Secret Ingredient Chocolate Pudding from Mark Bittman

I have made that recipe and both my daughter and I love it! Besides deserts and baking, I like to use tofu in soups! Tofu is a great substitute in baking because it is light.

gina@concierge4moms

I've made a silken tofu/chocolate pudding pie - just pour it in a pie crust and put in the fridge. It's kind of cheesecakey and I've fooled some non-tofu-eaters with it.

I'm a vegetarian so the answer to how to make my food tasty without meat is just...by eating. ;)

Marla

I'm still searching for ways to make food tasty without meat, being that I'm married to a carnivore who doesn't like beans! For myself, though, the answer is CHEESE!

Robin

Tofu added to soups is great! I also love making a veggie lasagna by substituting eggplant for noodles.

Amye

I am married to a carnivore who hates beans, so I use lots of different spices and quinoa.

Kelly J

My favorite substitution for meat-on-a-bun: portobello mushrooms!

Raina

My son doesn't like lunchmeat, but he loves mini pita breads stuffed with hummus and raisins. I think the mini size has some appeal.

Maxine

I like adding canned pumpkin to make foods hearty and healthy. :)

Cristina

I often replace meat with beans. My family loves their meat, but we've successfully reduced our consumption by replacing part of the meat with beans and/or grains in recipes like sloppy joes, burritos and even burgers. One of our fav recipes is Mark Bittman's burgers made with bulgur and other grains.

Julie

Sometimes I use eggplant or mushrooms in place of meat

Cheryl Korman

I love cheese! It's a great remedy for adding meatless protein to veggies, salads, side dishes & entrees.

Renata

Hummus and chickpeas work well for adding protein to meals. :)

Georgiana

We add beans and veggies to everything in place of meat products.

Jacqui

Who needs meet to make tasty meals? I love to make meals with vegetables, whole grains, yummy cheese, tofu, pasta, lentils, beans--so many options for delicious, family-friendly meatless meals. P.S. I love Mark Bittman!

Aviva Goldfarb

My favorite ways to make a recipe filling and meaty without meat is by using beans or mushrooms. I haven't really played with tofu yet but I think it's time.

Heather

We add beans, veggies and cheese whenever possible. I have also tried tofu in chocolate pie and it was yummy!

Sonj

I have never thought of using silken tofu as a replacement but that's a great idea and definitely have to try! Thanks for the suggestion! :-)

Two of our main replacements for meats are mushrooms and quinoa! We will sautee mushrooms with Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (to get some amino acids) and some seasoning such as spike veggie.

If you love soup on a fall/winter evening, we sometimes add chicken broth to the mushrooms to make a delicious warm soup! :-)

Not sure if you ever tried Bragg's Liquid Aminos but it’s a great replacement for Soy Sauce in recipes and does not contain any chemicals, artificial coloring, alcohol, preservatives, Gluten, Table Salt and is Certified NON-GMO! Also pretty yummy! :-) Just in case here's some more info on it - http://bit.ly/dBySfv

Enjoy and thanks again for great silken tofu tip! :-)

bodyhacker

My husband will try almost anything if there are mushrooms on the plate somewhere.

Anne

I love meat, but at home I don't actually cook meat myself. I guess mainly because it can be more difficult to cook? My favorite at home dish is noodle w/o meat! Just water (or well i guess chicken broth, does that count as "meat"? lol), bring to a boil, then i dump some japanese Wakame (dried seaweed often found in miso soup for example), wait until that unfurls, then dump in washed green veggies like the small green bakchoy (or however you spell it). I also cut white mushroom into slices and dump that in to the soup. while that's being done, i soak a bundle of vermicelli noodle (the super thin clear ones that often is featured in chinese hotpot) in hot water in a strainer to soften. The wakame usually is seasoned with salt so i haven't been adding any more salt to my soup. at the end, i just drain out the noodle, dump in a bowl, then dump the whole content of the boiling pot into the same bowl on top of the noodle (ala pho style). Finally i add a ton of hot sauce (next to salt, spiciness is my next vice haha).

no meat, and amazingly yummy. and best of all, vermicelli noodle seems to have way less starch/calories compared to regular Somen or Udon noodle, so really, i'm mainly eating veggies! :D

Shannon

We don't always feel full or content without something chunky in our dishes...that's why we like meat. Big chunks of mushrooms, bell peppers, all types of beans, and other bulky veggies will fill us up like meat. It's a lot healthier, too!

Susan