European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Spas offer Low calorie gourmet dining Bojoh Demers United press International to re was a time when healthy eating meant wheatgerm and dieting meant Carrot Sticks. Bui a the nation s most elegant spas today s diners can eat lean with Lando Orl Chicken in Brochette or veal with porcini mushrooms. This evolution marts a major step Forward in the marriage of dining and fitness which have Long been estranged because of the blandness Ollow calorie foods. Often the results of gourmet innovation and careful preparation seem Little Short of a Miracle. Dishes wit far More luxury than most people enjoy in a week Are less destructive to the diet than a single dose of fast Lood. The basis is to take classical dishes said chel Alan borne of the Sonoma Mission inn and spa and replace the ingredients that Are High in rat High in sugar and High in Salt and still not lose the tastes and textures of those classical  spas. In a very real sense exist As much to reshape the mind As the body. In All Comers of the United states in victorian mansions or metropolitan hotels in English castles or sleepy Mountain Glens spas strive to develop a healthier sen linage then work to strengthen it with diet Ami exercise. The ultimate goal is a permanent change of lifestyle and just As exercise regimens must be continued at Home so should fitness cuisine. Luckily some top spa chefs have published Fine guides to this style of cooking. Two examples Are spa food the Sonoma Mission inn gourmet diet by Edward Saldie Clarkson n. Potter and spa dining by health travel International St. Martin s. As demonstrations of what can be achieved Here Are recipes Lor fresh Herb salad dressing irom the inn at Sonoma Calif. 20 calories Par Tablespoon and for armenian baked stuffed eggplant from the International health and Beauty spa at Gurney a inn in Montauk. . 125 calorie fresh Herb dressing 1v4 cup water 3 Teaspoons Irish Moss powder available at health food store 2 mud garlic doves chopped 2 Tablespoon fresh Lima juice 1 Tablespoon trash Lemon juice to tap White Pepper 2 Tablespoons plus 2 tip Olive Oil. Preferably extra Virgin % Tablespoon plus 2 up while win vinegar 114 Tablespoons chopped fresh Bash 1 i Teaspoon each minced trash Dill coriander tarragon and chives t Small shallot chopped 1 Teaspoon Vert seasoning available at health Lood stores 1 Tablespoon chopped trash parlay put water into a blender or food processor. Add the Iriah Moss powder and blend for 1 minute. Pour into a medium Saucepan and bring to a boil Over High heat stirring constantly. Boll stirring for 2 minutes. Pour into a Small bowl and Lal Cool until set to a firm Gal. Put the Gelatin into a blender or food processor. Add All the remaining ingredients and process until smooth and creamy about 5 minutes. Baked stuffed ego Plaht 3 Small eggplants about 1 Pound each 1 onion chapped 4 shallots chopped 1 Clove garlic finely chopped i cup Stock of your Choice 2 cups trash mushrooms finely chopped v cup chopped fresh Parsley 1 Teaspoon dried oregano a Teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper a Teaspoon dried Basil 6 ounces Tow let Mozzarella cheese shredded preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash eggplants but do not Peel. Cut in half Lengthwise and hollow out leaving a Quarter Inch rim. Place shells in baking dish and bake until almost done about 35 minutes. Leave oven on at 400 degrees. Finely chop insides of eggplant. Simmer onions shallots end garlic uncovered with As Little Slock As necessary until transparent. Add mushrooms chopped eggplant and seasonings. Simmer uncovered until vegetables Are tender. Spoon eggplant and mushroom mixture into Preb faced eggplant shells. Top with shredded cheese. Bake until hot throughout and cheese has melted. Place under broiler Lor a few minutes if additional Browning desired. Serve immediately. When parents reach a certain age with a it was somewhere Between elastic waistbands and 100 percent Bra your children feel obliged to share with you All the things they got by with that you did t catch. Some of these experiences Are Rich in drama. One son confided to me that he was once threatened with a Parent conference Lor belching the ave Maria " during maw. I never found out about ii because he told the principal he was blinking of become apri Estand ii would look bad on his record. Another one admitted to backing my car out of the driveway when he waa 10. For years i had hostile feelings towards our dog Tola because i was Laid she broke my favorite tamp. In a rare confession the kids admitted they locked the bitter outside in the Snow had a shoe flight and demolished it they dont set you Down Ono night and Parade their tins before you for several hours. Thai s not the Way t  Wall until you re  realty Good mood and Are laughing and your arms Are around them and out of the Blue they will say remember the time you sent me to that Camp where we had to sleep with mice and the Matt esses smelted Teky and i was having an allergic reaction and you drove 70 Miles to come and gel me and take me Home Well i was t stung by a Bee. I was just  i Don t know How i m supposed to react to this. It must be the Way men feel when they Are tricked int marriage and thera is no baby on the Way and never was. They Eald confession waa Good for the soul. They did t say whose. I guess parents ask for it. They set themselves up As an seeing. All knowing omnipotent super human beings who have eyes in the Back of their Twarda and Bio Leearn. We come across As sages who know what children Are going to do before they know themselves and anticipate their every wort. We become a a urday. November 22. 1986 the stars and stripes Challenge. I have since discovered that All those years they told us they were doing nothing they were doing something. All the years they yelled at one another and said. I m telling they did t Tell half of it until now. The other Day As one of them. Confessed to stuffing All his papers Down the sewer one week so he would t a late fora game i said remember the time when you were 7 and t told you if you did t shape up i waft going to mall you to a Post office Box in Laredo Texas t did that just to scare you. And the time i sent you to your room when i accused you of putting a Hole  living room Sola Cushion you did t do that my Needle poll scissors  Why Are you telling us that now they asked. I told them confession is Good for me  17