Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Missing food
Almost 3 months into my journey of gluten free and I really miss some of the things I used to eat. Every so often I try to convince myself that one bite won't hurt. Well, I'm wrong. It does hurt. My mouth tingles, my skins gets flaky and itchy, and my stomach doesn't react very well at all. All that from a small morsel of something containing wheat. Last week, I ate 1 bite of chocolate cake. Oh so good in the mouth. Oh so bad for the rest of me. Even the mouth didn't like it 2 hours later. Hopefully I'll get it one day and stop torturing myself. In the meantime some friends have passed along some great recipes for gluten free bread. I'm hoping to tweak something into hot dog buns. What I wouldn't give right now to hold (and eat without fear) a Vienna beef Chicago style dog with the works. When I say the works I mean poppy seed bun, cukes, tomatoes, glowing green relish and mustard. Not yellow mustard but a thick, hearty, German-style brown with lots of character. The other day I made a polish and served it on a green lettuce leaf. I got the flavor of the dog and the toppings but it was missing the poppy seed bread. As soon as I am out of this cast, I will embark on the task of making bread. No pictures today, just the ones in my head.
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I gave up pork a while back. I have finally gotten over my craving for pork bacon, since it makes me feel so rotten and the temptation is generally nil because of that.
ReplyDeleteIt does take a while to get over the cravings. Substitutes can help.
In the mean time, I keep finding more things that have pork (the gelatin in marshmallows got to me, go figure).
Keep up the good work!
I am rooting for you, June!
Jeanette- Did you find the Fake Bacon seasoning? I'll be out of this cast soon and then I will drive everywhere for a few weeks. Then I will get hit by the sticker shock of gas and stay home again. While I'm out and about I will see if I can find some things that others have been looking for. I'm pretty good at finding things.
ReplyDeleteNo, I was using maple syrup, Worcestershire, soy sauce, Braggs Amino combo. Liked the eggplant recipe better than the tofu recipe, but neither were close to tasting like bacon.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I could eat turkey bacon, but what is the challenge in that?
You are going to be hit by sticker shock like real soon. We have already cut back on driving. You know, I have stayed home enough this winter because of the weather.
Okay, now I am whining.
If you happen to find the seasoning, pick it up and I will pay you back. I appreciate it!