Look up advice for new vegans, you're not the only one in this situation. Find a margarine you like (in the UK, the Pure brand is good), find a plant milk you like (they vary), find a soy yoghurt if you like yoghurt as they are usually pretty good. If you're not sure about, say, a soy milk, try it in different ways. The same soy milk can be cardboardy in hot chocolate but perfectly nice on cereal. Get to know the ways of the tofu. Start thinking about things like pine nuts to garnish pasta with tomato sauce instead of cheese. There are decent non-dairy ice creams out there if you can afford the categories (again, they vary, ask around or just try some). Chocolate - dark is often dairy-free, there are "milk" chocolates made with plant milks which, again, vary! You may find the Uncheese Cookbook to be helpful. I haven't tried many of the recipes yet, but the fake parmesan is a staple of mine and I've tried a few others which are good.
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