Posts Tagged by Household
Feel like I SINNED
I made the decision to make up some good old Duncan Hines Wheat Confetti cupcakes. I was Stunned at my emotional reaction to this! I felt like I was baking a batch of ” SPECIAL” brownies ( Wink wink nudge nudge) in my mother’s kitchen! more
Expectation of 1950′s 40′s to 2011′s?
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In the 1950′s the Leave it to Beaver successful home had one car, a 3 bedroom home, one career/job and a neat and tidy yard/life. In the 80′s we added the microwave, post secondary education, second car and second job while maintaining the markers of the neat and tidy 1950′s. In 2010? more
How do you keep kids … Fed!
Three boys - ages 14, 10 and 6 – and sometimes mealtimes are a challenge. Ok, considering the audience I don’t think I needed to say that. Anyone who has to elliminate such a key ingredient from their menu as Wheat/Gluten KNOWS that you can’t just whip out hamburgers or baked lasagnia. So what are some of the staple meals that I default to naturally?
Baked Chicken Breasts with GF Cornflake coating. Salad.
Beef Stirfry with peppers. Steamed white rice.
Tacos with Corn shells and browned hamburger
Kabobs with romane lettuce wraps
Gluten Free Spaghetti and Meat Balls. Ceasar Salad. Garlic Toast.
That is just a few off the top of my head.
While the thought of cooking Gluten Free is intimidating, knowledge, a plan and a deep breath makes it all quite livable.
5th Annual WF Pancake Breakfast
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5!
This is our 5th Year hosting our Wheat Free Pancake breakfast but Pancakes aren’t all you will find. Rain or shine we will be having some activities for the kids and more food than you can loosen your belt for.
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Saturday, July 23 · 10:30am – 1:30pm
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Quesnel
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So RSVP and come have a meal that reminds you that
Gluten Free isn’t GLUTTEN free! WOOT!
Contact Dianne @ 250 316 6561 or check out the event on Facebook and hopefully see you there!
Summer Curses!
All winter we long for summer. We dream and sigh over the warm rays of long off sun and the thought of iced tea in moisture dripping dripping glasses. The tinkling of soft wind chimed as the vibrant dahlias sway gently in the breeze.
” Mom … my game won’t load…..”
” Mom can Ryan sleep over … again….”
” Moooommmmmmmm I am bored…..” , “… hungry…”, “bored…” add infinite.
Ah yes, the reality of summer with children. For all I complain about school systems and the failings of the systems, I appreciate the systems. Do I treat it like free day care? HELL YA! I respect those parents that home school more than senators! My children would not survive a semester! So, yes! I appreciate and cherish the hours my children are in school.
Challenges?
- Finding time to keep up on my writings and maintaining a train of thought! ( Yes, it is all about me!
) - Keeping enough food stocked in the house for grazing and meal prep while ensuring they aren’t wheat/sugar laden CRAP! ( Yes, that is my technical term)
- Reminding myself that I do LIKE them, ( not just love) these little mini humans. That fun starts with ME. ( Dys FUN ctional… maybe. But FUN all the same.)
So that will be my focus for the next 48 hours. The cool rainy weather IDEAL for a baking day. On the list? Hmmm
- Wise Guy Chocolate Chip Cookies
( modified for less sugar) - Quinoa -meal Cranberry Cookies ( Recipe posted tomorrow)
- …Some kind of muffin I think.
Check back tomorrow for the official listings and recipes!
Fabulous Friends
Living Gluten Free can be a grey and isolated experience. Being told that you will never again be able to lick your fingers after a sticky maple glazed donut is a heart breaking prospect. There are two things that turn this bleak existance around for me. more
How do YOU keep swimming?
I have never been one to ‘go with the flow’, as my parents remind me regularly, but fighting against the current can be exhausting. Battling upriver against the torrents of media, big corps and societal norms of high car, over processed, and sugar laden ‘staples’ are noble goals but they need the support of fellow swimmers. The current is deep and ohhh… sooo comfortable!
What tools do YOU use to keep on track and to keep the Gluten Free &/or Sugar Free momentum going in your house?
What others have to say!