Dejah

+4 for Mae Ploy. Perhaps you can add more coconut milk?

Shelby: Think I may have mentioned this to you before about pie pastry. If you have a food processor, try the recipe: Google Flakey Pie Pastry Bon Appétit | June 2000 V. I had a hard time making consistent pastry until I found this recipe. It never fails! I SO want you to have your peach pie! I need to go and pick up a second case of B.C. freestones (for canning) as we have eaten much of the first case out-of-hand

Thanks for your comments. Smithy: The Grilled salad called for yellow and green zuchinni but I only had green, so a chunked up yellow bell pepper. I didn't think it would affect the taste but certainly added colour appeal to the eyes.

Our Texas visitors have left Canada. It was too cold here for them! It's been around 16C here and going to 2C tonight. It's even cold for us Canadians! As mentioned, the husband is diabetic (brittle diabetic?) and the wife is allergic to peanuts only, and not extremely allergic. So, I survived. The roast beef turned out beautifully, and the folks liked their beef med. rare. I cooked the 4-ribber at 225F from noon to 5 pm, then put in the Yorkshire pudding. Forgot to take a picture of the roast but got the other items. Grilled Mediterranean Salad dressed with olive oil / white balsamic vinegar Yorkshire pudding Mixed berries eaten with store-bought tart shells and whipped cream, assortment of aged cheddar cheese and smoked Gouda Other meals: Steelhead Trout in herbs and limes slices BBQ in foil - eaten in salad Citrus Marinated Roast Chicken Wild Rice Pilaf BokChoy: Variations of this salad. I started first meal with basic stuff. Then, when I found out our guests can eat berries and pecans, I added of these these to the basic, along with fennel bulb, For breakfast, we had sausage and eggs, or lean bacon and eggs with whole wheat bread containing red fife wheat and very low sugar. Having survived this visit, I certainly know more about the diabetic condition. Thanks for all of your input!

Our friends arrived around supper time. Jim does injections - several times a day and ate everything in moderation. The roast beef was perfect; Yorkies were just out of the oven; grilled Mediterranean salad was enjoyed (even tho' I had to grill in the rain and wind!); green salad filled out the meal. For dessert, after a lull for the rest of the meal to settle, we made up our own desserts. Instead of making my own pastry (ran out of time due to cleaning house!), I bought tart shells. With a choice of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and a chopped up mango and whipped cream, we all had a fruit tart and just more fruit. About 2 hours ago, we snacked on some cheese and pieces of fresh peach. Thanks to everyone here, I survived without a lot of stress and so did our guests! I asked about the roast citrus chicken, wild rice pilaf, stir-fried baby bak choy and got the thumbs up. Breakfast: sausage and eggs, whole grain toast, and lunch will be cold cuts, cheese, and salad...I think. Greek yogurt and more berries are available whenever. Happy!

huiray: I'm actually making the pilaf with wild rice, so it should be ok. Dessert - I will have blueberries, strawberries, peaches, raspberries, a variety of cheese available along with "conventional western desserts". We really don't know these folks well and I didn't want to ask too many questions. They may be made to feel they are "too much trouble" and not enjoy their visit, or worst still, NOT come. If I have lots of options, then I CAN check with Jim when they arrive tomorrow. He's stuck then and I can make him feel at ease "in person".

Oh crap...so I've failed...I was hoping there'd be enough choice that Jim COULD choose... I'm doing a large piece of steelhead trout with lime, cilantro, ginger, green onion, and lemongrass in foil on the BBQ. It'll be in the fridge to eat with salad, veg...as another option.

Went grocery shopping with a lot of your posts in my head! The recipes I'm including are from a friend who cooks often for her diabetic visitors, but I am keeping in mind what yourfolks have posted Sat. supper / dinner: prime rib roast, Yorkshire pudding - a couple with whole wheat flour, Grilled Mediterranean salad. I'm going to post the ingredients...What do you think? Serves 4 3/4 pound(s) baby Yukon gold potatoes1 pound(s) mixed zucchini and yellow squash, halved lengthwise1/2 pound(s) asparagus, ends trimmed1 head(s) (8-ounce) radicchio, halved or quartered1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt1/2 teaspoon(s) ground pepper1 pint(s) mixed heirloom baby tomatoes, halved3/4 cup(s) torn basil leaves1/2 cup(s) pitted kalamata olives, halved3 ounce(s) (3/4 cup) Ricotta Salata cheese, crumbled2 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil2 tablespoon(s) white balsamic vinegar For dessert, I'm making Free-form Pineapple Mango Berries tart: serves 8. I'll leave some fruit in a bowl with whipped cream sweetened with stevia. WAIT! Is trevia ok for diabetics? 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon(s) salt1 1/2 stick(s) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces1/2 cup(s) ice waterFilling1/4 pineapple, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick1/2 mango, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/16 inch thick 1 small banana, sliced8 medium strawberries, finely chopped24 blueberries2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, meltedSugar, for sprinklingCrème fraîche or vanilla ice cream, for servingI have lots of salad greens / fixings. a variety of cheeses, raspberries, pecans.These I just noted ones with 0 sugar and carbs, or 1g sugar 2 carbs, etc. Have some 0% fat Greek yogurt on hand as well.I like it with berries myself! For breakfast Sunday, it'll be sausages, eggs, and whole wheat English muffins for those who can have the muffin. Lunch: probably leftover beef, and salad. Supper / dinner: I'm going to go ahead with the Citrus marinated roast chicken, but serve the reduced marinade on the side, wild rice pilaf, stir-fried baby bok choy. Smoke Gouda, Havarti cheese ok with WASA for snacking?

Great food and pretty dishes to hold them! Busy day of dunging out 3 closets yesterday, so I had Coconut Chicken Soup (more like stew) in the slow cooker: Hubby added some jasmine rice to his dish. I added fresh beansprouts and sugar snaps for more vegetables!

What about wild rice pilaf? Roasted brussel sprouts with dijon mustard and bacon (gotta leave out the pecans if someone is allergic to peanuts?)

Thanks for all the replies. I am feeling much more at ease about food for our visitors I haven't asked for more information from our visitors as they informed us just as they were leaving for their road trip from Texas. I didn't want to stress THEM out after I found out Jim's dietary restrictions. They are more acquaintances than close friends, so we don't know much about them other than belong to the same interest group - All thing Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan, John Carter, etc I have most of what's been suggested on hand, even cinnamon bark and WASA crispbreads, but keep the suggestions coming. Thanks again!

Just picked up a case of freestone peaches! Apricots are nearly done but the peaches are still too green to can. I'll freeze the apricots, then maybe next week, I'll be making peach/apricot/pineapple conserve ala hubby's Nanna's recipe.

Thanks for the suggestions! Saw a recipe for zucchini chips - topped with Parmesan cheese...will look into it more closely. I will ask him when they arrive but I wanted to have lots of ingredients / options available. They are only here for 2 days. Have never made Yorkies with whole wheat flour...Guess I'll make some along side of my regular ones. His wife is allergic to nuts...

We have visitors from Texas this weekend. JIm is diabetic and cannot eat "anything high in sugar". I have NO experience cooking with this diet restriction. Rather than googling and trying out recipes, I am hoping to get some simple guidelines from egulleteers. They will be here for 2 days, so Sat night, I'd like to serve roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Sunday, I'm thinking chicken marinated in oranges and lemons (2 whole chickens cut up and marinated in 4 lemons and 2 oranges). Might be safer roast chickens in my Big Easy? How about desserts? What about breads for breakfast?

Rushed supper after playtime with 2-year-old granddaughter: Dissected a chicken and cooked the 2 breasts and one leg. The rest will be for curry coconut chicken soup in the slow cooker tomorrow. Tonight: coated chicken pieces with mayo (with olive oil), seasoned panko crumbs with Emeril's Essence and a mixture of shredded Parmesan Romano Asiago. Pan fried on one side then finished off in the oven. Had fresh corn on the cob with chili lime seasoning ( from a jar). Roasted caulifloiwer completed the meal. This chicken is SO easy, tender, and juicy.

Sorry, heidi...I may be misleading in saying shrimp roe....they are maybe just shrimp flavoured egg noodles?

Spent the day at the farm house, trying to store the "unnecessaries". Didn't get back to the city until 9 pm, so I was glad I had ingredients prepared in the fridge for a quick supper: Wonton Soup with shrimp, shrimp flavoured noodles, baby bok choy, green onions, wontons filled with ground pork, waterchestnut, and shrimp. Drizzle of sesame oil and a dab of chili oil made a most satisfying supper.

Saw this package at our local market which got me to thinking Indian food for supper. I should have checked the package as it is meant to be kept in the freezer. Having left it in the fridge, it was thawed and the layers were really sticky and hard to peel off the plastic that separates them. However, I persevered and they turned out ok if maybe not as "puffed into layers" as they could have been. Made Aloo Gobi but with sugar snap peas. Didn't have any peas-peas in the house. I added a dime-size piece of home-made curry paste from a friend. It packed a wallop but not much flavour or aroma. I added garam masala, cumin, and curry leaves. The butter chicken had both breast and drumsticks. Didn't not make the seasonings from scratch as I have found a bottled sauce concentrate that works so well - the Nana brand.

Ho fun: rice noodles. Would steamed rice rolls count?

Love the look of that portobello with tomato and egg. Got 2 in the fridge - Breakfast tomorrow! Picked up a wheel of camembert 50% off...so, for breakfast this morning with a cuppa of Tim's-at- Home Toasted English muffin topped with tomato, bacon, camembert cheese and fresh herbs...

I might need to explore white pepper more. My Mom loved it, but I don't care for the taste... I brought lots of white peppercorns back from Malaysia last year and ended up giving most of it away to friends who appreciate it. I agree with liuzhou about most Hot & Sour soups are too "gluey". It's getting better in restaurants we've visited. Sometimes I find them to be more "sweet and hot" soup instead of sour! I have always used Chinese chili paste for my soup, even in my restaurant days. My customers are used to all the goodies IN the soup, so they find other versions lacking now that I have retired. My bowl has green onions; hubby's has steamed rice in it instead.

My not-so-goopy- no white-pepper Hot 'n' Sour soup and durian for lunch today. Hubby prefers steamed rice instead of green onions in his.

Oh! That's ttoo bad, Shelby...as I was in Kansas last week!!! You can make it yourself easily, but you'd probably go "wild" with venison or something. Tonight was yogurt and herb marinated lamb kebabs and a different recipe with basmati rice. Indian Lime Rice from Saveur - the digital format of the Aug / Sept issue. The rice is quite lovely - to look at and to eat! I've never cooked rice this way before - boiling one cup of rice in 6 cups water! The water is drained after the rice is tender, then brown mustard seeds ( I didn't have black), garlic, turmeric, curry leaves, Thai or serrano chilis, and dal are fried in oilive oil and the rice is added to that mixture. Lime juice and salt are added just before serving. Even tho' it's Greek flavoured kebabs, the Indian rice worked well with it.

It's been too long since I posted in this thread lah.... So, tonight's supper: Dong Gwa tong: Wintermelon soup with pork Ha mai suey choy fun see: dried shrimp, Chinese cabbage, mung bean thread Stuffies: white mushrooms, Chinese mushrooms, sweet bell pepper all stuffed with ground pork, shrimp, waterchestnut mixture, pan seared and steamed with oyster sauce

Late breakfast: Grilled cheese - cheddar and smoked Gouda on French bread...Cheesy and gooey...