Hi. My name is Kip, or Catherine if you prefer, and I’m a self confessed Messy Cook (hey, not all of us have the luxuries and graceful skills of a pro). I love spending time in the kitchen and crafting recipes based both on old favourites and interesting finds. I’m always curious about how the things we buy in a box are made, so I enjoy experimenting with things like homemade tofu, veggies burgers/sausages/nuggets, and veganising things which sound impossible to make vegan.
The Messy Vegetarian Cook is a repository of, you guessed it, veggie recipes. These are the creations from my kitchen, some easy as pie and others a slightly on the masochistic side. The goal of the site is to show how possible it is to eat a varied, healthy, and delicious diet which is devoid of meat, and to hopefully inspire someone.
More about the author
My choice to give up meat came at the age of 12 and here I am, several years later, not dead from starvation, malnutrition, broken bones or ebola. The last year has been a point of major transition regarding my relationship with food, one which has involved a serious reduction in dairy intake. More recent times have pushed me much further in that direction and toward a very comfortable vegan diet.
I love traveling and discovering new styles and types of food and cooking. For instance, some sects of Buddhism have called for the invention of various vegetarian “meat” products. Of course there’s also the glorious breads made by continental Europeans, the sensation of tasting truly fresh and untreated produce for the first time, and experiencing the fusions and personal takes on food from one region to another… so many influences to expand a foodie’s horizons!
As a result of the above, my cooking interests vary. I tend to go through phases of obsession with a particular region’s foods, based on recent travels or on random discoveries of a new and previously unheard of ingredient which is native to a particular part of the world.
Then I come home and use my inspiration to craft dinner. And no matter what I’m doing, or how much time I take to do it, my kitchen ends up a total tip. That’s the point at which I turn my back and leave my husband to do the dirty work because I am nice like that.
Get in Touch
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Some personal favourites
The taste testers:
Every kitchen needs a couple of of keen foodies to sample the goods. No one said from which species they must come.
Meet Duncan
Likes: yuba, noodles, lettuce, lemon cake
Dislikes: cod, beer, bananas
Aspiration: to grow opposable thumbs
“When I’m not eating, I enjoy lounging in pillow forts and relaxing beneath my beloved sarongs.”
Meet Dillan
Likes: celery, gravy, cheese, kale
Dislikes: beer, curry, fruit
Aspiration: meow the kitchen door open
“I wish dad wouldn’t hoover, but at least I get treats after. I like to slam the bathroom door into mom’s head.”
