Help?

Alright - I'm looking for some great ideas for beans, rice, and lentils...BB and I are trying to broaden our horizons and palettes and want some non-animal protein recipes that are tasty and easy, as well as somewhat inexpensive, but really, how many ways can you make soup with veggies, rice, and lentils or beans?

I want some casseroles, some variations of stir-fry...whatever you've got, send it my way!!!!!

Oh, and also - if you bake with sugar alternatives like brown rice syrup, agave nectar, and/or honey, can you help me out there too? I'm trying to get out of things like white and brown sugar and don't want to use artificial sweeteners that are "formulated to match sugar"...

Help please!!!