Nothing says comfort food like a bowl of mac and cheese, right? When I first changed my diet, the thing I was most upset about was the loss of macaroni and cheese from my life. I have tried countless recipes and they rarely filled that cheesy elbow-shaped hole in my heart… and if they came close,…
Tag: gluten-free
How I Became Gluten-Free
As I mentioned in the gluten-free pasta post, I gave up gluten over 6 1/2 years ago. This was right before “gluten-free” became a buzzword, or a trendy diet craze. A few years earlier I met a friend with Celiac disease, and I remember saying something along the lines of “I would rather die than live without bread and pasta.” Ohhhh sweet silly young Janine. You were so wrong.
Gluten-Free Pasta
When I first went gluten-free, I was in a panic about how I would live without pasta. At the time (6 1/2 years ago), there were very few GF pastas available in stores, and they were all very clearly not “real pasta”. So I did what any kitchen nerd, and I asked for a pasta…