Food Allergies
Higher-Protein Smoothies
Since I have been making goat milk yogurt the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) way, my kids and I have been enjoying healthy and delicious smoothies. To read more about SCD yogurt, please go to my "Lactose-Free Yogurt" article. Drinking smoothies is a good way to get your fruit servings in for the day. With the tartness of plain yogurt, it is... »
Lactose-Free Yogurt
My family is going to go on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in April in the hopes of healing everyone's gut for better health and hopefully for less restrictive eating in the future. My main source for the diet is Elaine Gottschall's book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is truly a gluten-free diet. Sugars are not allowed unless... »
Breaking the Vicious Cycle
Have you ever finished a book and wondered, "Where have you been my whole life?" That was my exact thought as I was reading Elaine Gottschall's book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle. Well, honestly, maybe not my whole life, but at least since the birth of Isaac, four years ago. Both an Applied Kinesiologist and Allergy Specialist diagnosed Isaac with the inability to... »
Looking For Advice
The incidence of Celiac disease and food intolerances, especially to wheat and milk, seem to be growing year after year. I have no scientific data, but am gauging through my own observations. The grocery stores are now offering many gluten-free options at much less expensive prices than just a year ago. Restaurants are creating gluten-free menus. Jason's Deli, Olive Garden, Outback... »
Christmas Cookies
Traditionally before our no wheat days, on Christmas morning we woke up and ate pigs-in-a-blanket. Since then we have enjoyed little smokies and gluten-free cinnamon rolls or muffins. They are good, but I plan to alter our menu slightly with the discovery of these yummy little cookies. I was making Christmas cookies like... »
Stay Warm from the Inside Out
Last night my little boys and I stood on Washington Avenue in Navasota, Texas watching the Christmas Parade pass. My husband and three oldest children were riding horses in the Grimes County Mounted Posse. It was a great parade. Good old capitalism was at work at the parade. A few women were walking the sidewalks selling cotton candy and hot chocolate. Hot... »
Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies
My grandmother used to always make little green tree cookies during December. It was just one of the many goodies that she made for Christmas. As a little girl, I had no idea they were called Spritz cookies; I just knew how good they were. To make them in a decorative shape, you need a... »
Easy Goat Cheese
Cheese-making has intrigued me since we first started milking our own dairy goats. I have read many books, articles, and blog posts describing the how-to, but I was always left feeling overwhelmed. I was intimidated by the process. I ordered a cheese-making kit from an online home dairy supply store. Reading the information and booklet included with the kit I found... »
Gluten-Free Sausage Cheese Balls
There has never been a better time to be required to eat gluten-free. The options at the grocery store have increased greatly in just the past five years. Now even the local Wal-Mart has a gluten-free section, including a great price on my favorite pasta, Tinkyada. Bisquick has recently released a gluten-free version of... »
Thanksgiving Menu
I am sure that by now you have put some thought into your Thanksgiving Day menu. The day is fast-approaching. We have a week and a half before we gorge ourselves on our year's bounty. For anyone with dietary restrictions, Thanksgiving can be overwhelming and intimidating. What do you fix? What is a good substitution? And since most Thanksgiving dinners are... »
Food Intolerance
I have great news! After spending half a day at the allergist's office and nearby lab, we found out that Isaac is not allergic to food. Wait, don't start celebrating just yet. He has been labeled instead intolerant of milk and wheat. What does that mean? Well it means, he still cannot eat wheat... »
Roasted Pumpkin Puree
This time of year people start cooking with pumpkin. It is a good time because pumpkins are being harvested fresh from the fields. What would Thanksgiving be without a pumpkin pie? One of my family's favorite gluten-free cakes is a Pumpkin Pound Cake. The recipe is in my Texas Homesteader Wheat-Free Cookbook. Last year I posted a pumpkin puree recipe... »
Allergy-Free Halloween
If you expect any child to come knocking on your door this Sunday evening, I am sure that you are planning to go to the store to purchase candy. Some of you might be expecting a child with a food allergy,... »
Goat-ty Milk
Have you ever had milk that tasted goat-ty for the lack of a better word? I have. My first experience with goat milk had this very strong aftertaste. My family was repulsed by it and I struggled to overcome the taste as I had read so many good things about raw goat milk. You know the whole theory that "if... »
A Rodeo Cake
Wouldn't it be nice to be great at everything that you attempt? I wish that I was, but I know my limitations. Cake decorating is one of them. My family likes to watch "Cake Boss." Buddy Valastro and his family create beautiful cakes everyday. He is not just a baker; he is an artist. Every... »
