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here are a few ideas you might like... all these can be served at room temp no problem.

Empanada Gallega
Spinach Pinwheels
Tuno Antipasto
Babaga-hummus
Aparagus Sandwiches
Veggie Sandwiches or just do the filling by itself served as a dip...

i do falafel like this... Good Luck.

too strong for me...

Make a massive Pastelon...
Baby Spinach and Potato Pastelon
Potato and Fried Eggplant Pastelon
Hummus Pastelon
Mix it with Boursin Cheese and make an awesome mashed potato casserole...

these are my ideas for red peppers...
Sweet and Sour Red Pepper Dip
Muhamara Dip
Romesco Pasta
Stuffed Peppers
Red Pepper Salad Dressing

use it to cook a tuna antipasto or a stewed salmon...

Here are a few vegetarian alternatives tried and tested on my 7-yr old nieces, and they're not vegetarian, but picky eaters too:

Babagahummus
Veggie cream cheese Sandwiches
Asparagus Sandwiches
Empanada Gallega
Spinach Pinwheels
They're mac & cheese lovers, so they always ask me for Undercover Mac & Cheese and Cauliflower & Cheese Mac
Hummus Sandwich

not usually... I tend to eat according to my hunger... and what I may have in front of. Some foods are just addictive.

I do have certain no-no's on dates... no long noodles - so spaghetti, lo-mein, and the such are not eaten on dates. No Subway sandwiches... they're messy. Try to avoid garlic... although recently I had a date where the guy also believed in the "2 garlics cancel each other" theory. Also, nothing that I could potentially stain myself while eating. And recently, I've added sushi... unless I go to a place I know that would make the rolls small enough for my petite-sized mouth.

I also agree on Like Water for Chocolate... , but if you can read in Spanish, I encourage you to read it in its original language (Como Agua para Chocolate). Forget about the movie... the book is outstanding.

I also highly recomemend Eat, Pray, Love... it's a true story of a writer that takes a year of her life to find herself by eating in Italy, meditating in India and finding true love in Indonesia. A truly inspirational book...

freeze them and use them in smoothies... my favorite is a home-version of Orange Julius' Tropical Cream Supreme. Ahhhhhh!!!!

Cook it in MILK... and season the milk with brown sugar, vanilla extract and a dash of salt. Then cool it off by pouring some more milk on the edge of the plate...

I worked for Quaker Oats for many years and oatmeal is very polarizing - people either love it or hate it. If you want to taste GREAT oatmeal, go to Le Pain Quotidien... they make outstanding oatmeal there. Order it with milk and seasoned. Truly great.

If you're still not up to it in the cooked creamy form... I use oatmeal to "bread" eggplants for eggplant parmesan and making eggplant sandwiches.

make a version of rice krispies treats... I use almond butter instead of marshmallows. I guess you could use the "nut butter" of your preference depending on the flavor of the cereal...

of course... now that i am vegetarian I make my TuNo Salad sandwiches with soy protein. If you buy the kind that comes without sauce, they taste just as good as I remember the originals. Just make sure to squeeze dry the TuNo.

And if you're in the mood for something room temp or hot, you can stew the tuno the same I used to make stewed salmon... I make it into antipasto and eat with white rice, crackers or tostones.