On 6/4/2021 8:29 PM, cshenk wrote:
> John Lorbal wrote:
>
>> On Friday, June 4, 2021 at 11:39:06 AM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
>>> On 6/3/2021 3:50 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:15:39 -0600, US
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:03:27 -0400, Michael
>>> > >> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I made my typically chili con carne from my pre-war Better
>>> Homes/Gardens>>> cook book, but I decided to nix half of the cost
>>> of the dish and make it>>> without ground beef this time;
>>> vegetarian if you will. Substituted>>> butter/olive oil for the
>>> fat and started off frying garlic/onions, then>>> adding crushed
>>> tomatoes, green pepper and seasoning; finally lots of>>>
>>> kidney/pinto/black beans.>>>
>>>>>> Honestly, I didn't feel that it was missing much of anything
>>> without the>>> ground beef... it maybe halved the cost, which was
>>> a nice bonus. Other>>> than adding a lot of beans, does anyone
>>> have useful tips on "vegetarian>>> chili"?
>>>>>
>>>>> There are many, many recipes (of all kinds) for vegetarian chili
>>> on>> the Internet.
>>>>
>>>> Ok, that's the end of RFC. It's all on the Internet already. ou
>>>>
>>> Agreed... I'd much rather read posts of people sharing ideas about
>>> FOOD, as opposed to more "they're here" or Kuthe garbage.
>>> Otherwise, why is anyone here?
>>>
>>> Then again, I suppose another purpose of Usenet is to harass
>>> others... lol
>> You could also try corn kernels in your veggie chili. I have a zany
>> idea. Why not just toss in some whole corn on the cobs?
>> That might be fun. When done, let them cool a bit, and then spoon
>> some chili on the bite you're going to take. Messy but different.
>> Corn is these days a tad too sweet for me though; peas? Same thing.
>> Carrots? Maybe.
>
> Why not add mushrooms and let it be what it is? The mushrooms will cook
> to a toothsome bit that the meat added.

I'm not a picky eater, but I have a thing about mushrooms. Mainly a
texture issue... that's really the only standard food item that's a no
go for me.