| Isa Chandra Moskowitz has made a liar out of me. | | | | sausages? |
| Not long ago, I wrote that Moskowitz' | | | | Although I won't divulge Moskowitz' recipe, Vegan |
| "Veganomicon" was the last cookbook you | | | | Brunch's vegan sausage recipes (3 different |
| needed to buy, and now she comes out with | | | | varieties!) consist primarily of navy beans, wheat |
| "Vegan Brunch". Blame it on her vegan Italian | | | | gluten, and seasonings. My taste buds may have |
| Feast Sausage recipe. | | | | changed since becoming vegan, but the vegan |
| You see, growing up in an Italian-American family, | | | | sausages tasted fantastic--as good as meat |
| I was used to eating pasta with tomato-meat | | | | sausages--piled on top of my plate of pasta. |
| sauce for Sunday dinners and other special | | | | Preparing these yourself, you realize it's herbs and |
| occasions. Meat usually included meatballs, | | | | spices (not animal products) that make most |
| spareribs, and sausages. Living on my own as an | | | | dishes taste delicious, anyway. The wheat gluten |
| adult, special dinners had always consisted of | | | | makes them chewy on the inside, and fried, they |
| meat of some sort, if not cheese, and more likely | | | | become crispy on the outside just like meat |
| both! As a result, it seemed Sunday dinners would | | | | sausage. But they're so much healthier and |
| never be the same after becoming vegan. Now, 3 | | | | humane. And, did I mention that vegan sausages |
| years later, I've discovered there are hundreds of | | | | are fun to make, too? |
| other delectable and healthy meals worthy of | | | | On second thought, perhaps it wasn't the vegan |
| Sunday and any other day. But when I'm feeling | | | | sausage recipe, but the Pumpkin French Toast, or |
| nostalgic, pasta with a "meaty" tomato sauce | | | | the Tempeh Bacon Revamped recipe that made |
| sauce is the ultimate comfort food. | | | | me order Vegan Brunch the minute it hit the |
| You may ask, why bother making your own | | | | virtual bookstore shelves? As someone who |
| vegan sausages, when there are already meatless | | | | became vegan late in life, it's truly exciting to |
| sausages appearing on the shelves in major | | | | discover that many foods you thought were off |
| grocery stores? I think that's great news, and | | | | limits are now literally back on the table! |
| without a doubt, vegan sausages are preferable | | | | If you're someone who still believes vegan diet |
| to meat sausages, but reading the ingredients and | | | | equates with "sacrifice" (I admit I felt that way, |
| the nutritional data, I'm not sure all meatless | | | | at first), I urge you to pick up "Veganonomicon" |
| sausages are actually healthy, or good for your | | | | or "Vegan Brunch" and learn for yourself how |
| diet. If you like to know what's in your food, like | | | | good it feels to prepare and eat healthy and |
| me, why not try making your own vegan | | | | mouth-watering dishes. |