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Hi, my name is Lisa Tuck and I am Veggie Gal.

When I first went vegetarian, my family thought I had lost my mind, along with my appetite. We grew
 
up in Texas and many members of my extended family hunt and fish.

When I decided to become a vegetarian because I had adopted a “live-and-let-live” mindset, my family and many of my friends were puzzled. The good news was they didn’t try to stop me. They just couldn’t understand why I would want to do such a thing. Many years later, they still don’t understand it, and they still don’t know how to deal with me, especially at meal time.

The dishes which were commonplace in my household growing up, and which are the norm in most kitchens, just don’t work for a vegetarian. My mother kept a can of bacon grease beside the stove and put it in everything from grits to corn bread. “But, honey, that’s not meat,” she’s lovingly tried to tell me in recent years. Non-vegetarians sometimes just don’t get it. I’ve spoken with other vegetarians and we all share this same dilemma. That’s why I decided to create a place to provide information to those not like us but who from time to time need to try to feed us. Thus, Veggie Gal was born.

I’m fortunate to be married to a very supportive non-vegetarian, who loves being the guinea pig for many of my new recipe ideas, even when they don’t work the  first time. Thus, you can rest assured that the recipes and menu suggestions you’ll find on this site have past the taste test, even when the tasters, like my two stepchildren, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and grandson (with another grandchild on the way) are meat-eaters themselves!