A Treat

Desserts don't last long in our house these days. Between Ian and myself, desserts seem to disapear quickly.

Here is the most recent one made..

Here is the box.. they have been Ian's favorite from the time they were made at a friends house and Ian had a sample... She gave us a box knowing he would appreciate them..

Another treat we have had recently are made with these ingredients... 

can you guess?

 Scotcharoos!! They didn't last long either... but not because we ate them all, but half the pan was brought to a couple different friends houses when we went to visit. They enjoyed them as well. The recipe along with the ingredients were given to me by my cousin at a family wedding shower. 

Another gift for our wedding was this cookie jar...

Along with the jar came a note "I expect to this to be full at the next book study gathering at your house". The next time we saw this friend.. I proudly showed him the filled cookie jar, which emptied out quickly due to everyone at the game night meeting was encouraged to take a cookie. Needless to say he was overjoyed at the sight of a filled cookie jar!

Besides all the different desserts we have been sampling, we have also been eating more healthy snacks to counter act the desserts..(or is it to make us feel better for eating the sweets?)

Recently I have found out I am allergic to Gluten which has changed my diet drastically. I have not been able to eat many usual foods anymore, in fact my entire diet has been reduced to fruits, veggies, nuts and raisins and anything that doesn't contain: wheat, wheat gluten, malt, barley, rye, and hydrolized veggie protein. Cereal for breakfast has been replaced with oatmeal, sandwiches for lunch have been replaced with fruit/veggie health shakes (made in a blender), and dinner.... well, dinner really hasn't changed too much unless I use breading for my chicken, soy sauce (which has hydrolized soy protein) to season the pork, etc. Rice has become our new favorite..or should I say..my new favorite. Potatoes are still safe for me to eat, but Augratin or Scalloped potatoes are not allowed. 

So, there is still plently to learn from this new diet, but I must say I really have been feeling better. I know my stomach definitely feels the difference. When I 'accidently' eat gluten? My stomach reacts almost immediately!

If you have any good gluten free recipes I would love to know about them.. especially the gluten free dessert ones! :)