Deception never tasted so good

Last night I made a vegan spaghetti sauce by sauteing finely chopped onion, carrot, & garlic, adding Morning Star meal starter (which is crumbled textured vegetable protein) and then a jar of Seeds of Change marinara. Served it the breadwinner and didn't tell him it was vegetarian until halfway through the meal when he mentioned how good it was. Served with romaine and tomato salad with lovely divine tomatoes from Gretchen (my nextdoor neighbor and a really really good and generous gardener). Topped the salad with balsamic dressing made just how my sister-in-law Elizabeth taught me. It is a very good, forgiving, salad dressing and every batch comes out slightly different.

E's Dressing
2 tsp. dijon mustard
1 T. brown sugar
juice of one half of a lemon
3 T. olive oil
3-4 T. balsamic vinegar
pinch of kosher salt and a couple grinds of pepper

Whisk together dijoin and sugar, then add everything else, whisking well. You can adjust ingredients to taste. Some days we feel like a sweeter dressing add more sugar; other days we feel like going heavy on the balsamic with almost no oil. You also can substitute the juice of half an orange for the lemon for a little bit different flavor.