Introduction! :)

[Guest guest]

Hi, I was wonderng, as an alternative to breads and such, would you be

able to eat Sprouted Grains bread...Ezekiel 4:9 is the brand, from the

Maker's Diet by Jordan S. Rubin. They have all sorts of bread like

seasme, cinamon rasin and they have everything from bagels to

Tortillas. This is techincally wheat, but it's sprouted so the gluten

is normally tolerable to Celiacs and those with Leaky Gut. I know my

brother, who is FINALLY(after over 9 weeks) on the tail end of the

diet and treatment for Leaky Gut has been able to eat these for quite

some time. He likes it a lot, since the brown rice breads he found

seemed to 'grow' in his mouth he couldn't eat them. These actually

taste like real bread...to be at least...I'm not sure if this helps

but if all else fails check with the doctor you work with and find out

what they say...a lot of health food stores carry these products,

normally in the frozen section.

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

 

Yes, that would be hard! I also miss some of those fake meat products and the

convenience of them. And I'd developed a liking for Tofurky Italian sausages not

long before I had to go gluten-free.

 

Well, I do have a suggestion for what you can do with all those beans and corn

chips, LOL. I make a lot of " Nacho " plates ala what I used to see at Taco Bell.

Cover a large plate with tortilla chips, grate some Follow Your Heart Cheddar

" Cheese " over them, and put a generous amount of refried beans in the center.

Heat in microwave until warm. Then top with Toffuti Sour Cream, chopped green

onions, olives and tomatoes. Delish. I seriously made a plate of these every day

for a long time. They're hard to stop eating. And no doubt kids and teens would

especially like them.

 

For the refried beans I use a recipe from How it All Vegan!

 

Larry's Re-fried Beans

 

2 cups cooked or canned beans (e.g., pinto, kidney, black)

1/2 cup vegetable stock or water

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

1 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 Roma tomato, sliced

 

In a medium pot, cook all the ingredients on medium heat for 10-15 minutes,

stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Mash with a fork and serve as is over

rice, or in items such as burritos. Makes 2-4 servings.

 

I sometimes double the recipe. Works fine without the cilantro, but I sprinkle

in some dried because I can always have it on hand. Those big jars of

pre-chopped garlic make things a lot easier too.

 

I've started making my own sour cream with a recipe from La Dolce Vegan

because it costs about half as much to make it yourself. It's not as white

(because of the tamari) or as thick as the Tofutti Sour Cream, but the flavor is

tangier so that makes up for it.

 

Faux Sour Cream

 

1 12-oz pkg soft or silken tofu

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp (wheat-free) tamari (or use soy sauce if you don't have it...)

 

In a blender or food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.

Makes approx. 1 cup.

 

The vegan cheese can get pricey too if you use a lot of it, so you can make

your own. I've tried some recipes from The Uncheese Cookbook that aren't bad.

I'm going to try this one from La Dolce Vegan soon. It looks simple, and is

probably good since most everything else is.

 

Cheryl's Faux Cheese

 

3/4 cup cashews

1/4 small orange bell pepper, roughly chopped

1 tsp salt

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp oil

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 cup water

4 tsp powdered agar agar (or 1/4 cup flakes)

 

In a food processor, combine the cashews, bell peppers, salt, onion powder,

oil, and lemon juice and blend until smooth. In a small saucepan, bring the

water to a boil, reduce heat and whisk in agar agar, stirring often until it

starts to thicken. Spoon into food processor and blend with cashew mixture until

smooth. Spread evenly in square or rectangle container and refrigerate for at

least 1 hour before using. Makes approx. 16-oz.

 

Good Luck!

Linda

 

 

Kim <kimbo wrote:

Hi there!

 

Some of you may see this intro several times as I've seen some of you

on other lists I'm on.

 

Due to health issues with my gall bladder and a new diagnosis of leaky

gut, I'm on a vegan and gluten free diet. Yesterday the ER doc called

and told me that I should also be tested for Celiac.

 

Doing the diet is not hard, but feeding my family is. Right now we

don't have the funds to have them all tested, but once the new

insurance kicks in we will.

 

Anyway...my family is a hard bunch to feed. The main snack food is

sandwiches. My girls are vegetarian and eat a lot of fake " meat "

products. Having to cook for all of them is very, very hard as I so

want to eat all the food they are having!

 

So, I've joined this group (and many others) to try and find recipes,

support and community. Hopefully I can make things for my family that

we all can eat and enjoy, instead of making two meals all the time.

There is only so much beans and corn chips you can eat.

 

The gluten-free pastas and breads are not too bad for me, but my

family finds them tasteless and bland.

 

Any suggestions any of you may have are very welcome.

 

Other than that, I'm a homeschoolin' mom living on a small 2-acre

" farm. " (I say " farm " because we mostly grow plants for all the

critters to eat *grin*). As my second job, I'm a writer, photographer

and soon-to-be holistic healthcare practitioner. When I'm not falling

over asleep, I like to read and watch House and PBS (my little guilty

pleasures).

 

Have a great day,

Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

Boy you have your hands full. I just wanted to throw

my 2 cents about the bread in. I to love bread and so

does my husband. He can eat the regular stuff but

when I make sandwiches for us I use the gluten free

stuff. The two I have found that I can even find a

taste to. These don't taste soggy or mushy or just

plain weird.

I don't know if you have a Whole foods close or can

order from there but they have a prairie bread which

is the only one I like. www.wholefoods.com

Also, Manna from Anna bread www.glutenevolution.com.

They also make a wonderful pizza dough. I am a lazy

cook and I LOVE pizza.

I hope this helpa and good luck.

Kathi

 

 

--- Kim <kimbo wrote:

 

> Hi there!

>

> Some of you may see this intro several times as I've

> seen some of you

> on other lists I'm on.

>

> Due to health issues with my gall bladder and a new

> diagnosis of leaky

> gut, I'm on a vegan and gluten free diet. Yesterday

> the ER doc called

> and told me that I should also be tested for Celiac.

>

> Doing the diet is not hard, but feeding my family

> is. Right now we

> don't have the funds to have them all tested, but

> once the new

> insurance kicks in we will.

>

> Anyway...my family is a hard bunch to feed. The

> main snack food is

> sandwiches. My girls are vegetarian and eat a lot

> of fake " meat "

> products. Having to cook for all of them is very,

> very hard as I so

> want to eat all the food they are having!

>

> So, I've joined this group (and many others) to try

> and find recipes,

> support and community. Hopefully I can make things

> for my family that

> we all can eat and enjoy, instead of making two

> meals all the time.

> There is only so much beans and corn chips you can

> eat.

>

> The gluten-free pastas and breads are not too bad

> for me, but my

> family finds them tasteless and bland.

>

> Any suggestions any of you may have are very

> welcome.

>

> Other than that, I'm a homeschoolin' mom living on a

> small 2-acre

> " farm. " (I say " farm " because we mostly grow plants

> for all the

> critters to eat *grin*). As my second job, I'm a

> writer, photographer

> and soon-to-be holistic healthcare practitioner.

> When I'm not falling

> over asleep, I like to read and watch House and PBS

> (my little guilty

> pleasures).

>

> Have a great day,

> Kim

>

>

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