These are the restaurants in Phoenix that I trust to do gluten-free food safely. Just in case you’re ever in the area and want to catch a bite with me or your closest celiac friend. With the exception of Jewel’s Bakery and Cafe, all of these restaurants have gluten in their kitchen. If you want gluten-free food, it is your responsibility to bring up your diet limitations with the server and/or…
I remember the first time I saw a bunch of rainbow carrots. I was in awe of their beauty and couldn’t wait to see what they tasted like. But I was afraid to mess them up. How would I cook them? Should I cook them? Then I exhaled and realized I could buy more than one bunch. The first time I cut into a purple carrot, I was shocked to…
On Monday, I talked about four nutrition lessons from 2012. I hope they inspired your healthy eating journey enough that you are ready to make a few changes. But how to get started? Attune Foods has put together three one-week Clean Eating meal plans to get you off on the right foot. Each meal plan was created by a registered dietitian and comes with a grocery list and tips. And…
This morning I had the pleasure of doing a live nutrition segment on a local show called The Morning Scramble. I had a blast! The hosts, crew and staff were all incredibly warm and inviting. I felt right at home. As well as everything went, I didn’t get to share all of the great information I had planned. So I thought I would share it here! #1. READ FOOD LABELS: Here’s…
Joe finally woke up without a fever this morning, but he passed it right along to Leila. So we started out another sick day at home with some Shirley Temple. Unfortunately for all of us, the song she sings about animal crackers in her soup will be forever stuck in our heads. We took a break from watching movies for a little Mexican Train dominoes action. Hobbs was the big…
How do you get a perfect photo of fudge in the glow of Christmas lights? By having a tiny elf hold the mass of strands in the background of your shot. Such a great helper. And a photographer (or frittata-pher as Joe likes to call me) in training. Ask Leila what she wants for Christmas, and she’ll excitedly tell you about a pink princess camera. A real one, not…
I’ve been going back through some older recipes from my pre-celiac or “PC days” as Gluten Dude would say and making them over to be gluten-free and dairy-free friendly. One of my favorites that I used to make all the time was a butternut squash pizza. I would get the fresh pizza dough from Trader Joe’s or make my own focaccia and throw it together on family pizza night. Since…