Serving beef stew--what to serve on the side?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you serving beef stew to guests?

Yuck

Maybe they are poor + have a big family. (I was 1 of 8 kids + my mom sometimes made it. I never ate it).

You missed out. Beef stew can be wonderful when the weather gets chilly.

Nah- being poor does not mean you veu have to eat any old slop. That is so classist + stereotypic. I preferred fasting + being fit. Now, I am rich and still would never eatstew. Red meat is terrible for one's health + the environment.

Except for those of us who need it for iron and no beans aren't a sufficient iron source for some us.

Yeah red meat is perfectly healthy in reasonable amounts. I suppose rich PP also doesn’t eat eggs because of cholesterol and thinks fat-free is just the pinnacle of healthy eating.

Also, does the earlier PP reserve resentment for all types of braises? Because that’s a pretty universal cooking style that crosses cultural boundaries. Maybe call the beef stew “boeuf bourguignon” and they’d be on board

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an earlier DP and this thread is ridiculous! So OP shouldn’t serve a full, wholesome, and delicious meal to her guests so that insufferably rude people can pick around their food like 2 year olds? It’s sad that the onus on managing picky diets seems to fall on the individual literally gifting food to the picky person. Picky person can eat beforehand or bring something if the menu isn’t up to their exacting standards.

OP-you’ve inspired me to make a batch of beef stew this week. Thank you!

Beef plus salts and starches/potatoes are not great for people with certain gastric conditions- they’ll be to the bathroom (the one guests are not supposed to #2 in much less diarrhea) before the night is over. It’s not about being picky.

What gastric conditions? You sound like a quack.

People with Chrohns and Colitis have a hard time with onion, garlic, spices. You have never heard that?

If someone has a serious enough stomach ailment that it would rule out many common ingredients, then I’d assume they would either A) communicate that to the host way in advance or B) choose not to attend as many dinner parties. It’s up to you to manage your own conditions and not expect everyone to cook bland meals to suit you at all times.

If dinner party hosts were required to accommodate every single possible restriction, preference, and desire expressed by attendees, they’d probably just not bother hosting anymore. The food is free. Either be polite and eat it, or plan an alternative.

I suppose we can all just serve water. Maybe put it over ice. Contemplate a poem about food and invite our guests to remember the joys of meals past.

This. What a bunch of rude babies. What on earth could I serve you? I’d love to be invited for a cozy meal of beef stew. Yum. Perfect winter meal.

[Anonymous]

Earlier PP above: and let's be clear -- there is nothing but respect and caring to be extended to people with food restrictions. For whatever reason, if you can't or don't want to eat something, I don't want to serve it to you! Of course!

Just let me know. I can't read your mind. But also, I can't just not offer to my other guests in the following weeks, months, and years anything that might be an aversion for you. If you aren't coming, I am not going to plan my meals around you. Of course.

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I have started making the meal part of the invitation. “Hey want to come over for dinner this weekend, I’m making beef stew.” That was what I made last weekend too, there were 8 of us, and everyone ate it. Peas on the side as my preference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you serving beef stew to guests?

Yuck

Maybe they are poor + have a big family. (I was 1 of 8 kids + my mom sometimes made it. I never ate it).

You missed out. Beef stew can be wonderful when the weather gets chilly.

Nah- being poor does not mean you veu have to eat any old slop. That is so classist + stereotypic. I preferred fasting + being fit. Now, I am rich and still would never eatstew. Red meat is terrible for one's health + the environment.

Except for those of us who need it for iron and no beans aren't a sufficient iron source for some us.

Terrible excuse. You can find iron elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

OP - you’ve made me want to cook carbonnade! Love it! Haven’t had it since pre Covid visits to Belgium! (Served to me by my Belgian friend who invited me to dinner).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you serving beef stew to guests?

Yuck

Maybe they are poor + have a big family. (I was 1 of 8 kids + my mom sometimes made it. I never ate it).

You missed out. Beef stew can be wonderful when the weather gets chilly.

Nah- being poor does not mean you veu have to eat any old slop. That is so classist + stereotypic. I preferred fasting + being fit. Now, I am rich and still would never eatstew. Red meat is terrible for one's health + the environment.

Except for those of us who need it for iron and no beans aren't a sufficient iron source for some us.

Terrible excuse. You can find iron elsewhere.

DP

Heme iron, found only in animals, is the most easily absorbed source of iron by the human body. Plant iron is inferior by comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:Crusty bread and salad

This. And when your stew is made with DRC and served with DRC, no one turns it down!

What is DRC?

Don’t really care.

So dumb and probably a tad mid. Too bad for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Crusty bread and salad

This. And when your stew is made with DRC and served with DRC, no one turns it down!

What is DRC?

The Democratic Republic of Congo.

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No silly fool. It’s just he best wine in the world and the crucial ingredient for perfect boeuf bourguignon. It must be a tawdry life if you don’t know what it is let along have never had. Even our staff has had a glass here or there.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an earlier DP and this thread is ridiculous! So OP shouldn’t serve a full, wholesome, and delicious meal to her guests so that insufferably rude people can pick around their food like 2 year olds? It’s sad that the onus on managing picky diets seems to fall on the individual literally gifting food to the picky person. Picky person can eat beforehand or bring something if the menu isn’t up to their exacting standards.

OP-you’ve inspired me to make a batch of beef stew this week. Thank you!

Beef plus salts and starches/potatoes are not great for people with certain gastric conditions- they’ll be to the bathroom (the one guests are not supposed to #2 in much less diarrhea) before the night is over. It’s not about being picky.

What gastric conditions? You sound like a quack.

People with Chrohns and Colitis have a hard time with onion, garlic, spices. You have never heard that?

If someone has a serious enough stomach ailment that it would rule out many common ingredients, then I’d assume they would either A) communicate that to the host way in advance or B) choose not to attend as many dinner parties. It’s up to you to manage your own conditions and not expect everyone to cook bland meals to suit you at all times.

If dinner party hosts were required to accommodate every single possible restriction, preference, and desire expressed by attendees, they’d probably just not bother hosting anymore. The food is free. Either be polite and eat it, or plan an alternative.

I suppose we can all just serve water. Maybe put it over ice. Contemplate a poem about food and invite our guests to remember the joys of meals past.

No ice. Someone might have sensitive teeth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an earlier DP and this thread is ridiculous! So OP shouldn’t serve a full, wholesome, and delicious meal to her guests so that insufferably rude people can pick around their food like 2 year olds? It’s sad that the onus on managing picky diets seems to fall on the individual literally gifting food to the picky person. Picky person can eat beforehand or bring something if the menu isn’t up to their exacting standards.

OP-you’ve inspired me to make a batch of beef stew this week. Thank you!

Beef plus salts and starches/potatoes are not great for people with certain gastric conditions- they’ll be to the bathroom (the one guests are not supposed to #2 in much less diarrhea) before the night is over. It’s not about being picky.

What gastric conditions? You sound like a quack.

People with Chrohns and Colitis have a hard time with onion, garlic, spices. You have never heard that?

If someone has a serious enough stomach ailment that it would rule out many common ingredients, then I’d assume they would either A) communicate that to the host way in advance or B) choose not to attend as many dinner parties. It’s up to you to manage your own conditions and not expect everyone to cook bland meals to suit you at all times.

If dinner party hosts were required to accommodate every single possible restriction, preference, and desire expressed by attendees, they’d probably just not bother hosting anymore. The food is free. Either be polite and eat it, or plan an alternative.

I suppose we can all just serve water. Maybe put it over ice. Contemplate a poem about food and invite our guests to remember the joys of meals past.

No ice. Someone might have sensitive teeth.

Is this water from DC pipes, plastic bottles or the desalinized tears of vestal virgins?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an earlier DP and this thread is ridiculous! So OP shouldn’t serve a full, wholesome, and delicious meal to her guests so that insufferably rude people can pick around their food like 2 year olds? It’s sad that the onus on managing picky diets seems to fall on the individual literally gifting food to the picky person. Picky person can eat beforehand or bring something if the menu isn’t up to their exacting standards.

OP-you’ve inspired me to make a batch of beef stew this week. Thank you!

Beef plus salts and starches/potatoes are not great for people with certain gastric conditions- they’ll be to the bathroom (the one guests are not supposed to #2 in much less diarrhea) before the night is over. It’s not about being picky.

What gastric conditions? You sound like a quack.

People with Chrohns and Colitis have a hard time with onion, garlic, spices. You have never heard that?

If someone has a serious enough stomach ailment that it would rule out many common ingredients, then I’d assume they would either A) communicate that to the host way in advance or B) choose not to attend as many dinner parties. It’s up to you to manage your own conditions and not expect everyone to cook bland meals to suit you at all times.

If dinner party hosts were required to accommodate every single possible restriction, preference, and desire expressed by attendees, they’d probably just not bother hosting anymore. The food is free. Either be polite and eat it, or plan an alternative.

I suppose we can all just serve water. Maybe put it over ice. Contemplate a poem about food and invite our guests to remember the joys of meals past.

No ice. Someone might have sensitive teeth.

Is this water from DC pipes, plastic bottles or the desalinized tears of vestal virgins?

We should all dine on the purity of our private thoughts alone.

[Anonymous]

Come on. Seriously? You all are nuts. No one, no one wants a stew (!) at a dinner party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Come on. Seriously? You all are nuts. No one, no one wants a stew (!) at a dinner party.

Who said this was a dinner party? OP just said one of the guests can’t have dairy. Other posters said it was a dinner party. Just think of it as a meal.

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Anonymous wrote:Come on. Seriously? You all are nuts. No one, no one wants a stew (!) at a dinner party.

How far do you have to reinterpret plain English so that you can be offended.