It's not about replicating meat; it's about moving vegetables from side dish to the center of the plate. Most of all, it's about making delicious food that just happens to be vegetarian. After our focus on Southern vegetarian favorites in our first cookbook, now we've branched out to highlight hearty and satisfying vegetarian dishes inspired by cuisines from all over the world in The Chubby Vegetarian. In the space of a few years, we lost a combined one hundred pounds by focusing our diet on vegetables, grains, and fruit--with the occasional over-the-top-dinner (and usually a dessert, too!). We worked more variety into our diets and loved the results, and we want to share our favorite go-to recipes with you. Come along with us as we show you step-by-step how to make creative vegetarian dishes that everyone can enjoy!

Author Biography

Justin Fox Burks, Memphis, Author and photographer, photographed five books including three cookbooks, Simply Grilling and The Southern Pantry by Jennifer Chandler, and our own Southern Vegetarian. Photographed food for GQ, Esquire, Garden & Gun, The London Independent, and The New York Times. Co-creator and photographer of The Chubby Vegetarian Blog. Amy Lawrence, Memphis, Author, award-winning fiction writer with stories published in Seventeen Magazine, twice awarded the Memphis Magazine fiction writing contest. Held the position of restaurant reviewer for Memphis Magazine's 'Dining Out' column. Co-creator and writer of The Chubby Vegetarian Blog and teaches eighth grade English. Susan Schadt, Memphis/ New Orleans, Founder of Wild Abundance Publishing & Susan Schadt Press. Editor, publisher. P. Allen Smith, Little Rock, is a television host, designer, gardening and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, and P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table and the syndicated 30-minute show Garden Style. He is the author of the best-selling Garden Home books including Bringing the Garden Indoors: Container, Crafts and Bouquets for Every Room and Seasonal Recipes from the Garden. In 2014, Smith's television shows won four Taste Awards.