So I'm still eating reasonably healthy compared to my usual diet, and it tastes pretty good, too. My main complaint is that it takes a lot of prep to cook vegetables, and a lot of planning in terms of all the stuff you have to buy. Pictured at left is acorn squash with pecan butter glaze and a spicy-rubbed corn, both done on the BBQ.

Pictured next is the same squash, with some grilled asparagus. I've found that asparagus is one of my favourite things to grill; when cooked correctly, it's fantastic with just a bit of oil, salt and pepper, and even if you overcook it, it's still pretty damn good.

I can't imagine being a vegetarian-- I love eating meat too much. But I say that the same way that any addict says they love their fix. Eating meat is as much habitual as it is nutritional, and I'm taking an overdue look at my eating habits.

This is all prompted from a video I watched on TED.com presented by Mark Bittman about how meat production adversely affects the world. It's not a political or moral polemic, it's just a scientific look at how things would be better if we'd eat less meat.

I know that I like to BBQ, and I do enjoy how some BBQ'ed vegetables taste, so I've decided to spend a week trying to eat vegetarian via my BBQ.

After some quick Googling, I picked out a half-dozen recipes and bought all the ingredients. It was the most vegetables I'd ever bought at one time. Tonight I made mediterranean grilled vegetable sandwiches with grilled asparagus and prosciutto with orange mayonnaise (pictured above).
The verdict? The asparagus was delicious, but the mayo was a bit fatty and overwhelming. The sandwich was much more bland than I'd expected-- some fresh basil will spice it up-- and I need to use a roll, or simple split bun instead of slicing the french bread diagonally (which lets the juices leak out, and shreds the roof of your mouth). In fact, the sandwich was so bland, I had to have another to be sure.

I also really underestimated the portions. When the recipe says "serves 4," it's not like how a pack of Kraft Dinner, or a large steak can serve 4. I couldn't have eaten another bite, and I have at least two full portions of everything left over.

Funny thing: a little while after dinner, I had an orange. It was fantastic. Then I had an almost nervous tic for some chocolate; I had a brownie in the fridge given to me by a student, but after a couple of bites, I felt kind of grossed out and couldn't finish it.

Yes, that worries me too.