |
| Grits | 10/6/2008 |
| Q: I wasn't quite sure where to ask about this, but I figure worst case scenario, you'll tell me you ... A: You can put it in the food processor to take them down a bit but be carefull that you don't make ... | |
| Grits | 10/6/2008 |
| Q: I wasn't quite sure where to ask about this, but I figure worst case scenario, you'll tell me you ... A: I don't really understand your question. First of all you can buy large economic boxes of grits ... | |
| starchy vegetables the same as grains? | 9/28/2008 |
| Q: Do starchy vegetables, like squash & potatoes, contain the same amino acids of grain foods? For ... A: Years ago it was believed that to make a complete protein it was necessary to have both the grain ... | |
| whey powder | 8/26/2008 |
| Q: i would like to know different ways in which a whey powder is made. i.e. all ingredients required to ... A: This is exactly what whey is: By-product of cheese production; it is one of the components which ... | |
| grated parmesan | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: This may be obvious to some but I'm not sure. When a recipe calls for grated parmesan cheese, do ... A: The cheese can be grated the way you like it. If your a vegetarian, you might like to use Rice ... | |
| E476 Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate is it suitable for vegetarians? | 7/11/2008 |
| Q: The Vegan Society claims that it may be animal-derived, but no evidence has been presented that any ... A: Mars corporation makes lots of it's candy products with Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate and tells us ... | |
| Proteins & iron | 6/16/2008 |
| Q: well, I am vegetarian but I am 15 and my parents don't approve me eating green, because they say you ... A: I've been a vegetarian all of my life and we didn't really have many things except for beans and ... | |
| vegetarianism, school project | 4/30/2008 |
| Q: Is being a vegetarian more or less healthy than having a diet including meat? What are the ... A: Rebecca, I don't and never have taken protein pills. I have been a vegetarian for many years. I do ... | |
| vegetarianism, school project | 4/29/2008 |
| Q: Is being a vegetarian more or less healthy than having a diet including meat? What are the ... A: Becky this has been argued for centuries. Being a vegetarian is a way of life. I look at mine as a ... | |
| Vegan or Vegetarian | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: Paulette, Well, I am completely naive on this question. I am getting married at the end of May and ... A: One of my favorite cookbooks is VEGANOMIGON By Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. It has ... | |
| Storing Tomatoes | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: I have a bit of dilemma and wanted to get some advice. I work at a restaurant and have been storing ... A: I also ran a vegetarian restaurant and because of lack of space, we had to keep our tomatoes in the ... | |
| Is non-veg. diet more 'power-packed' than veg. diet? | 4/15/2008 |
| Q: I'm a 27 years old man from Lucknow (city of Nawabs), U.P., India. I hope that you are aware of the ... A: I'm not quite sure what your question is. Are you saying that you feel better eating meat than a ... | |
| Trying Again | 4/5/2008 |
| Q: I'm fifteen years old, and want to try being vegetarian again. My mother allowed me to give it a ... A: I would love to help you get back. You just have to make sure that you have some form of protein at ... | |
| querry | 3/29/2008 |
| Q: is Egg considered to be veggetarian? Is there anything like 'artificial egg' ? A: No, if you were to consider being a vegan, eating eggs would not be vegetarian. However there are ... | |
| Milk | 2/20/2008 |
| Q: Why is it so hard to diegest milk? What effects does it have on the body when you don't diegest it? ... A: Sandra, without going into a scientific reason the following is a simple answer to your question ... | |
Vegetarian Foods
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Paulette Ann Leibowitz
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Expertise
I can answer almost any question asked of me as I have a vast knowledge of all food including my field of vegetarian cuisine. I have been a vegetarian my entire life and opened a vegetarian restaurant when I moved to Atlanta 18 years ago. I now run a personal chef business in Atlanta and all of my customers love my food. I also work on Chefsline.com which is the culinary hotline for food questions. I spend most of my week answering questions from thousands of people about all types of food.
Experience
I have an Occupational Science Degree in the field of Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.
I graduated in 1985. Since then I have been working and teaching people about food. I teach mostly vegetarian cooking classes however I use my food knowledge to help anyone I can.
Organizations
President of my Temple
Volunteer at PADV, Partnership against domestic violence, help women learn how to cook
Education/Credentials
Culinary Degree
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