Happy fall y’all!! It is officially the first weekend of fall 2018 and I am loving it. The weather last weekend was 90 and humid and I was just over it!! I love living in Minnesota and getting to experience all four seasons – it makes me appreciate all the little things each one has…
Celiac Disease
Gluten-Free Canada: Montreal and Quebec City
I recently finished off a wonderful week in Canada with my husband and some friends. Turns out I love Canada! We surprised Brian’s college best friend, Bob, for his 40th birthday! Bob decided he wanted to go to Montreal with his wife, Rebecca, to celebrate. Rebs thought it would be fun for us to surprise…
Gluten-Free Italy: Rome and Florence
I am back from Italy and it was everything I could have dreamed of and more. Not only the history, architecture, and people, but just the feeling in the air! And, the food. The gluten-free food in Italy was OUT OF THIS WORLD! I traveled to Italy with my aunt, my cousin, and my sister….
Gluten-Free Banana Bread Muffins
Soft and squishy muffins that you’d never even be able to tell are gluten-free? Sign me up! This recipe is dairy-free because it calls for shortening instead of butter. I found a great article on HealthLine about shortenings and their scientific properties, the different kinds of shortenings, and I even learned that the Federal Drug Administration…
Gluten-Free at Original Pancake House
Is there anything better than that first cup of coffee in the morning? I think not! We have a restaurant up the street from our house that we used to go to all the time. The owners knew us by name and they gave my kids hugs every time we walked in the door. They…
Gluten-Free Ramen Noodle Chicken Salad
I have been craving this ramen noodle salad that we had at parties a lot growing up. Maybe it’s the nice weather and wanting something light with lots of veggies. I added some grilled chicken breast to this very simple recipe to make it a complete meal. Obviously, those cheap ramen noodle soup packets that…
Gluten-Free ½ Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m not joking when I say that I have made no less than 15-20 batches of these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies to get them just right. I just could not perfect them!! This recipe is not about the actual ingredients. It’s nothing unique. It’s all about the technique. I have it figured out and these…
Why I Love My Nima Sensor
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen that I’ve been posting some food photos with an odd-looking little black device. This gadget is called a Nima Sensor and she’s my new best friend! As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a bit of a struggle to eat out with Celiac Disease (unless, of course, you’re at…
My Celiac Disease Diagnosis: One Year Later
One year ago today I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Wow, how my life has changed in the last year! I wanted to come on here and share my thoughts about what the last 365 days has meant to me, both the good and the bad! My support I couldn’t do this without my husband…
My First Whole30
I finished the Whole30!! Wow, I kind of can’t believe I did it! I didn’t do a full post about my 4th and final week (more like final 10 days) because it was SO boring and I really kind of struggled through. My meals felt really thrown together and uninspired. Here are links to my…