Holy mole...

[primsong]

Seeking to please my DH who now can't have sugar and has missed the wonderful pollo en mole that our favorite restaurant makes, I tried making some sugar-free in the crock-pot today. Only problem - it made a LOT - good grief. I have a large crock pot up to it's lid - the plastic lid is actually floating - with sauce and chicken (mostly sauce). And then we stuffed ourselves on it and thanks to the large amounts of unsweetened chocolate in the sauce, we're all completely caffeine buzzed now. Thank goodness for freezers - I think we'd all be buzzing along on mole sauce for a week otherwise.

All this steer-around-the-ingredient stuff is coming easier to me with time - I've now learned to steer around wheat, sugar and salt. It is annoying how much prefab stuff is loaded with all of the above, I am terribly fond of lazy convenience when I can get it.

How's the food allergy situation in your house? Or are you one of the lucky ones who can eat anything they like?

Comments

[boriel.livejournal.com]

i try to avoid white sugar, but dont do as well as i could most times. chocolate is my nemesis but since iv[e read how good the dark semisweet is for you i stick to that and a small square only. (starbucks)

no food allergies really, but sensitive to things. cant digest hamburger no matter how much i cut it with oatmeal, chopped onions etc. and cant do most pork..dont even like beef much. Hubby gets the steak i cook a lamb chop or a fish steak or chicken thighs.

i also dont eat bread of any kind unless its spelt or 100% rye, and i dont eat potatoes or corn (dont do well - even popcorn which i love). Most anything else is fair game though. my brother is worse than me - most of his foods to avoid are not sensitivies but full blown allergies and lack of being able to digest them - many foods cause him migranes.

chicken in chocolate sauce? are you mad woman? Lol

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Ooo... mole is so tasty! It has baker's chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, chicken broth, raisins, almonds, tomatoes, chilis, garlic... whirl it in a blender and cook the chicken in it all day. Yum.

I'm only beginning to explore alternate flours - spelt is the best for bread, but I've found oat flour cut with a little soy flour makes a very nice cookie/pancake type substitute, the flavor is so good. Rice flour is interesting stuff too, if you can figure how to keep it from being too gummy. I love exploring the health-food section.