Potato Pizza

I am not a vegan. Far from it, since meeting the Canadian, even if I did have my vegetarian “phase” back in high school for more than a year (it shocked my mother at Thanksgiving, but she dutifully made me the most delicious mushrooms ever, which I ate with mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts and cranberry sauce.)

However, one of my favorite blogs out there in the blog-world right now is The Fat-Free Vegan. I read it pretty much every day, which may seem strange for a meat-eater, but there you go. Some of Susan’s recipes use cheese substitutes such as nutritional yeast, and while for these recipes I look on in wonder, amazed that she can keep her daughter E satisfied without real cheese (I wish I were so strong…) the recipes that really draw me in are the ones whose base are fresh veggies. Like these potato pizzas.

The second I saw the recipe, I knew I had to try it. I don’t keep bread around that often, especially when I’m living alone. I have pasta, potatoes and polenta around for grains, because they keep for much longer than bread. But the fact that potatoes were the base was not the only fact that attracted me to this recipe. The photos that Susan posted alongside the recipe made me sure that this was the meal for me, and so I tried it (with a little bit of non-vegan Parmesan cheese) a few days ago. Oh. My. God.

This is my plea to all of you omnivores out there in the blogging world. Do not shy away from vegan, vegetarian or non-gluten blogs just because these specifications do not apply to your diet. The food you will discover will change your life and the way you think about cooking. I know that I will be keeping a much more open mind in the future when it comes to blogs and cookbooks. Thanks Susan!