Comments on: Eat This Today, Feel Better Tomorrow: Special Occasions http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:53:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anna http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38720 Anna Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:55:52 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38720 I like Dana Carpender's low carb cookbooks for lots of sauces/dressings. I haven't bought a bottle of salad dressing in I don't know how long. I usually make mayo weekly, so that is a base for many dressings/sauces. It's also not hard to make catsup at home. I like Dana Carpender’s low carb cookbooks for lots of sauces/dressings. I haven’t bought a bottle of salad dressing in I don’t know how long. I usually make mayo weekly, so that is a base for many dressings/sauces. It’s also not hard to make catsup at home.

]]> By: Moon http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38709 Moon Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:19:53 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38709 Don't most cocktail sauces contain sugar or HFCS? Are there any good do-it-yourself no sugar recipes that still give you that zingy-sweet flavor? Don’t most cocktail sauces contain sugar or HFCS? Are there any good do-it-yourself no sugar recipes that still give you that zingy-sweet flavor?

]]> By: Judy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38382 Judy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:41:13 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38382 Oh, I know it's largely just my family. Really, there is no way most of them would have touched the lamb chops (my dad would have tried anything though). And I guess they would eat the antipasto tray - we used to have something like that at holidays, but certainly not with "nitrate-free" meats. My mom, especially, is very food-phobic, and will NOT try anything new. It's part of the reason I wasn't too reluctant to move 1,000 miles away from my family - I didn't want my sons learning their eating habits (like my aunt and uncle, who eat at McDonald's literally EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.) Oh, I know it’s largely just my family. Really, there is no way most of them would have touched the lamb chops (my dad would have tried anything though). And I guess they would eat the antipasto tray - we used to have something like that at holidays, but certainly not with “nitrate-free” meats.

My mom, especially, is very food-phobic, and will NOT try anything new. It’s part of the reason I wasn’t too reluctant to move 1,000 miles away from my family - I didn’t want my sons learning their eating habits (like my aunt and uncle, who eat at McDonald’s literally EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.)

]]> By: Migraineur http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38319 Migraineur Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:59:39 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38319 It's not just the rural midwest where people are unadventurous. I was talking to a vegetarian friend in Baltimore last night. He is lacto-ovo and eats some fish, but his lactose tolerance is low. I've been trying to encourage him to cut back somewhat on carbs to improve his health, which is quite bad. He is resistant, because he says, "There'd be nothing to eat but eggs!" (Turns out he's trying to cut back on fish.) I said, "Well, I know a vegetarian trying to cut back on carbs would have less variety than an omnivore. But what about tofu, seitan, tempeh, and plain unsweetened yogurt?" (I knew from past conversations he can tolerate yogurt, though he always chooses the sugary ones.) His response was, basically, ick. Oh, well. It’s not just the rural midwest where people are unadventurous. I was talking to a vegetarian friend in Baltimore last night. He is lacto-ovo and eats some fish, but his lactose tolerance is low. I’ve been trying to encourage him to cut back somewhat on carbs to improve his health, which is quite bad. He is resistant, because he says, “There’d be nothing to eat but eggs!” (Turns out he’s trying to cut back on fish.) I said, “Well, I know a vegetarian trying to cut back on carbs would have less variety than an omnivore. But what about tofu, seitan, tempeh, and plain unsweetened yogurt?” (I knew from past conversations he can tolerate yogurt, though he always chooses the sugary ones.) His response was, basically, ick. Oh, well.

]]> By: Sean Carley http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38265 Sean Carley Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:49:31 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38265 Judy, I would think the rural midwest would be happy with the lamb chops. I know my wife's family (rural, union, Illinois & Missouri) would love the shrimp cocktail and would probably enjoy the vegetable trio. They even do things close enough to an antipasto tray that I don't think they would blink twice at it. It is true, none of them would choose to make something that didn't start with cream soup or cheese but most of these offerings wouldn't shock them. Judy, I would think the rural midwest would be happy with the lamb chops. I know my wife’s family (rural, union, Illinois & Missouri) would love the shrimp cocktail and would probably enjoy the vegetable trio. They even do things close enough to an antipasto tray that I don’t think they would blink twice at it. It is true, none of them would choose to make something that didn’t start with cream soup or cheese but most of these offerings wouldn’t shock them.

]]> By: Anna http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38131 Anna Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:27:01 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/special-occasion-appetizer-recipes/#comment-38131 What time's the party? Looks delish! What time’s the party? Looks delish!

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