Changes...

Its been such a long time since I posted anything I doubt anyone will even read this but if you do...I am changing the purpose of this blog. While, someday I would still love to make a cookbook that promotes peace, is allergy friendly, and kid friendly. Right now, I have decided to simply post allergy/kid friendly recipes online. As for the peace part, well, to me any time I bake or share food with someone I also share love and peace. Cooking makes me happy in a way that is hard to describe. Even if no one ever reads this blog, for me it will be worth the adventure!

And if you are reading this...Thanks for sharing this journey with me!

Recently, I have needed to learn how to cook gluten free. I have have struggled against this newest challenge. There is something about the smell of yeasty bread and the feel of flour (wheat flour) that makes me so happy. Gluten free recipes do not have the same effect one me. However, I have found that when a gluten free recipe turns out, and it tastes good!, I gain a lot more satisfaction from the result than I do from a "normal" recipe.

The allergy list for this house includes:

Dairy

Nuts

Sea Food

Wheat (but we are completely gluten free, not just wheat free)

Citrus

Pears

Rhubarb

and several other things!

Dairy is the main allergy/sensitivity that we have to deal with. Out of the eight people in my family 5 are sensitive or allergic to dairy (and I don't just mean lactose! Casein, lactose, whey, you name it- we can't have it!).

Right now, and hopefully it will be something that is not life long, wheat is only a big no-no for one person. Of course, when that one person is three years old it is just mean to eat food in front of the little guy that he cannot have. That means, for the most part, we as a family are gluten free.