Over the holidays I found out I needed to be gluten free. I don't have celiac, but I do have a gluten intolerance. I am so much happier now that I know what's going on.
I do some research on what all has gluten in it so I could avoid it. You wouldn't believe all the stuff that has gluten in it...like almost everything I like to eat.
I have had to come up with new ways to make my favorite dishes and even look into making new dishes to eat. One of my favorite indulgences is bread. Any kind of baguette, ciabata, french bread. You name it, I love to eat it. Sadly, the few gluten free bread mixes I have found to use just aren't doing it for me. They just don't have the texture that bread with gluten has...nor the taste. But I eat it anyway because I have to.
Suprisingly Wal Mart and Whole Foods as well as Target have a great gluten free section. Everything from past, to cake mixes, cookie mixes, pancake mixes. You name it, I have found it. They are a little more pricey, but when I have a taste for cookies, pancakes or pasta, they do the trick.
Another down side...well, not totally a down side, but a wee bit of a bummer is that we can't eat out anymore. Pizza has gluten in it. Chineses food, if breaded has gluten in it and even hamburgers have gluten in the buns. Ugggh! It's been hard adjusting, but I have been making the changes. One of the things I read on http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/ is that you can't cheat and maybe have some gluten here and there. For me, I know I can't it really bothers my intestines, so I stay away from it. She also suggests ridding your pantry of anything with gluten in it. Last weekend I did just that. The only thing with gluten in there is cereal for my hubs and the kids. I can't deprive them of that. : )
I am still enjoying sewing on my machine and hope to have a finshed...or almost finished quilt to show you next week.
Happy Thursday!
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