Vegetarian dinner party menu?

I麓m having a party after my college graduation, around lunch time. Being a vegetarian and against meat-eating, I would like to show the guests that you can eat very well without meat, and a vegetarian diet is not just salads! I need suggestions on what to serve. I麓d also appreciate if it were something I could make myself, and with easy-to-find ingredients. I麓m in Brazil and I麓m afraid there are not many ethnic shops around. Websites with suggestions are also welcome. Thanks!Vegetarian dinner party menu?
You could do a nice veggie lasagna. Baked eggplant parmesan........veggie stew.........stuffed pasta shells, with spinach and mashed potato or cheese. Potato pancakes.....a few ideas
You might try this website. She cooks for soup kitchens and has recipes for large gatherings

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/



Here is a recipe for chili that is very good



VEGAN CHILI RECIPE:

Ingredients:

olive oil

2 large yellow onions, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 red pepper, diced fairly large

1 green pepper, diced fairly large

2 (28-oz.) cans crushed tomatoes

1 tablespoon cumin

1/2 cup ground carrots

1/2 cup ground celery

5 mushrooms cut into quarters

1 package frozen corn

2 cans black beans (or any other kind of beans you like - chickpeas work well, too)

1 1/2 cup picante sauce

1 t. Kitchen Bouquet, browning sauce

salt to taste

grated cheddar, if desired

cashew nuts, if desired



Directions:



Saute onions in the olive oil. Add garlic. After onion and garlic are golden brown, add cumin, cayenne, and any other spices. Cook for a few minutes longer.



Add the diced peppers and saute for a few minutes. Combine the crushed tomatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms, corn, beans, browning sauce, and picante sauce into the crock pot; add the onion mixture. Cook on low about 10 hours.



Serve with grated cheddar and cashew nuts, if desired.



This recipe for Vegan Chili serves/makes 4Vegetarian dinner party menu?
www.veggie123.com or www.tryveg.com or agalinks.com
As an appetizer or finger food try Veggies pizza, made with Crescent rolls, cream cheese, and topped with all types of veggies.

Roll out pkgs of Crescent rolls flat onto a baking sheet and bake according to directions (minus a few minutes)

mix 2 pkgs of cream cheese with 1 pkge ranch dressing or dip mix.

Spread on crescent, then top with chopped veggies (I might stray from the exotic veggies if your guests are new to the whole veggie idea).

Chill, Cut it into bite size pieces, and serve.Vegetarian dinner party menu?
Try pastas, pizzas, chip and dip, tea cake, indian food( idly and sambhar, vadai, dosai, bisi bala bathe, veg. biryani with raita, cahpatis with kurma, samosas, panner kati rolls, paneer butter masala with fresh baked naan, pav baji, bhel puri and for dessert kesari, sweet samosas, badusha, jelabi)