LJ Cooking Brain Trust - *Not* a New Year Resolution

But we're looking to eat more vegetarian. I know I have some vegetarians on my f-list. I'm not asking for recipes (unless you've got links, because recipes are a pain to type out) so much as ideas I can carry into creating my own recipes. So, tips? Ideas? Dairy is fine. We like pretty much everything (except Lima beans - yuck!) and have no allergies.

TIA!