About Vegetarian Times - November-December 2009 (US):
Vegetarian Times is your guide to great food, good health and smart living! Vegetarian Times is the only magazine that offers healthier new recipes for classic food dishes. Every issue of Vegetarian Times is packed with dozens of delicious recipes, health news and advisories, research reports, tips about diet, nutrition and exercise, herbs and natural remedies and much, much more! Know which healthy foods you should eat. Find out which foods to avoid. Discover how to cure aches and pains with secret foods. Vegetarian Times brings you everything you need to eat right, stay well and feel great!

Content issue:
features 58 Soul Celebration Bring Southern fl air to your holiday table with Chef Bryant Terry’s family-friendly soul food feast. RECIPES BY BRYANT TERRY 66 Compassion Matters Just in time for the holidays: VT’s complete veg etiquette guide. BY JOLIA SIDONA ALLEN 70 Holiday Winners Yummy pot pies, sublime stuffi ng, pumpkin cheesecake, and more! Our 2009 Reader Recipe Contest winners were made to please a crowd. BY GABRIELLE HARRADINE on the cover BAKING WITH NATURAL SWEETENERS 40 EASY WINE-TASTING MENU 52 THE ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING FEAST 58 VEG ETIQUETTE DOS & DON’TS 66 2009 READER RECIPE CONTEST WINNERS 70 staples 4 editor’s note 6 contributors 10 letters 14 this just in 83 recipe index 84 peak season 24 goods Feel-good holiday gifts for everyone on your list. BY GABRIELLE HARRADINE 30 ask the doc Can too many sleepless nights add up to weight gain? BY NEAL BARNARD, MD 34 30 minutes A 35th-anniversary roundup of readers’ all-time favorite quick recipes. EDITED BY MARY MARGARET CHAPPELL 40 technique Sweeten your holiday baking with honey, date sugar, and other natural wonders. BY LISA TURNER 44 one-on-one Alicia Silverstone clues us in to The Kind Diet. BY REBEKAH L. FRASER 48 vt special: who 2 give 2 Our annual guide to charitable giving. BY RACHEL DOWD 52 easy entertaining A deliciously hassle-free wine and cheese tasting menu. BY MARY MARGARET CHAPPELL RECIPES BY VICTORIA ABBOTT RICCARDI 52 wine and cheese tasting menu gift-worthy goods