Feeding a difficult vegetarian

Just contact her and ask what things she'd like to eat - she won't expect you to be a mindreader!

She's a vegetarian that doesn't like most vegetables? I can see why you are having trouble. Could you make salads? Or possibly wait until she is here then take her to the supermarket to choose things?

Eggs, chip and beans? Mmm, just fancy that now...

One of my best friends has a partner just like this. Aubergine, I am told is an absolute no no. But he sat and ate all the filling out of stuffed aubergines at a dinner party a coue of years ago while I tried hard not to smirk......he kept saying how delicious it was and what a shame I had put them in the aubergine shells......they were stuffed with aubergine.

To ease the week......any good vegetarian restaurants near you?

Sounds a bit like a vegetarian friend of my brothers who was going to visit him a while ago. He and I spent ages on the phone trying to work out what he could cook for her, but a combination of her fussiness, her many allergies and his lack of cooking skills led him to a simple conclusion - "I'll get her a bag of carrots and she can cook them if she wants!"
Hopefully your cooking skills are better than my brother's - his amounted to slapping some meat in a pan / on a fire and microwaving some veg/potatoes.

I'd do a tomato based pasta sauce for the first night, then take her shopping and include her in the food planning for the week. Pizza is good to make if you have a mix of carnivores and veggies, as each person can choose their own toppings so no-one feels left out, and you can use non dairy cheese where necessary. A veggie lasagne might also be good once you are sure of what vegetables she does like.

If it was me, I'd also be tempted to plan for a takeaway on one (or two!) of the nights you are eating in, just to reduce the number of meals you'd need to think up and cook.

Breakfasts for guests; I'd usually just make cereals and bread available with the usual accompaniments and they can help themselves to cereal and/or toast. If you want to provide a hot breakfast, consider porridge, though not everyone likes it.

For lunches I'd plan either veggie soup or sandwiches of some sort such as rolls, wraps or toasties - it's a bit chilly for salads! You could make up a giant batch of veggie soup to last a few days. Carrot and coriander is surprisingly nice and very easy to make. I like it a bit chunky, only partially blended, but you could make it smooth if you prefer, or even not blend it at all. Other nice veggie soups include leek and potato, butternut squash - add a bit of nutmeg for extra woomph, (I like it with a swirl of cream to make it really luxurious, but it's nice without) and a basic mixed veg soup - heavy on the root veg at this time of year.

If you don't fancy making soups from scratch, just buy them! They are visiting to see you, not to judge your cooking - or at least, I hope that's why they're visiting...