Thanksgluten... I mean Thanksgiving

Yeah, holidays kind of sucked for a long time.  When you're initially diagnosed with Celiac Disease, you go through this semi-denial phase where you still go to the bars and restaurants and dinner parties.

I was going to "Thirsty Thursdays" - a weekly tradition in my office - with all of my coworkers; and drinking things like Rum and OJ *gag* when I used to be a beer and whisky girl.  I would go to restaurants and dinner parties and eat nothing but salad, and end up cross contaminated anyway.

Bird is the Word

I'm proud to say that I get my Turkey every year from a local farm, called Buckley Farm.  Their Turkeys are cage-free and pasture raised, and are fed a diet that is GMO-free and Soy-free.  We have a local mom and pop butcher shop, called Primal.  Primal performs the brining process for me, so that I don't have to worry about it.  They are extremely aware of Gluten Free needs.  My bird is 100% safe to eat.

Prostitutes Make Delicious Pasta

I'm half Italian.  Half of my entire family is 100% Italian, from Naples, straight off the boat into New York.  I grew up on Nonna's recipes.  My grandmother was a phenomenal cook.  However, it is ironic that one of my favorite sauces is not one that I ever remember her making for me, although I guarantee she knew how, given that this sauce originated in her home city.  Puttanesca Sauce is amazingly rich in flavor and surprisingly easy to make, even though it has a list of seemingly complex ingredients.   Also, apologies for the title, but there is no other way to put this because that is literally what the name translates to.

Sometimes You Just Need a Little Pick Me Up

I'm not writing this to promote that eating is the solution to all of our problems.  However, there are certain times when you just need a nice bowl of Cookies n' Cream Ice Cream to make all things right in the world.

Medical Alert Bracelet

Guess what arrived?  My Medical Alert Bracelet!

Taking Care of Yourself First

One of my friends posted a message on Facebook to her loved ones that she was trying to do her best to help others in her life, but that she needed to take some time for herself.  She said she hoped they understood.

Almost everyone replied back with messages telling her that if she didn't take care of herself, she would be no good to the folks she was trying to help out and that they understood.  One of the people replied to her that "Anyone who doesn't understand this isn't worth keeping around."

Stuffing... it's not just for Breakfast anymore

What?? Stuffing??? For Breakfast??

You heard me right!  This awesome Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe is a bacon, cornbread stuffing.  This means that the day after Thanksgiving, when you wake up with a Turkey Hangover, you can remedy it with a breakfast of eggs and stuffing!