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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on October 6, 2009, 4:14 pm
teleflora wrote:
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> I watched my diet and exercised all my young life. I got cancer. I
> survived. I decided at that point, I was not going to deny myself what I
> enjoyed. I try to stay in my normal weight range, I don't like to buy
> clothes. But I don't hesitate to eat gravy if it's offered. I just don't
> eat it ALL.
>
> That said, if, like Kate, the foods I love made me FEEL bad, I wouldn't eat
> them. I don't mind the dying so much as the being sick.
>
> OTOH, I have a favorite Aunt and Uncle who will not eat anything that is not
> good for them. They are in their 80's! They are VERY healthy and I have no
> doubt that their lifelong diets and exercise have contributed to their well
> being, but come on! Have a piece or 12 of pie! It's good! They drive me
> crazy.
Prezackly!
I just make low fat yummy me-friendly pie! My Christmas mince pies are
made utterly yummy by using and all rice flour shortbread for the
pastry, and tiny so that 2 or 3 FEELS like pigging out but really isn't! :D
And most of the time I prefer half fat creme fraiche to double cream.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
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Posted by Maureen Wozniak on October 5, 2009, 8:54 am
On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:09:59 -0500, off kilter quilter@somwherequiet.net wrote
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> Ok, so I finally got around to making homemade applesauce with my
> mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
> when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
> shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
> because I actually asked for her help.
>
> Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
> opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
> so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
> the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
> blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
> still....why butter in applesauce??
>
> Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
> Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
> know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
> when I start talking like the natives).
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Larisa
I don't really know. Maybe because butter just tastes so good? ;-)
Maureen
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> survived. I decided at that point, I was not going to deny myself what I
> enjoyed. I try to stay in my normal weight range, I don't like to buy
> clothes. But I don't hesitate to eat gravy if it's offered. I just don't
> eat it ALL.
>
> That said, if, like Kate, the foods I love made me FEEL bad, I wouldn't eat
> them. I don't mind the dying so much as the being sick.
>
> OTOH, I have a favorite Aunt and Uncle who will not eat anything that is not
> good for them. They are in their 80's! They are VERY healthy and I have no
> doubt that their lifelong diets and exercise have contributed to their well
> being, but come on! Have a piece or 12 of pie! It's good! They drive me
> crazy.