Mom to 16 is doing a giveaway. It's CSN and their stuff is adorable, cute, amazing, and many other things. If you win you get $60 to spend at CSN. Here's the link because there is nothing like free stuff to help the budget!
http://ourhaitianjourney.blogspot.com/2010/10/giveaway-time.html
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Preparing for Halloween and trying to figure out what to make tonight
Here is the link from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness for gluten free candy: http://www.celiaccentral.org/SiteData/docs/2010%20Glute/7fe94d7929e448a0/2010%20Gluten-Free%20Candy%20List.pdf
Lots of stuff that I didn't know celiacs could have. I am now armed and ready for my first year of trick-or-treaters coming to my house.
Eric and I plan on staying home on Halloween. Maybe having a small party the night before. I just want to chill that night especially since it's a Sunday and there's work the next day.
I didn't plan anything for tonight. So I'm trying to figure that out, it may be something I throw together from the pantry and freezer.
I'll post it later on.
Lots of stuff that I didn't know celiacs could have. I am now armed and ready for my first year of trick-or-treaters coming to my house.
Eric and I plan on staying home on Halloween. Maybe having a small party the night before. I just want to chill that night especially since it's a Sunday and there's work the next day.
I didn't plan anything for tonight. So I'm trying to figure that out, it may be something I throw together from the pantry and freezer.
I'll post it later on.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Chili
I made Chili, it was awesome. It also cost $6 to make and it made a ton.
Ingredients:
2 cans light kidney beans
1 can tomato sauce
1 can Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can chili ready tomatoes
1 small sweet onion chopped
1 small bell pepper chopped
1 lb hamburger
garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder to taste
Brown the hamburger and cook the onion and bell pepper, drain. Then throw it all together in a big pot or the crockpot. Then let it cook for a really long time, the longer it cooks the better it is.
Eric really liked it. We like our chili to have bit of heat to it. I made this on Thursday, and he finished it off this weekend while I was out of town. I served it with some gf bisquick biscuit bowls. It ups the cost a bit but I was really missing biscuits so I indulged.
Ingredients:
2 cans light kidney beans
1 can tomato sauce
1 can Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can chili ready tomatoes
1 small sweet onion chopped
1 small bell pepper chopped
1 lb hamburger
garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder to taste
Brown the hamburger and cook the onion and bell pepper, drain. Then throw it all together in a big pot or the crockpot. Then let it cook for a really long time, the longer it cooks the better it is.
Eric really liked it. We like our chili to have bit of heat to it. I made this on Thursday, and he finished it off this weekend while I was out of town. I served it with some gf bisquick biscuit bowls. It ups the cost a bit but I was really missing biscuits so I indulged.
My first restaurant review
And it's a bad one
Where: The Rome Columbia, MO
When: Saturday October 2 around 7 pm
Amount spent: $25.00 plus tip
We had seen advertisements on television that The Rome had a gluten free menu. They need to be more specific they have 2 types of gf pasta. You can't get any meat unless you want chicken. It took over an hour to get our food, they brought bread to our table even though we requested that they not. I couldn't get red sauce on anything. So I settled for the Angel Hair Aglio Olio with the gf spaghetti noodles. Eric got the spaghetti with sausage. The pasta both gf and other wise were over cooked. I don't understand why it took so long to get food since it wasn't crowed at all. And honestly we could have made better at home. We won't go again, it's not worth it.
Lesson learned: Don't go some place just because they advertise being gf on TV you will just be disappointed.
Where: The Rome Columbia, MO
When: Saturday October 2 around 7 pm
Amount spent: $25.00 plus tip
We had seen advertisements on television that The Rome had a gluten free menu. They need to be more specific they have 2 types of gf pasta. You can't get any meat unless you want chicken. It took over an hour to get our food, they brought bread to our table even though we requested that they not. I couldn't get red sauce on anything. So I settled for the Angel Hair Aglio Olio with the gf spaghetti noodles. Eric got the spaghetti with sausage. The pasta both gf and other wise were over cooked. I don't understand why it took so long to get food since it wasn't crowed at all. And honestly we could have made better at home. We won't go again, it's not worth it.
Lesson learned: Don't go some place just because they advertise being gf on TV you will just be disappointed.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
I should have known about my celiac sooner
Really they should have diagnosed me sooner. As a baby they said I was lactose intolerant so they put me on a soy formula. It contained gluten, I still got sick. My mom switched me to goat's milk which I stayed on until I was well into grade school. Seriously I was they only kid for a long time at my tiny Catholic school that couldn't have milk. I was still having stomach problems but wouldn't complain because I hated the doctor and only said something when I didn't want to go to school. Then my grandma (I think it was her) forgot and gave me milk and ice cream. It totally didn't bother me at all. They decided I grew out of it.
I continued with having stomach issues but at this point it was normal for me and I thought everyone did.
My junior year of high school I was diagnosed with PCOS, poly-cystic ovary syndrome, and told that was the reason for the pain.
The pain continued. Fast forward to fall 2008, I started to notice some other symptoms weren't as normal as I thought. Thanks to having premed/ med friends and webmd. I went to my doctor and demanded all kinds of testing. I wanted my thyroid tested, screened for diabetes, a celiac test, and a few others. He took all those tests and then put my on an elimination diet and had me call every time I eliminated something else. The second week was gluten. I didn't know what gluten was. I searched it out. I eliminated it and felt tons better. Got the test results back I had the celiac gene.
Something should have been done way back in 1984, when I had the formula issues.
I'm still a bit angry about it, but it can't be changed now. Now I know what it is and how to fix it.
Here is a company that really helped me first get on the gluten free track:
http://udisglutenfree.com/
I continued with having stomach issues but at this point it was normal for me and I thought everyone did.
My junior year of high school I was diagnosed with PCOS, poly-cystic ovary syndrome, and told that was the reason for the pain.
The pain continued. Fast forward to fall 2008, I started to notice some other symptoms weren't as normal as I thought. Thanks to having premed/ med friends and webmd. I went to my doctor and demanded all kinds of testing. I wanted my thyroid tested, screened for diabetes, a celiac test, and a few others. He took all those tests and then put my on an elimination diet and had me call every time I eliminated something else. The second week was gluten. I didn't know what gluten was. I searched it out. I eliminated it and felt tons better. Got the test results back I had the celiac gene.
Something should have been done way back in 1984, when I had the formula issues.
I'm still a bit angry about it, but it can't be changed now. Now I know what it is and how to fix it.
Here is a company that really helped me first get on the gluten free track:
http://udisglutenfree.com/
Monday, September 27, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
NOODLES!!!!
Okay I haven't written in a while but I have come back with exciting news. I found gluten free noodles that don't suck! Also at Walmart for $2!
Heartland Gluten Free Noodles. They are a corn and rice blend and taste exactly like I remember gluten noodles tasting. Added bonus they didn't clump up and turn to mush like gluten free noodles normally do for me.
I used them to make my mother in law's recipe for Beef Stroganoff. It made the DH very happy. So now I will share it with you.
1 Beef Sirloin steak, cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 Tbs oil
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic
1 medium onion, chopped (DH finds this to be a bit much so I use a small onion)
1 large or 2 small bay leaves
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp pepper
Dash of allspice or cloves
1 cup sour cream
Noodles (I used fusli) egg noodles or Kluski
Brown meat with oil turning often until juices evaporate and meat is browned. Add the next nine ingredients along with 1- 1/2 cups hot water. Cover; simmer on low for 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking. Do not allow all of the liquid to evaporate; add a little more water if needed. Remove bay leaves and garlic. Stir some of the hot juices into the sour cream, then add sour cream mixture to pot and blend. Serve over cooked noodles.
Heartland Gluten Free Noodles. They are a corn and rice blend and taste exactly like I remember gluten noodles tasting. Added bonus they didn't clump up and turn to mush like gluten free noodles normally do for me.
I used them to make my mother in law's recipe for Beef Stroganoff. It made the DH very happy. So now I will share it with you.
1 Beef Sirloin steak, cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 Tbs oil
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic
1 medium onion, chopped (DH finds this to be a bit much so I use a small onion)
1 large or 2 small bay leaves
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp pepper
Dash of allspice or cloves
1 cup sour cream
Noodles (I used fusli) egg noodles or Kluski
Brown meat with oil turning often until juices evaporate and meat is browned. Add the next nine ingredients along with 1- 1/2 cups hot water. Cover; simmer on low for 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking. Do not allow all of the liquid to evaporate; add a little more water if needed. Remove bay leaves and garlic. Stir some of the hot juices into the sour cream, then add sour cream mixture to pot and blend. Serve over cooked noodles.
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