Rev. Khrysso Heart LeFey, MTS
interfaith community minister
Columbus, Ohio, USA, Gaia
khrysso@excite.com
khrysso@excite.com
PLANNED PROVISIONS FOR KHRYSSO'S BIRTHDAY/MUSIC PARTY
Khrysso is vegetarian and has numerous health concerns, so he will favor foods that are diabetic- and cardiovascular-friendly in his planning.
PLEASE let me know if you have food allergies or other dietary restrictions. I'm compulsive about my guests being able to refresh themselves at my parties and won't be able to relax if you don't have something to eat and drink.
BEVERAGES (All non-alcoholic)
All drinks will be made with bottled or filtered water.
One 2-liter each of these soft drinks:
--Classic Coke (caffeinated)
--Diet Coke (caffeinated)
--Diet Pepsi (caffeinated)
--Diet 7Up
Yellow and/or red Crystal-Light-type drinks
Sparkling cider
Khrysso's Wassail (hot spiced cider/fruit soup)
Khrysso's Soy Chai Latté (spiced hot tea with soy milk)
Pedestrian regular coffee
Pedestrian decaf coffee
Hot water
No-sugar-added cocoa packets
Variety of herbal tea bags
Unsweetened iced herbal and black teas
Half & half, non-dairy creamer, and milk
White sugar, Splenda, aspartame, and stevia powder
FOOD (all meatless)
Pumpkin soup
Bean dips (using Bush's baked beans as a base), mild and hot (vegan)
Hummus (Middle-Eastern garbanzo bean dip), homemade (vegan)
Baba ganoush (Middle Eastern eggplant paté), hopefully from a good restaurant (vegan)
Guacamole, homemade (with dairy)
Sloppy Soy (veggie sloppy-Joe-style dip)
Soy-based (rather than sour-cream-based) chip dip, homemade (vegan)
Salsa, homemade, mild and hot (vegan)
Neufchâtel cheese (dairy)
Fresh-baked banana bread
Mixed nuts and peanuts, dry-roasted unsalted (vegan)
Crackers: Triscuits, Reduced-fat Wheat Thins, Cheese Nips
Pretzels
Microwave popcorn, in case we put on a movie (vegan)
Crudités of some kind
Wheat pita bread
Very diabetic-UNfriendly Chocolate-Amaretto Mousse
Linda keeps lots of candy about the living room.
TABLE-SERVICE ITEMS:
We have plenty, I believe.
POTLUCK ITEMS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED, BUT if it makes you feel good to bring food to parties, these items are not on my shopping list:
tortilla chips (I'm partial to unsalted--Meijer carries Festida brand, in the magenta bag)
potato chips
cold cuts
cheese
whole-grain breads or sandwich buns
baked goods (other than banana bread and the chocolate-amaretto thing)
salads of any kind--green or creamy
ice cream
bagged ice
non-apple fruit juices
specialty or fresh-ground coffee
Alcoholic beverages (I'm partial to white merlot and cream sherry, but I drink very little and very seldom, so suit yourself.)
Note: The oven, stove, and microwave will all be available. First come, first dibs.
