Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

>Thanks, but I don't think that is appropriate in this situation. The
>vegetarians are so because of their religious beliefs and I'm not
>looking to substitute TVP to make a "meat-like" chili.

I'm not familiar with the target audience for this chili but
I don't offhand see why vegetarians who are motivated by religion
would object to TVP.

But from a culinary perspective I've found TVP pretty unsatisfactory
in chili when I've tried it. It tends to be too dry and also
have an unappealing near-white color that stands out from the
rest of the chili. (Commercial canned chili with TVP must
use some sort of colored product.)

If you're still in need of input I believe I could locate and type
in the Moosewood Cookbook chili recipe.

Steve