What's Cookin'?

Every morning I try to find an interesting art-related video for my students to watch on my blog. Today I found something a little more appropriate for this blog. It's chock-full of gluten laden foods, but I find it humorous and thought I'd share it with you.

Here is the info:

Conventional wisdom tells us not to talk with our mouth full, but no one ever said anything about pieces of food rapping along to some of the best culinary lines in hip-hop history. The latest short from production duo BankShot with music by DJ Nick Castle finds a stop-motion film that shows everything from pancakes and bacon to a green pepper with a platinum grill lip-synching along to classic lines from Biggie Smalls, Guru, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Action Bronson, Method Man and a whole lot more notable emcees. Dinner is served.

Directed by Bankshot
-TeamBankshot.com

Music By DJ Nick Castle

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Gluten Free and Dairy Free Lunches

It is a challenge creating lunches for a picky child who has to eat both gluten and dairy free. If you are in the same boat, you may also struggle with finding healthy solutions for lunches. I have some suggestions here, but I would love to hear tips from you if you have any!

Proteins:
Seeds and nuts
Peanut butter sandwiches on gluten free bread
Gluten free jerky
Hard boiled eggs
Turkey or other sandwiches on gluten free bread
Almond butter sandwiches on gluten free bread
Gluten free trail mix (you can make your own)
Peanut or almond butter on gluten free graham crackers

Fruits and Vegies:
Well, that pretty much explains it! Sometimes I slice carrots or pop in a box of raisins but I always try to have fresh fruit in the lunchbox. Applesauce is useful. I try to stay away from sugary fruit snacks as they rarely contain "real" fruit.

Carbohydrates:
Popcorn (I pop a bag on Sunday and then put in baggies for lunches - reusable lunch baggies are the best)
Gluten Free Bars - we love Pamela's brand. The Whenever Bars, Chocolate Cocunut flavor, are my daughter's favorite.
Tortilla chips
Muffins (I prefer to make my own to save money)

Dairy:
Since my daughter can't have dairy I make sure she has a great calcium supplement...

I'll try to edit this blog whenever I get some new ideas...

Welcome to my blog!

As a mother of a child who is gluten-free and dairy free, as well as being gluten-free myself, I thought I would start a blog that would be helpful for others with the same food issues. My philosophy on food has long been that food should be good for the body, good for the environment and good for the farmers that produce it. My intention with this blog is to create and share gluten-free and/or dairy free recipes, review products and give helpful advice. While I have a long history of cooking food for family and friends (I own over thirty cookbooks!) I am not a trained gourmet chef. My recipes are all tried out by myself, and most importantly, by the most harsh food critic ever, my daughter. So, enjoy and feel free to contact me with any feedback you may have! Have a beautiful gluten-free day!