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Short Story:
I’m a vegetarian that uses cooking / baking / eating / photographing / music as a creative outlet. In turn, I’ve created VV as an attempt to inspire all of you to get creative and dance in the kitchen with me!
Long Story:
Vegetarian Ventures is a vegetarian food blog that shares vegetarian and vegan recipes with a twist of adventure and inspiration. I’m a 20-something year old, fresh out of college who lives in the heart (if you’d like to call it something of that kind) of the Midwest. I work with indie-rock music by day and blog here by night. I love to vegan bake, cook with far too many spices, play with my peanut butter lovin’ puppy (Tuko // Taco // Tofu), go on picnics, camp, dance in the kitchen and take road trip adventures (which draw me to inspirations for recipes like Migas and strawberry shortcake cake balls). I love things like wolves, dream catchers, cacti, and David Bowie so please don’t be alarmed if I throw in a glam rock photo or two. I’ve been a vegetarian for over 10 years which has forced me to learn to cook for myself; however, I am nothing of an expert and am still learning everyday. This blog is here to motivate and push my cooking abilities while hopefully teaching all of you a few tips along the way. I am constantly seeking a healthier (but delicious!) cooking routine so come along and join in the journey with me!
Talk soon,
Shelly (aka VV)
PS:
If you’d like to get to know me outside of my blog, feel free to shoot me an email at VegetarianVentures@gmail.com or check VV out on Facebook and Bloglovin.
VV gets around! VV has been in print publications such as Chickpea Magazine and Remedy Quarterly. VV also has recipes and articles featured on websites such as The Kitchn, Foodgawker, Sheknows, Finding Vegan, Taste Spotting, Tasteologie, Threadesque, Dishes Undressed, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, and many others. Interested in featuring VV? Contact me at vegetarianventures@gmail.com.
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65 comments :
We need a recipe for a vegan turkey so we can prepare for thanksgiving
I’ll get on that. Do you guys have a Whole Foods?
Love your site! It’s incredibly gorgeous
though I’m not a vegetarian I can definitely appreciate your blog, so glad I stumbled across!
Aww thanks so much! Glad to hear it!
Love your blog! I will definitely be trying out your recipes and recreating these masterpieces! Nice job and Happy Eating!
I followed you back here from my blog, thanks for stopping by! Can I just say AMEN to everything you just said above? Spice overloads, vegan baking adventures (especially as therapy or procrastination) and picnics are things to live by.
cheers!
Thanks for stopping by my blog, which prompted me to stop by here. I love what you’re doing. I’m a pescatarian so I appreciate some great vegetarian and vegan recipes. I especially can’t wait to try out that oatmeal bread.
Just saw that you won Cookie Wars at Baker Bettie. Congrats!! Your cookies look awesome!
Thanks so much! It was a fun contest to be a part of!
Just stumbled upon your blog and I love it! Your design and photography are both amazing. Looking forward to stealing some of your recipes!
Thank you very much! I’m glad to hear my recipe have inspired your cooking!
Wonderful blog! Can’t wait to try some of your recipes!
Thanks Katherine!
Thanks for visiting my food blog and like my article about Pineapple-Mint pops, Shelly! Success on your ventures…
Hey Shellywest! Thanks for noticing my blog, especially since I just started doing this and it’s still so strange to me. But I’m loving it and I get to meet interesting people and see great websites like yours! Can’t wait to make those fritters, gluten free of course. I’ll let you know how they turn out!
Hello There,
We love your blog, so we’ve nominated it for a Kreativ Blog Award.
See the link below:
http://thebeachhousekitchen.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/beach-house-kitchen-voted-for-a-kreativ-blogger-award/
Happy Blogging, Lee and JaneX
Hi! I really enjoy your blog and have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. You can check out the post here: http://morethangreens.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/versatile-blogger-award/
Have a great day!
- Sarah
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Love your blog..some amazing recipes that I must try!
This is such a cool blog! I love the layout and the photos
Thank you, Jess!
Hey there! I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! http://iatelunch.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/one-lovely-blog-awards/
hi there – thanks for checking out my blog! you have some great looking food on here – very inspiring
BEAUTIFUL blog Shelly! Looking forward to following you!
Thanks for checking out my blog! I love the look of your blog and your vegan dishes all sound great! Can’t wait to try some if them! P.s. I too love David Bowie
I have nominated this blog for the Food Stories Award for Excellence in Storytelling: http://veggiewhatnow.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/food-stories-nominee-for-excellence-in-storytelling/ Congratulations on your nomination!
I have nominated your blog for the Pink Tree award! Thanks for being awesome, and congrats
http://livingforthenextmeal.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/livingforthenextmeal-receives-an-award/
thanks for visiting my blog!! i can’t wait to look through your recipes… i’m always on the hunt for more vegan inspiration!!
alissa
Ahhh you sound like so much fun! I love a lot of the same things as you! Can’t wait to keep reading!
Hi Shelly,
Thanks for visiting our restaurant’s blog and thanks for spreading the veg message through your wonderful blog
If you’re ever in the area, we’d like to invite you to visit our restaurant
Best wishes,
One Veg World
Hi Shelly,
Thanks so much for liking the Orange-Rum Tea Cake post on my vegan cooking blog, Vegetate!.
I love Vegetarian “Ventures, your recipes and photos are wonderful!
I am definitely going to make some of your Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes ASAP, wow!!!
Best Wishes,
Linda
glad to hear from you, Linda! That tea cake really sounds delicious! Am hoping to make it soon.
Nice blog!
I LOVE David Bowie.
Beautiful looking blog.
I adore your pictures! They’re beautiful!!!!
Hi, Shelly. Thanks for stopping by my blog and for liking my Baked Havarti Cavatappi with Mushrooms & Spinach post. Your blog is very nice, can’t wait to poke around some more. Have a nice weekend!
Hi there, Shelly! Thanks for stopping by my blog…which has led me here! I love discovering new blogs and yours looks so great. Can’t wait to take a longer look around!
Happy summer!
Shelly, your journey is a real beauty! We love your blog at the Beach House, your food and images are a source of inspiration. We’ve voted you for a ‘Lovely Blogger Award’, something that has happened many times Im sure. But what you have created could certainly be called ‘Lovely’ at the very least. Its a work of art! Happy days, lee and janex
Thank you so much, Lee and Janex! This is not the first time you have made me feel like I should be proud of my blog and I am very grateful for the encouraging words.
Also, you both are such fascinating people yourself! I was smiling the whole way through your bios on your blog! You have both had so many experiences already and I love the describing words for your favorite places!
Oop, the link is here btw – http://thebeachhousekitchen.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/beach-house-kitchen-voted-for-one-lovely-blog-award/
Thanks for stopping by mu blog and checking out today’s post. I love the look of your blog!
I love your blog, my daughter is also vegetarian I can’t wait to show her your blog.
Love this blog already. Excited to follow along, Shelley!
Hi Shelly, I just stopped by to say that I love your blog and I’ve nominated Vegetarian ‘Ventures for a Liebster Award!
(You can find the post here: http://spontaneoustomato.com/2012/07/19/the-perfect-snack-a-blog-award/ )
Hi there, thanks for the Like on my white bean and tomato salad today. I’m checking out your blog and I like what I see! I’m definitely going to have to try the vegan thai lettuce wraps!
I have nominated you for the Inspirational Blog Award. Congratulations & thanks for your great blog. http://myfoodreligion.com/2012/08/01/inspiring-blog-award/
I enjoy reading your blog so much that I have nominated you for an award! Take a look here: http://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/inspiration-awards-and-stuff/
Congratulations!
You’ve been nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award! I guess it’s your second nomination, but, well…that’s just how it goes
Please check this out:
http://ohshecooks.com/2012/08/01/one-lovely-blog-award/
Thank you for spending hours and hours of your time creating a lovely, healthy, and inspiring blog for all of us to enjoy. I have nominated you for an Inspiring Blog Award, with nothing to do other than bask in the glow! http://thefarmerstaft.com/2012/08/06/feel-the-love-inspiring-blog-award-and-15-bloggers-you-should-visit/
Hey this is an extremely belated thank you for visiting my food blog and liking the Black-Eyed Peas Baked squash. Sorry it has taken me so long to get back with you. I hope you are able to make the recipe some time and let me know how it turns out. I have lots of other vegetarian recipes on my blog and over a thousand pins on Pinterest if you are interested in checking them out sometime.
I enjoyed checking your blog out. I like how you offer alternatives to the usual way of doing things, such as the samosa patties where you suggest the usual samosa filling encased as a patty rather than having the typical crisp triangle end product. It is great not to feel restricted by a recipe and change things up.
Your blog is so beautiful and chic! So many good recipes too. I love your style lady.
thank you oh so much, Kahht!
I love your site and I wish I had discovered you prior to the potluck. But I am definitely following you now!
Your blog is so beautiful
Hi there! You won my cookbook giveaway! Please get in touch so I can have the publisher send you a cookbook. Cheers! And congrats
Oh, yes! I loved the way those sweet potato cupcakes sounded. I could not find an email address to contact you on through your website? Mine is vegetarianventures@gmail.com if you’d like to email me there! Thanks for the opportunity and cannot wait to start cooking out of the cookbook!
I had nominated you for One Lovely Blog Award… http://ybertaud9.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/one-lovely-blog-award/
Congratulations, I’ve nominated your blog for the Reality Blog Award! You can pick it up here http://thebravecook.com/2012/12/13/my-second-award-the-reality-blog-award-2/ I really enjoy your blog!
Lukasz
Just stumbled up on your blog today and I had to tell you how I am totally in LOVE with it!
Also… I noticed that your design is also by Blogmilk like mine
cheers!
Thanks! I love the blogmilk designs and your blog looks fantastic! Your photography is wonderful and that bell pepper chutney is gorgeous. Can’t wait to start following along on your blog!
Hey shelly, just found your blog this morning and it’s gorgeous! i tried to follow you in bloglovin but unfortunately i couldn’t find your blog?
keep up the great work (:
Thanks for the kind words, Nita!
You should be able to follow VV on Bloglovin via this link:
http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3391305/vegetarian-ventures
Nice to meet you
You have a lovely blog over here! You cook vegetarian & vegan.
I cook, bake & eat vegan at least 5 times per week with my husband. I also eat organic meat or fish, 2per week. I also have a lot of vegan & vegetarian recipes on my blog! Come on over & check me out!
Many greets from a foodie from Belgium!
I also joined this VVP, in the dessert section!