Fun, food and fire

So I did very little cooking this last week since we were out of town for a few days at a family reunion.  We did find a nice winery and saw the tall ships.  The best meal was when we went to a fish boil.  If you have never been to a fish boil it is something to do before you die.  It is very straight forward and mostly gluten free.  It goes something like this:


Build a nice fire from hardwood
Take a big pot and put it on the fire, fill it with water and salt.
When the water is boiling add potatoes.  Since they are cooking for a lot of people they add a lot of potatoes.
Every so often and after adding potatoes or salt pour kerosene on the fire so it flares up.
When potatoes are almost done add more salt and then the fish.  It is usually Lake Michigan Whitefish, which were caught that day.
Add quite a bit of kerosene to the fire causing all the fish oils to burn off.  The fire will flare up about 20-30 feet just like this:

Once the fire excitement is over you go inside and get your dinner.  The fish and potatoes are served with coleslaw and bread.  I assume the bread is good, my husband kept insisting it tasted like gravel which usually means 'this is so good and I don't want you to feel bad that you can't eat it.'  The coleslaw was tasty and was not drowned in dressing.  There was cherry pie with ice cream for dessert.  I had ice cream which was very good again I was told that the pie tasted like gravel.
The fish boil was really fun and enjoyable and we got to drive through some really cute little towns to get there.  We went to the White Gull Inn (www.whitegull.com)

So, no cooking this week but this weekend I am going to try muffins.  I have some homemade maple syrup and am thinking blueberry maple muffins with a streusel topping.  I will post the recipe and any suggestions to changing it up or making it your own next week.

If anyone has any ideas or suggestions for thing to try to make gluten free just let me know.  After muffins I will probably make some more cupcakes and then I am going to tackle fried chicken.  I never promised good healthy food that isn't fried or filled with sugar.  I cook what I like and right now I want food that is very bad for me.  I will probably go back to more healthy things soon though.

Everything has to start somewhere

So I have decided to start my own blog.  As a celiac and someone who loves to cook and eat food I thought I would stay with the things I know.  So I am planning to make this blog about my adventures in adapting recipes to be GF and possibly new foods and places to eat that I have found.  I am in Minnesota but have family and friends all through the US.   It is challenging to find places to eat sometimes on road trips.  So it is nice to have some resources to help out there. 

I also have a dog who is also gluten/grain free.  It is hard to find GF dog treats for him as well so I have been experimenting with making my own.  I will included recipes and hopefully photos of what I have made and offer my suggestions for making the recipes your own.  I am not nut, dairy, or casien free but will try to offer ideas to make the recipes without other allergens as well.

I will also provide links to some of my favorite things and other blogs and websites with further information and ideas.  That is what the internet is for; the sharing of information and ideas to help us all live better lives.  And to provide embarrassing videos and porn right to your home.

Well now you know what I am about and where I am planning to go from here.  We will see where this ride takes us and hopefully we will all end up satisfied and ready to go again when it is done.