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 NB> Most of the evidence points to highly refined foods being problems

If you get your fiber and vities some way, refined food is
probably mostly okay. They say that corn products are worse
than other things, though.

 NB> nutritionally.  Take things out of their original form where the good
 NB> and the bad balance out, and end up with the worst parts not being
 NB> balanced at all, and you will indeed most likely have problems...

I'm not into obsessive balance, but if your body needs
something and you don't get it from anywhere, I agree that
you have to fix that.

 ML> But the fiber should count for something, when the kernels
 ML> are served (rather than flour, meal, etc.).
 NB> I'd think so, too.  :)  Whole grain corn meal keeps the fiber, too.

I seldom if ever see whole grain corn meal and am sure that
I would not like it if I did.

 NB> ... Morfy's law - Enythink thit ken go rong willl.

Check.

==
 NB> Certainly... it helps that we are only needing to feed the two of us,
 NB> and that we're less fussy about 3 squares a day nowadays... As long as
 NB> I keep the weekly grocery bill under something reasonable, we can get
 NB> just about anything we want, so splurges aren't out of the question...

But you choose your splurges. Here at Annie's, we're on
a rota of prime rib, sirloin strip, ribeye, shad roe ...
when she had people over for dinner, she served them
spag bol for dinner, though; I think that as the guests
are notoriously frugal, she feels that she's going to be
frugal to them as well, which I think is not good, especially
as she serves their rich cousins fancy food, even though they
don't have her or me over at all. I felt a little guilty
about this so did a teriyaki ribeye for appies beforehand.

 NB> I have to laugh at the ads for the
 NB> facelift products... I saw a few of the infomercials for them at MJ's,
 NB> too... now I see them in the AARP magazines/newsletters... I suppose
 NB> the after shots are better, but why bother, really...

Sometimes I find the before shots better anyway.

   Maybe the guy
 NB> needs some of the facelift stuff to make him more plausible...?  It's
 NB> all just hype, anyway... :)

I imagine it is. One of the suppressed bits of evidence is
that those who are somewhat overweight have just as good a
life expectancy as those of ideal BMI and tend to live longer
than the skinny people.

 NB> ... Eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of sleep -- die healthy!

Eat vegetarian, you won't live any longer, it'll just seem
that way.

Poor man's asparagus, pommes charlotte with caviar
cat: veg, highly refined
servings: 6

4 sm leeks
6 potatoes "Charlotte"
24 sticks of green asparagus
7 cl balsamic vinegar
7 cl olive oil
7 cl meat juice
100 g beluga caviar
chive tips
chervil
salt (fleur del sel)
pepper

Cut and clean the leek thoroughly. Depending on their size, cook
for 15 minutes in salt water.

Dip in cold water and drain. Dry with a cloth. Leave to cool. Peel
the small potatoes carefully and cook in salt water.

Dip in cold water shortly and reserve. Cut off the asparagus tips
(approx 5 cm / 2 in) and cook in salt water. Dip in cold water and
drain; let cool. Make the vinaigrette from balsamic, the meat juice
and the olive oil, season with salt and pepper. With a sharp knife
cut them lengthwise. Arrange in V-shape on the plate and garnish
with generous spoonful of caviar. Cut the potatoes in pieces of
equal size and garnish with asparagus tips on the plate. Top with
vinaigrette; sprinkle with chopped chervil and the chive tips.

M's note: I find this an interesting recipe even in its
contradictoriness. Poor man, indeed! I would be a really
poor man and leave off the caviar, substituting, if anything,
regular sieved egg. I am not sure about the identity of the
Charlotte potato.

http://www.mitchell.demon.nl/
Posted to NCE 11 April 98
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