[firebrand]

This is cheating, but there are packets at the supermarket (or cubes? can't remember) that make a vegetarian brown sauce similar to the ones made from chicken and beef bouillon cubes. Lots of chopped-up sauteed mushrooms and reduced mushroom broth made from fresh mushrooms would probably add some nice natural flavor. Then just do the usual thickening thing with shortening and flour.

[stanz]

Thank you so much. I'll check it out. Let's do lunch next week. Let me know.