A break!!

So- I finally have a much-needed break for awhile. It hasn't really sunk in yet, and I still will have quite a bit to do, but my huge presentation is OVER!!!

I might venture into the world of gluten-free baking. I may take a trip to the health food store tomorrow to stock up on all the weird flours I can find.

I'm a little scared. I used to be a decent baker (I mean, come on, I did win a few awards in 4H back in the day), but I am completely inexperienced when it comes to GF baking. At least I'll have some sort of a guide, between the Gluten Free Girl blog and some of Bette Hagman's books.
And where the heck do I find sorghum flour?! Guess I better start looking for it while I'm still living in the "big" city.

I'll let you know how it goes...

It's cold.

That's about it. It's cold. I hate being cold. Yuck.

Time for a cup of tea?

C is for Cookie

I tried Pamela's Products Chocolate Chunk cookie mix yesterday.

Procrastination cookies, more or less. I used to make a lot of stress and procrastination cookies. How things have changed...

My hankering for cookies started during THE game (which ended up not being that exciting anyway), so I decided that instead of working on my presentation(s), cookies were in order. Given that I haven't had the time or the ingredients to try any of Bette Hagman's promising recipes yet, the mix was calling my name from the pantry.

I'd probably end up giving it a 3.5. Not essential, but a HECK of a lot better than the horrible sand cookies I made earlier this year. A little crunchy for my taste, and still a hint of sand-like quality, but they tasted good. Especially warm. It's been a loooong time since I've had a freshly-baked cookie.

My dear hubby tried them and told me that they were gross. But- his mom is the best cookie baker I know, and he is used to wonderful gluten-filled creations that he can eat.

That's ok then, more for me.

Gluten Free Dreams

Nope, not posting about my dreams about being GF. Those are more like nightmares anyway. This is about a chocolate cake mix I just made, by Gluten Free Dreams.

First bite- pretty good, mostly impressed by the texture, BUT it has a funny taste. It almost tastes like burning. I'm certain I didn't burn it at all, and the edges surprisingly have less of the questionable taste. It's not bad once you get used to it and realize that it's not actually burned. Frosting is definitely essential.

I'd have to give it a 4. Not quite as amazing as Pamela's sour cream recipe, but decent. I can deal with it.

Of course, I just made cake in accordance to my craving, and then had a duh moment as it was cooling when I realized that I still have most of a yummy cheesecake to eat up in my fridge. Yikes. I'm going to be fat!

I'm still here

Don't worry, I'm still here. Just trying to figure out my health situation. I think I'll just stop speculating for awhile and wait for my next doctor's appointment... SO until next month, I am hopefully signing off of the health updates.

However- I'll still try to update some, but be warned that I will probably either be just posting info on food or using this as my personal soapbox...

I'm really craving chocolate cake. Heck, I'm just craving food lately. I don't get a whole lot of chances to eat during the day, which has totally been screwing with my hunger schedule. I think I was hungry for about anything possible. Except when I saw some really, really nasty things today. Then I was glad I hadn't eaten anything. I'm currently rounding with the infectious disease doctor, so use your imagination. (For my mom's sake, I won't give details!)

Anyway, I apologize for the continued randomness. Maybe from now on, I'll stick to a topic or something.

I'm off to go procrastinate and bake a cake. Then, maybe I'll get some work done.