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[fizzyxwater]

I've been stalking this community for a while without posting, but here I am. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for me. Here's where I'm at: The guy I'm dating eats meat. I want to do some cooking for him, but some recipe suggestions would be helpful. He's good about eating veggies, but he's not a huge fan of "weird vegetarian food" like tofu

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[roundhere]

mexican lasagne is a good one... i don't have a written-up recipe on hand, but essentially...

cook a box of mexican- or spanish-style rice, including the diced tomatoes they typically call for in the instructions.

take a can of black beans and drain 'em. toss with cumin and chili powder.

mix. add a can of corn. add some diced onions. maybe scallions if you're into them. if you can tolerate green chiles, add a can of that.

mix it all together into a bit of a mush. ;) in a rectangular glass casserole dish, (probably a good idea to spray it), begin adding a layer of torn-up soft tortillas. alternately layer the mush with soft tortillas just as you would if you were making lasagne.

bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or so. cut up and serve, garnished with as much shredded cheddar (or mexican-style cheese) as you like.

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[roundhere]

oops.

[roundhere]

i'm also a *HUGE* fan of this festive black bean chili recipe from one of the moosewood cookbooks. it's a little bit more work, but it's won over some meat-eaters in my day.

http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/chili/festive-black-bean-chili

we always used a lot more cumin, coriander, and chopped garlic than the recipe calls for.

[roundhere]

oh, also, it's fun to use a mixture of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers.

i'm done spamming you for the moment.

[sturmkit]

i actually just made the mexican lasagne tonight and my carniverous husband ate it and loved it. so defintitely recommended.

[sturmkit]

i was going to say something else profound, but it's already been said. go with thigns that are already vegetarian. pasta, excellent soups, salads, etc. as to books and websites, i have deborah madison's vegetarian suppers and it's excellent with heavy leaning on vegetables, and only one section on tofu (i try to avoid soy).

[doxerssoldout]

i have a recipe for an awesome carrot soup - it contains chicken broth, but you could probably use vegetable stock in place of that. i can type it up if it's something you'd be interested in.

[ruthlessangel]

There used to be a really tasty recipe on the Bisquick box for hamburger pie. That one always went over well with me and my sister.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/impossibly-easy-cheeseburger-pie/8c78aa78-c368-40fa-8a88-1654640c7525

[trundle]

Do you make it without the beef? Or substitute soy crumbles or something?

[ruthlessangel]

I'm so sorry I never got the reply. I make it with the Morningstar beef crumbles. x_x I fail.

[trundle]

I find for people that are weirded out by meat substitutes, it's best to stick to dishes that are already traditionally veggie (e.g. eggplant parm, bean burritos, most Indian dishes, etc. etc.) or where the meat can just be dropped without a huge difference (e.g. fried rice, a lot of pasta dishes, etc.). Because chances are if they're opposed to meat substitutes like tofu/tempeh/seitan as being too strange, they're not going to like a lot of the other more inventive substitutions (e.g. mock tuna made from chickpeas).

[ext_386925]

I'm the meat eater in our mixed marriage, and I agree with your advice 100%. I don't mind going meat-free for some meals, but I don't like meat substitutes. We eat a lot of potato chili. And lately I've been making mushroom stew, which I like a lot.

[spinsterwithcat]

Are tofu/tempeh/seitan really meat substitutes? I'm a vegetarian living in Korea, so I eat tofu almost daily. But the way I see it used here (in a traditional tofu culture) is more of a meat supplement than substitute.

I dunno. I haven't dated a meat-eater in forever, but I think not eating tofu would be a bigger problem for me than their meat-eating ways.

[trundle]

Here in the States, they're definitely thought of that way. Especially tempeh/seitan -- you almost never see them used except as a direct substitute for meat.