The Truth of My Predicament

A friend of mine recently showed this to me. We laughed about the truth of it...if you only exchange the "vegan" part with all of the other combined and odd sensitivities that I have, this is a pretty accurate (and sad) picture.

This is why I don't want to come to your house for dinner (*you being anyone and everyone I know and don't know). Please don't take it personally, I just don't want to impose such restrictions on you. They are ridiculous, I know.

This week I haven't had anything to eat for lunch. I really dislike corn tortillas. I've tried for 2 months to like them, but I can't. They're gross. And they have been what I've eaten for lunch for a while. I can't choke down one more (ok, maybe I can one more, but that's it).

I struggle with lunches. Yesterday I had the equivalent of 4 tortilla chips, an apple, 5 handfuls of mini marshmallows, and 2 carmel corn rice cakes. My last batch of sweet potatoes molded through before I could snag most of them. I hate throwing away produce, but when there are mold holes throughout the potato, you can't save it. Strings of mold in the bag where they were sitting. It was so gross I haven't bought any more.

I don't know what I'll eat today for lunch, maybe...a baked potato in the microwave? Probably.

I need help! I don't have time to cook lunch, and I don't really have time on the weekends to make dinners and lunches. What are some ideas that I could have for a quick lunch?

Thanks, friends. I obviously need you to keep me going--I can't even feed myself properly.

Mostly good

We've been so lucky that most of our trial dishes and baked goods have been, well, good to eat. Just before Easter, when we were heading back to our parents' houses, I decided to make some blueberry muffins to have as a snack, since I don't have too many snacky options.

I chose a recipe from the Food Network thinking--they surely know what they're talking about when it comes to gluten-free baked goods. But, man, was I wrong. The flavor was great. That was it. The texture was gooey and yet grainy; absolutely detestable. It's impossible to explain enough to make your skin crawl, like mine did every time I looked at them after consuming just one. Suffice it to say, I threw the whole batch out - except the first one I ate, and then one Kyle ate just to be nice. Even thinking about them now gives me the shivers.

I was about to swear off baked goods because of that experience, but I remembered an earlier success I'd had with pumpkin muffins, as well as some cinnamony doughnut muffins. That memory inspired me to try a biscuit recipe from my cousin's cookbook suggestion--Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking. Their base flour mix is what makes the delicious pancakes I love and the pumpkin muffins (I think). Having now made their biscuits, I'm happy to say, they were awesome! Reminiscent of Bisquick drop biscuits, except an incredibly delicious flavor. So easy to make, too. I did not like their recipe for cornbread, but so far, have liked everything else.

I am definitely still feeling like I don't have an arsenal of recipes, and I hate that...every week wondering what will feed us. Lunch has become the biggest chore to me; I wish I could skip it, but I get grouchy. But, once every couple weeks we find a new winner recipe, and I'm keeping track of the good ones. We're making it just fine, and we're not wasting away. I have lost almost 10 lbs., but they were 10 that needed to go. Probably all from snacking, which I don't do a whole lot of these days. Kyle has not lost any weight, thank the Lord. So, all in all, we're happy.

And busy. I'll be updating very shortly on another major life event we're embarking on, and it has nothing to do with babies, so don't get any ideas. :o)

A Senior Moment

No, not that kind of senior.

Check this guy out! Senior Picture Time!

We obviously have too much going on, if poor kitty has to entertain himself by playing tennis alone in the house.