what great news, to answer your questions about the mushrooms, they are low
calorie and pick up the flavor of what they are stuffed with, easy to pick
up as in if they are stuffed and cooked correctly not sticky... i love most
mushrooms because of these two factors... alas, eat to many and the migraine
fairy visits me, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> We went out to eat tonight. It was another frustrating day. The
> contractor was supposed to show up (once again) to do the driveway and put
> in a new toilet for us. But once again he didn't. He says he will be
> here tomorrow. Oh joy!
>
> I had some errands that I needed to run. I was going to do this stuff
> tomorrow but since we will be sitting at home waiting, I decided to do
> them today. So I just decided we should go out to eat. Which was a good
> thing because by the time we got Angela registered for dance and donated
> things to the food bank it was late! We had a case of apple juice in cute
> little apple shaped bottles and another case of baked beans. Since Angela
> can't have those any more, we decided to donate them. I figured I could
> work single cans or packages of things into our diet but we'd never be
> able to eat that whole case of beans given their carb count. Must go
> through the cupboards and look for more things but want to get the toilet
> and driveway taken care of first.
>
> Anyway... She chose a veggie omelet for dinner. I never would have
> thought she would chose that. It had broccoli, onions, peppers, tomatoes,
> mushrooms and spinach in there. And she ate it all with no complaints.
> Even said she didn't mind the mushrooms and the tomatoes were okay with
> cheese on them. Normally when it comes to tomatoes she acts like my dad
> does when encountering an unfamiliar spice. As in picking through it with
> her fork, being careful to get every last bit out and wishing she had
> tweezers. But I saw her put them in her mouth and she ATE them!
>
> I've never really liked mushrooms. I can eat them in things and they
> don't really bother me but I would never go out of my way for them. I
> could never understand those people who love stuffed mushrooms. Just not
> my style.
>
> So I think her tastes are changing. We also found a big can of
> individually wrapped beef jerky sticks at the grocery store that don't
> contain wheat. And a container of cooked, shredded chicken. They will be
> carrying it from now on in the bagged salad section. Angela loves
> shredded chicken.
>