DGD has become a vegetarian

I use a lot of quorn, it can be used in exactly the same way as meat with less fat. You might want to add some herbs or pepper as it has less flavour but quorn mince makes good lasagne and Bolognese

QUORN, its a life saver, plus veg chilli, veg lasagna. its not to hard to cook and you may find out you like the idea too.

Try looking for a recipe for Haloumi Goulash (it's online) It's delicious and enjoyed by veggie and non veggie alike.

Stella14 is correct, the proper Quorn products are very good. I had a veggie friend from the US come to stay and I made cottage pies, pasta bolognaise, chilli con carne, etc with it and I liked it, too. But do ask as some people who go veggie may not want the traditional dishes any longer.

Veggie stir frys are good, too. I just added the chicken or prawns to our share. Cashews are a good filler in a stir fry.
Open topped omelettes/frittatas chock full of veggies and topped with grated cheese or Philly Cream cheese blobs then flashed in the oven to puff up are tasty, too. Less stodgy than a quiche for me. We try to have one or two meatless dinners a week, the other days are fish or chicken. Only one day of pork or red meat.

Some people don't like the idea of Quorn. DH would not countenance it at all until we had lunch with a friend who used it in a dish in place of mince and didn't tell him what it was until he'd eaten it. He told her it was very nice. I asked him afterward whether he had just been being polite (he has been known to eat things that are anathema to him when she has served them, but would not dream of telling her he didn't like them!). He said he found it more palatable than minced beef. So now, when DD comes, I can make a shepherd's pie for all of us instead of having to faff about making two different ones.

I agree about the mince.It is totally acceptable to non veggies as well and contains so much less fat than meat.

I’m sure you’ll have no difficulty finding great recipe ideas, but maybe start by asking the girl what sort of thing she likes? At her age she may well not yet have acquired a taste for spicy food.

I’ve been vegetarian myself for well over 20 years and could easily “beef” on about it, but for now I’ll just stay on topic... When my three granddaughters came for their usual two summer stays last year, the middle one, then aged 9, had recently turned veggie, and some of the things I found she especially liked were crispy jacket potatoes, fresh babycorn, raw peas, cherry tomatoes, plain pasta, and boiled or “sunny-side up” eggs, usually with toast. She also loved M&S stuffed red peppers, and the lemon (now lemon & herb) variety of Tilda microwavable basmati rice. Plus, as usual, all three girls ate truly unbelievable amounts of fresh soft fruit, which apparently isn’t available where they live on the other side of the world. Finally, it turned out that (unlike me) my so-called vegetarian granddaughter did still eat fish, which meant she didn’t miss out on the girls’ all-time favourite of fish fingers and chips!

Quorn, the stuff with the brand name, not the cheaper imitations, is excellent. Quorn bacon for instance, looks like pink shoe leather (I try not to look at it) but tastes just like smoked bacon. It makes a great sandwich. Their minced beef makes great lasagne, cottage pie etc.

No need to buy and cookbooks. Search the internet for recipes and save them to a bookmark.

Better still if you havent got Pinterest, set up an account, make a vegetarian recipe board and save them to there .

You have then got them to hand all in 1 place. I save all my recipes to Pinterest I find online

How about simply asking her what she likes and then doing an inventive bit of mix 'n' match with the ingredients yourself?

www.viva.org.uk is another good website with lots of recipes.

There are loads of recipes on the internet as have been suggested by fellow posters. Just remember not to use the same cooking utensils if you are having meat yourself. Go veggie while she's visiting its easier....I am not a veggie but like other posters I rarely eat meat, particularly red meat...mainly because I was never very good at cooking it...I can just about get away with roast/steamed chicken! For a quick meal I fry peppers and mushrooms in olive oil and garlic and add it to tagliatelle mixed in pesto...with a side salad...delicious!

I think what has been said already is excellent advice. We couldn't afford meat more than twice a week when our 3 were growing up so ate loads of beans and pulses. Now one DD and her family are veggie and the other 2 eat mostly veggie meals from choice, as do we. Lentils are really versatile and full of fibre and protein. Check out falafels with tinned chickpeas. Refried beans with red kidney beans tinned and combine with bulgar wheat. Red lentil and pasta bake is another family favourite. Have fun being adventurous and enjoy - you may become a convinced vegetarian too!

My daughter and her family have recently changed from vegetarian to vegan, and are vigorously trying to convert me. I agree with their principles, but am finding it very difficult to manage without dairy products.

My daughter became a vegetarian in her teens and we discovered a different and delicious cuisine. I found that good student vegetarian cookbooks had easy and cheap recipes. I've got Beyond Baked Beans by Fiona Beckett which is worth a look. If it's still available then Mean Beans by Cas Clarke is useful. I hope that you enjoy eating veggie too.

If she already cooks for herself at home, she may well have a favourite recipe book of her own. Ask her what it is, and check it out on Amazon. :-)

As suggested by sweetcakes the BBC are brilliant... I have been veggie for around 38 years. Cooking veggie food is not complicated. You can also look in the freezer veggie department at your supermarket. Just adding something from there to your usual cooking is easy to do. Make cottage pie with quorn for everyone is easy to do as well. I am sure she will have loads of ideas as well.

My d is a veggie. She has a few books she got from Amazon. Try them

BBC good food online is very good such a wide choice

Halloumi kebabs are very nice,skewers with halloumi, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes marinated and then grilled or done on a barbecue,

As Nora says just look online, no need to buy a book. Also if you join the library you can borrow cookery books or, even easier, borrow emagazines which stay on your computer as long as you like and are free, here in Wales we have a very good selection including some vegetarian cookery magazines.

My daughter was a vegetarian from her teens until about five years ago when she suddenly decided to eat fish. Before that neither she nor I had any difficulty finding dishes to cook. As others have said, a wealth of recipes on line, and if she will eat Quorn, just adapt some of your own recipes to suit.

Greek, Indian, and Thai recipes are a good start. Look to the internet.

I am not vegetarian but I love vegetables and we eat lots of meals that do not contain meat, I rarely, if ever eat beef burgers, I prefer the vegetarian alternative.

Vegetarian cooking is just ordinary cooking, but without meat. No different to cooking for a family which contains someone who is allergic to salmon, tomatoes, sesame, almonds, and hazelnuts and another that won't eat mushrooms.

My daughter and grandson are vegetarian and they cook the most delicious meals. It is all about the seasoning, I think, they both know their spices, which helps. There are loads of recipes on line and some of those mentioned above are among my daughter's favourites. Nothing wrong with a veggie burger.