It's not quite as exciting as Christmas, and the kids don't get to dress up funny or overload on sugar, but World Vegetarian Week is coming up, and it definitely calls for celebration! So, what does one traditionally do to celebrate this little known week of festivity? Well, the traditional thing to do, it seems, is to take a friend out for a free veggie burger! Every year, the good folks over at VegCooking.com team up with hamburger chain Johnny Rockets to offer a "buy one get one free" veggie burger deal during World Vegetarian Week, which is May 19-25 this year. The best part of all is that there doesn't seem to be any "one per customer" limit, which means you can celebrate World Vegetarian Week with a free veggie burger every day for seven straight days. Now that's something to celebrate!

Link: Celebrate World Vegetarian Week With a FREE Veggie Burger!
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Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes is currently one of the top selling vegetarian cookbooks on Amazon.com. The concept behind the recipe collection is simple, yet unique: Chef Robin Robertson scoured the globe for the spiciest, most flavorful ethnic dishes and reminds us that even though we westerners are happy to season our French fries with ketchup and ranch dressing, the rest of the world prefers a rainbow of such ‘fire and spice’ taste explosions as curry, cayenne, jalapenos, wasabi, ginger, and, well, you get the idea. Read my review to see what I think about this new cookbook by author and chef Robin Robertson. For a little taste of the book (pun intended!) try some of these flavorful recipes from Vegan Fire & Spice which have been republished with permission:

• Indian Lentil Sambar
• Jamaican Jerk-Spiced Tempeh
• Middle Eastern Chickpea Soup
• Vegan Pasta Puttanesca from Italy
• Cookbook Review: Vegan Fire & Spice
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