So...whats for dinner?
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I have family coming who have dietary restrictions. One cannot have animal milk (easily solved with readily available soy milk), yeast, or corn/corn oil. Another cannot have gluten, egg white, many of the grains usually substituted for wheat. I'm seeking sources of recipes to help meet their needs while feeding the rest of us. Any suggestions deeply appreciated!
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I think my sous vide poached egg disasters were from using eggs a week past pull-date. And doing it old-school with them didn’t work either—they were so old that there was nearly no white left after putting them into the colander. So I tried sous vide with an egg from a dozen I just bought earlier this week, and it was equally disastrous. Meanwhile, I’m doing some king salmon I defrosted—let’s see if that works. If not, I’ll have cold cuts, tuna salad and chopped liver like I did last night.
When my boiler, water heater FB and internet woes are over I might try Susan’s recipes. (The sous-vide I tried came out like soft-boiled)
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beaver - I followed the Virgin Diet, which is an elimination diet. You cut out soy, eggs, dairy, corn, peanuts, sugar, and gluten. The rationale is that these ingredients often are ones people are either sensitive to or allergic to and can cause inflammation. Here is a link to some recipes that fit with the restrictions. I thought they could work for your guests
https://m.vitalchoice.com/files/catalog/pdfs/TheVirginDiet-CommunityCookbook.pdf
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Carole and Happy, yes it was much like a chicken pot pie - definitely a win with our current brisk weather!
Tonight was a crockpot, healthified version of sloppy joes on bread from the organic market along with leftover mac and cheese and applesauce. A bit carby but I was down 2 lbs at the Dr. Today.
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Thanks, SpecialK. It's late tonight but I'll peruse that in more detail tomorrow. One of them is fairly simple as her absolute avoidance foods are dairy, corn, and yeast. The other one has a much longer list, including gluten as well as many of the grains used in gluten free products(oat, rye, rice, barley ...). I appreciate the help.
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My singing partner's wife is allergic to: yeast, corn, strawberries, shellfish, pork, and raw tomatoes. She's okay with dairy, wheat, rice & gluten, as well as tomato sauce, so pizza & pasta are safe mainstays for when we all go out after a show up in Madison, WI (where they live).
Made the king salmon tonight--it appeared to have been slightly freezer-burned; even in restaurants, I've had the texture turn out weird so I was not optimistic. But this time it was as succulent as the best Atlantic. It was just fine poached (and I reserved a portion to refrigerate after cooking), but insanely good with the final sear. It came out firm but cleaving off in large glistening slabs with a touch of hollandaise on top. Next time, I think I'll sear only the skin side to get it good & crisp while keeping the rest of it rare.
Tomorrow night, grass-fed ribeye.
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Oh, Sandy, wish it were so relatively simple! Her list:
Not recommended foods: hazelnut, mustard, oats, pistachio, rice, rye, sunflower oil
Foods to be avoided: almond, cola, couscous, goat milk, spelt, wheat, wheat bran, wheat semolina, white bean,yeast
Foods not permitted: barley, brewer's yeast, casein, cashew, cow milk, egg white, gluten, malt, peanut, sheep milk
Not certain what she does eat other than meat and veggies. Know she has been a bread and bagel with cream chrese person in the past. It will be interesting!
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I looked through my "red book" and found some things that might work.
I make a garlic mashed potatoes...simmer lots of garlic in "full fat" coconut milk and then add it to the mashed potatoes until it potatoes are the "right" consistency.
I also make an onion gravy with sauteed (until very caramelized and soft) onions and margarine. The recipe says to use (wheat) flour to thicken it, but I would think that corn starch would do well.
The pumpkin soup recipe I have looks to be free of the list of foods.
Carrots glazed in agave.
Salmon in a honey lime sauce.
Chicken, Corn and Broccoli saute.
A pot roast for those that like a very tart "juice" (lots of balsamic vinegar). This has a tablespoon of dijon mustard..so I don't know if that's too much.
Something I will do for breakfasts....cut potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes, toss in oil, salt and pepper, bake in a cast iron skillet for 15 minutes, stir, add cherry tomatoes that have been cut in half and cook another 10-15 minutes, add fennel, sprinkle with spices (I like turmeric and paprika)...serve...
The principal (an Irish nun) of the school where our daughter attended gave me a recipe for a more or less traditional Irish Coddle.
I probably have more in the book....
If any seem interesting, I can send them along.
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Beaver, seems like all the restrictions call for a simple meat and potatoes menu lol.
I've had very good results from all of the serious eats sous vide recommendations I've tried. In general, I have less luck with ATK recipes of all kinds.
Tonight is a reincarnation of the leftover pot roast in the form of beef and homemade noodles. Broccoli will be on the side for contrast.
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Coming up for a breath of air here, and to share some of the dinners I made while caring for DH post op.
DH did have his surgery on Halloween, came home two days later after some blood pressure sorting out, and his actual hip joint is healing well after two weeks of very “unskilled nursing” by yours truly. He struggled with some medical issues related to lingering anesthesia effects. But his appetite was fine, so when not hopping to it with all the other necessary caretaking and house management tasks, I cooked up some new and old fave menu items. Pasta seemed to be a theme, since that was easy. Unfortunately, despite my moving around a lot, pasta managed to keep my lbs on.
One simple change I made was adding sweet potato cubes to my regular kale soup, which we both liked. I almost added some pasta to that, too, but decided we were way over our pasta limit for the two weeks!
We had our fave cod/vegetable puttanesca with little ear pasta the evening DS2 brought the baby over to visit PaPa. She was teething so they were both in pain! We had leftovers of that the following evening. It really is a favorite of mine, and pretty simple to make with a good jarred puttanesca sauce. Minus, I love what you used in your last creation of that!
One night we had turkey/kale meatballs with red sauce with mini penne pasta. I made them with oats instead of breadcrumbs so any gluten free folks could also enjoy them. I was surprised by how tasty they were. And of course happy to get my kale fix in.
Another dinner was a vegetarian chili and salad brought over by my next door neighbor. Lots of appreciation here for that! And some beef stew and mashed potatoes were delivered by my other next door neighbor. DH enjoyed that for two lunches.
I sautéed a balsamic chicken/vegetable dish another night, and again, made enough for leftovers. Salads were also featured nightly. But by the end of two weeks, I opted to keep everything simple since being the only solidly standing adult in the house, I was the sole shopper, menu planner, chef, and clean up committee. Under regular circumstances, I really don’t like regularly donning both creative and maintenance roles, and doing it while fighting a virus made it even more unlikeable. But I sucked it up and got it all done...and unsurprisingly am still struggling with the virus. Boo hoo....
I won’t even bore you with the descriptions of DH’s post op demeanor, which I can only characterize as “man flu on steroids”. Sadly, tho, as he is feeling better, and starting to seem like his old self, he’s also started to have some internal bleeding due to all the anti inflammatories, so we remain in patient and caretaker roles.
Tonight I plan to make some sauteed pork sirloin cutlets, probably with farro since that’s easy on his system.
Beaver, I really feel for you with the speciality diets food prep you are facing...for longish visit. You mentioned all the things that cannot be used, but can they let you know what they can and do safely eat? I find that it is way easier to know the ingredients that I can use, and create from, than the ones that I can’t!
If this is the diet that they follow daily, I bet they have many ideas of menus they create often, and can share some of those ideas with you. It might make things a lot easier in your kitchen. I absolutely disdain all the guesswork I go through for certain family members with specifically nixed foods. I still plan to make a detailed food list which I will distribute to my kids and their spouses so they can just check off safe/preferred ingredients. Life will be easier in my kitchen and their tummies will be happily full! Good luck to you!
Happy, good to see you back! You’ve endured a lot...hopefully waay easier days are in front of you!
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Greetings, all!
I've been "away" for more than a month and can't go through all that the posts I missed during my absence. But hope everyone is doing well.
My husband and I are back from a glorious 3 weeks in France, during which I drank wine daily and ate all the wonderful French things: cheese, charcuterie, cassoulet, duck, gorgeous seafood of all varieties, more dessert than I consume the entire rest of the year...
I worried that might have packed on a few pounds, but we averaged 7 miles of walking per day, so I came home at exactly the same weight.
Now it's back to reality. Made split pea soup in the Instant Pot last weekend, using a spiral ham bone. Tonight I'm making Mac and cheese and adding the leftover ham.
Eating lots of salads for lunch.
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Thank you all for your helpful suggestions! Yes, I will check with them when they arrive but want to have at least one day's meals on hand when they get here. Fortunately, they won't arrive at the same time. The one coming next week is the simpler one, mainly avoiding dairy, corn and yeast. Thinking she will just have to forgo the stuffing at Thanksgiving! Don't know how she will adapt her favorite sweet potato with marshmallow dish since marshmmallows are made with corn syrup. I was intending to let her fix that for her family anyway since DH and I don't care for it. It will all work out, I just like to plan ahead...
Dinner tonight will be rotisserie chicken, baked sweet potato, broccoli and green salad. Nuthin' fancy but sounds good to my taste buds today.
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Lots of good food mentioned in your posts. One that sticks in my memory: homemade noodles.
Cooking for food-restricted friends or relatives is not an appealing prospect. My only restriction is trying not to outgrow my wardrobe. Such a challenge.
Last night was a simple and very tasty meal. Lamb patties with a jar of mint jelly on the table, baked sweet potatoes with butter available, and a lovely salad of leafy lettuce, compari tomato, cucumber, Kalamara olives, avocado, and blue cheese. Onion for dh. Olive oil and white balsamic vinegar dressing.
I will happily share my recipe for crab cakes soon. One essential ingredient is mayo. Crab cakes are very easy to make and cook if you have access to good lump crab meat as I do, for a hefty price. The 1 lb carton I recently bought at a Rouse's supermarket was $24.
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Lacey - so glad to hear from you. Hoping you can take a little time now t get YOU better. Your dedication to healthy meals all through this is amazing. I probably would have been calling out for pizza.
Magari - oh my, 3 weeks in France !!! The food sounds delicious and I would gladly have walked the 7 miles a day to keep eating. Did you go just for fun or was business involved?
Beaver - I like your thought about having them cook. That way they can be sure to get just what they require. You can toss in a roast or a turkey or a salmon and they can do ALL the sides.
Carole - my only argument with crab cakes is, once you've tasted them made with Dungeness Crab, the plain old Blue Crabs will never be the same again. On the other hand, if you have Dungeness Crab sitting around it would be tempting to just eat it unadulterated and it probably would never make it into the 'cakes'.
Well I failed an MRI yesterday. Geez - I thought since I've been doing chair Yoga and deep breathing for a year I wouldn't need any meds to lie still. Not so. You all know how horribly uncomfortable those stupid, rigid, plastic tables are with the holes for the breasts (or implants), protrusion in the ribs, and the head rest from hell. She did 30-40 minutes of those nasty booming tests while I lay there hurting - several of them twice because there was motion and then said I'd have to re-schedule. Apparently at least my muscles were twitching. Or maybe the problem was I was breathing (LOL). I was willing to take a Xanax and hang around for a cancellation since I already had the IV in place for the contrast, but nothing available. The cute tech finally said if I'd sit in the lobby she'd just eat a quick bite for lunch and re-do my tests. I have 0.25mg Xanax for this purpose but hadn't taken one since 2013. Hooray - it worked. Needless to say I spent several hours eating (an unremarkable burger & fries) & walking around the medical center before driving home. Thank heavens for sunshine. Now to wait for the results.
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Wow, Minus, I'm glad you got the MRI completed after so much of an ordeal. Having a flexible tech was great! Hoping for boring results!
I'm also envious of your trip to France, Magari. What a dream! And how nice that your walking helped burn the calories, which would have been worth it even if you had returned with a few extra lbs.
Last night, I made pork cutlets piccata, with sides of brussels sprouts, sweet potato, and salad for me. We just learned yesterday that DH us experiencing internal bleeding from all the anti inflammatories he took while awaiting 6 months for surgery (unintended consequence of waiting for ONE doc to perform it!). So, we are keeping him on a bland diet (the piccata had just a touch of lemon rind) along with a Prilosec regimen, and hoping to escape a hospitalization.
If any of you have ideas for salad dressings without acid, I'd love to hear. We eat salad nightly, and while professing that he could eat it “dry", DH turned his in after a bite.
Tonight we are skipping a neighborhood dinner party, which is too bad since we rarely see this collection of folks now that our kids are grown. DH is just dragging. I'm pumping him with raisins, walnuts and tuna! Ha!
I plan to head out for a walk now just to get some fresh air, since my cold is getting better. I'll make some turkey cutlets for dinner.
Oh! I came across the most beautiful arugula and kale salad (maybe on Yummly?) which I'll post next time, since I need to get out before sundown.
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Lacey - So sorry to hear about DH's new issue. I know you generally eat vinegar & oil dressings, but would he be amenable to switching to sour cream or mayo based for awhile? Blue Cheese comes top mind or the ubiquitous Ranch. Yeah, yeah more calories..
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Lacey, would a drizzle of flavored olive oil work or at least help? Such as one with herbs or garlic, I like one with lemon but that's acid.
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lacey - maybe a green goddess type of dressing that has mayo and avocado as a base.
minus - glad you worked out the MRI, thank goodness for an understanding provider! I just had my annual with my PS and we discussed MRI as I too have textured implants. She did a very thorough physical exam, found no issues, and indicated a willingness to order an MRI, but I decided to hold off until next year as I have some other medical fish to fry right now.
Sorry to all, I have not been posting dinner stuff because there hasn't been any - have been in bed all week with strep. Like, literally, in bed, lol! DH and DD had to fend for themselves - they did fine. Actually, DH was right next to me Mon, Tues, Wed not feeling well himself. We were a pair.
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Oh my goodness Special - sorry to hear about your strep. But isn't it amazing what the others in the house can do when you're really down for the count. Hope you're feeling a turn for the better.
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Minus, glad your MRI got worked out; now for the results to be so too. Also glad you made it home safely.
SpecialK, sorry you had to deal with strep, that's a nasty one, and glad to hear you are on the mend.
When I posted dinner plans yesterday I had totally forgotten we had reservations for a wine club pick up party with a hearty appetizer(braised pork on parmesan polenta, green salad, a square of lemon bar-- not really dinner as servings were very small but we made do) so yesterday's plans were served tonight!
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Thank you, thank you, ladies! i was trying to think about what I could create with mayo, and sour cream is definitely another idea. Maybe I unconsciously knew that since I picked up sour cream at the grocery store this week, which I hardly ever do! I'm needing to research this since I have not used any creamy dressings in over ten years. Really appreciate tour ideas!
SK, I hope you heal soon! And yes, it is nice to see that our families can survive when we are not rattlin' the pots and pans!
It seems like lots of infections have arrived early this year. Happily mine seems to have passed. Yay! But this afternoon DS2 called and let us know that DDG has another ear infection. Seems odd that a child with such a sizable head would not also have generously sized eustachian tubes to drain her cold fluids. Poor baby. Hoping that she doesn't end up needing tubes, a suggestion by one of the pediatricians.
After my walk I felt less interested in cooking a recipe, so cleared out all the leftovers of meals from this week, and we had that!
Oh, a link to the pretty salad I mentioned...
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tonight is leftover night.
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Thanks guys, on the mend but still coughing. This was a fairly miserable experience, have not been this sick in 15 years. Then again, I’m 15 years older so maybe I’m less resilient. DD and DH managed to feed themselves, but of course, nothing else was accomplished, lol!
lacey - great looking salad - I love a pretty salad and we often do main dish salads for dinner since it is warm here so much of the year.
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So Lacey will probably be horrified, but.... I cooked her cod dish with only one piece of cod last week. There were LOTS of veggies left. I had thought of adding a poached chicken breast. But tonight I re-purposed and added some TJ's flame cooked meatballs from the freezer. Served with rice & finished off the leftovers. Yummy.
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Grilled chicken in the dark - marinated in buttermilk and hot sauce, then only brushed with blood orange olive oil and seasoned salt and pepper. Sides were roasted tiny potatoes and a salad with thousand island dressing - another less acid choice Lacey. DH's dad never cooked a thing in his life but for some reason would make thousand island dressing. It's one of DH's faves. So I make it from time to time. I like it because there's so much stuff in it it's like a salad all by itself. I never get it in restaurants unless it's the house dressing (which it never is.) Of course my version always has extra olives lol.
Oh no Special , sorry you've been under the weather. I agree with Lacey, seems a lot of stuff is hitting early this year. All of it needs to be gone.
Minus, joining in hoping for unremarkable results - what an ordeal. The only MRI I've had was on my knee so I was only half in the machine, thankfully. They blocked the leg so much it was was easy not to move but the sled was hard and uncomfortable. And the noise - ugh. I think if I had to have one now I couldn't lay there without getting a charlie horse.
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Last night was pizza from Domino's just down the highway. Thin crust, Italian sausage, banana peppers, black olives, mushrooms, extra cheese. It tasted very good to someone who likes pizza and seldom eats it. We also got the brownie "pie." So there are leftover brownie squares to resist.
No dinner menu for tonight. Yet. I did see an ATK (or Cook's Country) segment with a black bean enchilada recipe with home-made green sauce that looks good. The green salsa is made with poblano peppers and tomatillos.
Our weather has been beautiful. Cold at night and sunny and comfortable during the day.
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My trip to France was strictly for pleasure. A friend I've known for about 25 years has always dreamed of living in Paris and is currently doing it, so an invitation to visit her was the initial motivation.
We spent our belated honeymoon there 12 years ago, and just celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary in Bordeaux. Went to areas we hadn't been before, including Toulouse, Sarlat, St Emilion and Bordeaux. It was lovely.
Last night I made chicken schnitzel with carrots and thyme on the side. I pulled some starry flounder from the freezer and will make that tonight, perhaps with sunchokes to go with it.
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magari - first, my phone autocorrects your member name to Maharishi, lol! Second, I’m officially envious of your France trip. We had initially planned a trip to Great Britain and France for early October, and were trying to incorporate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in London, but it became too complex so we abandoned that until next year. I’m fortunate to have an aunt/cousins there, and I need to see them soon.
Dinner tonight was cheeseburgers and sweet potato fries for everyone but me. Eating causes coughing if any little particle of food gets stuck in my throat, which is starting to turn into spasms, which is not fun. I feel better overall, on day 5 of antibiotics, and resuming normalcy, except for the coughing
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Aargh, Special, hope you are able to eat sooner rather than later. Know well the food/coughing interaction, especially when allergies are at a peak.
Dinner tonight was a sheet pan meal: salmon burgers, green beans and oven fries. Easy to cook after a busy day.
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When in doubt, thaw a rib eye. We had a ribeye, baked potato and tossed salad last night.
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