vegetarian meals for meat-eaters!

We have similar diets. People consider me vegetarian because I don't eat red meat, pork, or chicken but strict vegetarians often turn up their noses at me because I do eat seafood. So when asked I just tell people I'm "Pescatarian".

I've been living this way for 17 years. No one in family including my husband restricts their diets the way I have and over the years they've gotten used to it. Check out this cookbook called "the Adaptable Feast" by Ivy Manning http://www.amazon.com/Adaptable-Feast-Satisfying-Vegetarians-Omnivores/dp/1570615837/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306514783&sr=8-2

or "Double Take" by AJ Rathburn & Jeremy Holt : http://www.amazon.com/Double-Take-Fabulous-Vegetarians-Omnivores/dp/1558324240/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306514783&sr=8-1

Other things that have worked well for me and the meat eaters in my family:
- Tacos (I make potato tacos while the others have ground beef)
- Pasta loaded with veggies, garlic toast on the side
- Fish as an entree
- Veggie Stir-fry (include tofu) w/ Brown Rice

Or other things I've done is make the same dish for both such as one of the above listed then cooked some grilled chicken breast separately for the meat eaters to add to theirs.

i am veggie and so is my daughter. when she goes to mates houses the parents panic and i just point out that most food is veggie until you add the meat!

for example when you make a pizza is just tomato & cheeze (so make half with no meat topping on it), when you make pasta its just pasta and tomato sauce (so put some to one side for the veggie and add whatever they want to the meat side), stir frys are mainly veg (cook most of it and then split before adding the meat), all of a roast dinner is veg accept the meat (so just add a soya or quorn product to the veggies meal) and so on. that way people get their head around making some of the meal non-meat for the veggie's! i hope that helps!

I've been Pescatarian for 3 years with family who is Omni, and that is exactly what I do--separate out the meat. Tonight we'll have chicken enchiladas, but I'll make my enchiladas with black beans. We make spaghetti with meat on the side, add your own. If they have burgers, I have a veggie burger. Etc. It's really not that difficult with a little planning. Good luck!