Eating out

I hate the thought of eating out. But wouldn't you know it, we will be out during dinner time tonight and will have no choice. It's not just finding things he CAN eat, I know about BK and Outback steakhouse, but even letting him see the good food others are eating. I just feel so bad! Ugh, we will see how it goes....

Pepperoni bread

This stuff is GOOD!!! I wanted to eat it, but I do not eat his gluten free food ONLY because it is so freaking expensive!!!! I got it from gfcfrecipies blog, which there is a link of off this site.



GF Pepperoni Bread

- make one Noah's Bread recipe
- add 1/2 tsp salt
- add 1 tbsp sugar
- cut up as much gf pepperoni (like Wellshire Farms, Applegate Farms or Hormel) that you want. Of course, you could use any meat, or salami, etc. Using more makes it more appealing, and filling.
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal mixed with 3 tbsp water; heat in microwave 30 secs and let sit 5 mins.) I used a regular egg
- corn meal Didn't have any so I didn't use it and it was still good

So, mix the bread recipe, add the other ingredients. Spoon into about six lumps on a lightly greased baking sheet. Smooth the tops of the lumps down by wetting the back of a spatula or spoon - form the lumps into rounds. Sprinkle corn meal over the tops. Bake according to the Noah's Bread recipe.

Starting week 2

So we have one week under our belt and its getting a little bit harder. My son is starting to realize what it is he can't have, I have been acting excited about what he CAN have but he is getting wise. The other day he told me he cant stand not having ice cream, :( But he is still being a good sport overall. Haven't noticed any changes yet, AT ALL. But I will give it a whole month before I give up. I have to be honest, I am on the fence about whether or not I want it to work, just because its so hard to keep up with. My son doesn't have too many behaviors, but there are enough that he will have to go back on some kind of medication if this doesn't work.
On a good note, I have discovered that he will eat almost anything if its dipped in barbecue sauce, so he is trying new things now! That is an exciting development!

Alton Brown's chocolate chip cookies

The Chewy Gluten Free Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007 See this recipe on air Friday Aug. 01 at 11:00 PM ET/PT. Show: Good Eats Episode: Sub Standards

8 ounces unsalted butter 11 ounces brown rice flour, approximately 2 cups 1 1/4 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/4 cup 1/2-ounce tapioca flour, approximately 2 tablespoons 1 teaspoon xanthan gum 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/4 cup 10 ounces light brown sugar, approximately 1 1/4 cups 1 whole egg 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons whole milk 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Once melted, pour into the bowl of a stand mixer. In a medium bowl, sift together the rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour, xantham gum, salt and baking soda. Set aside. Add both of the sugars to the bowl with the butter and using the paddle attachment, cream together on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the whole egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine. Chill the dough in the refrigerator until firm, approximately 1 hour. Shape the dough into 2-ounce balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes, rotating the pans after 7 minutes for even baking. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the pans for 2 minutes. Move the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely. Store cooked cookies in an airtight container.

Day at the Park

Yesterday we went to a local amusement park at eating was not an issue thank goodness! He had a hamburger on a plate and fries (I am told are fried in a dedicated fryer). Although he dislikes not having a bun, he ate it just fine. I packed many gluten free snacks, including slim jim jerky snack, not the regular slim jim. According to the ingredients the regular slim jim contains wheat, but the jerky does not, but I am going to double check on that. He got a snow cone and cotton candy (only ate the snow cone, kept cotton candy for home). So far the diet is going good, not too many complaints except that he misses pizza. I have also not seen any changes in behavior yet, but it's still early. Today is day 6.
Last night we made a chocolate chip cookie recipe developed by Alton Brown who you may know from Food Network. Rave reviews!! Recipe posted separately.

Lunch

My boy is coming to my work for lunch today, which is stressful because he better like what is brought for him or we are outta luck!! I am going to eat something he hates like salad so he's not jealous!!
I found out that the local amusement park has a fryer for just fries to tomorrows trip might not be totally horrible. That and he can get hopped up on cotton candy too!!
Tonight I attempt chocolate chip cookies.

Peanut Butter Cookies

From Bob's Red Mill website

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Peanut Butter

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 slightly beaten Egg

1 tsp Vanilla extract

1 tsp Baking Soda

2 Tbsp Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour

Preheat oven to 350�. Mix ingredients together and roll into 1 inch balls and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for approx. 8 minutes. Makes 24 cookies

I rolled the cookies in sugar before placing on the cookie sheet, YUM!