Pink Food.

I made the best dinner tonight! Polish Sausage, sauteed with red onion, sauerkraut, butter and brown sugar... and fresh Beets! I peeled, sliced and roasted one beetroot and drizzled olive oil and a good amount of sea salt then roasted it until it was fork tender. The food all turned bright pink but was DELICIOUS. Seriously, Ben liked it. (because it was pink he tried it..lol) I have two more beetroots in the fridge to use and I am ready to try more stuff with beets. They are pretty and sweet but hardy. The only downside is red hands. WHICH I DONT HAVE! My friend Stephanie Wisely of Wisely Used Herbs makes an odor out soap that removed the beet juice from my hands and the cutting board! I washed them immediately but with regular store bought soaps that still didn't work. Shout out to Stephanie! Go here for your own soaps and such... http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Wiseley-Used-Herbs/193102270706764

Ugghhhhh

I have got to get back to my GF cookin. It is so much tastier and I feel so much better. I am starting Ben on a GF diet as soon as I talk to his pediatrician and get a note signed for daycare because I will have to provide his food at school. This crap is toooo expensive. No wonder America is Obese. All we can really afford is mac n cheese and ramen unless we are seriously thrifty or rich. I am neither. Guess I will be working on that! BIG Grocery shopping in the morning after my AM route. I have been tooo lazy and unmotivated this past week. I swear if I don't have to go to work or school, I don't make it anywhere. It was kind of nice though. A little staycation and lots of Ben and Mommy time. I will post pics of something GF and tasty tomorrow. Gotta get back to it.

Not feelin' like it...

Here are some pics.. I have been really sick for quite a while but now I am starting to feel better and getting my energy and motivation back. I wont be doing recipes tonight, it's time for bed... but I will post pics of a few different meals.




Chef Salad with homeade GF croutons

I will say that in my grocery shopping endeavour today, I finally found a hotdog / polish sausage / smoked sausage brand that is definitely GF! John Morrell brand at Kroger says NO ALLERGENS NO WHEAT and NO *other things* too. Can't remember them all.

Thyme Roasted Chicken and potatoes

Fresh Pineapple is GF and delicious. AND on sale at Kroger for 2 for 5 bucks :) Dont be afraid of them, they are AWESOME.

Udi's Muffins and GF BLT Pizza

I have been busy and have let my Gluten addiction get to me. I crave breads and crackers and real tasting thick crust pizzas and sandwiches on bread.... So, back on the wagon! I have been eating my usual string cheese, dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon chex, etc (not all at a time) for breakfast. My Amys meals at lunch or whatever Gluten Cootied crap I have picked up somewhere, supper has just felt so difficult lately. Prepping and cooking and cleaning. bahhhh. I really have to be in the mood! Today I made myself just do it anyways. I will talk about my Thyme Roasted Chicken and New Potatoes in the next blog. First I need to catch up on pics and stuff.


These ROCK! I have to hide them from Ben or he cries because I wont let him have one. Seriously, these are 6.99 for 4 muffins and they are so chocolate~y. Krogers has them and Country Nutrition has them. They are available in Lemon Poppyseed and Blueberry, also.

Udi's crust
Olive oil drizzled, Parmesan sprinkled, plenty of fresh parsley
Add mozzarella, then already cooked bacon and bake until golden brown
wish i had tomatoes! cut into 4ths and added romaine lettuce that was tossed in mayo (should use ranch) and covered in coarse fresh pepper. I would cook the tomatoes under the cheese for moisture next time.. in addition to fresh diced tomatoes on top. will have this again but it needs a bit of tweeking.