On Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:45:19 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:31:28 -0400, Michael Trew >
>wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>Buy dehy 'shrooms, all varieties are available. Then powder them and
>the texture is gone but the flavor is there.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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Not Dave Smith