I’m back! Well, sort of. I’m kind of enjoying the lazy, crazy days of summer that leave us looking happily spent at the end of the day. We’ve been doing lots of swimming, fort building, game playing, and reading. Dinners with friends, art classes, playdates and simple meals. I had my friend Amy over one day, and as our kids ran screaming around the house, we shared good conversation over…
{For Celiac Awareness Month, I thought I would share one of my most popular posts on the subject. I originally published this after being gluten-free for only six months. Even though I’m more used to this way of life now, these challenges still get to me. And I’m still having dreams about social situations, in fact I had one last night. There were crumbs everywhere.} _______________________________________ I had a dream…
Last weekend, we headed to the garden to grab the rest of the rainbow carrots. The kids and I had so much fun pulling them up, “oohing” and “ahhing” over the colors and shapes. Each pull was like a new surprise. Would it be yellow? Purple? Pink? Orange? We ended up with so many carrots that I decided to make what has become a favorite in our house: Creamy Carrot…
Leila and I experimented in the kitchen yesterday with some California raisins, nuts, chia seeds and cinnamon. We were trying to make a healthy snack that would be perfect for before dance class (her) or after a run (me). I thought for sure that we would have to do a few rounds to get them right, but BAM, the first try was just right. These raisin nut bites are sweet,…
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…
Have you ever had fresh beets? Just-pulled-from-the-ground-greens-still-attached beets? If not, you’re missing out. They are tender and sweet, like candy. I know some of you are scoffing right now. Candy?? Really?? Really. Trust me. This time of year you should be able to find beets with the greens still attached at a local farmers market or possibly even the grocery store. The beets for this salad came in our CSA…