tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post8923726118105713726..comments2024-03-29T00:53:18.760-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Recipe and International DinnerLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-57788719979577579962012-06-08T19:28:20.736-05:002012-06-08T19:28:20.736-05:00Pamela,
Looking in the refrigerator can be enlight...Pamela,<br />Looking in the refrigerator can be enlightening! Local ingredient would have been easier for me. I was getting ill, so everything was harder on Tuesday.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-19576901639258882352012-06-08T04:35:49.873-05:002012-06-08T04:35:49.873-05:00Once, when I had absolutely nothing to eat (I thou...Once, when I had absolutely nothing to eat (I thought), I got creative and made a pasta dish from leftover chicken, oranges, garlic, and some dried basil and it came out really well. The only time I had specific parameters for a potluck was a local foods potluck, and then they only expected one ingredient to be local. I think I made pasta salad with pesto dressing, so the basil from the pesto, the tomatoes, and the cukes were local.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890268843343589071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-78256039330741862822012-06-06T14:14:38.110-05:002012-06-06T14:14:38.110-05:00Throw in a few religious objections to food and be...Throw in a few religious objections to food and being a good host is impossible! I have no religious objections to any food. <br /><br />You make very good points. Thanks for the comments.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-51733936345232904652012-06-06T12:09:18.952-05:002012-06-06T12:09:18.952-05:00Thanks for clearing that up.
And I agree about ...Thanks for clearing that up. <br /><br />And I agree about not trying to cater to everyone's dietary requirements. <br />Really it does seem like *everyone* is allergic or intolerant to something. Myself, I'm lactose intolerant. At a dinner in someone else's home I just avoid the items I know I can't have, and stick with things that are obvious I can. <br /><br />If I had a life-threatening allergy, I'd bring something I could eat and quietly not make a big deal over it. (If I'm the one cooking for a meal, when I invite someone(s), I do casually ask if they have any food allergies. Don't want to send anyone to the hospital!). <br /><br />It makes the hostess feel badly, if you can't eat something. I just fill my plate with the "safe" stuff. And I think it's very bad manners to make a huge fuss.Lili@creativesavvhttp://www.creativesavv.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-34517754005140509552012-06-06T11:43:30.008-05:002012-06-06T11:43:30.008-05:00Lili,
Shoepeg corn is a variety of corn, cultivar ...Lili,<br />Shoepeg corn is a variety of corn, cultivar with densely packed, tiny kernels. It is used in salads and is found mostly in the South.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-48400471163859149132012-06-06T11:17:35.367-05:002012-06-06T11:17:35.367-05:00Lili,
I don't think taking a main dish is nece...Lili,<br />I don't think taking a main dish is necessary. Good homemade bread or rolls is worth a hunk of meat to me anyday at a dinner. Focaccia IS a main dish for me! Thanks!<br /><br />LindaM,<br />At a dinner, it should not be mandatory that everyone cater to allergies/vegans/vegetarians! Who do people think they are? I have allergies, and I just quietly avoid that dish. If you put coconut milk in anything, I would avoid it because of allergies. Nice vegetarians and vegans bring a dish they know they can eat. <br /><br />I do appreciate people's choices in food for whatever reasons, but I don't appreciate being called to the serving table and having to recite my recipe when I have already said it is vegan/vegetarian. It has happened. Some vegetarians and vegans are all about their choices and voicing their opinions loudly. If I see one more allergic person pout at a gathering, I may just pummel the person.<br /><br />Breathe, Linda (me), breathe.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-72664829256611515932012-06-06T10:48:18.631-05:002012-06-06T10:48:18.631-05:00My biggest trouble is trying to satisfy everybodie...My biggest trouble is trying to satisfy everybodies food allergies these days. literally everybody I know is either vegetarian or food allergic or both. I can do this....been all of the above myself, but it takes planning. I keep coconut milk in the pantry because as long as somebody can have eggs, I can make flan!LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-69886417276464537372012-06-06T10:18:48.673-05:002012-06-06T10:18:48.673-05:00Good job on the casserole! I'm curious, what i...Good job on the casserole! I'm curious, what is shoepeg corn?<br />My difficulty when having to bring something to a potluck or dinner with friends, is what my family will eat (on a budget) is different from what I might bring to a dinner somewhere else (and still on a budget). I am pretty good at baking bread and rolls, so most often that is what I try to bring. Bread/rolls are always affordable, and I do have a few recipes that are fairly quick (like focaccia) and don't need a lot of kneading. I have the most trouble coming up with a suitable main dish for these sort of events. I'm glad yours was a success!Lili@creativesavvhttp://www.creativesavv.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com