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Perfect Spring Weather

highs around 70°f/20°c and lows around 55°f/13°c, mostly sunny with flamboyant clouds

Mad Gluten Free Fest

hosted by ALT Brew which makes (you guessed it) GF beer. Found some scones without cream that still tasted great. One vendor claimed bagels, but they were baked not boiled so nevermind. They also sold crypto rye bread. (Caraway seeds helped, but it lacked that nice sour-sweet flavor I remember).

The Blessing of the Bicycles

hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, aligning with

Madison Bike Week

It’s been an institution for decades. Several mayors have rode in previous years; the current mayor regularly commutes on her bike. In a former life I was a bike mechanic and enthusiastic 3-season cyclist. Now I love the extensive bike infrastructure because the paths are blacktop (asphalt aka bituminous) which means much smoother rolling in my powerchair, at its full speed of 6.5 mph/10+ kph. Even better, the transportation department decrees that the bike routes be cleared to the same schedule as the "salt routes," which are the key roads for getting to school and to work

Best get-out-the-vote metaphor

Thanks, sonia for pointing me:

“Voting isn’t marriage, it’s public transport. You’re not waiting for “the one” who’s absolutely perfect: you’re getting the bus, and if there isn’t one to your destination, you don’t not travel—you take the one going closest.” From Vicky James on Medium

What lovely things happened to you?

I just posted a super-simple, lower-FODMAP recipe to gluten_free.

And by the way, if you're interested in a global community of gluten-free eaters and recipes, check us out!

https://gluten_free.dreamwidth.org

I’ve finally got a reliable technique. Requires a very sharp chef's knife.

cut out and discard the ribs
chiffonade: stack up three to five half-leaves, fold over in half lengthwise, roll tightly, then cut into thin ribbons
parboil (in my 1000 watt nuke, that's 6 minutes covered)
add to sweated onions and caraway seeds cooked in copious oil
stir & cook for at least 20 minutes
finish with equal amounts of apple cider vinegar and apple juice

Last time I cooked up three bunches, which was two pots full, using 1/2 C each ACV and apple juice.

MyGuy makes BLTs twice a year. He sets aside three strips of crispy bacon for my delectation. This week I went wild: gluten-free buckwheat crackers generously slathered with creamy simple peanut butter and then crowned with bacon bits. It was a party in my mouth! All the textures, lots of tasty fat, lots much crunch.
Oatly Chocolate Dessert is pretty damn wonderful. Oat milk brings a creamy mouth feel very close to milk. The chocolate is not as dark as I’d love, but being able to eat ice cream without starting a war in my guts is excellent.
Another sky picture! Brown prairie, bare trees, rolling hills dominated by medium blue sky with five contrail artifacts and low clouds coming in from the south. Indian Lake Park, Dane Co, Wisconsin — 10 December 2020 — 50 degrees F ( inside the cut )

between me & the news.

Luckily it's a lovely fall day -- 66° so we're going to a lakeside picnic at Burrows Park with tasty falafel from Banzo.

In the meantime, a very deep dive into the many issues presented by not-English typesetting with Latin characters.

https://www.type-together.com/latin-based-languages-typesetting

I loved setting type when I was younger (with a photomechanical purpose-built machine and then with the very first desktop publishing tools). Getting lost in the subtle distinctions between type faces was a very happy place. And that's another reason I love fandom.

What area of interest do you enjoy getting lost in?

Recipe: Greek-style Hot Dish

MyGuy and I have created a flexible casserole celebrating the tastes and textures of Greece. Potatoes, garbanzos, olives, sweet pepper, artichoke hearts, asparagus, tuna, lemon. Full details & vegan variations at the gluten_free community, where the current monthly prompt is bread.

I'm posting to fulfill my pledge. Just 2882 days ago (in a locked post) we began experimenting with this recipe, and I did promise to post it when it was ready to roll.

New! gluten_free a comm for sharing gluten-free recipes and resources is open for business! Come sign up and join the gluten-free cooking conversation!

All joy to runpunkrun for cooking (and baking) this up. I’m thrilled and will help stir.

Current Mood: bouncy

I need a lot of salt and protein in my diet. Several years of experimentation yields this recipe. I switch between tofu and turkey cutlets as my protein. ( 608 words )

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Bella's gurgling stomach

Thanks to runpunkrun and isis for extensive variations, I stumbled into a really tasty gingerbread with an exquisite crumb--delicate and coherent, unlike any GF cake I've made so far.

Chewy Gingerbread Bars

(Gluten and Dairy-Free) ( tasty and quick )

After some experimentation, here's a less-sweet and slightly-chewier version of my GF molasses spice cookies ( wow, stand mixers are wonderful tools )

Makes 30 ~2in cookies
adapted from
Gluten Free Flavor Flours by Alice Medrich with Maya Klein

170 g (=12 tablespoons or 1.5 sticks) softened unsalted butter, cut into chunks

( really, how can you go wrong with that much butter? )

I've always been a big cheese fan, and moving to Wisconsin only improved this.

( five questions and nine answers )

makes: 4 dozen 2in cookies

90 minutes start to finish with pause for refreshments

ETA: I improved this recipe so they're less sweet and more chewy

( 24 cookies you'll like even if you're not gluten-free )

1. Do you mostly prepare your meals at home or do you eat out more?

Mostly at home for two good reasons: I have dietary restrictions, and MyGuy's cooking is great!

2. Is there a time of day when you are more likely to buy food already prepared?

If I've missed lunch and it's after 2pm

3. What is your average weekly grocery bill? What is your total restaurant/fast food bill for an average week?

For two people, $190 week for groceries, $29 for eating out.

4. What is your favorite meal to prepare at home?

Breakfast: sweated onions and greens plus 20g of protein (Greek yogurt, turkey burger, chicken thighs, sautéed fish or liver)

5. What is your favorite meal to order in a restaurant?

Sushi, or fancy risotto, or ceviche, or pakora, or I'll eat anything I can eat that's too much work to make at home.

Thursday

Swim at West Mesa Pool.
( some people visit museums I tour natatoria )

And that was it for Thursday, because I did too much on Wednesday and was exhausted.

Friday

Browsed various places with my walker.

Ate at Thai Vegan, one of many vegan restaurants in the city. They were vague about gluten, and I think I got some.

Napping, drowsing, snoozing.

Saturday

Stopped by “Sweet Nothings,” a GF bakery. ( nifty form factor for bread )

Swam at Sandia pool ( another high-school adjacent facility )

Typically fabulous lunch from MyGuy: The Salad Meal with avocado chunks, cucumbers, romaine, scallions, and cold shrimp; dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.

Walk at Petroglyph National Monument Volcanoes ( brief and impressive )

Back to walk El Paseo del Bosque north from Tingley Beach, with dog in tow. ( pebbles sand iron )

In early January we set out in our ridiculous red van, MyGuy at the wheel. We brought lots of snackers, copious water, and scores of props to help us stay comfortable in car seats. We stopped at least every two hours to stretch. Four days through St Louis, Tulsa, Amarillo and into a rented condo in Santa Fe NM, and we're still on good terms.

Great Things

( indeed five of them )

Frustrating Things

( four of those )
tl;dr

It was fun, I'm glad we went, we would never move there.

Better living with upper respiratory infections

( all about it )

Gluten Free Pie Crusting: An Observational Study

Last week MyGuy did apple pie SCIENCE! He bought a pack of two frozen GF crusts, nestled in artisanal aluminum foil. He then made cover crusts with two kinds of GF flour, providing ample comparison tasting opportunities.
( It was definitely a struggle. )

I've been filtering my regular gratitude posts, but felt like putting this one out to the wild world. Visit this post if you'd like to read all of my gratitude practice.

( An imperious cardinal )

( Pain management skills )

( Canned white anchovies )

( I can savor my past adventures )

( Free public libraries )

( Discussion of Whole 30 diets and my performance of gluten avoidance )

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