Jack LaLanne's Juicer

I have the best juicer ever! This morning I made organic grape, apple, and pear juice. It is much more satisfying than store bought juice and much more flavorful.  I would recommend this juicer because you get less pulp than other juicers and clean up takes only a couple minutes. The only downside was the price but it's well worth it, especially for vegans.

GF Bisquick!

Betty Crocker has this delicious GF Bisquick. I've used it to make rolls, pizza, bread sticks, desserts etc. Today was my first time making pancakes. It was really yummy. I have a Bisquick cookbook and I plan on using that much more often. I think I can make some truly yummy meals :D

I'm craving.

Oreos! there is no way to make them gluten and vegan and organic. RIP oreo cookies! you will be missed.

Missing something..

I had a protein shake made from brown rice protein, fresh organic pineapple and orange juice, a tsp of agave nectar and soy milk. it gave me a really nice energy boost and delicious!

organization and kids

I re-organized my entire kitchen today to make it more celiac disease friendly. I now have designated shelves of my fridge and pantry strictly gluten free and vegan. I also have kind of a funny story as to why I did this. Yesterday morning I woke to my 4 year old eating a slice of bread over my head and getting crumbs all over my face and hair. When I asked him what he was doing he said 'eating toast'.  I said 'i see that, why are you eating over me?! Gluten makes mommy sick'. He answered 'oh i thought it was gluten free'
Kids do some strange things sometimes but it was good because it opened up a conversation to talk about my disease with him. He now clearly understands that eating bread over my head is a big no-no as well as mixing gluten free products with his products that have gluten in them.

Weekly Gluten-Free Vegan & Organic Shopping List (June)

Produce: (all organic)
Bananas
Greens
Berries
Melons
Peaches
Cherries

Gluten-Free Grains: (all organic)
Rice Flour Bread
Rice Crackers
Quinoa

Protein: (all organic)
tofu (firm and silken)
vegan cheese (sheese is the best!)
hummus (i try to get a couple flavors or make and spice from scratch)

Beverages:
Soy milk (low fat)
Coffee
Tea
Diet Hansen's SodaPop (Cherry Vanilla!)

I try to buy more things as I need it, snacks and whatnot but these are my staples for june!

I forgot about something..

So yesterday, I was busing tables at the restaurant I hostess at and one of the ketchup bottles squirt me. I wiped off ketchup from my arm but didn't realize it had gotten on my jaw. When I got home from work my face was swollen and I had broken out all over the side of my face. I now know that their ketchup has gluten in it. I also was lucky enough to be hired by Sally's Beauty Supply. So I'm not going to be working with potentially hazardous gluten products.