I stopped buying conventional poultry at the grocery store quite a few years ago because frankly, it just started to gross me out. I vowed to go all organic and free range until the day I die, but HELLO that stuff is expensive. To compensate, I learned how to cook more vegetarian meals so that when we do eat meat, we can afford to buy organic. One way that our…
On Saturday afternoon, we picked Jeff up at the baseball field and headed north to Lake Pleasant. Some friends were camping with their boat, so we tagged along. It was our first time camping as a family, and the first time we had a chance to use our new tent. We had a blast on the water! Both kids went tubing, we all went swimming in the cold refreshing lake,…
When I found out that this month’s Recipe ReDux theme was titled “Sea What You’ve Been Missing” I knew I was in trouble. We were instructed to use little fishes like anchovies, sardines or smelt, OR we could focus on sea vegetables like kelp or seaweed. Now, you would think that I would I would be pretty good at this kind of challenge since I’ve studied Japanese, traveled to Japan,…
This week we tried a new gluten-free bar called…wait for it…The Gluten Free Bar. Developed by a gluten-free chef and a gluten-free dietitian, these bars are incredibly tasty and healthy too! They contain only a few simple ingredients and are chewy, satisfying and packed with protein. We tried three different flavors: peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate, and cranberry toasted almond. Joe’s favorite was the peanut butter chocolate, mine was the…
My last few posts have focused on some of the difficulties that come with having celiac disease. Today I thought it would be a good idea to turn my attention to the delicious side of gluten-free eating. You already know that I enjoy cooking for my family, and now that my kitchen is safely free of gluten, I can keep the tasty meals coming. The switch to gluten-free cooking hasn’t…
EDIT: Thanks to a comment by Real Food RD, I found out that Domino’s has a new pop-up message that you are forced to click through when ordering the gluten-free crust that states the following: “We’d Like You To Know…Domino’s pizza made with a Gluten Free Crust is prepared in a common kitchen with the risk of gluten exposure. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness supports the availability of Domino’s…
This month, I’m blogging about Celiac disease. Because you will inevitably know someone with this autoimmune disease in your lifetime, my hope is to help you understand what it’s all about so that you can be a better friend, father, sister, chef, etc. to that person. If you have celiac disease, or think you might, I hope this information helps you personally. If you don’t, I hope that you will…