Yesterday I got a physical, a flu shot, and a tetanus shot.
I'm wiped and I can't use my arm.
I'm glad I got everything done at once, but it's making it really hard to get any work done around here getting ready for my mom's visit on Friday night. The kitchen looks like one of those houses where people get in trouble for having to many animals or something (ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but it seems that way to me right now).
I'm waiting for the Advil to kick in. Anyone know whether ice or heat would be better at this point?
Since it's taking me a while to type this, I think that's all I'll say for today. Sorry to be such a bummer--it's really not horrible, but it's definitely not really fun, either.
I'm going to get the kids in bed and maybe watch the ballgame. With my good friend, Heating Pad (I hope it's the right choice!).
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Yummy stuff
Remember the chicken fingers I mentioned earlier? And those great cookies I baked? I got the recipe for the chicken fingers (I still can't even think of that term without wanting to wiggle my fingers in someone's face while saying/thinking it) and the fantastic flour blend I've used for our baking from this one great blog. I stumbled across them looking for a flour blend that did not contain tapioca starch, since I can't stand the taste of it--and it's an anti-thyroid food, something I do not need to be eating!
It's called No Gluten, No Problem. This wonderful couple has a cookbook, too, which we just bought. What a fantastic cookbook! Yummy, yummy, yummy. The book is called Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking, and I am so excited to use it.
This book has everything from crepes and scones to salsas, crab cakes, mozzarella sticks (mmmm), and cheesecake. Ravioli, anyone? Or perhaps Pan-Seared Scallops? How about Garlic-Lime Skirt Steak with Cuban Mojo? Pad Thai? Jamaican Jerk Chicken? There are over 250 recipes in here, from comfort food to ethnic dishes. You do not have to be on a gluten-free diet to enjoy this book.
I wanted to give this book a review mostly because I'm so excited about it (their recipes are fabulous), but also because they're a really neat family who had to figure all this out for themselves, just like a lot of other people who have to go gluten-free. Peter and Kelli Bronski have brought a lot of yummy stuff back into our lives and I'm thankful for all the work they've put into doing that (so I don't have to start from scratch!). It's also made me excited to cook again. I think there's something that happens to a lot of people who have to make this transition--you get a little depressed about food. You don't want to think about it anymore--after all, it's all you think about for a long time after your diagnosis. You have to, to make sure you aren't making mistakes. You get sick of trying to figure out, "What can I/we eat?" all of the stinkin' time! This book and their website (especially) have helped me to get out of that funk. I'm thankful for them!
They're in the process of making an all-cupcake cookbook right now! I can't wait to see that one...
It's called No Gluten, No Problem. This wonderful couple has a cookbook, too, which we just bought. What a fantastic cookbook! Yummy, yummy, yummy. The book is called Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking, and I am so excited to use it.
This book has everything from crepes and scones to salsas, crab cakes, mozzarella sticks (mmmm), and cheesecake. Ravioli, anyone? Or perhaps Pan-Seared Scallops? How about Garlic-Lime Skirt Steak with Cuban Mojo? Pad Thai? Jamaican Jerk Chicken? There are over 250 recipes in here, from comfort food to ethnic dishes. You do not have to be on a gluten-free diet to enjoy this book.
I wanted to give this book a review mostly because I'm so excited about it (their recipes are fabulous), but also because they're a really neat family who had to figure all this out for themselves, just like a lot of other people who have to go gluten-free. Peter and Kelli Bronski have brought a lot of yummy stuff back into our lives and I'm thankful for all the work they've put into doing that (so I don't have to start from scratch!). It's also made me excited to cook again. I think there's something that happens to a lot of people who have to make this transition--you get a little depressed about food. You don't want to think about it anymore--after all, it's all you think about for a long time after your diagnosis. You have to, to make sure you aren't making mistakes. You get sick of trying to figure out, "What can I/we eat?" all of the stinkin' time! This book and their website (especially) have helped me to get out of that funk. I'm thankful for them!
They're in the process of making an all-cupcake cookbook right now! I can't wait to see that one...
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Rum River Central Regional Park
Is where we went on Saturday (last week). It was a beautiful day--in the 80s, with some little thunderstorms popping up here and there (not over us, though).
We came home and made the best chicken fingers (imagine me wiggling my fingers at you when you read that) I've ever had--gluten-free or gluten-full. I'm making them for you, Mom, when you're here. Delicious!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Yes, I know.
I'm really behind in my blogging. I keep thinking of things to write and then I just don't do it. I'm sorry. I promise to do better!
We did go to the 4-H meeting on Friday and I think it'll be a great thing for us. Which reminds me, I need to register for the year! We do that online. Our next meeting will be at Mickman's--a really fantastic greenhouse--where we'll make centerpieces and see how they make holiday wreaths! I think it'll be great. Other planned activities include a hay ride and pizza lunch (we might have to skip the hay ride--it depends on the hay or straw they use), kicksledding and snowshoeing at Wargo Nature Center, and Orienteering in the spring sometime there as well. There are a few other activities I didn't list--these are just the monthly group meetings. Then we can get involved in the other 4-H activities on our own, and enter things in the county fair in the summer. I'm excited about this. And it'll be continuing a family tradition--Grandpa Kelly (my dad) was in 4-H for a long time and is excited to see his grandkids participating.
We'll definitely keep the blog updated with their activities.
We did go to the 4-H meeting on Friday and I think it'll be a great thing for us. Which reminds me, I need to register for the year! We do that online. Our next meeting will be at Mickman's--a really fantastic greenhouse--where we'll make centerpieces and see how they make holiday wreaths! I think it'll be great. Other planned activities include a hay ride and pizza lunch (we might have to skip the hay ride--it depends on the hay or straw they use), kicksledding and snowshoeing at Wargo Nature Center, and Orienteering in the spring sometime there as well. There are a few other activities I didn't list--these are just the monthly group meetings. Then we can get involved in the other 4-H activities on our own, and enter things in the county fair in the summer. I'm excited about this. And it'll be continuing a family tradition--Grandpa Kelly (my dad) was in 4-H for a long time and is excited to see his grandkids participating.
We'll definitely keep the blog updated with their activities.
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