Text 34988, 64 rader
Skriven 2013-03-18 16:05:52 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 34978 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: La Choy
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Hi Ruth,

>> bet that I gave her quite a number of easy Italian recipes that (back
>> then hehe) were
>> inexpensive to make, tasted a lot better, fed her whole family, and
>> were much healthier.  She is all Italian as I am, but her mom never
>> cooked much.

> I've given copies of his mom's sauce and meatballs recipies away I don't
> know how many times.

Same here.  It was so funny, maybe about 10-15 years ago Ron and I went back to
the village where I grew up, Warwick NY, to visit some friends I hadn't seen
since high school.  The elder of the two sisters we visited pulled out a worn
and ragged piece of looseleaf - it was my recipe for meatballs, sausage and
tomato sauce I'd written down for her, and she said, "I still make this recipe
often!". It's still the same recipe I use today, so we all had a good chuckle
over that.

I remember funny things from High School as well.. boyfriends coming over to
visit, but they'd make sure they came on Sunday late afternoons when they knew
Mom would have that huge pot of sauce and meatballs cooking :)  I also remember
her swatting at them, saying "Only take one!" hehe

>> stayed away from whole wheat 'way back'. I still miss it somewhat
>> though since removing it from my diet (g). And now, most off-the-shelf
>> gluten-free flours, cakes, and breads are full of cornmeal or other
>> corn products so they're on my do-not-buy list... makes for more
>> experimentation :)

> Probably just as well you didn't, especially knowing there were
> allergies in the family.

When I'd first gotten MS (geez, talk about another lifetime), that was when I
was 24.  I visited a health specialist who told me then to get off all wheat
products because he felt they wrecked havoc on any person with immune diseases.
Unfortuntely I didn't listen then.. there weren't as many options then as there
are now.  He obviously was right though given what people know now about how
wheat can get to some people.

> Rachel had a bit of trouble, but probably more
> from the tomato than the pasta, when she was young but outgrew it.
> Deborah uses whole wheat pasta but Rachel uses a mix with her family.

Both my son and daughter have problems with tomato products.. my daughter
moreso than my son.. His only affects him when he eats too many other of his
known allergens like dairy products or wheat bread sandwiches.

My daughter's allergist is taking an interesting approach, which I think I've
mentioned in here.. no nightshades.. since if a person is allergic to one in
the nightshade family, chances are there are more problems with others.  I
don't know how true this statement is but I've seen some who say 'If a person
is allergic to one nightshade food, then there is a 75% chance they will be
allergic to all nightshades.'

For her it's very true.  I don't know how true it is for me though.. eggplant
does burn my mouth sometimes though :(  Sauce doesn't seem to bother me at all
thank goodness (g).

Take care,
Janis

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