A lot of "beginners" like to veganize family favorites. It's easy to sub the meat with tvp, seitan, burger crumbles, etc. You might want to start there.<br><br><br><br>
Some of my favorite *normal* meals are:<br><br>
Tacos with all of the usual ingredients and Fantastic brand taco filling.<br><br>
Spaghetti, with a meatless marinara sauce, garlic bread & salad<br><br>
Scrambled tofu, toast with Earth Balance, & gimme lean sausage, which I make gravy with, too.<br><br>
I adore veggie sandwiches, with guacamole, sprouts, tomato, cucs<br><br>
Or TLTs (Tofu, lettuce & tomato)<br><br>
Not to mention falafel wraps, *tuna* (made with chickpeas instead of fish) & *egg* salad, made with tofu, not eggs. A pinch of black salt really gives it an egg flavor (I hear).<br><br>
My favorite cookbooks are Vegan Planet, Vegan With a Vengeance,<br><br>
Tofu Cookery, The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook, & Cooking with Gluten & Seitan.<br><br><br><br>
I think this is my favorite online recipe site:<br><br><a href="http://www.vegan-food.net/" target="_blank">http://www.vegan-food.net/</a><br><br><br><br>
I like this one, too.<br><br><a href="http://www.vegan-food.net/" target="_blank">http://www.vegan-food.net/</a><br><br><br><br>
There are a lot of great ready to eat products on the market now:<br><br>
Mayo = Vegenaise<br><br>
Butter = Earth Balance margarine<br><br>
Cream cheese = Tofutti brand cream cheese<br><br>
Sour cream = Tofutti sour cream<br><br>
Turkey = Tofurky slices or roast<br><br>
Milk = soy, rice or nut milk<br><br>
cheese = schreese (it's hard to find, though) or you can make your own cheese using Nutritional Yeast. (Vegan mac & cheese is pretty good)<br><br>
Ribs = Gardenburger BBQ riblets<br><br>
Ice cream = Soy Delicious purely decadent - yum!<br><br><br><br>
I could go on forever...there is a sub for everything, I guess <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/smiley.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="

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