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You’re Dieting? Come Anyway!
IT’S JANUARY AND MUCH OF THE WORLD IS DIETING. OUR HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTESS DISCUSSES WHAT TO SERVE GUESTS WHO ARE FIGHTING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE by
Merrily Jackson
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Corie English
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n being told how thin she looks, the Emily Blunt character in The Devil Wears Prada exults that she is just one stomach flu away from her goal weight. It’s probably the most quoted line in the film because it sends up the daily battle many of us fight with the scale, especially in January, when we’ve resolved to lose the holiday weight. The struggle becomes even more difficult when one has a social life. We go to brunches, cocktail parties, dinner parties in people’s homes. Who wants to be that cheerless guest who is starving herself—or himself, as the case may be? The battle becomes so much easier when we are offered healthy options. As hosts, this becomes our challenge. It’s easy to make something delicious using unlimited quantities of sugar, butter, and heavy cream. It takes finesse to serve fare that is healthy, yet special enough to qualify as party food. Here are some ideas, course by course, for healthy dinner party menu selections.
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FIRST, COCKTAILS Booze is so fun. And so fattening. Even an innocent-looking shot of vodka has a hundred calories. Certain mixers, such as tonic or orange juice (both loaded with sugar), send the tally through the roof. I personally believe that a glass or two of wine or cocktail at a party is worth the splurge, especially
