Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>>
>>> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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>>>> barbie gee > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/24/2016 2:53 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:29:10 -0500, "cshenk" >
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That's our dinner. We had that freak heat wave and now it is cool
>>>>>>>>>> and rainy. So I made the stew. It smelled so good while cooking
>>>>>>>>>> that the cats looked up at me with big eye, licking their lips.
>>>>>>>>>> It has potatoes, white beans, creamed corn, corn, peas, green
>>>>>>>>>> beans onions, celery, salt, pepper, parsley and bay leaves. Also
>>>>>>>>>> a very small amount of Wondra flour. The creamed corn was a boo
>>>>>>>>>> boo. I don't usually buy it and didn't realize I had grabbed the
>>>>>>>>>> wrong can until I saw it going in. It did add nice body to it so
>>>>>>>>>> it needed very little thickening.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> With minor variation, that is called burgoo here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've looked at burgoo recipes before and not wanted to try it, but
>>>>>>>> Julie's version sounds good to me. I realize now that I've make
>>>>>>>> Caldo
>>>>>>>> Verde several times that potato starch alone (even from yellow
>>>>>>>> potatoes) thickens well, but I like the creamed corn idea. I'd
>>>>>>>> probably throw in some whole kernels "just because", but that's me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I posted a few that show a lot of variation and her recipe title was
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> chicken stew so maybe it was not meatless (didnt see meat in the
>>>>>>> ingredients but thats ok, none of us post perfectly).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I liked her version too. Even if the recipes I had in stock do not
>>>>>>> show it, canned creamed corn is very commonly added. The potato
>>>>>>> feels
>>>>>>> one off to me but the general versions use it so I'm the oddball
>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> To me, the addition of white beans AND potatoes in this dish seemed
>>>>>> off.
>>>>>> Double the starch.
>>>>>
>>>>> actually, it's all very starchy;
>>>>> white beans
>>>>> corn
>>>>> potatoes
>>>>> peas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And flour. It's a diabetic nightmare.
>>>
>>> Nonsense. You are assuming. I gave no proportions. As I said, the
>>> creamed
>>> corn added body so I needed very little flour. I don't even think I used
>>> as
>>> much as a Tablespoon. And I used far more meat and non starchy veggies
>>> than
>>> I did the starchy stuff. It was a very large pot of stew. We've had it
>>> twice and there is still some left.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, I am assuming. Then again, I no longer need insulin or any other
>> medication to control my diabetes now whereas I used to be on multiple
>> forms. I think it's a fair assumption to make. At least for me it's
>> simply too much starch no matter how little quantity it seems to you.
>
> I would also assume that you don't have gastroparesis? I do. So for me,
> the foods that work best for me are the starches but in limited amounts. I
> really have to watch my intake of meat, fat and fiber. Eat too much of that
> and the salmon will swim back upstream so to speak.
>
>

I was addressing diabetes, not you and your myriad of conditions. Not.
About. You.

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