Gluten Free PT

Made chili with Bob’s Red Mill 13 bean soup mix (I need to check on that one, the ingredients are just beans but the package has that line about being processed in a facility that processes wheat, nuts….). Good. Everybody ate it. Even the toddler.

This GF cornbread recipe worked well:

http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2006/11/slice-of-warm-cornbread-on-cold-night.html

“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine.” (Another Anonymous Quote)

With rice pasta, lots of spinach, and organic tomato sauce and cheeses. Yum. The kids like this one.

This one was a winner tonight. Eggs, waffles (gluten free for me, regular frozen waffles cut into sticks for the kids). Next time I try gluten free pancake mix with honey for me and syrup for everyone else.

Anyone who has ever dined with someone between the ages of 3 and 10 knows the “how many bites” game. “We’re all eating the same thing.” “This is it, no food after dinner.” “If you eat 2/3 items off the plate you can have dessert.”

Thinking about and going gluten free (or any diet) just complicates things.

“I won’t eat anything with tofu in it” (Expressed more colorfully by my husband)

“Exactly what is this made of?” (Referring to my first attempt to make something with fava bean flour – and I can’t blame him).

“We each have the potential to do something beyond our wildest imagination, as long as we’re prepared to make it happen at any given moment of our lives.”

This quote is on my bulletin board at work, and I don’t know who the author is, but I find it inspiring.

As my site name describes, I’m planning to go gluten-free.  As I have time, I’ll post my plan, my reason for making the change, and what I’m hoping to gain.  Anyone want to join me?

Those who know me well know that I am an avid knitter.  My husband says I knit enough to clothe the local homeless shelter with hats and scarves each winter.  In reality, I love the feel of the yarn through my fingers, and the satisfaction of giving away something that I made.  I’d almost say it’s relaxing.  If you’re a knitter, check out the link to Black Sheep Bags for an easy (read: beginner) bag to knit and felt.

Visited the counselor today and yes…she says I’m not a quack!  Relatively high functioning, need to get my medical issues straightened out and I should hopefully feel better, but definitely not a flake (whew! what a relief!).