I’ve always loved to cook. I’ve been told I’m pretty good at it. And when you love something you’re good at, you should do it, right? And – you should share it.

I stopped eating beef and pork in 1996… for a number of reasons. Top on the list was animal cruelty and personal health choice. I thought I had to eat some protein – like chicken and fish. I carried that belief until 2007… when I decided to drop poultry and fish from my diet.

I gave it up for a week – as a test. And found that it was really easy for me to do. It’s a BIT tricky on the road… I’ve found myself ordering the kid’s grilled cheese more than once. But most of the time, I can find great food that works. Vegas is the toughest place I’ve found… especially if you’re on the strip without a car. There are some cool vegetarian restaurants… but they’re a hike.

I’ve not gone vegan yet, but it’s on my mind a lot.

In the meantime, I’m careful to buy vegetarian, free range eggs, use vegan cheese and “mayo” as often as possible, and switched to Soy Milk over a year ago. (I still haven’t “figured out” how to cook tofu just how I want – but I will, and we’ll feature it on the show.)

But last year… I made a major switch (even more major than dropping beef and pork, and then dropping poultry and fish). For years… many years… we went out to eat 6 nights a week and ate at home 1 night. We did it because it was social, it was fun, it was EASY, and it was fast.

I started training for the Disney World half Marathon in May of 2008… and decided that as part of my training, I would cook at home at least 5 nights a week.

Started out that way – and now it’s MORE than that. I cook at home 6 to 7 nights a week – and the family loves it. I’ve searched and searched for the very best recipes. I’ve bought dozens of books, spent countless weekends surfing the web looking for really great options for our meals.

I’ve found quite a few really great things… and constantly search for more.

A couple of months ago… I came up with the idea. Why not start a vegetarian cooking show and stream it live on the web? I’ve been in television production for a long time, having worked on camera and behind the scenes. And I’ve got one of the funniest co-hosts on the planet, Shana. If you tune in… you’ll see that she’s amazing. And funny. And irreverent. She’s my step-ex-wife.

Shana puts the POP in PopVegOnline. She’s a pop culture crazy… who knows more hollywood trivia – about people working (and not working) today… than anyone I know. You’ll love her.

Todd helps out behind the scenes… doing audience analysis and feedback. I might even get him to help out with production one day. Cameron helps, too… when he’s not crazy busy with homework (man he has a LOT!).

So here we are. We’ve got a couple of shows in the can, and the feedback (and viewership) has been great. We’re committed to doing a new show every Sunday at 7 east (new time based on viewer feedback) when we’re in town (which is most of the time) for at least 8 shows. From there – we’ll see where we go.

In the meantime, I’ve started this blog… and archive of shows, and recipes.

We’d love your feedback on the shows, the recipes, and anything else you’d like to contribute.

Oh – and tell your friends!