"Beth Friedman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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|| I belong to a group we call the Romance Exchange. We get together
|| every couple of months to swap books (we started with Regency
|| romances, but now it's all sorts of books) and eat afternoon tea.
|| This time it was my turn to host. This is made challenging by the
|| fact that of the six members, there's me who's doing low-carb, one
|| member started as a vegan but discovered she can eat fish and sheep
|| cheese or goat cheese, one is a piscedarian, one can't eat walnuts or
|| pecans and is lactose intolerant, and two (thankfully) who don't have
|| any dietary issues.
||
|| The menu was as follows.
||
|| SAVORIES:
|| Smoked salmon and Asian cucumber salad rolls
|| Crab-stuffed mushrooms
|| Filo shells with artichoke-mushroom-garlic-goat cheese filling (I
|| invented this to use up the mushroom stems from the stuffed mushrooms
|| Scones (served with butter and Devon cream and various jams)
|| Bread, vegetables, and spreads for sandwiches
||
|| SWEETS:
|| Hazelnut torte (with Splenda)
|| Ginger crème brulee (with Splenda)
|| Meringue cookies with chocolate chips
|| Chocolate chip twists (vegan, store-bought)
|| Ginger cookies (vegan, store-bought)
||
|| I didn't eat any of the bread, and my one splurge was a scone with
|| jam and Devon cream. The salmon rolls, hazelnut torte, and ginger
|| creme brulee were from recipes posted to this group (thanks!), and
|| turned out quite well.
||
|| The afternoon was a great success, and my weight stayed constant for
|| the next two mornings, so I didn't even put on any additional water
|| weight. In fact, I lost two pounds last week, leaving me only four
|| pounds from my preliminary goal.
||
|| 208/134/130
|| Started 3/1/04
While your effort was admirable, I feel it's extremely rude for guests to
expect a host to prepare special food for them. If eveyone is that picky,
you should have pot luck "byoff" teas -- bring your own finicky foods.
--
Peter
270/219/180
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