Oh pshaw, on Tue 18 Jul 2006 08:04:32p, Terry Pulliam Burd meant to say...

> I'm having a dinner party next weekend. We'll be 8 in all, but one of
> the guests had heart surgery a while ago. I want to serve an
> interesting meal, but one that he can enjoy, as well. Can you see
> anything in the following menu that I might want to
> eliminate/replace/modify (recipes follow):
>
> *marinated shrimp
> *flatbread and spread
>
> *barbecued salmon and halibut
> *asparagus with lemon-herb sauce
> *wild rice with wild mushrooms
> *white rolls
>
> *bittersweet chocolate marquise with raspberry sauce

Your menu sounds lovely, Terry, as do the recipes. However, a lot depends
on the nature of your guest's heart problem. Was this aterial bypass
surgery? Do they have high cholesterol? etc. Depending...you may need to
re-think fats, both type and quantity. Cream cheese, chocolate, whipping
cream, egg yolks, etc. You might consider using fat-free cream cheese, egg
substitute, as well as making a chocolate dessert that uses only cocoa
rather than chocolate.

David had quadruple bypass surgery two years ago. We generally tend to
miminize fats as well as well as choosing the fats we do use very
carefully.

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Wayne Boatwright
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