Traffic:   4 Incidents
Weather: 48°F
  08:39pm EST, 11/07/09
Search:    kyw1060.com  Web  Audio
KYW Newsradio
Text Size:   A   A   A
Posted: Sunday, 23 November 2008 7:51AM

Local Chef Gives Vegan-Friendly Holiday Menu Ideas




by KYW's Michelle Durham

'Tis the season for Turkey. Wait a minute -- not if you are vegan, a person who eats no food originating from an animal. So what happens if you are not vegan, but some of your holiday guests are? A local chef offers some culinary advice.

Executive chef of the Lowe's Philadelphia Hotel, Tom Kriebal, says there's no need for your vegan guests to go hungry:

"Any kind of different vegetables are good. Around Thanksgiving, of course, root vegetables are plentiful, so you can do roasted vegetables: turnips, parsnips, carrots and beets -- there's an infinite supply of vegetables you can do."

You do have to watch how you season your food:

"What most people will do is use butter with salt and pepper on there, but what you can do is use a flavored oil to give it a little richness that you would have with the butter."

Kriebal says your non-vegan guests may enjoy these dishes too!

"Yeah, absolutely. Any kind of natural fats oils such as olive oil are a lot more healthy than butter. They might like it and realize it's a lot healthier for them"

 
 
Top Stories
SEPTA Strike Talks Break Down
Decision Day for Health Care in the House
More KYW Headlines
Print Page Email This Page
All News. All The Time.
 
 
ADVERTISEMENT