On 7/25/2011 10:52 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
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> "Tiger Lily" > wrote in message
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>> On 7/25/2011 3:43 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
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>>>> On 7/24/2011 10:50 AM, W. Baker wrote:
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> : Janet wrote:
>>>>> :> Tiger Lily wrote:
>>>>> :>> On 7/21/2011 5:25 PM, Alice Faber wrote:
>>>>> :>>
>>>>> :>>> There is a cauliflower dish in my favorite Indian restaurant in
>>>>> :>>> which the florets are deep fried in a batter that sounds like
>>>>> this
>>>>> :>>> and then tossed in a spicy tomato sauce. The "breading" is
>>>>> heavier
>>>>> :>>> than, say, a tempura, but much more bg-friendly.
>>>>> :>>>
>>>>> :>>
>>>>> :>> Yes! That is a very nice dish. I've seen it with a butter curry
>>>>> :>> type sauce as well. I guess there could be many sauce variations,
>>>>> :>> but the base cauliflower battered and deep fried would be the
>>>>> same. The
>>>>> :>> dish i'm thinking of isn't oily either, very light and very nice.
>>>>> :>>
>>>>> :>> kate
>>>>> :>
>>>>> :> I have a head of cauliflower, and I might try that tonight!
>>>>>
>>>>> : Instead of the cauliflower, I made "pancakes" with about 5 cups
>>>>> grated
>>>>> : zucchini, 1 each diced red and yellow peppers, a few TBS of chopped
>>>>> : cilantro, and spices including about 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chipotle
>>>>> pepper,
>>>>> : 1/2 tsp turmeric, and 1 tsp homemade Madras curry powder. And about
>>>>> 1 tsp
>>>>> : salt and some fresh ground black pepper. To this I added slightly
>>>>> over a cup
>>>>> : of besan flour and stirred well. The liquid from the zucchini was
>>>>> enough,
>>>>> : with no added water. (I actually started with a cup, and then added
>>>>> a little
>>>>> : more. It probably wasn't necessary.)
>>>>>
>>>>> : Fried in olive oil in a cast iron skillet for 5 min per side,
>>>>> according to
>>>>> : the suggestion I found in a recipe on the internet. We had them with
>>>>> : tzatziki sauce. Delicious!
>>>>>
>>>>> : I don't know what it did to my BG, since I'm out of test strips
>>>>> until the
>>>>> : prescription renewal goes through on Monday, but it was crispy and
>>>>> very
>>>>> : flavorful, less carby than 2 ounces of dry Plus pasta, with just
>>>>> enough
>>>>> : "batter" to hold together the vegetables into a cake.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, my, but that sounds good! It does remind me of many years ao
>>>>> when my
>>>>> daughter had to fin ways to get her daughter to eat
>>>>> vegetables(green was
>>>>> clearly poison). She would make cauliflower pancakes in batter and
>>>>> serve
>>>>> with regular pancake syrup. I wouldn't sugggest those for any of us:-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Wendy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> kidlet loved plum sauce on all of his food
>>>>
>>>> it was hard to break that habit, but he now laughs at himself
>>>
>>> One of our friends' kids who also has Down syndrome has always liked "5
>>> sauces". He must have his 5 sauces to dip food into He is 14 and
>>> there is no indication he will ever stop with that He has tomato,
>>> bbq, mayo, sweet chili and sweet n sour. He was quite distressed at my
>>> house once when I could only produce 3 sauces, lol.
>>
>> Ranch Dressing dip, Italian Dressing dip,
>>
>> ????
>>
>> or is he rigid on what consists of 'sauces'?
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> Quite rigid, as people with intellectual disabilities can tend to be
> His mum has to pack the single serve ones when she travels away from
> home. Like you get at McDonald's etc, lol.
>
> Jasmine discovers new rituals all the time, lol. The latest is having
> the sponge squeeze mop in a certain place in the bathroom while she
> bathes, as well as the exhaust fan on, door shut, towel in a certain
> place and her clean nappy on a certain part of the bathroom counter
> She is not well at the moment but yesterday I had her carpet cleaned and
> I heard noises after the carpet cleaner had gone and she was attempting
> to get everything in her room back to exactly where it was before the
> clean. I had to move her tv stand and plug in electrical plugs but I had
> to keep stopping with each inch I moved the cupboard until she was
> satisfied Then she jumped back into her bed and went to sleep with
> the fan full on on her face (mid winter here!).

oh, that's cute, Jan

Jazzy certainly knows what she wants! I think that's a good thing
(well, most of the time). You are a saint to work with her need for
exactness!

kate