Valuable Resources
When one is confronted with a new diagnosis of Celiac Disease, gluten sensitivities or intolerance, one has a lot of questions. Throughout the last two years of being gluten free I have come across some great resources. Below is a list of sources that have up-to-date information, research, are credible, and accessible to people with [...]
Read More...Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
This receipt is from Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. I love these cookies!!! So simple!! 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 slightly beaten egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda 2 Tbs gluten free all purpose baking flour Preheat oven to 350. Mix ingredients together and roll into [...]
Read More...Old School Popcorn with Nutritional Yeast and Toasted Sesame Oil
Popcorn on the stove top! 3 Tbs. grapeseed oil or other high heat oil ¾ c. popcorn kernels On the stovetop, using a WHIRLEY POP, heat oil and popcorn on medium heat. Takes less than 5 minutes to finish. When you can count to 3 without hearing a kernel pop it is time to [...]
Read More...Hummus Time
Homemade quick and easy hummus: 2 16 oz. canned garbanzo beans ½ cup olive oil 3 cloves garlic 2 tsp. tahini juice of 1 ½ lemons 1 ½ tsp. cumin 1 tsp. salt or to taste Combine beans, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, cumin and salt in food processor. Start blending and at the same time slowly pour [...]
Read More...Tips for Gluten Free Success
Snacks that I could not live without to come, but first a few rules:
1) ALWAYS READ INGREDIENT LISTS, avoiding all wheat, barley, oats (unless certified gluten free), kamut, spelt, triticale and rye. I will be expanding this list soon, but we will start here.
Read More...The Road Here
This is a blog about gluten free living, including recipes and photos of delicious edibles. It is the story of my illness and health and the interconnectedness of this spectrum with diet. I am not a doctor or nutritionist, chef, web designer or photographer. I am a nurse and my kids call me ‘Miss Heidi.’
I have been gluten and dairy free since November 2009. After over 3 years of debilitating muscle weakness and fatigue, I was finally diagnosed with gluten intolerance and several food allergies. For that time period, the muscle weakness was constant and so severe that I had difficulty standing at a fax machine. Thankfully, I had a desk job or I would have been on disability. The symptoms worsened with my pregnancy, which made a terrifying situation worse. We, meaning me, my husband, doctors and mother waded through the possibilities. MS was at the top of the list and, with a family history, it was a real possibility.
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