What I Have Learned So Far....

I have learned there are a lot of flours and starches involved in gluten free baking. Currently in my cupboard: Sorghum flour, potato starch, brown rice flour, tapioca flour, guar gum, and xanthum gum. What each of these does I am not sure but I know that you can't just replace regular flour with one of them.

So far after one week eating this way I have lost 2 pounds. My body has gone through a detox of sorts, and I am still having my good days and bad. I have also learned that starting a blog on the premise of providing gluten free recipes, seems overwhelming. First of all any baking recipes I use are for sure not of my own invention, though any variations I make I will let you know about.
And secondly as a single girl, living alone, one pot of sausage kale soup last me four days, so its not like I am trying new recipes every day.

Easter, a day of ham, gooey potatoes, chocolate bunnies, green bean casserole... oh how I love green bean casserole, for me was not as exciting. I had a mango, peach, pineapple smoothie... made with coconut milk... and benefiber and all the usual oils and powders for breakfast. For lunch I had a cantaloupe. And for dinner I had roasted potatoes, green beans, onions, and carrots. Dessert an Enjoy Life allergen free chocolate bar... which isn't half bad.

But tonight or maybe tomorrow I am going to try my friend Kim's gluten free apple pie recipe... she says its the best recipe ever so I will post it with pics. If any one has any suggestions or requests I will gladly take them. I am going to a function serving pizza. As rude as it seems I will be packing my own dinner. It will have to be good to make me not want the pizza. I will post that recipe as well.

I will leave you with my favorite discovery... well not a discovery, but a learned fact contracted from a Google search done prior to the meal.

Sushi is Gluten Free! Sushi along with Thai food, are two of my very favorite things. So I went to Sushi.Com, a restaurant in Spokane, on Saturday night. I did have to change much of my normal order, as I am also off shellfish. So I order spicy tuna rolls, Alaska rolls, and Salmon skin rolls. Though the texture of the skin rolls was weird they weren't that bad. Anyway I liked Sushi.com already, but I like them even more for having Tamari (wheat-free soy sauce) available upon request. Not a bad treat at all.



And finally did you know, that if you put the words gluten free in your status enough on Facebook, the add bar on the side starts showing you adds for gluten-free sites, products, and restaurants? I have to say it is much preferred to the over 30 and dating sites they were showing me before.

Have a great day!