"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >
> There are many dishes that use chiles, but "chili", con carne or not, is
> generally a dish of its own with certain expected flavors and textures.
>
> Most any dish that normally includes meat can also be made without it
> unless, of course, it is the meat that is the main ingredient. Vegetarian
> versions of some things I do like, but others, including "chili", I do
> not.
> I don't even consider it "chili". :-)
>
> Some vegetable lasagna is really delicious.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>


Has this been said -- I've not read these postings diligently. But, here is
the way I used to make vegetarian chili. (I tried the TVSP - or whatever
the initials are for it and I didn't care for it.)

Freeze tofu (in pieces), thaw them and crumble. Fry the crumbled tofu in
oil/fat with your onions as you would normally do.
Make your chili as your recipe calls for, or as you like it.

Dee Dee