tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982333821763925461.post5054366909419589140..comments2023-08-19T03:36:08.320-04:00Comments on Elise Feiner's FOODFANATAHOLICS™: Tolerance SoupFoodfanataholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620244471968577568noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982333821763925461.post-60604960568691634132009-01-01T22:01:00.000-05:002009-01-01T22:01:00.000-05:00Elise,I have always tried to be kind to everyone b...Elise,<BR/><BR/>I have always tried to be kind to everyone but as you know, and have experienced, it doesn't work. Some people are just there to be nasty and many of those are not born with a filter nor do they wish to have a filter between their brains and their mouths. I am sure that there are many friends that are afraid to cook for you knowing you've written a wonderful cookbook, have this great visual learner's delightful blog and can create something wonderful on a moment's notice with "nothing in the house". They need to know that breakfast for dinner is ok, eating dinner in your pjs is fine and having someone else cook for you at this stage of the game even if it is a wonderful bowl of soup is the best thing on earth. As one in her mid 50's and only 3 of us here, trying to scale back is difficult but most of the time there are friends willing to take the overflow off one's hands(LOL). I am not an onion person at all and have made your dishes without and they are fine. Accomodations in life include cooking and people need to let go of the "exact amount"... you have to feel the ability to cook in your heart and soul or just follow your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982333821763925461.post-61917098354523252942008-12-31T20:15:00.000-05:002008-12-31T20:15:00.000-05:00I agree with you, Elise! The anonymity is the big ...I agree with you, Elise! The anonymity is the big plague of the internet - I know a couple of people that have closed their blogs because they simply couldn't take the mean and vicious comments any more. I often stumble upon blogs I don't like or read postings I completely disagree with, but I rarely leave comments and very seldom go back to those blogs. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I don't see a reason to try to convert anybody to anything. Live and let live has always been my motto... My wish for the New Year: a spoonful of the tolerance soup for everyone :)<BR/>JasminkaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982333821763925461.post-65572216011129008522008-12-31T16:59:00.000-05:002008-12-31T16:59:00.000-05:00Hi Elise - Great post! I agree with you on the bas...Hi Elise - Great post! I agree with you on the bashing of Bittman; there's no excuse for it. I guess they think he's being a hypocrite because he believes and writes that eating a vegan diet is healthier and he personally lost a whole lot of weight and gained a great deal of health by eating that way most of the time now. He does however, allow himself to eat anything he wants - including all sorts of animal products if he wants them - at dinner time. <BR/><BR/>Being a person who is allergic to many foods with the result of anaphylaxis if I eat them, I am very careful about eating out or at a friend's house. My close friends know what I can eat, so they tell me what's in the food and usually cook only things I can eat. I never tell people ahead of time what they need to do for me unless they ask; there's always something I can eat! Or I can eat when I get home if I need to. It's no big deal. <BR/><BR/>When I go to a party where I don't know what's in the food or they don't know, I simply eat the foods that don't have multiple ingredients or sauces or anything I can't identify. <BR/><BR/>Hosts and hostesses shouldn't feel like they have to provide a custom meal for a guest. I know most would be happy to if they can accommodate a friend, but as you say, the gathering is about the people there, not the food.Teslacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373515167766930918noreply@blogger.com