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> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>>>>> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>>>>>>> barbie gee > wrote:
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>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
>> And yet... It was MY stew. So it WAS about ME!
>>
>> Booyah!
>>
>>
>
> My judgment stands. A diabetic nightmare, as is the rest of your horrid
> diet. Now it's All.About.You.

You don't know about my diet. I do post here about food but I don't list
all of my foods and not all of what I make is for me. This also isn't a
diabetes newsgroup. So lay off.