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I can usually make meat-eaters happy with veggie meals that have a smoky, meaty taste, and bacon substitutes work beautifully for that.

I use everything from Fakin' Bacon (which is smoked tempeh), Bacos or other brands of soy bacon bits, and Bacon Salt, which my local grocery store carries in the spice section. I also use a lot of smoked paprika, and for the smoky flavor with heat I use ground chipotle.

This is a super tip for adding smoky, meaty richness to soups, sauces, pastas, even sprinkling on veggie sandwiches.

I'd also go to the library and check out some veggie cookbooks for inspiration - there are some classics by Deborah Madison, Molly Katzen, and others you can flip through for ideas. Just sub soy/rice/nut products for dairy they use, and sub 2 egg whites for a whole egg.

Ethnic foods also tend to be very flavorful and easily vegetarian - anything Mexican, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. If you can get to an ethnic market play around with the sauces and seasonings they have - that can be a super easy and safe way to punch up just about anything.

- H

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