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Hiya folks, new member here. Thank you for having me.. Hubby is not the

least bit interested in vegetarianism, and while my son is more open-minded

and eats whatever (excepting tofu) I fix without complaint, he does not

consider himself a vegetarian, per se. I'm looking for some *universal*

recipes that we can eat and feed to hubby also. It gets rather tiring to

have to cook something meaty every night just for him. I read with great

interest what Debra did by currying garbanzos. Sounds yummy. I'm also

quite impressed at how much weight she's lost as a vegan. Not quite ready

to go vegan, however, although I'm no skinny minnie myself, lol!

 

Breakfast is no problem as any sort of a cooked grain embellished with fruit

is well-received by all, as are eggs, toast, cold cereal, pancakes, etc.

I've come to be enamored of almond milk on my cereal, low cal and with only

a delicate hint of almond flavor. The guys are still into cow's milk.

Lunch is every-man-for-himself since I'm at work eating last night's

leftovers. Dinner is the only area I really need help with. Hubby is 75

and still thinks every evening meal should revolve around a chunk of meat

with mashed potatoes and gravy and a helping of boiled peas, green beans or

corn on the side (just like mom used to make). I've been experimenting with

different styles of vegetable; to date, oven-baked sweet potato french-fries

and mashed cauliflower have been making inroads. He refuses to eat anything

spicy or flavored with *unusual* herbs. What an unusual herb is, I'm not

too sure. Cilantro is about the only thing I can think of that has to grow

on you. I can spend a weekend pre-cooking some stuff since I have little

time after I get home from work at our local hospital where I'm a

transcriptionist. I'm hoping you guys can give me some ideas. I have a

crockpot and a rice cooker which are very helpful, but I still hear how I

make the same *old boring thing* over and over. I rather think this is a

eupheuism for *give me meat.*

 

Well, any suggestions you might have for me will be gratefully accepted.

Kind of hard at age 70 to take on what has turned into the massive challenge

of reconditioning the taste buds of my dear old 75-year-old boy! I keep

telling myself, yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks! Oh, and please be

aware, some overly crunchy things can't be well-accepted, due to lack of

proper dentition. He's also a diabetic.

 

I'm sorry to have made your eyes go squinty, LOL, and thank you for

reading.all this!

 

Tsuki, in the piney woods of Alabama.