Another Tidbit...

My loving cousin emailed me about an online bakery he stumbled upon, so I thought I'd share: Julian Bakery. If there is a place by you that sells it, be sure to check it out. If not, you can always order it online. I haven't tried it, but I'll let you know when I do!

Asian Adventure

I recently went to P.F. Chang's for a date night and had the privilege of ordering from their awesome gluten free menu! I had the Lemon Chicken & Garlic Spinach. I was not disappointed at ALL! I like that all GF items are put on P.F. Chang's logo plates and regular items are placed on plain plates. I like to think that I'm extra special to get the logo!

Picture Me Casserolin'

Open fridge...close fridge...sit...tummy growls...open fridge...insert sigh here.

I didn't know what I was gonna eat, grocery shopping needed to be done but luckily I had some key items in my pantry/fridge:

Beef
Rotel
Cheese
Rice
Philly Cooking Creme :


Yeah that's basically it! I used this recipe: Tex-Mex Beef & Rice Casserole

 


Here is the finished product, I embellished it with some Doritos I had on hand! I had enough for lunch & dinner for like 2 weeks!!

My weakness...Breakfast

This is just a quick post to show the ingenuity of a person who is desperate for breakfast food. I had two sausage patties left and I fried an egg or two and a slice of cheese. So I made a sausage sandwich! It was delish...messy, but yummy!

UN...common

I was out with my Little Sister (BBBS) and we needed to get a quick bite to eat...oh no, this is unplanned, what am I gonna do? My worst fear, eating out unplanned in a not so familiar area. I did a quick sweep of the area...Jimmy John's. I have some VERY fond memories of Jimmy John's. There was one next to my dorm when I was in college and they stayed open until 3:00am so I ate there quite frequently! Everywhere I have lived I have found the nearest Jimmy John's so I can resort to my "old faithful". At first I was like "Darn it I can't eat there" but then I remembered the Unwich! All the fun of the famous Jimmy John's sandwich without all the gluten! I ordered what I always order: Beach Club, no Sprouts, no Cucumbers, no Lettuce (since it's wrapped in it)! I felt like I was home! Here is what it looks like:

Not the most glamorous, but it get's the job done...well!

Baked Bliss

So I was feeling all domestic and I tried my hand at this whole baking thing. Before my diagnosis I would bake all the time, it was easy and fun; but then I felt like what can I bake since I can't use flour? Well I was forwarded this awesome & easy muffin recipe: http://fireandsalt.blogspot.com/2010/04/gluten-free-doughnut-muffins.html

The only catch is I couldn't find my cupcake/muffin pan...so I made a cake! I LOVE this muf...cake! It is very yummy & can make this again & again.

Here is the finished product, kinda looks like cornbread!

This is the texture...

This is my piece...get your own!

New Found Frozen Foods

OK, so I didn't think there were any frozen foods I could eat with confidence, but I was mistaken. I have found some frozen BREAKFAST foods that I'm 100% in love with!! I will eat breakfast for dinner because these are deelish!



First, there's Van's French Toast. It has a great cinnamon flavor. I usually dip it in a bit of syrup! YUM

Then there is Van's Waffles!! I LOOOOOVE these!! I bought them in Blueberry AND Apple Cinnamon!! I usually spread a bit of cream cheese on them (preferably Philadelphia Strawberry Cream Cheese) when I'm on the go.

I didn't think I'd be able to ever enjoy frozen breakfast foods, but Van's has changed that :-)