I hated beets when I was a kid, but then as an adult I discovered that they don’t come from cans. Fresh beets are packed with flavor, and this French beet salad couldn’t be easier to make: Beet salad recipe

If you like bell peppers, this beautiful salad made of roasted green and red bell peppers from North Africa (Morocco and Tunisia) will be a real treat: Bell Pepper Salad

This garlicky artichoke soup is very easy to make: Artichoke soup recipe

There is a popular misconception that meat is the only real source of protein, and thus that a vegetarian diet is inherently unhealthy due to a lack of protein. It is impossible to stress how untrue this is: sources of vegetarian protein

Serve these bell peppers stuffed with tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and cous cous alongside green salad for a simple, filling meal: Stuffed Peppers

Here’s a very easy vegetarian chili recipe - just open some cans, chop a few veggies, and leave it on the stove for a couple of hours.

Middle Eastern cuisine is noted for wonderful dishes with chickpeas and eggplant, as well as pita bread and couscous.

A delicious, rich, warm chocolate cake with a hint of peanut butter that tastes even better when served with berry sauce and/or vanilla ice cream - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

There’s something about the combination of potatoes and leeks in a creamy soup base - it’s a terrific comfort food: Recipe for potato leek soup

Whether you’ve been a vegetarian for years or just think it might be time to cut down on your meat consumption, the start of a new year is a great time to make changes to your eating habits. Here are some new year’s resolutions you might want to consider: Veggie Table New Year’s Resolutions