Don’t you love free sample days at Whole Foods? You could make a whole meal just browsing through the store ~ salads, cheeses, jams, chips, dips, chocolate, chili (even chili with chocolate), yogurt and gelato, too. It was on one of these free sample days that I discovered chia seeds. (Yes, the same ones used… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Chia Craze (Oatmeal, Mango, & Mason Jars, too)
This may be one of my favorite weeks of the year ~ Holy Week. We had a wonderful time celebrating Christ in the Passover with our church family on Wednesday night, participated in the profound and somber walking of the large wooden cross through town this afternoon, and will head to church again tonight for… Read More Gluten Free GOOD Friday ~ Triple Chocolate Cake
“Gelatin acts first and foremost as an aid to digestion and has been used successfully in the treatment of many intestinal disorders, including hyperacidity, colitis, and Crohn’s disease. Although gelatin is by no means a complete protein, containing only the amino acids arginine and glycine in large amounts, it acts as a protein sparer, allowing… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Homemade Chicken Broth
Photo by Derf @ Food.com Still settling in here after our return from sabbatical. Only three containers left to unpack! This afternoon, as I was preparing pizza and salad for dinner, I was dismayed to discover that I left my Pampered Chef pizza stone in the kitchen of our sabbatical rent house in Austin. Boo… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ 7 Day Dinner Plan
Wow! Turns out that many of you are like me, in that you are in need of new meal ideas for yourself or your family. Last week I posted a meal plan for breakfast that was created by Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD. I thought I would post the snacks she suggests this week, but I… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ A 7 Day Lunch Plan
Do you ever get in food ruts? Seems like it’s so easy to just keep eating the same things for the same meals every day. Eight years ago, when our family began to discover and be diagnosed with a gluten intolerance (everyone except for hubby), I was forced, in a way I am now very… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ A 7-Day Breakfast Plan
Another thing I was able to do last week, while I had a few days to myself, was explore the “cook” book that came with my Vita Mix blender. The sad thing is, I’ve had the blender for about a year now and can never find time to sit down and learn how to make… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Nutty Fruit Smoothie
The two days of silence were wonderful! I started each day with a morning run and fruit and veggie smoothie of my choosing out of a cookbook that I haven’t had time to experiment with much. Fun! And then I sat. Sat on the couch and read my Bible, prayed in my journal. Sat and read… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Running Recovery Smoothie
We’ve been enjoying our local Pei Wei restaurant here in Austin. (Sort of the fast food version of P.F. Chang’s) They have a limited gluten free menu, but there are several very tasty items on it. My kids usually go for the Sweet and Sour Chicken, and I typically get their Vietnamese Rolls, which are… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Ginger Orange Chicken
Getting to shop for groceries at H.E.B. again here in Texas has been an interesting adventure. I enjoyed grocery shopping, in general, much more about 20 years ago when it was only for two people, didn’t require regular weekly trips, multiple stores, a very extensive list, and a $250+ bill, but even today I still… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Totally Awesome Tilapia