My Luncheon Went Really Well
#17072 - 08/12/03 01:24 PM
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BL
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Thanks to all of you (especially Heather) for your suggestions for what to do with my ladies group that meets weekly. I had them all over at my house today. I had made everything from Heather's cookbook, and everything was a big hit!
I think it was a big eye-opener for them. When they saw the food I had prepared, they said, "You can eat this?" When I explained that it was safe because it was all dairy-free and low fat, one of them remarked, "Oh, you mean it has no taste." I said, "Just wait until you try it."
A few minutes later, they were all wanting to see this cookbook and asking me for pen and paper so they could copy the recipes down.
I served the Italian Tuna, Lemon and Basil Pasta Salad, the smoky eggplant hummus with pita bread, and the Lemon-Glazed Sticky Bread (with a side of sliced strawberries). I had a little of the Chocolate Applesauce Cake leftover from this weekend, so I put it out with the coffee (theirs, not mine) and hot tea when they arrived. They loved that too! Also, I had some leftover Chocolate Peppermint Fudge Cake and I put it out with extra glaze on the plate and surrounded it with strawberries. (I like the glaze with less peppermint extract and more coffee in it! Kind of like a mocha cake.)
They loved everything and kept asking, "This came out of THAT cookbook too?" as they shook their heads in amazement. "But, it's so GOOD!" they said.
I got the most compliments on the lemon bread. They all swore it was lemon pound cake. With its crusty top, it did look and taste like the pound cake my mother makes that has about 6 eggs and a pound of butter in it.
Maybe I can get them all to use Heather's recipes, whether they have IBS or not!
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That is wonderful!!  I'm just now starting to use the cookbook and have had great results with hubby liking everything so far.... once I try a few more.... I too will have over family & friends and use nothing but Heather's book.
See all that worry and you were a hit!! 
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That is so wonderful that your luncheon went well.
Now I hope you can slowly turn them around and get them to understand that you truly have a sickness and it is very necessary that you follow these recipes.
Good luck and congratulations! You're choices sounds excellent too!
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I just realized, when looking at the cookbook, that I forgot to make the glaze for the lemon bread, (It is called "Lemon-Glazed Sticky Bread. Duh!) I guess in all the confusion of my day yesterday in the kitchen that it didn't even dawn on me that I should glaze it. (remember my oven was smoking from the mess the charred eggplants made and my neighbor had to bake the bread in her oven?) Well, I don't know how the lemon bread could have been any better than it was. It was everyone's favorite----without the glaze!
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Wow, BL! Sounds fabulous! You've inspired me!
Judithg
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BL - That's fantabulous!!! I'm so happy everything came out. I was wondering how things for going for you. Isn't that funny - today when I was having lunch, I thought, "Oh BL's luncheon is probably going on right now - I wonder how she's making out."
I hope this will help them be more understanding in the future.
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Mags
#17111 - 08/12/03 04:47 PM
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BL
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You're so sweet! I can't believe you were thinking about me today.
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