On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:08:25 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
> wrote:

>"Ginny Sher" > wrote in message
.. .
>>A few friends are coming over for dinner for game night. There will
>> be 6 of us including my best friend and her husband. He is vegetarian
>> (eats seafood & dairy) but recently has had an angioplasty, so he is
>> being more careful about diet. I understand he gave us cheese but not
>> much else. His wife and my dearest friend is also vegetarian; she
>> eats the Pritikin diet... She makes some very small compromises, but
>> not many. Everyone else is easy.
>>
>> The menu will be:
>>
>> Artichokes (gotta have 'em while they're in season)
>> Grilled salmon basted with Roasted Chipotle Raspberry Sauce
>> Cornbread (leftover and frozen from last weeks dinner with other
>> guests)
>> Key Lime Cheesecake ( I made this last night and licked the bowl
>> clean. Simple and delicious. I'll post recipe later)
>> Fresh strawberries with a bowl of sour cream and brown sugar to dip
>> them in.
>>
>> I need something to be included on the dinner plate with the salmon.
>> I was thinking of some black bean dish but I've drawn a blank. Maybe
>> it should be a green salad... possibly with beans in it?? If any of
>> you have suggestions, ya know... I am always grateful.
>>
>> Ginny
>
>Black beans give some people MUCH worse digestive discomfort than other
>kinds of beans. Pain, in other words. I'd avoid that idea if I were you,
>unless you know these people already like black beans in their various
>forms.
>
Thanks for the heads-up. I'm pretty sure these people eat a lot of
beans regularly so I don't think there would be any problem.

Ginny