Hi, I’m Lisa and I created this blog because I want to share my passion for eating and cooking vegetarian. I’m also a librarian, so I like finding and compiling information. I want to help El Pasoans find the best veggie friendly restaurants in town, as well as help you locate hard to find ingredients. I would also like to share some of my favorite recipes, creations, and products.
So, what are my credentials? None really.
I had to learn how to cook when I first became a vegetarian because my parents were not going to make any special meal preparations. This was the best thing that ever happened to me. I fell in love with cooking and I was exposed to new ingredients and cuisines. Most of my knowledge about gastronomy comes from magazines, cookbooks, television, and a stint in a Culinary Arts vocational program during high school. This in turn has created a huge food snob.
Comments, suggestions, and corrections are highly encouraged!
Contact me here or @ bettyfemme@gmail.com
haha…..those reviews in the el paso times are absurd and poorly written………”the chips and salsa were lightly salted, crsipy in texture and the salsa was eloquent yet soft spoken in heat and was created with …i believe…..red tomatoes”. shoot me now! love that ur getting this blog up and i got the recipe down, cant wait to try it this summer!!! and hopefully we can get together for music under the stars.
Don’t even get me started!
Thanks for checking it out : )
Yes, we must go! I didn’t go to one concert last year.
Hi Lisa,
I love your blog! I can’t say that I’m an “EP veggie” My wife and I try our best to eat healthy and set a good example for our children. You have some of your recipes.
Euri
Hi Lisa,
I meant to say;
I love your blog! I can’t say that I’m an “EP veggie” My wife and I try our best to eat healthy and set a good example for our children. I can’t wait to try some of your recipes.
Thanks,
Euri
Thanks for stopping by Euri! Glad you like it, because this blog is not limited to just El Pasoans or vegetarians. : )
Hi Lizard, Hey I’m proud of you taking this step. Your blog looks great hope you end up on the cooking channel.
Thanks, Tio! It means a lot! : )
Lisa! This blog is so awesome! Can’t believe I hadn’t seen it sooner! I’m gonna recommend it to some vegan friends I know
And I am soo up for making any graphics you need! Designing to me is like cooking to you 
Thanks so much Veronna!
Hey there,
New to El Paso here and I have so far been fruitless in my attempts to find a high end food store. Specifically I am trying to find good cheeses in this town and have been unable to find anything while driving around or surfing the internet. Where should I go?
Love the blog!
I feel your pain! Have you been to The Greenery Market? They have a decent variety of cheeses from various countries that you can buy by the pound. It’s next to The Greenery Restaurant inside Sunland Park Mall. http://gotogreenery.com/
Sun Harvest also has a small selection of cheeses at reasonable prices, but they come already cut and packaged. I hate that they wrap the cheese in plastic wrap. I feel like it imparts an undesirable flavor, so I end up cutting off the ends of the cheese.
http://sun-harvest.com/
BTW, where are you from? Thanks for the compliment!
Thanks a lot for the places, I’m going to go check them out this afternoon. I’m from Seattle and most recently, New York.
Hey, this is a great blog! The pics are really nice, and they make me hungry.
Thank you! Nice of you to finally stop by. : )
I understand you may love cheese, as did I…. but, are you aware that every single year, every single dairy cow is inseminated by human men (and women, I’m sure there are some sick women out there in this line of “work”) to keep the milk yield high. Each cow gives birth. Those babies are sent to either auction, a “dead pile” in the back, a veal facility (there are two kinds of veal) or beef (if they are “lucky” enough to be forced to live up to 10 months of hell until they are killed for “beef”).
You should go vegan…..
For health information: http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/dairy.html
For the dairy/veal DIRECT connection, look up “What is veal” or “Where does veal come from” on Google. Even the industry pages explain how they get their baby cows to crate up then kill: The Dairy Industry.
A nice quote: There’s a slice of veal in every glass of milk.
Another nice quote: If you’re drinking a glass of milk, it’s because of calf isn’t.
Of course I’m aware, I’ve been a vegetarian for 14 years! Animal activism is why I initially became a vegetarian. I have even participated in local protests in the past.
I have decided not to take the step towards complete veganism for personal reasons. I appreciate your enthusiasm and compassion for animals.
Do you have any favorite vegan recipes you would like to share? On a separate note, are you from or living in El Paso?
So glad I found this site! I’m an El Pasoan but have lived in the DFW area for 18 years now. When I go home it’s a bit of a challenge to find what to eat when everyone wants to go out. I’ll be hitting you up next time I’m in EP.
Thank you Veronica! Email me anytime for suggestions.