"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> Don't make any disparaging remarks about me or my family and we'll get
> along just spiffy. My son knows exactly what the caloric count and fat
> content of this dish is. That's the whole reason he makes it.

I have made things that would appall some people here. If we have dietary
restrictions, we have to make do with what we can eat. I used to make a
dish of canned tomatoes with juice (Italian seasoned if I had them) and
cheese. Mixed together in a small casserole and nuked until the cheese
became firm. Let cool slightly and eat. I used Italian cheese when I had
it but wasn't too particular about it. Gave me the taste of pizza without
the carbs.

When I made French Onion soup, I made the soup part the correct way but
rather than adding a lot of bread or croutons and baking it in the oven, I
put a very few toasted bread cubes (or just left them out) in the bottom of
the bowl, added cheese then ladled the soup over. I was the only one eating
this and the end result tasted just fine to me!

I also made bean dip and served it with chunks of raw bell pepper rather
than tortilla chips.