December 1, 2007
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Really good book Ladies!
Take a LOOK over at Elisabeth's blog. She is having a Christmas give away
drawing!!!Now I have a story to tell you. This morning I stumbled upon a blog through
someone else's blog which I had planned to share with you today. I just know there must be tons of you or
your family members who have a sensitivity to gluten products. I discovered that I feel much better using
gluten free and wheat free breads. I do not think I have an allergy but am not
sure. I even discovered that I lose
weight better avoiding gluten products.
I know...sad, sad, sad! I LOVE
pasta and home made breads...I LOVE Panera's baked breads too. I eat them...I don't suffer ...I just know my
body is not quite happy.So...after printing out
several gluten free Christmas cookie recipes from Gluten-Free Girl's site I was
heading over here to share with y'all.
I got side tracked and the morning has gone by. Meanwhile the doctor's office phoned to give
me the results of our son's blood work.
He has these bouts of not feeling well...fatigue and periodic stomach aches. We always thought it was his left over lyme disease
or rocky mountain spotted fever results. Well...while I was not
surprised at all because I have suspected this for a while now...I was...amused???
at the timing of it all. The nurse told
me everything looked pretty good except the test for celiac disease.
Yowee!!!! He has celiac disease.
I had JUST been printing out gluten free recipes and I was beginning to
make up a post to share with you. Talk
about timing.This might
have been totally overwhelming (and it will be to him)...but to Elisabeth and I it is not
as bad as it sounds to revamp the baking and cooking.
We are really getting use to curve balls. But then I read some more on it...and come to find out just how many things have wheat protein in it. Okay...we can do this...with the Lord's help we sure can. We have managed to learn to make just about anything without dairy so we can do this...keep telling me that, okay?
It helps that we were
introduced to gluten free eating several years ago when we were experimenting
with dairy free cooking and through some gluten intolerant friends...yes, you
know who you are.
Do you really know how
many things gluten is in??? Pop
Tarts...he is going to be so upset! (WHAT!!!! No Pop Tarts!!!)
Almost everything...even some candies.
He is going to feel soooo much better though and maybe get some meat on
his bones now.
Well, we can do this
and it so happens that I already subscribe to a neat magazine called "Living
Without."Talk about a mother's
intuition and the Lord's timing!
Comments (7)
Good morning Susie!
And I was just wondering what to do with all those recipes and baking mix I have sitting around the kitchen! I'll have to pull something together for you!
Kim
Wot, no Pop Tarts?
(... eating one as I type.)
We did gluten-free diet with my son (who has autism) for several years. It can be done; and hopefully your son will be more cooperative than mine was at 3 years old!!!!!!! There are a lot of gluten-free recipes out there these days; and one can also become good friends with Korean food--lots of rice and stir-fry. (You just have to look carefully to make sure your soy sauce is wheat-free.) My son's favorite cookie recipe is for PB Cookies: 1 cup sugar, 1 cup crunchy Peanut Butter, 1 egg. That's it. The peanut butter takes the place of flour. Make into 1 inch balls and bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Best when topped with a Hershey kiss as soon as they come from the oven! (but delete that if milk allergies/sensitivities...) It is really amazing, (in a cloud-with-a-silver-lining kind of way) how much healthier one eats when forced to NOT eat processed food. May God bless you and yours; especially this holiday season; with extra grace and strength. Karen
You can do it!!!
We surely did! (or Mom did, for that matter) Moms are amazing! I'm finding as I watch that they will do anything for a child.
Good luck with the gluten-free lifestyle!
We can do it Mumsie! We have done it before, we can do it again...no worries.
but...but...can I still make my bread sometimes???
We have just found out that my husband has celiac (his sister was diagnosed and she told him to get tested. His doctor said "You do not have it! You do not have the right symptoms! He insisted on the test. He is positive) Now we are in the process of testing our 6 blessings (I think that at least 2 maybe 3 are showing symptoms). Fortunately, there are blessings out there who blog and share and make the road easier for us. Thanks for blogging.
Hi Mrs. Susan!
Thank you so very much for your sweet comment. I really appreciate it. That was quite a day what happened to my mom and I!
Oh! That must be hard having to do a totally gluten-free diet!
I hope you'll have an easy time with it. 
Blessings!
~Michelle
My best friend has Celiac's. I make certain that every fellowship mea at church has something gluten free for her,I use rice noodles etc. It is good for him that you are a homemaking mom and enjoy the kitchen !
I am a wuss!!
I passsed that site on to my friend,I think that she will enjoy it.
My mom is alergic to wheat also. I probably am too but I have not avoided it all together yet
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