Wine helps. When you have celiac disease, traveling is anxiety inducing. You know this. I know this. We all ‘effing know this. If you want to really relax, you either rent a house or apartment with a kitchen and BYOGFF. I’m sorry, I meant if you want to really relax about what you’re eating. There’s … Continue reading
You guys, I love cookies. I love breakfast. And I especially love having an excuse to eat cookies for breakfast. I also love that I’m pretending I don’t just eat normal gluten-free cookies for breakfast sometimes. Still! If you can tolerate gluten-free oats, bake these up for a special treat when you wake up. And … Continue reading
Happy minty holidays, everybody! I cannot stop eating these gluten-free cookies made with chocolate mint chips. In fact, I’m eating one right now. THAT IS A TOTALLY TRUE STATEMENT. A tip for best cookie making. Use a gluten-free, all-purpose flour that includes xanathan gum. Go for the expensive stuff since there is so much of … Continue reading
I actually somewhat cooked last night for the first time in forever because grief makes you somewhat non-functional. Which is why the tradition of bringing food to those who have had a tragic loss is such a great one. Also, food is awesome, as I discovered yet again when my amazing friends and community mitzvah … Continue reading
Do you know what’s super fun? Having a house load of guests that you love. Lots of eating, laughing and of course, karaoke. But you know what’s not awesome? When you’re gluten-free and you’re secretly worried about what everyone will think since you’re serving gluten-free bread and stuffs. Luckily, I have amazoids friends and family … Continue reading
Why do I do this to myself? I believe I’ve made it clear that camping and I are not the best terms. In fact, I’m pretty sure I have uttered the words, “Like hell,” when asked if I would ever sleep in a tent outdoors ever again. This camping trip, however, does not involve tents, … Continue reading
Purim is such a weird holiday. I had heard of it randomly, but the first time I learned what it was actually about was when we moved to LA and my daughter’s pre-school was celebrating. I always knew it was considered a “kid’s holiday” but wow, the story behind Purim—so not kid-friendly. You take a … Continue reading
First of all I’m going to admit that I had no idea tiramisu was a no-cook dessert. Secondly, rum? Really, I enjoyed this delight for years before being gluten-free and I had NO IDEA WHAT I WAS EATING. (Admittedly, that wasn’t the only thing I ever ate that could be described the same way.) The … Continue reading
You guys, there is SO much amazing gluten-free stuff going on at the store. Sure we can all paleo it up and eat all whole, but sometimes we need a bar, a cookie we didn’t make ourselves, and, of course, jerky. Or all of the above at once. Liz Lovely Cookies The nice people at … Continue reading
Damn. Udi’s sent me these soft & chewy ginger cookies and I was all, “You know what would go great with this? Something creamy and pumpkiny in the middle.” Then I did it. Because it is not yet time to say goodbye to pumpkin treats, and I’ve got all this puree up in here to use, … Continue reading
Gluten is my Bitch 