the source of my discontent: The Top Five
Sep. 1st, 2007 01:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I think maybe I'm feeling overwhelmed.
1.) The house is moving along, but a lot slower than we would like. Mostly because we work different schedules and so the time we have available to work on it is pretty limited. We need to have the basement sorted by the time we turn the furnace on, so we're starting to feel the time crunch. And since reno work isn't the only thing we have or want to do with our spare time, it's getting kinda crunchy.
2.) I'm doing really really crap on the sorting out my dietary issues. If somebody plonked a list of foods and a schedule on my desk I would have no problem following it, but because I'm trying to figure out a lot of it on my own, it's a huge pain in the butt[1]. The experiments I've made with alternative flours[2] have been complete failures, and research and experimentation takes up time I could be doing other things. I find myself staring into the fridge trying to think of something I want to eat, and as often as not I say fuckit and make myself a sandwich and down a handful of pills. This is not what I want to be doing.
3.) Three years after a quit the damn company, LD50 showed up back on my doorstep like a 16 year-old shoplifting charge that just will not go away. I spent days going through boxes of old paperwork and telephoning government offices and I'm pretty sure the appropriate records have finally been submitted. But still. If a human ex kept up this kind of behaviour I'd take out a damn restraining order.
4.) I want to get off the phones at work. I even have a reasonable idea of what I need to do to accomplish that. I just have no left-over mental energy to put towards it. None.
5.) Money and debt. Kill me now.
[1]No scatalogical puns intended.
[2]Most recent purchases; chickpea, millet, moong and rice flours. Now I just have to hunt down recipes that don't include wheat.
1.) The house is moving along, but a lot slower than we would like. Mostly because we work different schedules and so the time we have available to work on it is pretty limited. We need to have the basement sorted by the time we turn the furnace on, so we're starting to feel the time crunch. And since reno work isn't the only thing we have or want to do with our spare time, it's getting kinda crunchy.
2.) I'm doing really really crap on the sorting out my dietary issues. If somebody plonked a list of foods and a schedule on my desk I would have no problem following it, but because I'm trying to figure out a lot of it on my own, it's a huge pain in the butt[1]. The experiments I've made with alternative flours[2] have been complete failures, and research and experimentation takes up time I could be doing other things. I find myself staring into the fridge trying to think of something I want to eat, and as often as not I say fuckit and make myself a sandwich and down a handful of pills. This is not what I want to be doing.
3.) Three years after a quit the damn company, LD50 showed up back on my doorstep like a 16 year-old shoplifting charge that just will not go away. I spent days going through boxes of old paperwork and telephoning government offices and I'm pretty sure the appropriate records have finally been submitted. But still. If a human ex kept up this kind of behaviour I'd take out a damn restraining order.
4.) I want to get off the phones at work. I even have a reasonable idea of what I need to do to accomplish that. I just have no left-over mental energy to put towards it. None.
5.) Money and debt. Kill me now.
[1]No scatalogical puns intended.
[2]Most recent purchases; chickpea, millet, moong and rice flours. Now I just have to hunt down recipes that don't include wheat.
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Date: 2007-09-01 06:31 pm (UTC)Try the Bulk Barn for alternative pastas. They usually have a few kinds and I'm sure you have one relatively near you. They will also have bread machine mixes and regular bread mixes for your sandwiches. I love the rice noodle 'sticks' you can get at the Asian grocery store, too.
If you give me some idea of what you usually eat, I have done the no-wheat, no-dairy thing and it is easier for me to tell you how I'd change a meal than to throw out ideas.
I found it simpler and less obtrusive to forgo the item (pasta, bread, etc) entirely and put something else in its place. In many instances, I used spaghetti squash or julienned kale instead of pasta under a sauce, quick-cook oats instead of bread crumbs in meatloaf, and things like that. Romaine lettuce hearts are a great substitute for bread when it comes to making sandwiches, you just stuff them. Tuna salad is delicious in them, or you can lay a slice of deli meat out, put a slice or 'stick' of cheese on it, a wedge of pickle, some veggies and condiments, roll it up and tuck it in the lettuce. That's a lunch that packs well.
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:18 am (UTC)The romaine idea is brilliant, I'm going to give that a try. I was thinking that with a lot of the gluten-free flours I could try making flatbreads that would do for wraps.
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:19 am (UTC)One recipe coming up
Date: 2007-09-03 07:16 pm (UTC)Gram Flour Pancakes
(that's chick pea flour to you and me)
4 oz/115g gram flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
About 2 fl oz/1/2 dl vegetable oil
Sift the gram flour into a bowl. Slowly add 8 fl oz/1/4 l water, 2 tbs at a time. After each addition stir well with a wooden spoon, breaking up all lumps. Now add another 4 fl oz/1 dl water, the sale turmeric, and cayenne. Stir to mix.
Put a small cup with the oil, as well as a pastry brush, a teaspoon and a small measuring cup somewhere near your frying pan. Have plates ready so you can serve the pancakes as soon as they're made. Each pancake takes about 7-8 minutes to cook.
Brush a nonstick frying pan with about 1 tsp of oil [I did not own a pastry brush back in the day, but somehow I made it work] and heat on a lowish flame. When it is hot, stir the batter well and pour about 4 fl oz from the bowl. Tilt the pan around to spread the batter to the edges (it should end up about the thickness of a crepe). Keep doing this until all the batter in the frying pan is evenly distributed and is set. Dribble 1 tsp of oil around the edges of the pancake and another tsp over the pancake. Cover the frying pan and let the pancake cook for 7 to 8 minutes. It should be slightly crisp at the edges and on the bottom.
I used to eat mine with loads of mango chutney, but I don't need much of an excuse for mango chutney.
Re: One recipe coming up
Date: 2007-09-04 04:27 am (UTC)Re: One recipe coming up
Date: 2007-09-08 05:27 am (UTC)are you allowed to have yoghurt?
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Date: 2007-09-01 08:23 pm (UTC)I've never worked with millet flour. If you like hot cereal, I'd recommend quinoa.
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:19 am (UTC)I can think of worse fates. :-)
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Date: 2007-09-01 08:59 pm (UTC)Other options: Kinnikinnick Foods (http://www.kinnikinnick.com/) & -- my celiac MiL swears by both, and another GF LJ friend uses the latter's pizza rounds.
Good luck! (http://www.glutino.com/)
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:21 am (UTC)Pizza crusts are definitely a big item I need to replace.
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Date: 2007-09-08 05:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-09 09:06 pm (UTC)I've decided I'm going to go completely grain-free for a week and then do some experimenting with different stuff to see what happens. Standard wheat is obviously a problem, but I'm not sure about wheat-related grains like spelt or duram yet.
So far I seem to be fine with corn.
I picked up some potato flour as well yesterday. So I have a few things to try out.
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Date: 2007-09-02 02:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2007-09-13 08:17 pm (UTC)isle 5, frozen foods
gluten & wheat free bagels
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Date: 2007-09-14 03:51 am (UTC)Did you spot what they were made out of?
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Date: 2007-09-14 10:18 pm (UTC)Tapioca Rice
Date: 2007-09-26 09:40 pm (UTC)Kinnikinnick Tapioca Rice New York Style Plain Bagels
Ingredients: White Rice Flour, Water, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Whole Eggs, Palm Fruit Oil (Non Hydrogenated), Yeast, Cellulose, Modified Cornstarch, Pea Protein, Sunflower Oil (May Contain Sunflower and/or Canola Oil), Salt, Glucono Delta Lactone, Sodium Carboxy Methylcellulose, KinnActive Baking Powder, Xanthan Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Vitamin Blend (Thiamine, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Folic Acid, Iron), Sodium Bicarbonate, Guar Gum
Kinnikinnick Tapioca Rice Sesame Bagels
Ingredients: White Rice Flour, Water, Tapioca Starch, Sugar, Whole Eggs, Palm Fruit Oil (Non Hydrogenated), Yeast, Sesame Seeds, Pea Protein, Modified Cornstarch, Cellulose, Sunflower Oil (May Contain Sunflower and/or Canola Oil), Salt, Glucono Delta Lactone, Sodium Carboxy Methylcellulose, KinnActive Baking Powder, Xanthan Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Vitamin Blend (Thiamine, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Folic Acid, Iron), Sodium Bicarbonate, Guar Gum
Kinnikinnick Tapioca Rice English Muffins
Ingredients: Water, White Rice Flour, Egg Whites, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Sugar, Yeast, Sunflower Oil (May contain Sunflower and/or Canola Oil), Poly Dextrose, Dextrose, Sodium Carboxy Methylcellulose, Salt, Pea Protein, Vitamin Blend (Thiamine, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Folic Acid, Iron)
Kinnikinnick Tapioca Rice Hamburger Buns
Ingredients: White Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Water, Sugar, Poly Dextrose, Whole Eggs, Dextrose, Yeast, Sunflower Oil (May contain Sunflower and/or Canola Oil), Pea Protein, Sodium Carboxy Methylcellulose, Salt, Vitamin Blend (Thiamine, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Folic Acid, Iron)
Re: Tapioca Rice
Date: 2007-09-26 10:29 pm (UTC)I don't know if you're feeling social at all or not, but Axe & I are taking D & M out for goodbye pints tonight at Caddie's. We'd love to have you join us.
Re: Tapioca Rice
Date: 2007-09-27 01:00 am (UTC)Re: Tapioca Rice
Date: 2007-09-28 04:17 am (UTC)I picked up some bagels today. Bagels for breakfast! Whoo hoo!
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Date: 2007-09-08 05:22 am (UTC)you can do this reciepe with the other bean flours too. you can also add spinach or cilantro or onions or tomatoes depending on your current restrictions.
have you tried quinoa? i found it to be a miracle food. also is it possible for you to see a nutritionsit who specializes in food allergies? i think you and i may have very similar issues.
good luck mate. and i completely empathize with you on the breaking down frequently and the stomach issues. the good news is that as you start feeling stronger, you're going to not feel so emotionally labile. that will take time. also stress can make stomach issues worse. so just breathe and let this pass too.
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Date: 2007-09-09 09:59 pm (UTC)I'm not familar with dosa - is it like a pancake or more like a tortilla?
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Date: 2007-09-10 02:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-10 03:18 am (UTC)Is you family from one specific part of India?
Gluten-free food
Date: 2007-09-13 08:15 pm (UTC)