my keyboard is on the fritz..so if my words aren't all capitalized, or if im missing letters here and there, its NOT my fault, and im too lazy to proofread.
A speedy update- I recently obtained a divorce. yep. im back to being a single mom. I won't go into the messy drama details, but there it is, im single. I moved in with my aunt, its been a challenge, going from basically living on my own for years and years, to having to answer to someone. its been hard.
I started a Gluten free diet also. going from someone who lived off of easy simple things like spaghetti and mac and cheese, to having to figure out how to cook and what to cook. I've checked out just about every single gluten free cookbook or book the the county library system offers, and what dissapoints me, is out of all these cookbooks, theres really not much that i would want to cook. how many people regularly cook things like goat cheese omelette? or grape leaf rolls? seriously. i need a cookbook that has stuff like chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, some kinda bbq chicken or even a book of slow cooker recipes. for the poor people that don't have time to sit and sift four different kind of flour substitutes to make a certain flour substitute for a recipe. for the things that are already in your pantry, so you dont have to drive miles out of your way to find a health food store to look for gluten free rice paper, beause publix and winn dixe sure wouldn't have anything like that. i went to the health food store yesterday, which is about 20 minutes away, not counting the traffic lights and the insane traffic that i dealth with, all the gas i used to get up there..getting all my ingredients for the dinner im making tonigt, plus i thought i'd try my hand at peanut butter choclate chip cookies..just for dinner/dessert it came out to be 50 bucks. WTF? i could take stephen to chilis and eat off the gluten free menu for five nights on what i made tonight. and it wasn't even a hit..stephen didnt like it.
here's what I made
Three cheese Penne
Ingridents:
2 teas olive oil
1.5 C chopped onion
1 package gluten-free brown rce penne
1/4 c cornstarch
4 cups milk
3/4 teas salt
1/2 teas black pepper
1/2 teas whole nutmeg
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
cooking spray
1/2 c parmesan cheese
1/4 c pnko style breadcrumbs.
1. preheat ovn to 375
2. heat oil in medium dutch oven over meadium heat. add onion cook 5 mins or until tender, stirring often
3. while onion cooks, cook pasta according to package direction, omitting sat and fat, then drain.
4. combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup milk in a small bowl, and remaining 3.5 cup milk to onion, bringing to a boil. gradually stir in cornstarch mixture. cook 2 minutes or until sauce thickens, stirring constantly. remove from heat, and stir in salt, pepper, and nutmeg. add cheddar and moz cheeses, stirring with a whisk until cheeses melt. stir in pasta. pour pasta mixture evenly into 6 gratin dishes coated with cooking spray (i just used a glass baking pan,i didnt wanna go buy 6 gratin dishes)
5. combine parm ceese and breadcrumbs, sprinkle over pasta mixture, bake at 375 or 30 minutes.
stephen didnt like the breadcrumb mixture at the top. i thought that was the best part. something is missing from this recipe..it tasted bland. it needs a spice of some kind. unfortunately i have no idea how to cook and bring flavors to a meal, im a "oooh that picture looks yummy lets try that!" and follow the recipe to a T..kinda girl.
so what I learned from that recipe that has me on the road to being a great gluten free chef? cornstarch is a thickening agent.. who knew?? awesome.
the reason Im doing this, stephen is very hyperacive, with a nod at being ADHD..no offical diagnosis. im going to try and go the natural route before i go trying to put him through testing or whatever. so gluten free came up in my research. also avoiding red dyes. and while researching the gluten free i came across symptoms of a gluten intollerance. every single one matched me..maybe not the celiacs disease part, but evrything from feeling bloated after eating to diarrhea, to depression, skin issues, fatigue and all that. so i decided maybe if i try going off glutens if i will feel better? i hadn't noticed a huge change other than i didnt feel as bloated.. UNTIL I went back on glutens for a meal. i had a hamburger with a bun, french fries loaded with cheese, and a oreo milk shake. oh my god, my stomach swelled from being bloated, i'd never felt so uncomfortable in a long time. i was miserable. does this mean i have a gluten sensativity? or just symptoms by proxy cause its in my head? i dont know, just know that i didn't like the feeling. so no more of that crap for me. maybe ill try something eles one day, and see, if it happens again then i know right? in the meantime i just ate something that was pretty pastaish, with oozy cheese,and i dont feel bloated at all.
i have a lot of cook books to go through, recipes to pick out, maybe ill post them on here, what are hits and what are not..i dont know.
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