Is it a main dish or a side dish?

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Is it a main dish or a side dish? Vegetarian and vegan eating means changing up our ideas about what constitutes a main dish. No longer is meat at the center of your plate. But what should be at the center? Just vegetables? Read on to find out about how to choose whether a dish should be a main dish or a side dish. Jolinda Hackett Vegetarian Food Expert Is it a main dish or a side dish?  Recently, a reader sent me this inquiry: We are interested in this quinoa and sweet potato salad. Is it served hot, as part of the dinner, or as a salad before we eat our main course? By the descriptions we read, it could be either. Which is it? We would prefer to use it as our "potato" maybe for a Sunday dinner or a Thanksgiving side dish. Thanks, in advance, for your suggestion. Here's how I replied. READ NOW » Share   More common questions about vegetarian eating There's no such thing as a silly question, right? Some of these vegetarian questions may seem silly, but they are also genuine concerns about vegetarianism. If you're grasping with some ethical and philosophical questions about vegetarianism or just want to know where vegetarians get their protein from, read on to find out the answers to FAQs you may be wondering about when choosing your environmentally-friendly, healthy and kind diet! READ NOW » Share   In case you missed it From the number of emails I receive each week after the newsletter goes out, I know how much people appreciate the convenience of having recipes and tips sent directly to their inbox. Lots of people forward the email to their friends and family, as well. If you accidentally deleted a newsletter or haven't been opening them, here's a sample of what you've been missing out on: Vegan Hangover Cures Which Really Work New Vegetarian? Start Here. Most Popular Recipes of 2014 To Tofurky or Not To Tofurky? Cooking with farro and teff Don't Throw Out Those Pumpkin Seeds I can't believe it's not chicken! READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM Advertisement About Food | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Vegetarian Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy