tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post1444975767723531012..comments2024-01-16T16:28:00.900-05:00Comments on a v i d a l e g r i a: Part 1: Why I no longer restrict my dietAi Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197869780327408592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-89121577700553478332008-10-27T06:23:00.000-04:002008-10-27T06:23:00.000-04:00Y'all are making me jealous. I've been in airport...Y'all are making me jealous. I've been in airports since 2 yesterday! My food options have been less-than-inspired. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, this is an uplifting post. And I hear you on napping all over campus - OU's overpriced new student center is redeemed by overstuffed couches tucked away in quiet corners.Lisa and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857704375623585452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-20213086609474901652008-10-27T03:16:00.000-04:002008-10-27T03:16:00.000-04:00Hi again, Ai Lu! Dinner turned out excellent. I ...Hi again, Ai Lu! Dinner turned out excellent. I am just now thinking that I could have taken pictures of the various courses to share with you, but I can paint the visual for you. <BR/><BR/>I was in charge of the app, which was a salad of mixed baby greens topped with fresh organic raspberries, goat cheese, honey-candied sliced almonds, and a pomegranate vinaigrette. I got great reviews for it. :)<BR/><BR/>For the main course, J made a dish inspired by a dinner we had at a friend's house last week. It was braised free-range chicken breasts in a sauce with peas, romaine lettuce (this was the first time we ever <I>cooked</I> lettuce into a dish! - it was actually quite delicious!), pearl onions and little bacon bits, served alongside buttered carrots and crispy roasted potatoes. <BR/><BR/>For dessert, we got lazy and picked up a gluten-free apple pie from Whole Foods that we served with Haagen Dazs ice cream (no ice cream for me, but I'm not that big on ice cream anyways). The pie was actually quite delicious! I'd never tried it before. Check out the bakery that makes it, if you'd like, at http://www.fabesnatural.com/.<BR/><BR/>I'll write more via email soon! :) <BR/><BR/>much love to you,<BR/><BR/>~ejEmily Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103507139176115531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-18365074415837432802008-10-26T17:52:00.000-04:002008-10-26T17:52:00.000-04:00Wow, your dinner plans sound fantastic, Emily Joli...Wow, your dinner plans sound fantastic, Emily Jolie!<BR/><BR/>I hope to hear more from you soon,<BR/>Ai LuAi Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197869780327408592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-73214393906450075432008-10-26T13:59:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:59:00.000-04:00What a beautiful post, Ai Lu! I'm glad we had the...What a beautiful post, Ai Lu! I'm glad we had the exchange that lead up to this!<BR/><BR/>I recognize myself in a lot of what you write. I am not quite at the point of no limitations that you have reached <I>yet</I>, but I am confident I will get there with the help of affirmations, my own set of wonderful practitioners and guardian angels, and avoiding foods that aggravate my situation for the time being. :) Quite honestly, I wouldn't care too much if I never eat bread, pasta, or other wheat-containing starchy foods again (even though it would certainly be nice) ...but what I really do look forward to being able to eat again without developing symptoms are the random foods my body seems to have become sensitized to, like kale (one of my favorite foods!), pineapple, vanilla, turmeric, eggs, and several more. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your story, Ai Lu! I see a lot of parallels to my own story in it. I might expand more on that, at some point, either in my private blog or via email. :)<BR/><BR/>For now, I have a dinner menu to plan with my husband! We're having guests over tonight. So far, it looks like we will be serving wild salmon (maybe miso-glazed), an assortment of French cheeses, and a salad tossed with pomegranate seeds and honey-candied pecans or almonds. The rest remains to be determined. :)<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a beautiful Sunday, Ai Lu!<BR/><BR/>with care,<BR/><BR/>~ejEmily Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103507139176115531noreply@blogger.com