Re: NEW .TRYING TO GET STARTED.PROBLEMS/MIMI

May 11, 2007

Hi Mimi, -

Here in Cyprus we don't have the soup that you 've mentioned but we

have a dip made of yogurt and cucumber that you can eat with kebabs

and that is one of all kids favourite food.It's actually on any

grilled meat and burger.If you don't know how to make it here is the

recipe.I think all ingredients are scd legal but you can always omit

the ones that are not. -

Put in a bowl the desired amount of yogurt ,peel 1-2 cucumbers shred

and drain.Add dried mint and blend with fork to make rally smooth.

This is the basic recipe but I also put a crushed garlic glove maybe

2 (I love garlic),pinch of salt,some olive oil(a spoonfull or two)

and afew drops of vinegar. -

Something else I tried with my son and he'll eat it any timeI give

it is stuffed vine leaves.I don't know if those are legal (tell if

it's not) but you can always make it with cabbage or you can stuff

tomatoes,zuccini, onions and peppers.The original recipe requires

rice but I've changed it with shredded zuccini and my son just loved

it.I think this recipe is great for kids as these are little wraps

(like spring rolls,but baked in the oven)and you can easily pack it

for lunch box or a picnic.Also these are perfect with the yogurt dip

which is called tzatziki.I think all recipes can be done scd legal

if someone takes the time to try different ingredients.I can think

of keftedes(cyprus meatballswhich I tried and they were as good as

the original ones,mousakka and many others that I have to find time

to experiment with)

Anyway I 'll start officially mid June when my son school ends and

we;ll see how it goes. In the meantime if you want me to send any

local recipes I try just to check if they are scd legal and if you

find them interesting to try I'll be more than happy to do so.

Antonitsa

In pecanbread , " pecan post "

wrote:

>

> Antonitsa ,

>

> How wonderful to have someone from Cyprus. I hope that one day you

> will inspire us with the SCD version of recipes from Cyprus. How

about

> cucumber and yogurt soup?

> Or pine nuts with vegggies?

>

> When I was a little girl, my parents moved to a city that once

> belonged to Greece but is no longer a part of Greece. Its

population

> was very similar to that of Cyprus. I really miss those

> foods....please stay and inspire us.

>

> I hope to add a page to the website for children who refuse to eat

any

> SCD foods.

> I hope parents send me their experience and tips for making

children like SCD.

>

> Mimi

>

> > Hi

> > all,

> > I'm new here and I live in Cyprus.I've been told that there are

no

> > scd's in my country so I am reading all your posts ,read the book

> > btvc and getting any information I can from the

> > site. I 've decided to go really

> > slow.Everything that you mention (legal juices ,yogurt starters

and

> > much more)we don't have here.I 'm not sure we have the same veg

here

> > either. Anyway my son is

5.10y

> > and been gfcfsf for about a year now and also free from

> > corn ,rice.eggs.yeast,and since we had major regression on this

diet

> > I am trying to go on scd.I am starting with the intro in June

when

> > school ends but in the meantime I've tried to take major carbs

out

> > of his diet.I removed potatoes 3 weeks now and he lost 2 kilos.He

> > doesn't like cooked veg or fruit but loves them raw.I even gave

him

> > egg after a whole year but he doesn;t like it very much(he used

to

> > have 3 eggs for breakfast before).He only want to eat quinoa

flakes

> > or amaranth with dari free.He is starting to refuse to eat

anything

> > that is not carb and I don't know what to do.A year ago he'd eat

> > anything you put in front of him and now I am desperate.

> > Note that I didn't remove allgrains yet.I tried to switch his

> > sandwich bread with almond bread and he got loose bms(he always

had

> > formed )and constipated.I switched back to his gf bread and now

his

> > is constipated again.

> > Any ideas on how do I proceed.I really want to succeed ,he has

yeast

> > and a lot of bacteria which increased after we treated with

> > metronitozole so I really must adress those .

> > Sorry for the long post.

> > Thanks for any replies.

> > Antonitsa

> >

>

May 11, 2007

I, for one, would love for you to send some of the local favorites. I'm

definitely going to try this dip. The stuffed vine leaves...are those the same

as stuffed grape leaves? I have a Lebanese friend who loves her stuffed grape

leaves although I've never had the pleasure of trying them. She just talks

about how her family loves them. Thanks for being willing to share your

recipes.

Meleah