Help I have veggie foodies coming for dinner

[CountessDracula]

well one of them is veggie
one eats fish
one doesn't eat lamb
the other eats anything

So I guess I could go for a combo starter eg antipasti type thing with some fish and some veggies

What can I do for main?
Not pasta pls

Or alternative starters welcome

Pref stuff than can mainly be prepared in advance?

Was thinking something mushroomy maybe?

Nigel Slater had really good chickpea-type vegan recipes in one of the weekend papers - I think it was the Observer. Looked very good.

lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/recipe/0,,2266571,00.html

Pommes dauphinoise, puy lentils in red wine. Dead easy, looks like you bothered, tastes great. Sorted.

Mushroom rissoto.

Thanks but I detest lemongrass!

Mushroom risotto too boring sorry (though I love it)

Along with veggie lasagne I feel it is the thing they must be given most often at dinner!

God how irritating
Did they make these stipuLATIONS OR ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO BE NICE and thoughtful to good mates?

Stuffed aubergine recepie in nigellas feast book is excellent and tres impressive-we are a household of veggies and its one I get out again and again

this looks good what could I serve it with?

No I asked them
they are neighbours, first time they have been round for dinner so I specifically asked (luckily)

Also I have a vegan feast book which has pumpkin and walnut ravioli whihc is quite easy to make (if you hav the tim) and is tasty

mushroom strudel
stuffed aubergines
sounds nice

sorry
Artichoke and Wild Mushroom Strudel

Shame you don't like lemon grass as i would prob. do a sort of SE Asian buffet-loads of smabals, satay and a chilled gless noodle affair that veggie could get into-shredded veggies and strips of omelette with crused peanuts in sesame/soy/chillie/ginger/coriander dressing.

what you want is to serve a fabulous cheese board with good crackers and some quince paste

I would suggest a starter of large field mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic and deglazed with marsarla and then sprinkled with breadcrumbs, lots and lots of parsley, more butter and parmesan and finished under the grill and served with a good chutney

and for main course ....... a pissaladiere, the short crisp flat pastry tart with spread with a reduction of stewed tomatoes and oninos and topped with olives and anchovies for the non veggies, an aioli with coriander and lime and a salad of roast squash, very well caramelised, and aubergines and a bit bit of chili.

Sorry but that strudel looks minging (tofu filling ffs).
You'd better wear a hairy jumper and serve parsnip wine with it to really get in the mood.

Very London eh?

starter too last minute sorry wongster

pissaladiere good idea i agree

I like tofu!

You can make pumpkin ravioli really easily by buying wonton wrapers in an asian supermarket and using them instead of the pasta. then you just make the filling and serve it with a sage butter sauce. Easy and delicious.

we are having cheese

I could do a cheese fondue I guess but then we would have to drink blinking white all evening

So do I-in the right sort of dishes!

That strudel is very Rose Elliott 1978.

yes that sounds good too

No you don't.
Fondue is ace.
Good charcuterie and pickles avec plus green salad.
Very light pud.Fruit even?

Ah, but for some of us, Rose Elliot 1978 is our Lost Youth.

Can you actually buy parsnip wine? I'd like some

You could try a nut roast - it's probably a bit of a staple for veggies but still quite nice for all that.

The aubergine thing from nigella, i serve with salad, stock roast potatoes (so you peel them, score them down to the last inch of spud (looks like youve pusched them through an egg slicer then stopped) then put them in a roaster with some boiling water and stock up to where the score starts spray/brush with oil and roast.)
serve also with crisp veggies, the aubergine is quite rich so not much else needed.