I'm so sorry to keep doing this. I have family in town and they want to eat out. I'm trying not to have to stay home. One of the things I like about IP is that I can eat out when need-be.
So, tonight is a Mexican restaurant. Yesterday went very well with the fish (Thank you) and tomorrow night is Steak, which I have covered.
What do you think of this dish if I have them take out the potato?
An Aztec plate of chicken or lamb baked with onions, garlic, potato, avocado leaves and guajilla pepper.
I'm so sorry to keep doing this. I have family in town and they want to eat out. I'm trying not to have to stay home. One of the things I like about IP is that I can eat out when need-be.
So, tonight is a Mexican restaurant. Yesterday went very well with the fish (Thank you) and tomorrow night is Steak, which I have covered.
What do you think of this dish if I have them take out the potato?
An Aztec plate of chicken or lamb baked with onions, garlic, potato, avocado leaves and guajilla pepper.
Watch the onions, we can only have green onions or raw onions on IP. I'm not sure if you're getting them cooked like you would with fajitas? If they are cooked, then I would say skip the onions too.
Get fajitas without the tortilla, and if they throw onions in the mix you can just pick them out.
Skip the rice and beans, ask for extra lettuce (or a plain salad).
RE: the Aztec plate, some mexican seasonings contain sugar so you definitely want to ask about that. Fajitas are safer because the fajita seasoning doesn't usually have sugar in it. Also for a baked dish I would ask if it's made using oil or butter - there's a chance they mix any seasonings with butter before basting the meat.
Get fajitas without the tortilla, and if they throw onions in the mix you can just pick them out.
Skip the rice and beans, ask for extra lettuce (or a plain salad).
RE: the Aztec plate, some mexican seasonings contain sugar so you definitely want to ask about that. Fajitas are safer because the fajita seasoning doesn't usually have sugar in it. Also for a baked dish I would ask if it's made using oil or butter - there's a chance they mix any seasonings with butter before basting the meat.
Question about the fajitas-do most restaurants throw butter on the grill when they cook the meat and peppers? I know they are supposed to be "grilled" but sometimes it looks like the cook them on a flat burner, not a true slatted grill, and I'd swear they had butter on them. TIA
I usually tell the waitress to leave the onions off and also that I cannot have dairy - butter, cheese, sour cream etc and everything is fine. Fajitas are wonderful options and I feel like I am cheating even though I'm not
I bought a tub of Smart Balance "butter" that is made of olive oil. Looks and takes like margarine with just a slight taste of the olive. Something is screwy with my iPad and I can't see the nutrition label on their website.
I bought a tub of Smart Balance "butter" that is made of olive oil. Looks and takes like margarine with just a slight taste of the olive. Something is screwy with my iPad and I can't see the nutrition label on their website.
I just pulled it up on the website:
Per Tbsp:
50 calories
5g fat
70mg sodium
0g carbs
0g protein
What's worrying me a bit is the ingredient list. We are allowed to have olive oil. But in the ingredients for this butter substitute, it uses an oil BLEND (soybean, palm fruit, EVOO, flaxseed, fish and canola oils). EVOO is the only thing on that list we're actually allowed to have.
Question about the fajitas-do most restaurants throw butter on the grill when they cook the meat and peppers? I know they are supposed to be "grilled" but sometimes it looks like the cook them on a flat burner, not a true slatted grill, and I'd swear they had butter on them. TIA
A lot of times they throw a bunch of oil or liquified butter at the end to make the fajitas sizzle.
Another menu question
Long answer, butter is dairy, dairy products are not allowed on phase 1.
