Just wanted to give you all a gist of what's to come. I have a great passion for helping others and educating them on this new life they are about to tackle. This may even been a life they have been living for years already! For me, I have been living gluten free for about 3 years and let me tell you, at first it was not easy and even 3 years later I find myself struggling or getting frustrated when going out to eat or going to gatherings with friends and family. I always eat before going to any social gathering for the pure fact that I know there will be nothing for me to eat. (I always assume worse case scenario so this way I'm not disappointed and starving). I give kudos to those who attempt to make a dish that I would be able to enjoy. I always try a little bit but I never know how I will react. It is hard to explain to people how extreme this is for me (and a lot of us out there)! When I tell them about when I was first diagnosed that I had to buy a new toaster, a separate peanut butter jar, separate butter, new colander, cutting board, pots and pans and so on because of the cross contamination they look at me like I'm crazy! It doesn't take much for me to have a reaction. Heck, I can't even kiss my husband after he eats anything containing gluten!! It doesn't just stop there; gluten is in (it seems at first) EVERYTHING!! So since this is my new life and I loved cooking prior to becoming gluten free why not love cooking gluten free?? And in fact, I have fallen more in love with cooking and educating myself on what I can and cannot have. It definitely is all about trial and error. Everything you make or try you won't like but thats the fun in it! Trying to find what you do like and what does work makes this journey for me that much more tolerable. Also I wouldn't be here withouth the amazing support my husband gives me! He is, as he calls it, my guinea pig when it comes to new recipes and products. If he likes it and doesn't have to eat gluten free it's gotta be good (and trust me he will tell you if something is terrible)!!
Thats all for now, I can ramble on and on about this but I will save some for the next blog also, recipes to come!!
*Cheers*
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