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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Title says it all. I have to RSVP by tomorrow evening to avoid being rude and know you're supposed to mention any dietary restrictions when you RSVP. She is the hardest hardcore foodie. She routinely cooks things I've never even heard of. Like, I've heard of cornish game hens and venison, but she takes it 8 steps farther and has been known to fly food in from other COUNTRIES (I don't even know if that's legal!). I've already gotten out of a few dinner invitations by having her and her husband to my house twice, and meeting them at restaurants.

Here are my restrictions:
1. I physically CAN'T eat anything spicy. What you consider barely any spice, makes my mouth swell up and burns my tongue. A tiny bit of garlic or oregano or salt? Fine. Anything meant to make a dish "hot" = not fine. 
2. I don't drink wine. Or soda. Or coffee or tea. I just want plain, cold water. Without lemon. Ice cubes are fine. 
3. I don't really like any food that looks like "mush." Dark-colored sauce or gravy with stuff in it? Please no. I like to be able to look at my food and think "Oh. That's clearly a _____."

Here are regular dinners I've had as a guest at other people's homes that have been great: 
1. Baked chicken (with rice and string beans)
2. Roast beef (baked potatoes, broccoli)
3. Manicotti/lasagna
4. Meatloaf (new potatoes, steamed cauliflower/broccoli)
5. [b]Marinated salmon (rice pilaf, peas)
6. Scallops and shrimp[/b] in pasta (as long as it's sauce-free I'm happy)

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Do you know how unsafe these food choices are?

My SIL had to be hospitalized for parasites from Salmon.

Scallops and shrimp eat doodoo in the water - they are the nastiest, highest cholesterol thing you can eat.  Everyone I know who gets food poisoning I'm like - did you eat shrimp?  "YES."  And the shrimp come from that chemical laden gulf water where all it has to do is pass a smell test to go in the store.  Then get frozen.  Then unfrozen.  Then sit around on the shelf. .   OP, your food preferences make no sense.  I'll take that hen (chicken) and venison instead!

like the nastiest [/quote]

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