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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: LadyRexall Date: October 6, 2018, 2:39 pm
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Problem solved! Kiddo is sick so I have to stay at home with
him. I’m not cooking the beans if I’m not going. Hubby can cook
them!
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: LadyRexall Date: October 6, 2018, 2:42 pm
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[quote author=Lula link=topic=722.msg15539#msg15539
date=1538852824]
[quote]I’ve seen mil trick her several times saying pork is
really turkey.[/quote]
Emphasis mine.
Has nobody tried to put a stop to this? "Tricking" people into
eating against their stated restrictions is cruel at best and
deadly at worst. If I were SIL, I would never eat a dish that
MIL had so much as touched ever again.
[/quote]
I don’t agree with this. We know it’s not religious or any
allergy, it’s just a preference. I don’t like being tricked with
food either! Salisbury steak is my fave. I hate mushrooms. I
never knew the chunks in the gravy were mushrooms!!!!!! Can’t
eat a Salisbury steak again.
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: Rose Red Date: October 6, 2018, 3:34 pm
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I remember that pork/turkey story on the old board. It made me
furious at your MIL. I remember thinking I would have spilled
the beans and let the chips fall where they may. I know someone
who won't eat beef because she had a cow as a child. Allergies
and religion and not the only reason people don't eat certain
foods.
I can't imagine tricking anyone into eating no matter their
reason even if you think their reason is silly.
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: Thitpualso Date: October 6, 2018, 4:47 pm
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I wonder how SIL ever manages a Tday dinner because she has to
juggle real and perceived dietary restrictions.
REAL
Sodium restrictions due to hypertension.
Family members who keep kosher.
An allergy to cashews.
Vegetarian and vegan diets (some of which fall into the category
below)
PERCEIVED. Note. None of these have ever been medically
diagnosed.
Gluten free.
Lactose free.
Oil free.
No foods of the nightshade family (tomatoes, white potatoes or
eggplant among other goodies)
Nothing containing any capsicum (including sweet bell peppers)
How can you possibly make a nice dinner for 16 people without
using at least one or two of these ingredients?
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: Hmmm Date: October 6, 2018, 6:07 pm
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[quote author=Dazi link=topic=722.msg15538#msg15538
date=1538850069]
[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=722.msg15527#msg15527
date=1538841135]
If there is a variety of dishes available, then I think it is
fine for you to make a side dish or dessert that would be
skipped by less than a 1/3 of the entire group. But if you have
a vegan, a vegetarian, and a non-pork eater, that's 3 that would
skip the beans. So my personal, made up on my own rule would be
if you were having 12 or more guests than brining a dish that 9
or more would eat would be fine. But I would make sure someone
else was bringing a similar type of green vegetable that the
non-meat eaters could enjoy.
If you do need to go with a meatless recipe, here's a simple
one.
Blanch about 2 lbs green beans for about 3 min. May need to do
in batches
Mix up 4 TB honey, 2 TB soy sauce and about a TB of minced
garlic. Add red pepper flakes to taste.
Toss with the blanched green beans and then spread out on a
cookie sheet and bake in a hot oven for about 10 min. Or you can
cook them in a skillet till they are glazed. May need to add
some salt if your soy sauce is low sodium.
I've not tried this recipe but am making it tonight to go with
steaks. It's roasted green beans with parmesan and basil.
HTML https://www.rachelcooks.com/2015/04/13/roasted-green-beans-with-parmesan-and-basil/
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Just an FYI with this recipe, it is neither gluten free, nor
vegan. So if you do ever make it for this group, they would need
to know.
For those looking at this past like what?
Honey isn't considered vegan. Soy sauce is not gluten free
(unless it specifically states it is, but most commercially
available ones are not).
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You are so right! I've not had to cook for either recently and
it is amazing how quickly you forget that honey and most
sweeteners aren't vegan friendly and that soy has gluten.
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: TootsNYC Date: October 6, 2018, 9:47 pm
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[quote] soy has gluten. [/quote]
Soy does not have gluten.
Soy SAUCE has gluten (it is most often made with wheat--though
not always; La Choy isn't, and tamari soy sauces aren't, though
those are labeled).
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: LadyRexall Date: October 7, 2018, 8:48 am
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[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=722.msg15559#msg15559
date=1538880473]
[quote] soy has gluten. [/quote]
Soy does not have gluten.
Soy SAUCE has gluten (it is most often made with wheat--though
not always; La Choy isn't, and tamari soy sauces aren't, though
those are labeled).
[/quote]
Loads of soy sauce is gluten free; just by chance. The brand
I’ve used since I was a kid happens to be gf by chance. There’s
some that specifically say on the front label “gluten free” but
those are usually more expensive than the ones that just happen
to be gluten free.
I’ve dealt with my own gf diet for 25 years. For 10 years before
that my mom was gf. I’m well versed in which brands can be used.
Sil always want to buy the expensive one because it says gf and
I’m like “but this cheaper one is gf too” lol
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: Rose Red Date: October 7, 2018, 9:42 am
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[quote author=LadyRexall link=topic=722.msg15576#msg15576
date=1538920086]
[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=722.msg15559#msg15559
date=1538880473]
[quote] soy has gluten. [/quote]
Soy does not have gluten.
Soy SAUCE has gluten (it is most often made with wheat--though
not always; La Choy isn't, and tamari soy sauces aren't, though
those are labeled).
[/quote]
Loads of soy sauce is gluten free; just by chance. The brand
I’ve used since I was a kid happens to be gf by chance. There’s
some that specifically say on the front label “gluten free” but
those are usually more expensive than the ones that just happen
to be gluten free.
I’ve dealt with my own gf diet for 25 years. For 10 years before
that my mom was gf. I’m well versed in which brands can be used.
Sil always want to buy the expensive one because it says gf and
I’m like “but this cheaper one is gf too” lol
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I always find it funny reading a gluten free label on naturally
gf foods like meat and fruit (not canned or pre-breaded or
anything like that). I think it's to jack up the price for those
who don't educate themselves on what gf really entails.
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: doodlemor Date: October 7, 2018, 4:58 pm
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Here's a simple green bean idea that fits the restrictions, if
she won't eat bacon just leave it out.
Cook some green beans al dente, so that they won't be overdone
after reheating. Cook some bacon in a pan, and toss most of the
grease. Cook some sweet onions [a lot of onions] in the pan
slowly until they start to caramelize. You will need to add
some olive oil and butter to the bacon fat to have enough.
Mix the beans, onions, and crumbled bacon together.
We have this for every holiday - big family favorite. You can
add some garlic towards the end of the onion cooking, if you
want. Don't cook the garlic very long - it can get bitter.
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Re: Uggghhhh... too many food restrictions on tday!
By: Rose Red Date: October 7, 2018, 5:14 pm
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If you end up going and still want to make the beans recipe,
what about using turkey bacon? If your husband still find
something to object about, the kitchen is all his ;D
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