Who all here susbscribes to Vegetarian Times? I thought it might be fun for us to discuss the magazine here, such as the features and the recipes - what we've had good luck with, what sucks, etc. Also, what other vegetarian magazines are recommended?

I just recently started subscribing to VT and I've enjoyed it a lot. They usually have good and interesting articles, though the newest issue (September) was a little dull. Maybe because it was a one-month issue so they didn't try as hard? ;) I think my favorite article of the issues I have so far was the one about foraging. I wish those wild greens grew near me, or at least, that I was good enough to spot them - knowing my luck, I'd get the poisonous ones by mistake and make a fatal salad, hee. And the picture of Mr. Forager was a keeper; he looks like my uncle, who is actually into that kind of stuff (not as much as the guy featured, but he's into a little wild foraging and such).

But I did like the article about spices in the September issue. I made the vegan snickerdoodles today and they came out fabulously. Didn't derive from the recipe at all, except that I used whole wheat flour and added some ground cloves as well as allspice to the cinnamon-sugar mixture. I only got about 26 cookies (as opposed to 45, as the recipe said) but I've never been good at measuring out my cookies, and besides, 45 is a little much, even when sharing with the neighbors.

I also made the Chicago Diner burgers from the July/August issue and those were really good, and the only burgers in that feature for which I had all the ingredients on-hand. The mushroom-tempeh burgers look and sound good but I'd have to buy a lot of stuff. Maybe when I've got some extra money! I do like, though, that there is an even mix between recipes that require lots of expensive or uncommon ingredients, but then half that feature ingredients that are most likely in the house already.

Up next is the mushroom ravioli with green pea puree (September issue), which looks delicious. I'll report on them later.