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Gluten Free Menu Week 1
Something new for the new year is happening at the Martin house! We ALL sat down and decided on the menu for the week ahead. OMG! I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to have that help. It was either Bob or Sam who had the idea of a weekly “theme” making it easier [...]
Posted in Allergies, Life, Recipes, wheat free
Soap!
Quickie post…Made soap yesterday! If you’re wondering why I used this or that, it is usually because it is what I had on hand. 8/29/09 Fats & Oils Castor Oil…1oz Coconut Oil…4oz Pomace Olive Oil…39oz Palm Oil…4oz 6.3oz lye 18oz distilled h2o 1.2oz Eos (lavender, bergamot & patchouli) Notes: Softish. Think I added the EOs [...]
Wheat Free Dorayaki
We’re studying Japan this week and for a snack I found a recipe here that easily converted to wheat free. Mind you, I’ve never had the wheat version but found this very yummy and satisfying. For the filling I followed the advise in the comment and only used 1 1/2 cups sugar. I think you [...]
Posted in Allergies, History, Homeschooling, Japanese, Recipes, wheat free
A Brief Update
One of the things that has kept us so busy lately is the upcoming parade for the True False Film Festival. Sam has been busy making a huge parade puppet with his Puppet Pals friends. We’re down to the wire. The parade is this Friday. I hear there will be a couple dozen of these [...]
The Pokey Little Puppy and the Cranky Mommy
Today was good though I’m feeling truely awful and cranky. I was however finally able to do some things with Jessie I’ve been meaning to for some time. So not a total disaster… just a cranky mommy. With Jessie, I started some activities centered around the book “The Pokey Little Puppy.” I found them at [...]
Posted in Backyard, Homeschooling, Life, Recipes
11 years ago today
and a few hours if you want to get picky… my son was born. I can’t believe how much he has grown. I can’t describe how proud I am to be his mom… Happy Birthday, Sam! I love you!!
Baking & Frustrations
First the baking (fun) part of this post… Made my first attempt at wheat-free bread last week. This is the loaf. It fell during baking but is quite edible. Maybe add a little more flour next time? The recipe (found here) calls for a lot of ingredients that I’m not used to putting into bread. [...]
Posted in Bread, Recipes, wheat free
Wheat-free Baking
Well, I’ve taken my first foray into wheat-free baking. It has been surprisingly good! Even the kids have liked the two recipes I’ve tried so far… Honey Tapioca Cookies and Brown Rice Muffins. The first picture is the muffins. They weren’t as crumbly as I expected and are really good with butter and jelly. A [...]
Posted in Recipes, wheat free
Great Bread
I think I’ve finally realized the key ingredient for great bread… patience. Lots of. freaking. patience. Take these beauties for example. If you count developing the “poolish,” it takes 17 hours of fermenting/proofing! But oh baby! is it ever worth it. Yeah, I know… I shouldn’t be eating bread. At least this recipe doesn’t make [...]
Chef Ketchup
Or is it catsup? I’ve been threatening Sam with making his own ketchup for a long time. Finally, we ran out (we had a bit of a stockpile) and I had him do just that with this recipe. I was skeptical that he’d actually like it. The recipe calls for things like cloves, powdered mustard [...]
Posted in Condiments, Recipes