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.

Are you serious?

Got a voicemail from the doctor's office last week. Apparently my tTG titers are now higher than before. That's not supposed to happen. It was supposed to be positive reinforcement to continue to eat like a nut case.

This will warrant more investigation. Many possible reasons, including some sort of lab error (it's a send-out, and I went to a different lab...).

I'll keep you posted.

Pun intended.

"Quick" Note

Hi there-

Just had to post. If you know me, you probably know that I can often be the "grammar and spelling police". I'm the kid who inadvertently proofreads the bulletin during church. If I find an error on a test, I have to correct it before I can even reread the question. Of course, you all have to deal with my incorrect grammar on this blog, but it's my prerogative. Like my famous run-on sentences and fragments. And dangling participles. And whatnot.

If any of you are anal like me, I thought you might get a kick out of this blog I just "happened" to find:

Quotations

I laughed out loud. It's so "me". I may not be a grammar expert, but blatant disregard for the English language drives me nuts. Maybe I'll post again on my current favorite/most annoying language issue...

Enjoy!

I fell...

Off the bandwagon, with the coffee thing. I drank some today, after almost a month without. It was alright.

I awoke my coffeemaker from its two month hibernation to find that it had developed a "funk". That musty, acrid smell of coffee buildup. Ick. I had to descale it with vinegar before I even tried to make a cup. I think it helped a little, but my coffee still wasn't quite up to standard. It had a faint taste of moldiness. Nevertheless, it was a nice homecoming, what with the vanilla fake creamer and such.

(Random thought- why doesn't anyone make a flavored creamer product that is actually derived from cream? I can't find any in the grocery stores around here.)

I even had to make a special trip on my way home from work today just to get the creamer. But it was worth it. Even the quizzical look I got from the cashier when I paid for my solitary creamer bottle.

It's good to be back. Now, I'm going to try moderation again and see how that goes...

Coffee coffee coffee!!!

I haven't had coffee in a couple weeks now.

I know, I didn't think I could do it either.

Mom and I had some uh, severe gastrointestinal disturbances after drinking some decaf while we scrapbooked. She blamed it on the coffee, even though it was decaf. From then on, we made a pact to not drink any coffee, caff or decaf.... I was thinking we might try it for a few weeks, but she said three months. Yikes.

I have noticed somewhat of a difference since giving it up altogether. That doesn't mean that I don't miss it though. Pretty much everyone knows that I love coffee. My adorable aunt-in-law gave me a coffee book with gift cards for different coffee shops for my birthday, and I thought it was an awesome idea! (I might steal the idea someday for a friend...) My kitchen rug has coffee cups on it. I used to go hang out at a nearby coffee shop to study before tests, partly for coffee and partly because the rest of my classmates were there to make me feel better about the test. We mostly sat around comparing how little we felt we'd studied.

I wasn't all fanatic about it like my one friend who grinds his own coffee beans and such, but I do love coffee. And I miss it so.

Now I'm off to have some tea...

whoa.

Heh heh heh.... just looked at my ER bill. I'm almost speechless. That's a LOT of money for a set of vitals, a urinalysis, a complete metabolic profile, a CBC, and 10 minutes with a doctor. Holy crap. I was expecting a bill, but NOT like that. Nothing was diagnosed!!! Nothing was treated!!! I can only imagine the medical bills for people who are actually sick. Wow. I'm in shock.

Thank the Lord for insurance. Softens the blow considerably. But still... I'm such a tightwad, so I'm naturally upset at the ridiculousness of it.