Vegetarian Cooking.

Vegetarian cooking involves preparing dishes without meat, fish, or poultry. Most vegetarian cooks, however, view the activity not from this reductive stance, but as a challenging and creative way to celebrate the numerous healthy grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and oils from throughout the world. Enthusiasts include those who are committed to a diet of plants, often for ethical or religious reasons, to those who simply enjoy a meatless meal once or twice a week. Most cooks agree that the tastiness and health benefits of vegetarian dishes represent the most satisfying ingredients of vegetarian cooking.