Summary of posts: "the recipe makes vegetarian soup - why wouldn't you use beef broth or meat while making it?" My husband chooses to follow a different diet which entails no meat before suppertime. Friends and family respect my nutritional choices and buy/prepare special meals for me. So I do the same. I still cook vegetarian dishes (when made with allowable foods, many vegetarian dishes are easily converted with the addition of meat to my serving). I still bake bread - I haven't lost my enjoyment of the process or of the delicious odor. I still make ice cream. The fact that "forbidden fruits" abound in my cupboards & fridge doesn't mean that I'm forced to eat them. Chris