Trans-fats. Those nasty engineered fats that meet our craving for cookies, chips and baked goods. We should eat no trans-fats. Why? I will explore that question in more detail in the adventures to come. What are trans-fats? Why are they so nasty?
But for now my goal is to eliminate trans-fats from my diet by December 31, 2010. I will share my journey with you—the things I have to give up, what I didn’t buy and the surprises.
My first surprise was on Christmas eve. I wanted to have onion dip. I know the pre-made dip in the stores has trans-fat so I didn’t go there. Just buy a package of onion soup mix. Look at the label. OH NO—it contains partially-hydrogenated oil. What to do?
Trot to my local public library (yes! It’s stll open!) and try to find a recipe. Let’s try “Real Onion Dip” in the book Dip It! by Rick Rodgers (who has paid me nothing to mention his book or his recipe).
Two medium onions chopped (3 cups). That’s a lot of chopping. And then cook them in 2 tablespoons canola oil until golden, about 20 minutes covered. Not too bad, since I only had to stir “occasionally.” Then uncover and continue cooking 15-20 minutes until deep golden brown. I put The Christmas Story on the DVD and listened to it while I stirred.
After the onions were done I decided there was too much oil on them so I laid the onions on paper towels. I should have used more towels and covered them with towels, too. Lots of oil was soaked up by the towels.
Then mix with ¾ cup mayo and ¾ cup sour cream (I always use light sour cream). We’ll tackle saturated fats another time. Add a little salt. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
I really liked this dip. It was kind of sweet and very creamy. And not a speck of trans-fats. Thanks Rick Rodgers! You saved my Christmas eve craving.
Many blessings,
Christine Prescott
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