Bryan wrote:
> Who was the neglectful parent who let her get obese to begin with? If
> she won't eat well prepared food, you're probably to blame. I
> compromise with my son. Today I made canned beans because he prefers
> them.

Nobody was negectful. I took her to the Dr. repeatedly and complained that
she was gaining 10 pounds per week. The Drs. just pooh poohed it and said
she was growing. I pointed out other problems as well that I knew pointed
to diabetes. Long story short she has pre-diabetes and a thyroid problem.
Once the thyroid problem was addressed properly and I needed to take her to
a specialist to do this and once her excess insulin problem was addressed,
she began losing weight with no dietary changes. She was already eating a
very healthy diet. But another specialist I had to take her to for stomach
issues wanted her to lose weight even more rapidly and he is the one who put
her on the South Beach diet.

>>
>> If you are calling this casserole crap then I guess you are calling
>> what most Americans routinely eat, crap. At least in parts of this
>> country. This kind of stuff is very popular in the Midwest.
>
> This is a "cooking" NG. We should have higher standards than the
> general population. I'm a Midwesterner too, and I don't eat that
> slop.

Well, that is exactly what a casserole is. Lemme look it up for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casserole

"Casseroles usually consist of pieces of meat (such as chicken) or fish
(such as tuna), various chopped vegetables, a starchy binder such as flour,
potato or pasta, and, often, a crunchy or cheesy topping.[2] Liquids are
released from the meat and vegetables during cooking, and further liquid in
the form of stock, wine, beer (for example lapin à la Gueuze), gin, cider,
or vegetable juice may be added when the dish is assembled. Casseroles are
usually cooked slowly in the oven, often uncovered. They may be served as a
main course or a side dish, and may be served in the vessel in which they
were cooked."
You can just as easily make a white sauce or a cheese sauce or a gravy or
whatever you want to put in it. But some people like the cream of cack
soup. I don't particularly but... I wasn't eating it.