New challenges eating!

The last few months have been a challenge. NO milk! NO eggs! NO wheat!

I have to say that wheat has been the hardest! It seems that it is in everything!

So cooking and eating have been very basic these days. The first few months I would eat a banana, grapes, and simple romaine salads at lunch. The people at work were convinced that I was an out of this world health food nut. "NO" I would say, "I just know that a banana contains none of the things I am allergic to!"

But I missed processed food.

An awesome friend at work brought me the business card of Stella Lucy in Claremont. God Bless Stella Lucy! I was able to purchase anything in the store (because it is all gluten free!) I did! Big bill! Wonderful food. Mac 'n cheese by Amy's OMG great and wonderful stuff. It tastes so good! Gluten free AND dairy free. Pasta, pretzels, cake mix....all gluten free.

cast iron care

I love using cast iron for cooking. It is easy and it gives great results. As long as I can remember my Grandma always did this:

She DID wash her cast iron in hot soapy water. Then She placed it on the stove and added a little oil (or used the leftover margarine or butter stuck to the wax paper covering) or a piece of wax paper. She turned the stove on low and heated the pan--turned it OFF--and then rubbed a little oil in to it. When the pan cooled she ALWAYS stored her cast iron with wax paper stacked one on top of the other. All of them with wax paper stuck between.

Storing pans like this is wonderful. Nothing sticks--it works just like or better than Tephlon coating to pans!!!!

TORTILLA ROLL-UPS: A FAVORITE!

When the kids were little this is one of those dinners that they ate without an argument! It is easy and you can experiment!