Entertaining and special occasions Recipe: Vegetarian
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There is no need to give visitors foods rich in fats and sugars. Stick to what you would eat yourself and provide a range of tastes, textures and colours rather than quantity. Three courses are ample for any occasion.
It is often pleasant to be able to offer a choice of starter to guests. Prepare enough to offer to each guest a choice, the host then gets what is left.
Entertaining on a budget
Cheese is often the most expensive item in a meal. If you entertain on a budget, go for a range of fresh fruit and vegetables, prepared and served with sauces and spices.
You are not providing your visitors with sustenance to last them a week, but with a delightful combination of flavours, colours and textures. If you feel that they will need a 'solid' meal, provide a range of fresh breads or bread rolls together with a variety of salads and dressings.
Copyright Peter Thomson 2012-May-22
What is a healthy balanced diet?
Starchy foods - the basis of the diet
Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
Health is also dependent on exercise
Food Supplements pros and cons
Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements
Eat whole grain cereals, not highly refined flour
Further tips for a healthy lifestyle
How preserving affects nutrients
Getting Started - Changing your diet
Equipment for pressure cooking
Food mixers, food processors, grain mill
Ready meals, takeaways and cook/chill
Entertaining and special occasions
Picnics and children's party ideas
Diets for life stages - Pregnancy
Feeding Baby- breast or bottle
The main starch grains: rice, millet and sorghum
Other starchy grains and flours: amaranth, buckwheat, quinnoa, teff, wild rice
Starchy roots and tubers: potato, sweet potato, jerusalem-artichoke, yam
Sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds
Starchy fruit: breadfruit, banana-plantain, water chestnut
Oils and fats: butter, olives, olive oil
Rice with a hot vegetable sauce
Stuffed vine or cabbage leaves
Chestnuts with brussels sprouts
Low-fat yogurt sauces and dips
Spicy broad bean and pine kernel salad