Boo Hoo - Dietary Restrictions

For six weeks (it's a long story...), I can't have tomatoes, garlic, chocolate, onions, coffee, black tea, soda, wine (actually, alcohol of any kind), or mint. Additionally, I have to severely limit dairy and avoid anything spicy. I have to stop eating every day by 7:00 p.m. - so I've had to adjust to early dinners.

 

For someone who loves to cook and eat, this is sheer torture.

 

Tonight, I marinated some sirloin and stir fried the meat with three bell peppers and a pound of mushrooms. I made a homemade teriyaki sauce with pineapple juice, chicken broth, soy sauce and cornstarch. I served it over brown rice. It was pretty close to something I'd normally eat, but teriyaki sauce falls so flat without garlic, sherry and crushed red pepper.

 

So... does anyone have recipe suggestions to help me find some flavor and variety?

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