Sooo--elisabeth Had Dinner With The Queen

[sixtytwo]

Today on the view, our Elisabeth told all about having dinner at the White House in the company of the President and Queen Elizabeth and if I heard right she said she ate EVERYTHING. Did all of you hear that too? She is pregnant and you would think she might be extra careful right now with her eating habits. She looked just darling in her white cape that she had worn to her high school prom. Maybe she will talk about it more tomorrow. Barbara

[happygirl]

My guess is that she had special arrangements made. Of all places, they can cook safely for you at the White House. She was pretty sick before she went gluten free, so I don't think she would have just gone and eaten "everything." It sounded like a lot of it could have been naturally gluten free, too.

I don't think she likes to talk about Celiac every single day, so I think she just wanted to focus to be on the Queen and the dinner, etc.

I don't think it was prom...it was her wedding.

Even I would eat there

[jerseyangel]

I agree, Laura.

And yes, the cape was from her wedding--Joy made a joke that Elizabeth is the only woman to wear something from her wedding twice.

[Fiddle-Faddle]

Since Bill Clinton is allergic to wheat, I imagine the White House chefs didn't have a problem making Elizabeth's dinner safe...

[jerseyangel]

I'm sure this wasn't the first time someone with a special dietary need was invited to the White House.

Plus, if I had eaten that whole meal as it was served, I never would have been able to work or do much else the next day Elizabeth looked just fine

[angel-jd1]

spring pea soup with U.S. caviar, Dover sole almondine, spring lamb with chanterelle sauce and local vegetables, and an arugula, mustard greens and romaine salad, said executive chef Cristeta Comerford.

Looks like the menu could have been pretty easily adjusted to be gluten free. I'm sure that Elizabeth made arrangements before the dinner so that her meal was safe. Or at least I would "hope" so

-Jessica

[happygirl]

Another point to add: considering her doctor is Dr. Green (or, at the least, she is in touch with him), and she has mentioned that Grace had a gluten-free birthday cake (she was delaying Grace's gluten intake), ... it seems to me that she is extremely conscientious and is well-informed on research, latest trends, etc.

She also mentioned that she and Tim freaked out when they found out they weren't sitting next to eat other...which might have been because she was worried about eating at a table away from him, if she were to get sick. (I personally like having Eric around because its another set of eyes to help out and make sure everythings ok)

[zansu]

She also mentioned that she and Tim freaked out when they found out they weren't sitting next to eat other...

it might also be because I at least have DH trained not to get bread crumbs in my food. I have to closely watch the person on my right if it's not him.