Julie Bove > wrote:
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>> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>>>> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>>>>> "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.
>
> 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.

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