About

The Garden Grazer

Well hi there! My name is Kaitlin and I'm so glad you're here to visit. First, I'll explain why this site is called "The Garden Grazer". On warm, summer days during my childhood you could find me sitting among the garden rows - plucking ripe, fresh produce off the vine and happily munching the day away. Exploring various tastes and textures from foods growing fresh from the garden fascinates me. So I created this website to share recipes that are bursting with the wonderful flavors of whole foods. My goal is to make vegetarian cooking fun, simple, affordable, approachable, and of course delicious (to please both carnivores and herbivores alike)!

There are a few reasons why my husband and I choose a vegetarian lifestyle. For one, we are huge animal lovers (I mean c'mon, just look at these adorable little faces!) We would never harm or kill an animal, so why let others do it for us just for the sake of consuming it? Every animal is a beautiful life and we need to work together to be more compassionate. I love knowing that no animal suffers because of what we choose to put on our plate everyday.

Another big reason for our vegetarian diet is health. Years ago I read "The China Study" by Dr. Campbell which I highly recommend. After finishing the book, I began to dabble in vegetarian cooking to expand my culinary creativity. I thought it'd be a fun experiment to try new foods and think outside our usual box. Gradually, I shifted to preparing all vegetarian meals. My husband and I completely fell in love with it. We've always considered ourselves pretty healthy people, so it came as quite a shock when we experienced how much more health and energy there was to gain by eliminating meat from our diet. Minor health issues disappeared and we've been feeling great ever since. It's the style that works best for us and I truly hope my recipes are able to spread joy to others as well.