AHHHH Sunday!! Time for some R&R, family time & most of all.. every American's favorite, FOOTBALL- which is my favorite thing in the Fall, Winter.. Spring & in the Summer I have withdrawls. Waking up Sunday mornings (or before noon sometime), making gluten-free waffles and watching Tim Tebow throw touchdown passes-(or Tom Brady) come on ladies, nothing beats that, right? And this week, we don't even have to change the channel! (Oh, but GO COWBOYS!!) :]
I love making delicious finger-foods throughout the day while the games are on. The fan favorite of the snacking dishes that I make is guacamole. If you make it at home from scratch, its already gluten-free, vegetarian, and so delish on tortilla chips, gluten-free flat bread, or save some for later and put it on your tacos! I chop all my ingredients by hand, but if you have a food processor or if you think your blender can do the job, go for it!!
Here's how to make the guacamole:
3-4 Hass Avocados
1 Medium White Onion
1 Medium Tomato
1 Jalapeno
Fresh Cilantro (about a teaspoon chopped)
Squeezed Lime
Gluten-free garlic salt (to taste)
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
If you're doing this by hand, chop everything and put in a medium bowl and use forks to help you blend and mix everything together. Guacamole is such a great snack because you can never make too much of it, and it goes great with anything.
I wanted to give some advice for some people who might not know about cross contamination, and to maybe help those of you who live in, what I like to call, "gluten houses". If you have Celiac Disease or think you might, you should keep your dishes separate from the rest. This includes your silverware and drinking glasses. You might not have noticed how many crumbs can collect in any corner or crevasse, I dare you to take a look in your drawer right now... no judging, just take notice. You should also be washing your dishes separate, and with different cleaning sponges. If you have a sanitize setting on your dish washing machine, you should wash all dishes on sanitize, but keep the gluten-free dishes separate. I promise if you start doing this, you might see a difference in how you're feeling.
Well, I will have an amazing lasagna for those on a budget that is super easy. I hope everyone is loving their awareness bracelets, I will be getting more soon. So please, keep sharing my blog and sending in your request and I'll get them out to you as soon as I get the new ones in. Have a great weekend!!!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy 2012. The year of Celiac awareness!
Happy New Year everyone!! I hope ya'll had wonderful holidays with your family.. as well as healthy and safe :] First I'd like to apologize for being so absent the last month or so as I was dealing with some health issues. (those dang wisdom teeth) Good news, I am back and I am busting at the seams with excitement of new information, recipes, advice, and some great deals on gluten-free brands!
As the holidays come to an end, and the new year begins, most people make resolutions. I have always been that one person who doesn't make any resolution because, let's be honest.. I won't keep it and end up forgetting by the time Valentine's days rolls around. I only ever cared to make the new year, better than the year before. This year, I will say I turned a new leaf and decided that MY resolution would be to spread the word about Celiac Disease and the importance of Gluten-free cooking. A couple ways I plan to go about this is I want to volunteer with the Celiac Disease Foundation to help educate myself, as well as my followers (On my blog & on my Twitter). My lovely Mother has been helping me with ideas to spread awareness and she came up with the idea of making silicone bracelets. (Umm.. GREAT IDEA MOM!!!) Nick, Mom and I put our heads together to come up with a couple "catchy" phrases.. something that will get people to scratch their head and ask; "What does that mean??" How many people have asked YOU about your Celiac or even what Gluten-free means or what is Gluten? The 3 of us really liked G-Free for life. Then, we came up with 1 of 133 because 1 of 133 people have Celiac Disease but 98% are not diagnosed. The bracelets are green (the color for Celiac Disease) with white writing so that everything stands out.
As the holidays come to an end, and the new year begins, most people make resolutions. I have always been that one person who doesn't make any resolution because, let's be honest.. I won't keep it and end up forgetting by the time Valentine's days rolls around. I only ever cared to make the new year, better than the year before. This year, I will say I turned a new leaf and decided that MY resolution would be to spread the word about Celiac Disease and the importance of Gluten-free cooking. A couple ways I plan to go about this is I want to volunteer with the Celiac Disease Foundation to help educate myself, as well as my followers (On my blog & on my Twitter). My lovely Mother has been helping me with ideas to spread awareness and she came up with the idea of making silicone bracelets. (Umm.. GREAT IDEA MOM!!!) Nick, Mom and I put our heads together to come up with a couple "catchy" phrases.. something that will get people to scratch their head and ask; "What does that mean??" How many people have asked YOU about your Celiac or even what Gluten-free means or what is Gluten? The 3 of us really liked G-Free for life. Then, we came up with 1 of 133 because 1 of 133 people have Celiac Disease but 98% are not diagnosed. The bracelets are green (the color for Celiac Disease) with white writing so that everything stands out.
So.. you want a bracelet???
Here is the deal... the bracelets are already made, they have already been paid for. My family and I ARE NOT looking to make a profit on this, nor are we trying to collect money for them. If you want a bracelet, please e-mail me (faiiithy09@gmail.com) or Twitter me (@Supbro13) send me your address and I will send you a couple of bracelets. Our goal with theses bracelets like I said is to spread awareness about Celiac Disease and Gluten-free eating.
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