"Nexis" wrote
> "cshenk" wrote

>> Hehe You'd love and be weirded out by my occasional dinner parties then.
>> It's just a bunch of friends, all who know one another. Some need
(snip)
>> We aint even faintly bashful about telling one another what we can't or
>> won't eat.

> Sounds like a great way to do it, for certain. I always ask about health
> restrictions. I'm a diabetic, so I know there are things that are going to
> adversely affect me and I avoid those, regardless of who's cooking or
> serving, and anyone who didn't understand that, well, I'm not likely to be
> dining with them! ;-)

Ah, you'd be easy. I'd just ask which diet type you need. Some for example
eat a high protein, low carb (think Atkins and that's real close). Others
need weight loss and low carb. Some can handle 1/2 cup pasta/rice/potatoes
(some cant, and some can handle more).

> My brother's physician put him on a no-fermentation regiment with his
> health issues, and that was a little trickier than I had imagined, because
> at first glance you don't realize how many foods involve some form of
> fermentation! No wine, no vinegar, no yeast products, etc. We managed
> though!

Thats an interesting one! Still, if you saw the meal we did last weekend,
you both fit though I'd have adapted the pork loin saucing to remove the
vinegar and he'd have to skip the sushi rice (I'd pull a cup to the side and
we could keep it in the steamer for him). I'd also make the rice balls
smaller so you could easily guage how much was appropriate for you and
nibble at least 1 without feeling guilty (grin).

Say, if I made them all about 3 TB size. You could nibble part of one for
curiosity if you wanted. He'd have to skip the rice balls and sushi rice
but the rest would fit. The wine would be out for both of you but I'd
probably make a spiced tea option with a stick of cinnimon instead. (sugar
or diabetic acceptable sweetner on the side, suit yourself).