Family dinner success!

Hey Dewolla... sounds good. You may want to try Swanson's reduced sodium
broth. It has 33 -50% less sodium then regular broth and tastes pretty darn
good. I used to eat it all of the time before I got burned out on it!

"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message
news:eP5Wb.265504$I06.2850277@attbi_s01...
Yay! I made a whole, healthy dinner for my family and I had no
complaints!

Mondays we have our daughter and her SO over for dinner. Yesterday I
roasted a chicken seasoned with rosemary, mashed potatoes with no butter
or
salt, gravy from a can of nonfat chicken stock, steamed broccoli and a
green
salad. Everyone loved it! I've been trying to control the sodium we're
eating (the diet software really brought to light just HOW much sodium I'd
been consuming!) and except for the canned broth I did very well.

I could have eaten the whole chicken, and in the past would've picked the
carcass clean when everyone else was out of the kitchen and I was doing
the
dishes. Not this time! I had one drumstick, no skin, and filled up on
the
salad and broccoli.

Had nonfat yogurt and an orange for dessert, yesterday was a good day!

- Dewolla Stepon
262/253/199

Yay! I made a whole, healthy dinner for my family and I had no complaints!

Mondays we have our daughter and her SO over for dinner. Yesterday I
roasted a chicken seasoned with rosemary, mashed potatoes with no butter or
salt, gravy from a can of nonfat chicken stock, steamed broccoli and a green
salad. Everyone loved it! I've been trying to control the sodium we're
eating (the diet software really brought to light just HOW much sodium I'd
been consuming!) and except for the canned broth I did very well.

I could have eaten the whole chicken, and in the past would've picked the
carcass clean when everyone else was out of the kitchen and I was doing the
dishes. Not this time! I had one drumstick, no skin, and filled up on the
salad and broccoli.

Had nonfat yogurt and an orange for dessert, yesterday was a good day!

- Dewolla Stepon
262/253/199

"Perple Gyrl" wrote in message
news
Hey Dewolla... sounds good. You may want to try Swanson's reduced sodium
broth. It has 33 -50% less sodium then regular broth and tastes pretty
darn
good. I used to eat it all of the time before I got burned out on it!

I'll look for it! thanks.

It's amazing, having shopped for groceries for decades, how much I need to
learn! Think I'll spend a whole day at the market and read labels!

- Dewolla Stepon
262/253/199

"Dewolla Stepon" wrote

Yesterday I
roasted a chicken seasoned with rosemary, mashed potatoes with no
butter or salt, gravy from a can of nonfat chicken stock, steamed
broccoli and a green salad. Everyone loved it!
Had nonfat yogurt and an orange for dessert, yesterday was a good day!

Congratulations on making healthy food normal and not some sad,
restrictive "diet stuff" !

--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/20/03

Hello Dewolla,

Congrats on the successful dinner. If I could only learn to cook!

Paul

"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message
news:eP5Wb.265504$I06.2850277@attbi_s01...
Yay! I made a whole, healthy dinner for my family and I had no
complaints!

Mondays we have our daughter and her SO over for dinner. Yesterday I
roasted a chicken seasoned with rosemary, mashed potatoes with no butter
or
salt, gravy from a can of nonfat chicken stock, steamed broccoli and a
green
salad. Everyone loved it! I've been trying to control the sodium we're
eating (the diet software really brought to light just HOW much sodium I'd
been consuming!) and except for the canned broth I did very well.

I could have eaten the whole chicken, and in the past would've picked the
carcass clean when everyone else was out of the kitchen and I was doing
the
dishes. Not this time! I had one drumstick, no skin, and filled up on
the
salad and broccoli.

Had nonfat yogurt and an orange for dessert, yesterday was a good day!

- Dewolla Stepon
262/253/199

"Paul" wrote

Congrats on the successful dinner. If I could only learn to cook!

Anyone who can read can cook AND do a good job.

--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/20/03

"SnugBear" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote

Congrats on the successful dinner. If I could only learn to cook!

Anyone who can read can cook AND do a good job.


Exactly. It's all about following directions, preparation and practice.

Now, there are some cookbooks that are better than others. I would suggest
for the beginner or someone honing up on their skills the following:

Joy of Cooking
How to Cook Without a Book
The Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook
How to Cook Everything

Those are a great start!

Martha

"MH" wrote

Now, there are some cookbooks that are better than others. I would
suggest for the beginner or someone honing up on their skills the
following:

Joy of Cooking

Do you prefer a particular edition, Martha?


--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

"SnugBear" wrote in message
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"MH" wrote

Now, there are some cookbooks that are better than others. I would
suggest for the beginner or someone honing up on their skills the
following:

Joy of Cooking

Do you prefer a particular edition, Martha?

Hmm...I have my mom's from the 60s and then I have a newer one from just a
few years ago. I like them both, so I would say the latest edition is fine.
It's my very favorite cookbook, it really has everything and it
exceptionally well-written.

I collect cookbooks. I have over 400. Some of them are just a good read and
not great to follow recipes. Some have awesome pictures and are more
coffeetable type books. While others are greta cookbooks. JofC is the best.

Martha