Baked stuffed peppers filled with rice pilaf or couscous. Fill baked potatoes with margarine, soy baco bits, or salsa. Use crumbled tofu instead of ricotta cheese in manicotti and lasagna. Use crumbled veggie burgers instead of ground beef, margarine instead of butter, and soy milk instead of cow's milk. They taste close enough to the real thing to fool the unsuspecting diner, although you might have to try several different brands before you find one that really gets you salivating.
Meat Is Everywhere.
If you're not vegan yourself, you probably haven't been inducted into the Compulsive Label-Reading Society, a rite of passage for all vegetarians and vegans. Alison Green is a Vegan Gourmet who cares passionately about animals and dinner. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia.