i never thought my christmas wish list would consist of: xanthan gum, children's toothpaste, and head lamps- but it does. gone are the days of a pair of nice jeans and a good book and some bubble bath (although those would be nice too!) the list is an ever growing compilation of things that are hard to get here, very necessary, and would basically make my life better.
let me explain.
the headlamp: have you tried to do the dishes by dim candle light? have you tried to look for something with two hands while holding a flashlight? if you answered yes- then you can appreciate the love of the head lamp. we have one. one. and it is a prized possession in our house.
the tooth paste: we help brush six pairs of teeth a day (3 kids twice a day) that's six opportunities for people to whine and complain about the 'spicy' grown-up toothpaste, or the awful strawberry-menthol flavor of the local kids paste.
the xanthan gum: have you tried to find a recipe for gluten-free breads with out xanthan gum? well it's impossible. finally i googled 'gluten-free bread with out xanthan gum' and found something requiring flaxseed and a blender and electricity, none of which i have, so i'd be better off waiting for some christmas xanthan gum.
and why am i making gluten free bread you ask? because they don't sell it here, and because i have recently joined zoe in the GFCF (gluten-free casin-free) diet and i'm searching for food that i can eat and enjoy. because i'm starving to death.
i love bread. pretty much all bread items. i love milk and cheese- all types of cheese. i also have come to see that my diet consists mainly of these things - with some vegetables and meat sprinkled in occasionally. i'm attempting this GFCF diet for two reasons- solidarity with zoe, and i heard a migraine cure success story. since i still get a few migraines a month i'm destined to run out of relpax, my medicine, in the next 6 months and it's not sold here. however, at the rate i'm going, i may have starved to death anyway by then- and i won't know if this diet helped or not!
but i figured it's worth a try and even if it doesn't eliminate my headaches, i'll understand my daughter better. it's been two days. i have deep respect and compassion for her. she rarely complains about what she eats or what she can't eat. she even checks to make sure there is no gluten or dairy in the food she's given. this tells me that either she really feels a difference or it's become a 'rule' for her- like putting on her seat belt or wearing her retainers or needing to hear 'i forgive you' instead of 'it's okay' after she apologizes for something. i hope it's the first.
for me, it's only been two days and i'm not sure i'll make it. my diet has consisted of bananas and peanut butter, nuts, bolongnes sauce with out the spaghetti, dark chocolate, many anchovies and coffee with soy milk. is it better to please the mouth or the head? i'm not sure.
right now mike is in the kitchen making pizza with the boys, i'm mildly drooling at the thought of all that cheese and the crust and the olive oil.
maybe instead of asking for xanthan gum for christmas, i'll ask for relpax!
let me explain.
the headlamp: have you tried to do the dishes by dim candle light? have you tried to look for something with two hands while holding a flashlight? if you answered yes- then you can appreciate the love of the head lamp. we have one. one. and it is a prized possession in our house.
the tooth paste: we help brush six pairs of teeth a day (3 kids twice a day) that's six opportunities for people to whine and complain about the 'spicy' grown-up toothpaste, or the awful strawberry-menthol flavor of the local kids paste.
the xanthan gum: have you tried to find a recipe for gluten-free breads with out xanthan gum? well it's impossible. finally i googled 'gluten-free bread with out xanthan gum' and found something requiring flaxseed and a blender and electricity, none of which i have, so i'd be better off waiting for some christmas xanthan gum.
and why am i making gluten free bread you ask? because they don't sell it here, and because i have recently joined zoe in the GFCF (gluten-free casin-free) diet and i'm searching for food that i can eat and enjoy. because i'm starving to death.
i love bread. pretty much all bread items. i love milk and cheese- all types of cheese. i also have come to see that my diet consists mainly of these things - with some vegetables and meat sprinkled in occasionally. i'm attempting this GFCF diet for two reasons- solidarity with zoe, and i heard a migraine cure success story. since i still get a few migraines a month i'm destined to run out of relpax, my medicine, in the next 6 months and it's not sold here. however, at the rate i'm going, i may have starved to death anyway by then- and i won't know if this diet helped or not!
but i figured it's worth a try and even if it doesn't eliminate my headaches, i'll understand my daughter better. it's been two days. i have deep respect and compassion for her. she rarely complains about what she eats or what she can't eat. she even checks to make sure there is no gluten or dairy in the food she's given. this tells me that either she really feels a difference or it's become a 'rule' for her- like putting on her seat belt or wearing her retainers or needing to hear 'i forgive you' instead of 'it's okay' after she apologizes for something. i hope it's the first.
for me, it's only been two days and i'm not sure i'll make it. my diet has consisted of bananas and peanut butter, nuts, bolongnes sauce with out the spaghetti, dark chocolate, many anchovies and coffee with soy milk. is it better to please the mouth or the head? i'm not sure.
right now mike is in the kitchen making pizza with the boys, i'm mildly drooling at the thought of all that cheese and the crust and the olive oil.
maybe instead of asking for xanthan gum for christmas, i'll ask for relpax!
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