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Monthly Archive: October 2011

Chemistry and cornbread

I got a few questions following this post, when I mentioned that I was starting the fructans challenge phase. In the aforementioned post I listed what foods contained fructans (garlic, onion, wheat, inulin, etc.), but maybe I should back up even more.  I have a chemistry background, but for those of you who do not, I’ll try to simplify this as best as I can without abandoning the key concepts or overwhelming you. Carbohydrate: a macronutrient in food that is made up with a single sugar molecule or multiples of them in various forms.  [protein… Read more >

October 5, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Coffee ‘n cakes

Remember back when I thought my body was through with coffee?  Ha!  What a joke.  Obviously I was in a weird place… I’m still attempting to keep my daily dose to one cup(ish).  Some days it’s no problem, but other days (ie work days), I get major hankerings for an afternoon pick-me-up in the form of caffeine.  I got this in the mail last week (a perk of being in the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program). Two of their medium roasts will now be available at local grocery stores…and I get to try them!   I made… Read more >

October 5, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

What the wheat

If you’re wondering why there have been more giveaway posts and Spain recaps than daily eats lately, it’s because I’ve been doing the fructans challenge phase.  And I’m not thrilled with it.  At first I was nervous about reintroducing fructans, then I was excited, then I went overboard… I actually started last week, but had such horrible symptoms, I went back to the elimination diet for two days in between, just to allow my body to rest and re-set. I’ll share my reactions and symptoms in more detail at the end (ie once I’ve sorted… Read more >

October 4, 2011 avocado, big salad, one lucky duck, potatoes, quinoa, raw, seitan Read more >

The Westin’s Worst

May 14th started with an 0730 rise and shine to re-pack and set out.  My dad and I attempted to locate a “supermercado” while the rest of the fam ate at the local croissanteria (pretty sure my dad made up that name).  No luck. We caught taxis and in true Dieden fashion arrived at the bus station 55 minutes early.  I read Tina Fey’s book on the world’s most uncomfortable bench and at last it was time to board.  Off to Madrid! Shockingly I dozed off for most of the trip.  I woke up once… Read more >

October 4, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Hi Pie

This is not your average apple pie.  It’s really not even a pie at all.  A crumble maybe?  Or a cobbler?  I don’t know.    But when you are in the FODMAPS elimination phase, and there are a dozen apples staring you down…well, shoot, it can make a girl go crazy!   This is a fairly ghetto recipe.  Accordingly, you probably have all the ingredients on hand.  After all, I made it at 10 pm, so it’s not like I was about to go to the store for the necessary materials to make a real… Read more >

October 3, 2011 cobbler Read more >