Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hi, Mo! Thank you for the suggestions. I myself would like the mushrooms in things, but my DH is the one I am mainly " searching the products " for. He has a real aversion to anything too obviously " mushroomy " or " tofu-y " --or, for that matter, " eggplant-y " in foods. I have used all of those and a few other from his list of " questionables " , but I have to be really careful and not make it an obvious thing. I think, for example, that I might be able to make some kind of tasty patty with port. mushrooms, ex. firm (frozen-thawed-crumbled) tofu, cooked lentils and/or other beans, maybe some grains, and maybe ground walnuts, some seasonings, some " browning liquid " (I use a syrup made of stron coffee in small amounts to give a " brown " flavor to some things), and maybe some kind of binder, like egg...but I'd have to experiment with how to grind/mix it all up and how to cook it. I don't have a food processor, either, and using a blender yields a too-smooth pudding-like mass...I want something more chewy and textured, but not obviously grain/nut crunchy, and not " squishy " like mushrooms, nor totally mealy-mashy like beans. A batch of patties, already made up, frozen and ready to grab out of the freezer and sling into the pan--THAT would go a long way here. Whenever I want to make myself something that DH considers too " far out " for him to want to try, then he can be welcome to grab a " bean-burger " or whatever--and have himself something that reminds him of the familiar--at least to some extent. It may be a bit easier in the near future to get DH to " try " some of these things, because he just had his bloodwork done. The " numbers " are up a little bit and the doc. wants DH to " work on his diet " & to get re-tested in 6 months. DH now has more incentive to move away from meat-eating even more than he felt he did before. I won't know about my own " blood work " for a week or more--I had it drawn last week, but they lost the sample and I have to go in to get it re-done tomorrow! GRRRR! There may even come a time when my DH will try things with mushrooms and tofu in them--and know it's in there. Right now, I just have to go with what he can agree to and keep looking for what options are available. Thanks again for the suggestions! --Laura B., in Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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