GF :: day 5

this is my gluten-free life

buckwheat crepes

my husband comes from the area in Brittany, France where they make crepes au sarrasin = buckwheat crepes (btw, 'wheat' in buckwheat is a misnomer, there's no wheat in buckwheat flour, buckwheat flour is GF)



you can find recipes for buckwheat crepe batter on the web



to make the crepes we have a crepe maker, bought online from Canada :)




these are salty crepes or dinner crepes (not sweet or dessert crepes), we add toppings such as shredded cheese (comte), deli sliced ham, egg, onion, etc.



bon appetit !

see you tomorrow for day 6 !

GF :: day 4

this is my gluten-free life

lunch

here are some GF laptop lunches i pack for my oldest son, the above photo is a taco lunch, with Tostitos (corn chips), taco meat (ground beef), sliced black olives, taco sauce, GF gingerbread man cookies, & water



canned pear half, black olives, hard boiled egg, sliced hard salami, baby carrots, GF brownie, & water



turkey sandwich with GF bread, puppy chow, string cheese, apple sauce, baby carrots, & V8



as for me, lunch is usually leftovers (from a previous dinner), canned soup, my favorite sandwich on toasted GF bread, or my favorite salad: lettuce, French vinaigrette, chicken (optional), crumbled feta cheese, craisins, & sliced almonds



i often bring this salad minus the chicken in a reusable container to the beach during the summer

what do your GF lunches look like?

see you on Monday for day 5 ! bon week-end !

GF :: day 3

this is my gluten-free life

breakfast

for me when i switched to GF, breakfast was the most difficult transition, but it is better now that i have discovered a few things... like all of the GF Chex cereals which can all be bought at the regular grocery store... other items i eat for breakfast:



Carnation chocolate breakfast drink, i sprinkle ground flax seeds on top



cottage cheese with sunflower seeds




French breakfast - chestnut toasts with Bonne Maman strawberry jam



granola made in the crockpot, served with milk or yogurt

what do your GF breakfasts look like?

see you tomorrow for day 4 !

GF :: day 2

this is my gluten-free life

GF products that i buy



we enjoy eating this cornbread warm with butter - yum ! along with chili or soup for example



this brownie mix i can get at the regular grocery store, Betty Crocker makes other mixes, too





cookies, cookies, & more cookies



i use several different Bob's Red Mill mixes



i couldn't live without my appliances, we've had this bread machine for almost 7 years now. this GF bread mix is very easy to make, into the bread machine i dump 1 2/3 cup soy milk, 1/4 cup canola oil, 1 tsp vinegar, 2 eggs, the mix & the packet of yeast that some with the mix



3 hours & 20 minutes later, the warm good smelling GF bread is all done baking :) after 3 days i slice the remaining amount & put it in the freezer

what GF products do you buy?

see you tomorrow for day 3 !

GF :: day 1

this is my gluten-free life

{i'll be blogging everything gluten-free (GF) for a couple of weeks}

once a month i go shopping at my local co-op aka GF heaven... i stock up for the month on GF items that i cannot buy at the regular grocery store... here's a tour in photos of many of the GF food items available at my local co-op, just look for the red signs that say WHEAT FREE GLUTEN FREE...


mixes: you name it, bread, pizza crust, pancake, cake, cookies, brownies, it's there



cereal, the most popular breakfast meal in the US



crackers


cookies




pasta



frozen dinners



frozen pasta meals


more frozen pasta meals



frozen pizza crusts

where do you go shopping to find your GF food items?

see you tomorrow for day 2 !

spring ideas house

{this is not my house}

these photos were taken at Bachman's Spring Ideas House, a 1920's house transformed just for Spring ! the vast majority of the items are for sale - many of them one-of-a-kind, as you'll see...




front porch

the vintage consultant was Ki Nassauer who blogged about some of the fabulous details here & here

let's go upstairs...



a corner in the master bedroom - love the colors & textures, love the vintage dress form & love the rug




girl's bedroom - white painted branch with paper flowers & butterflies above the bed



hanging birdcage in front of painted framed canvas (butterfly nets were turned into curtain rods)



ditto



entrance to the craft room



general view of the craft room



ribbons & wrapping papers hanging on the wall


vintage post with funnels storing string & yarn




lazy susan craft goodies organizner



old wood ladders were turned into wall shelves



old lamp turned into a ribbon holder



I Make Things window is such a clever idea



storage & closet


screen door became a large inspiration bulletin board


PS Bachman's Spring Idea House is still open May 1-2, Summer Ideas House will be open June 3-13