Gluten Free Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes

Thanksgiving is upon us and I can't wait to go home for the holidays. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday--time with the family, a lot of good food. Then Christmas music starts to be played at my house, the decorations come out and we spend the rest of the week getting the house "Christmas-ized." We used to make Sweet Potatoes with the Marshmallows on top. I never liked the taste of sweet potatoes until my aunt introduced marshmallow covered sweet potatoes! For a ten year old, this was quite the sticky yummy treat. Now however, my mom and I created an equally sweet treat. Pecan and Brown sugar topped sweet potatoes. It's a little sweeter...

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Gluten Free Morning Glory Muffins

So, after getting more news from my doctor, I decided to put aside my homework and stress and just mess around in the kitchen. So we already knew that I had Celiac, but I am also most likely lactose intolerant and have IBS as well! They gave me a few over the counter meds to try but still want to run a few more tests to make sure I don't have other hidden things. Anyways, here's a yummy treat for the cold mornings. These muffins are a great breakfast treat, and taste great with a cup of hot cocoa! It has been so cold here that I find muffins and a hot drink very comforting. Gluten Free Morning Glory Muffins  Ingredients2/3 c. canola...

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Gluten Free Strawberry Crepes

I apologize for not being on Blogger for so long. I had surgery, then college and work started...and I just haven't had time to update! On the day of my surgery, I could not sleep at all. I had to leave for the hospital around 5:30am, and there I was puttering around the kitchen wondering what I could make. I couldn't eat it of course--surgeries have this crazy rule of no eating 8 hours before, but I thought I could treat my mom to a nice breakfast.  Gluten Free Strawberry Cream Cheese Crepes Servings: 4 crepesIngredients: Crepe:2/3 cup gluten free flour mix (either store bought, or you can use this one--look under ingredients) 1/4 tsp....

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Egglicious Salad Sandwich

I have been craving a tuna fish sandwich lately, but when I went to my pantry today to grab a can of tuna, I was dismayed to see I did not have any! I paused, racking my brain for a close second to tuna. Seeing a bottle of mustard I thought Egg Salad! I quickly grabbed some eggs and boiled them and other ingredients into a bowl. I didn't measure anything and I just guessed about what I thought would taste good. I will try to give measurements on what I think will be sufficient. Ingredients: 4 boiled eggs 1/4 c. Mayonaise (I used Helmans Light) 1/8 c. (2 tbsp) Mustard dash of Salt dash of pepper Pepper about 1/2 tsp Dill Weed (or...

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Pass the Milk Please!

I love milk. I love drinking it. I love putting it in my cereal. I love putting hot coco mix in it. I love the taste, the smoothness and how well it goes with most meals. Good thing that milk carries so many health benefits! Most diets these days say to minimize milk and dairy product intake but please do not ! Milk helps strengthen your bones and immune system as well as providing nutrients to your skin. It helps prevent hypertension, dental decay (strenghtens enamel of teeth), hydration, respiratory problems, obesity, and osteoporosis. By drinking just one, 8oz. glass of milk we are giving our bodies a nice source of nutrients such...

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Falling for Fall Trends

I was at Forever 21 the other day just perusing looking for a jacket, when I noticed a necklace. Unsure if I liked it, I decided to carry it around and make a decision later about buying. As I was walking around the necklace must have caught on to something because all of a suddent I found myself being jerked backwards. Caught off balance I began to fall...right into the coat rack! But that was when I saw it: the perfect coat--a deep turquoise leather with a semi-bunched bottom. Sitting on the floor my legs unashamedly outwards in a V, and coats scattered all around me, I held up the jacket admiring it's style. Immediately...

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Fruit Torte

Try #1: Looks pretty but the crust [Garbanzo bean] was awfulI made a Gluten Free Fruit Torte for my Birthday back in February. It was awful. I had used mostly Bob's Garbanzo bean flour for the crust...and it tasted exactly like garbanzo beans with a strange grainy texture. You'd think I would have realized that it would taste like garbanzo beans but instead of researching it like I should have...I agreed to give it a go. If you are gluten-free I am warning you now stay away from Bob's Red Mill Garbanzo Bean Flour and any flour that contains garbanzo beans!A couple months ago I made a few more attempts finally coming up with a perfect (at least...

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Illegal Immigration; Have we gone too far?

So I was hanging out with two of my good friends yesterday and we randomly got engrossed in a discussion about the reform in Arizona. You know what I'm talking about: the anti-illegal law that has been plastered all over the news since it was first passed April 2010.This law aims to identify, prosecute and deport all illegal immigrants. This is the strictest immigration law that has ever been passed in the United States. I do not agree with much of What Obama says but he stated that this law "undermine[s] basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping...

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Gluten Free Flatbread

So in March, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease--an autoimmune disease where the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten (the substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch) and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and sometimes oats.As a Persian, I was pretty devestated. "I can't eat any more naan!? I eat lavash with almost every meal!" And although There are a lot of alternatives to my favorite gluteny filled foods (tapioca bread, rice bread, rice pasta, corn pasta, gluten free chips and cereals and cereal bars etc) I have yet to find gluten free flat bread.Thus began my...

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Back to School!

Hello All!Well, here we are school is going to be starting soon and I have yet to get a bed for my apartment! I still have a couple weeks though, so I think I will be okay.I am excited to be starting my Public Relations Internship with Student Bridges this year! For those of you who don't know Student Bridges is a student-run organization that helps raise awareness about college access. Check out www.studentbridges.org for more information or e-mail me at pfoadian@student.umass.edu! If you or your organization would like to become an affiliate of Student Bridges please don't hesitate to contact me! I look forward to hearing from you. (=I finally got the article for SB's fall newsletter finished! So look forward to our Newsletter available the beginning of September.Tootl...

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