Day 4 & Day 5

Day 4. We survived.  That's all I'm going to say about that.  Sorry, I couldn't resist that line! 

Day 4 didn't start well.  Did I mention that Caleb, whom I suspect has Celiac Disease, is the picky eater of our family?  I have to say that he has come a very long way in his eating a variety of healthy foods which include salad, asparagus & even raw broccoli.  However, there are some things I believe he may never eat.  Beans are on that list.  After Day 4, I believe rice may be another.  I knew he wasn't fond of rice, but I decided to make Crock-Pot Brown Rice Pooridge (a recipe from Gluten-Free Cooking: Quick & Easy).  I will admit that I was a little speculative about eating rice for breakfast, but I decided to give it a try. I made ready & combined all the ingredients (with love, mind you) the night before.  In the morning, my husband and I tried the pooridge (before Caleb was awake).  It wasn't bad.  It had the same consitency as oatmeal.  I had to adjust the seasonings a bit (added more cinnamon & brown sugar) & it was good.  It did not taste like rice.

Enter Caleb.  He looked in the bowl & began to push it away to make room for his cereal.  I told him to try it.  He asked what was in it.  I didn't want to tell him so he wouldn't have any preconceived ideas.  Instead I encouraged him to try it.  My encouragement wasn't working.  I assured him it wasn't beans!  Still not working.  So, I told him that I would tell him but he still had to try it.  I told him, he tried it & his reply was, "It tastes like rice".  Ugh!  It does NOT taste like rice! 

I decided it wasn't worth fighting about since I can make that recipe with oats instead.  There has been some controversy regarding oats being gluten-free, but I read that they truly are gluten-free.  However, many factories that handle oats also handle grain, which causes cross-contamination.  I bought a package of Bob's Red Mill gluten-free oats & will try the recipe again substiting oats for rice.  Problem solved.

Day 4 ended on a good note.  We had a breakfast dinner & the Bob's Red Mill pancake mix was a success.  Everyone (except our oldest son, who is away at camp) liked the gluten-free pancakes.  Hooray!

It's Day 5 & there isn't much to report.  I did receive the book I ordered from Amazon, "1000 Gluten-Free Recipes"!  There is just something about a large, hard-bound book that makes me want to dive right in.  I only scanned through it a bit due to time restraints, but I am looking forward to "diving in" very soon!

We went to Monical's Pizza tonight & Caleb had the gluten-free cheese pizza.  It was very good.