Yun Ji

As the saying goes, "The only constant in life is change". There are two significant events that have recently changed my life. The first was my decision to change my eating habits and become a vegetarian; and the second is the opportunity to share that experience in part by writing this book.

My decision to change my eating habits did not come overnight or easily. It was a process - a gradual process. I used to look forward to eating meat at most meals for most of my life. It was not until fairly recently that I started to reduce my meat intake until one day, (May 16, 2010 to be exact!), that I decided to enter the realm of the "vegetable only" world.

Prior to making this decision, the task of being in the kitchen and spending time to cook was becoming less and less enjoyable. However, since I made this lifestyle change, I have a renewed excitement about the culinary experience and a boundless enthusiasm to create an endless variety of tasty dishes without meat!

I became obsessed with this new way of eating and cooking. I spend most of my free time researching, preparing and tasting recipes. I also started to post the tastiest concoctions online. This opened up a whole new world to me and a whole new host of friends.

My new found energy, due in part to my new diet and the new community to which I found myself connected, inspired me to write this book. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it. Please feel free to provide feedback.

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Thank you.

Yun Ji

At Chicago, Illinois, USA