Okay, so been awhile since I made a blog post. I did a trial in between then and now. Goat cheese. I didn't have much of a reaction on my tests to it--some but not huge. And for awhile it looked like goat cheese and yogurt were going to work for me. This week, the reactions hit and then I realized, ain’t gonna happen. I can’t explain how disappointed I am—I found a goat cheese I just loved—but I can’t ignore the wheezing, and congestion and phlegm and stomach aches and flu-like feelings I get with cheese reactions, be they cow or—well—goat.
In other aspects, for the most part have dealt fairly well with diet but keep getting unexpected reactions from food, usually not homemade, and then discovering “Wow, that really wasn’t a good idea.” I’ve gotten to the point where all spaghetti sauces have to be made at home. There’s very little way around it now—my garlic allergy is just too harsh on me. And black pepper. Black pepper is in everything, it seems.
I’ve found that, among the things I’m allowed to eat, if I make up a mixture of tomato sauce, parsley, oregano, marjoram, a little thyme (that’s an iffy herb for me), and some wheat free tamari sauce, it’s a pretty good substitute for spaghetti sauce.
What else have I found? Bread your fish and pork chops with potato flakes after dredging in olive oil, then bake and you have a tasty coating for them. (Make sure the instant potatoes are gluten free).
I’ve actually been eating lower on the processing chain lately. A lot more plain fruits and veggies and meats. Or one food in the meal with a sauce and the others plain. It’s simpler cooking and better to control the allergy attacks. Yet still they come. Still I get into something and go…what was in that? Like just today. I’ve been taking these gummy CO-Q10 supplements. My face itches. I just looked and sure, I saw the free of ‘gluten, yeast, etc’ tag, but didn’t look close enough. Orange oil. No wonder my face itches. Just a reinforcement of the ‘Ever Vigilant’ mindset we have to have.
I feel rather blah tonight…I worked very, very hard last month and ended up burning out a bit. And eating things not so good for me (not a lot but enough to make a difference). And drinking too much caffeine. I just want to recharge now.
In other aspects, for the most part have dealt fairly well with diet but keep getting unexpected reactions from food, usually not homemade, and then discovering “Wow, that really wasn’t a good idea.” I’ve gotten to the point where all spaghetti sauces have to be made at home. There’s very little way around it now—my garlic allergy is just too harsh on me. And black pepper. Black pepper is in everything, it seems.
I’ve found that, among the things I’m allowed to eat, if I make up a mixture of tomato sauce, parsley, oregano, marjoram, a little thyme (that’s an iffy herb for me), and some wheat free tamari sauce, it’s a pretty good substitute for spaghetti sauce.
What else have I found? Bread your fish and pork chops with potato flakes after dredging in olive oil, then bake and you have a tasty coating for them. (Make sure the instant potatoes are gluten free).
I’ve actually been eating lower on the processing chain lately. A lot more plain fruits and veggies and meats. Or one food in the meal with a sauce and the others plain. It’s simpler cooking and better to control the allergy attacks. Yet still they come. Still I get into something and go…what was in that? Like just today. I’ve been taking these gummy CO-Q10 supplements. My face itches. I just looked and sure, I saw the free of ‘gluten, yeast, etc’ tag, but didn’t look close enough. Orange oil. No wonder my face itches. Just a reinforcement of the ‘Ever Vigilant’ mindset we have to have.
I feel rather blah tonight…I worked very, very hard last month and ended up burning out a bit. And eating things not so good for me (not a lot but enough to make a difference). And drinking too much caffeine. I just want to recharge now.
And so that’s where I’m at. Will play with some recipes soon and give you more new ones. I’m in need of cooking good healthy food again, now that the time crunch is over. I’d LOVE to have a freezer where I could store meals to pop in the microwave but until we own a house of our own, there is absolutely no room here to do so.
Bright Blessings, and how have you been?
Yasmine
1 comments:
Another wonderful entry. =) I've tried many of the recipes,absolutely yummy.
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