Ok, I was very surprised to get three comments on my blog yesterday. HA. It's nice to know that people read this stuff!
So, let me tell you about my first gluten free cooking adventure.
It wasn't that exciting...but still.
As I'm still recovering from a wisdom tooth removal, I'm only eating soft foods - last night I thought I was well enough to have mashed potatos. Woohooo.
This may be hard to believe, but I had NEVER made mashed potatos start to finish before. Sure, I've done the mashing... I've done the peeling... But I had never done the actual BOILING, so I had no idea how long to cook the things. HA. (I'm 26 - you'd figure this is a skill I would have acquired...but no. Oh well).
So, I quartered about seven potatos - left the skin on! - and threw them in a big pot of water. Boiled them. Took them off the heat when a fork went in them smoothly. BUT - I forgot to keep an eye on how long that took. Bwahahaha.
Anyways, then I threw the potatoes into my Kitchen Aid mixer, plopped in half a cup of sour cream, some garlic salt, salt and pepper, and whipped those bad boys up.
I had heard that the KA mixer made awesome mashed potatos - I heard right!!!
They were soooooo creamy and delicious! No more hand mixing mashed potatoes for me!!
Next time I'll put more seasoning in... but I was pretty happy with them.
Yes, I have a feeling that my gluten free cooking is going to be a tad boring for a while, but that's ok by me!
Now I have a question for my fellow celiacs...
Do you still cook with regular gluten products (ie. flour) for your families?? I still want to bake cookies and muffins for my hubby, but I'm not sure if I'm even supposed to be AROUND gluten flour etc... What do you all do???
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Diagnosis: Celiac Disease
I haven't been in the kitchen much lately, hence no blogging!
The reason for my hiatus is two fold:
1. Got a wisdom tooth out last week. Have only been eating pudding, yogurt, applesauce, ice cream and soup. I thought I would like having an excuse to only eat ice cream. I was wrong! I can't wait to eat real food again!
2. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease on Friday. That's right - no more gluten for me!
So, I guess this blog will now document my adventures in gluten free living! I was very sad about the diagnosis at first, but now I'm very realistic about it - this is what it is. It is ONLY a change in my diet - sooooo simple compared to what many other people have to do for their health. I consider myself blessed to actually know what's wrong with me.
We are going to Palm Springs this week for a vacation. I have already emailed some of our favorite restaurants to ask what parts of their menus I can enjoy...so far it looks like we'll be able to go to all of the places! Yes, I will be ordering different food than usual, but that's no big deal! It will be just like experiencing everything for the first time!
So....join me on this magical journey!
The reason for my hiatus is two fold:
1. Got a wisdom tooth out last week. Have only been eating pudding, yogurt, applesauce, ice cream and soup. I thought I would like having an excuse to only eat ice cream. I was wrong! I can't wait to eat real food again!
2. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease on Friday. That's right - no more gluten for me!
So, I guess this blog will now document my adventures in gluten free living! I was very sad about the diagnosis at first, but now I'm very realistic about it - this is what it is. It is ONLY a change in my diet - sooooo simple compared to what many other people have to do for their health. I consider myself blessed to actually know what's wrong with me.
We are going to Palm Springs this week for a vacation. I have already emailed some of our favorite restaurants to ask what parts of their menus I can enjoy...so far it looks like we'll be able to go to all of the places! Yes, I will be ordering different food than usual, but that's no big deal! It will be just like experiencing everything for the first time!
So....join me on this magical journey!
Monday, October 06, 2008
What to do with all these apples...
This weekend my in-laws brought over two bags full of apples from their new backyard... They've got three apple trees to contend with - wow.
I decided to begin my apple adventure with some apple muffins. I found a recipe online, and tailored it for us. I'm not sure if I should be playing with recipes yet...I'm still working on this whole "flavor" thing... oh well. I won't learn if I don't try, right?
So here it is:
Whole Wheat and Oat Apple Muffins
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour, 3/4 cup
Flour, white, 3/4 cup
Quick dry oats, 1 cup
Baking Powder, 1 tsp
Baking Soda, 3/4 tsp
Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp
Salt, 1 dash
Vegetable Oil, 2 tbsp
Milk, 3/4 cup
1 Egg
2 Medium Apples, peeled and chopped
Applesauce, unsweetened, 1 cup
Combine all dry ingredients in mixer bowl. Mix with a whisk.
Plop in all wet ingredients. Turn the mixer on the low speed. Batter will be wet and lumpy.
Spoon into greased or paper lined muffin tins. Cook at 400F for 20 mins.
Makes 24 muffins.
Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 71.2
Total Fat: 1.9 g
Cholesterol: 8.3 mg
Sodium: 123.2 mg
Total Carbs: 11.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 2.3 g
I thought these were really tasty. Probably could have added some nutmeg or something to spice them up.
Later in the day I used 6 more apples to make an apple crisp. Ridiculously delicious, and also ridiculously unhealthy. Don't have any pics of the crisp...just the sweet, sweet memories.
I decided to begin my apple adventure with some apple muffins. I found a recipe online, and tailored it for us. I'm not sure if I should be playing with recipes yet...I'm still working on this whole "flavor" thing... oh well. I won't learn if I don't try, right?
So here it is:
Whole Wheat and Oat Apple Muffins
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour, 3/4 cup
Flour, white, 3/4 cup
Quick dry oats, 1 cup
Baking Powder, 1 tsp
Baking Soda, 3/4 tsp
Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp
Salt, 1 dash
Vegetable Oil, 2 tbsp
Milk, 3/4 cup
1 Egg
2 Medium Apples, peeled and chopped
Applesauce, unsweetened, 1 cup
Combine all dry ingredients in mixer bowl. Mix with a whisk.
Plop in all wet ingredients. Turn the mixer on the low speed. Batter will be wet and lumpy.
Spoon into greased or paper lined muffin tins. Cook at 400F for 20 mins.
Makes 24 muffins.
Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 71.2
Total Fat: 1.9 g
Cholesterol: 8.3 mg
Sodium: 123.2 mg
Total Carbs: 11.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 2.3 g
I thought these were really tasty. Probably could have added some nutmeg or something to spice them up.
Later in the day I used 6 more apples to make an apple crisp. Ridiculously delicious, and also ridiculously unhealthy. Don't have any pics of the crisp...just the sweet, sweet memories.
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