vegan cheese: I stirfried it with some veggies but it was kinda grossing me out... Am i just not used to it? What would be a more appealing way to prepare it since i'm not really used to the taste/texture?? What exactly are legumes? Everyones saying that vegetarians/vegans eat them... I assume thier like a bean? How do you prepare them?? Is there such a thing as like vegan cheese or yogurt or milk?? Just wondering! Thanks so much! : )|||"Legume" is a big category that includes beans, and some things that we (incorrectly) call/think of as nuts (like cashews and peanuts.) Lots of vegan milks.. Most soy milks are animal-product free, as are most rice milks for "veggie" or "vegan" cheeses, it depends on how "picky" you are.. there are alot of decent ones, but alot of them have one little bitty milk protien in them.. But it's possible to find ones without yes there are "soy" yogurts.. some of them are quite tasty.. As for tofu, well, I eat it all the time, but I LOVE It.. you can hardly "mess up" tofu as far as I'm concerned, so don't know how much help I will be.. but you can try this recipie get extra firm tofu from the produce section of the grocery Drain well (it should be sitting in water) mash it up till it looks like feta cheese lightly "fry" in a nonstick skillet with the following seasonings Black pepper garlic powder onion powder a "vegetarian" chicken flavored broth (you know, something that's meant to taste kinda like chicken, but doesn't actually have chicken in it) a dash of soy sauce Nutritional Yeast flakes (if you can find them at Whole foods) let it simmer with those seasonings, stirring GENTLY as needed, until it's lost that "raw" look and the texture has changed slightly, and it's a bit dryer then add salsa and/or diced tomatoes cook a few minutes longer when done, eat with tortillas, sour cream, and more salsa! YUM!! (I call it my "southwest style scrambled tofu")|||Not big on tofu, so you are out of luck there, LOL Here is a site for recipes for Tofu, they are in oder from best recipes to worst recipes, ENJOY!!! http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes-Adv鈥?/a> Legumes are beans, you are right. There is Vegan milk, it's called soy milk. You can also buy Vegan cheese too. Here is the search for Vegan cheese for you to glance through: http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG鈥?/a> Tons of Vegan ideas for your cheese issue, LOL|||The term "legumes" refers to a class of plants that are high protein and fix nitrogen in the soil. We also use this term when speaking of the fruits of these plants. All beans are legumes. Peas and peanuts are also legumes. Clover and alfalfa are legumes as well, but not ones you're likely to eat. As for tofu-yes, it takes some getting used to. I would suggest going to Asian restaurants, e.g., authentic-style Chinese and/or Japanese restaurants, and trying a variety of dishes that use tofu. My favorite tofu dish is gado-gado, which has raw or cooked veggies and a peanut sauce over it. One of the Moosewood cookbooks (sorry, can't remember which one) contains a simplified version. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gado-gado or look for it on Google.|||When ever my wife cooks tofu, I usually make some excuse to go to the bathroom, and quietly flush it away. Bets preparation, period.|||I keep my tofu in the freezer--freezing tofu makes it chewier. I have details in my profile; saves me time typing it to all the folks who have questions about tofu. But simplyy put: You freeze, defrost, press. And you will get used to the texture. Legumes are beans and some plants mistakenly considered nuts, such as peanuts. How you prepare them depends on the bean, the recipe, and your tastes. Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) are used to make hummus and falafel. You can heat up black beans and make a burrito or taco. You can mix beans with rice or with corn. You can also make chili with beans and crumbled tempeh. There are vegan cheeses out there, but since I was never a cheese freak, I rarely use them. So I can't tell you which ones are good and which are gross. Whole Soy & Company makes vegan yogurt, as does Soy Delicious. And there are many varieties of vegan "milks"--soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, rice milk, and hemp milk, to name a few. You'll have to experiment to find the flavor and the brand you like best. Soy milk can be used in recipes calling for cows' milk in a 1:1 ratio. And although you didn't ask, yes, Virginia, there is also soy ice cream--I'm a fan of Soy Delicious Purely Decadent. There's also rice ice cream, but I have yet to try it.