Food Allergies
Baking Bread on SCD
Completing our tenth month on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) protocol has been challenging. One of the important aspects of the diet is to live grain-free. We have lived well without relying on breads and other starches to satisfy our appetites. However, I grew adventurous early this week and decided to try my hand at baking bread with almond flour. As... »
Honey Cured Ham
One of my daughter’s favorite foods, ham, has been off limits to us these past nine months on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). It is not because it is pork; it has been a no-no due to the sugar used in the curing process. We are only allowed to... »
Christmas Breakfast Recipes
Christmas morning will be here before I am ready. Already my kids are counting down the days. I love to have a set breakfast on that special day. In the past, I made pigs-in-a-blanket and fruit, but with our diet restrictions I have to look for different ideas. The good news is that I have several options this year. First, let... »
12 Days of Eating at the DeHaven Household
My husband loves to make chili, which is a welcome dinner at our house in the wintertime. His chili is delicious and he has even won several friendly chili cook-offs. Anyway, I made his recipe the other day with four pounds of meat and one pound of kidney beans. I fixed everyone's bowl and then filled mine. I grew absorbed... »
SCD Thanksgiving Menu
Most of my attention is on Thanksgiving , which is less than two weeks ahead. I have been combing through cookbooks and discussing possible dishes with my family. For me, Thanksgiving Day has special meaning. It is a time when all the pressure is off. There is no gift exchange. It is simply a day spent with family and friends... »
Halloween SCD-Style
Considering that many a young child is going to go to bed tonight with an upset stomach from eating too much sugar, it has been an interesting task to create a memorable Halloween without sugar or starch. Jake picked three pumpkins from a nearby fruit and vegetable stand, Cherry Farms, in Plantersville the other day. ... »
Beans, Beans, the Wonderful Fruit
As we have been following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) protocol, one thing that we have noticed is that we are never full. We do not get the full feeling that grains and starchy carbs give you. Instead, we get tired of eating. Meats, especially, have this effect. You eat until you just don't want any more. Even then, you... »
Our Sixth Month Anniversary
My family had a reason to celebrate Saturday. It was our sixth month anniversary on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). We are half way to our goal! Being on this diet has definitely had its challenges. Friday I was so busy in the kitchen that I did not have time to write an article for Texas Homesteader. My daughter was getting... »
SCD Cookbooks
I sat with my family expectantly waiting for Think Natural to begin yesterday morning at 11 a.m. The opening credits began rolling. And then.... it was not our episode. It was the re-run of his first episode of the season. I contacted Dr. Bond and he apologized. He gave me the wrong date. Our episode is actually being Closed Captioned and... »
Television Interview
Among the many hats that I wear throughout the day, one of my responsibilities is as the Business Manager of Cross Creek Cattle Company. It is a ranch owned by my father, Kenton Holliday. My husband is the Ranch Manager. A few years ago we made the transition from running a traditional ranching operation to a grass fed beef business. ... »
Incredible Icing
First I want to thank each and every one of you for praying, for sending me written out prayers, and/or for sending me encouraging words. Please continue praying. Baby Adriana is doing as well as expected; however, it is a trying time especially the stress on the family. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. My family and I... »
Accommodating Hosts
The fanatical adherence called for by the Specific Carbohydrate Diet overwhelms me at times. It is easier to stay home and prepare your own meals. However now that we are almost five months into the protocol, it is becoming difficult to turn down invitations to people's homes, parties, etc. Our family was not meant to be hermits. Jake was recently invited... »
SCD Birthing Pains
With the arrival of August, my family and I celebrate that we have now completed four months of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. We are trying to heal our guts of several food intolerances and possible Celiac disease in my son, Isaac. It has been a journey. Trying to maintain fanatical adherence to this very strict eating style is challenging to... »
Meat Storage
In May I wrote an article called, "Food Storage Homesteading-Style." In this article, I describe my family's plan for building up our food stores while on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Since we cannot have... »
Pea Salad
I have always loved pea salad on a hot summer day, but my family did not appreciate it until we were on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for a month or so. It is funny how your taste changes. It is really easy to make and it is refreshing. My recipe is very unspecific because that is how I usually cook in... »
