It’s been WEEKS and I am so sorry that I haven’t updated all of you about what is going on! There have been so many things and yet so few things that I haven’t had the time. Husband was on vacation for about three weeks and we did so much and yet not really anything at all. We played games and had some family time, but that’s about it. Today he had eye surgery to get rid of his glasses. I’m going to miss those glasses, I fell in love with him while he had those glasses, but now that I wear glasses of my own I can see why he wouldn’t want them anymore. I’m still going to miss them.
We also recently found out that Husband has a Gluten allergy. We are still trying to figure this out. I made Chicken Crock-Pot tacos the other day and used fried white corn tortillas instead of the flour tortillas we used to use. They were actually really good. It made me so happy to see him be able to eat one of his old favorites without getting sick. I am working on transitioning my other recipes so that he can still enjoy them without the horrible illnesses that come with them, like my fried chicken strips. I use regular everyday flour and since it is made with Wheat he can’t have them. One things I have noticed is that if you go from having regular everyday fattening brownies you cannot then move over to gluten-free brownies. The taste leaves something to be desired. They tasted more like burnt powder than chocolate brownies. After taking a bite or two we actually had to throw them out. We are still searching for really good gluten-free foods though. The pancake mix that we tried was delicious and we add chocolate chips to the batter because that is the way Husband likes them, but every once in a while I would love a plain old waffle that I can actually have syrup with because chocolate and maple syrup and not my idea of a tasty treat.
Daughter is being a pain lately, but I think it’s because we are making her do school work over the summer to keep her brain working and school is going to start soon. We are having her do a math worksheet everyday and a book report once a week. Not too hard but you’d think we were forcing her to learn physics at age 8 the way she carries on lol. She is still beautiful and the light in my days though.
I have finished the first Quarter of Culinary School. It wasn’t easy but I got through it, and not I am in my second quarter. There are two sessions to this quarter and this first session I am taking Sustainable Purchasing and Control and Introduction to Ethics. I was worried about Purchasing because it is all math, but I am actually doing very well. I’m really pleased at my progress. Ethics on the other hand is a lot of monotonous reading and that makes it difficult to hold my attention. I’m doing alright, but not as good as I could be doing. I have to read each chapter two and three times just to be sure that I understand the material. I can do this though, no worries.
This year we have decided that in order to save money on Christmas we are going to make all of the gifts that we give to each other and other people. I have already started on the gifts for Husband and Daughter. I would tell you what I am making for Husband but since he (rarely) reads this blog of mine I can’t, but Daughter’s gifts are adorable. I took some of my frames and I wrapped them in fabric, then I sewed beads onto the fabric to make words like “Believe”, “Create”, and “Dream”. Then of course there are ribbons and bows and just cute things. I also made her a HUGE pillow out of some soft fuzzy fabric and pillow fluff. I don’t know what else I’m going to make her, so any ideas would be great! I have a lot of crafting supplies so don’t hesitate because you think I won’t have something your idea requires. Please remember she is 8 so things like paper bag puppets are a little young for her. Thanks in advance!
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano
Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story
Culinary Chick at Play 