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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good stuff so quickly, thank you!

We already do grain/ rice/ noodle bowls. Lots of chopping, but good for a night with a little extra time. Thanks for the reminder about Mexican flair! I always think of Mexican vegetarian as mostly mushy beans and cooked peppers (vegetarian enchiladas make me sad,) but I can definitely do better.

Yes, nutritional yeast! How could I forget; I have a huge jar taking up space and I never remember to use it. I also have good luck popping up flavors with MSG. I know a lot of people think it's bad (thanks 1980s pseudoscience,) but it works for us :)

The kids say the texture of tofu is the problem, not the flavor. I've pressed, I've marinated, I've coated, I've pan-fried, I've air-fried, I've given up. [/quote]

Oh, just saw that you have tried tofu every which way. Ok, then I would suggest putting tiny tiny cubes in some of your dishes where it’s hard to identify, like curries and let them get used to the texture in a nonthreatening way.

It’s not likely, but would they be into fresh tofu? Some restaurants make fresh tofu daily, and it’s so delicious with a sweetened soy sauce like wari joyu. If not, I would send them out to a meal with kids who enjoy tofu and let them be introduced at a restaurant rather than at home. New foods are so much more appealing when mom and dad aren’t making them. I can think of so many foods that my kids tried and enjoyed at restaurants that they had rejected at home - Brussels sprouts, fennel, radicchio, pea shoots, arugula, monkfish, uni, kofta, etc. Nothing to do with my cooking skills, I’m sure! Ha [/quote]

OP here... you've just given me an idea. The kids like to do food-as-crafts, so we make our own dumplings sometimes (and pasta/ ravioli, and summer rolls, etc-- my daughter especially likes to host friends for a dumpling-making party.) We usually use ground turkey or pork as the main filler. But why not fill with crumbled tofu? What else would be good in there? Shredded cabbage for sure. [/quote]

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