Presentation by the Feingold Association

The impact of synthetic preservatives and additives on behavior and their connection to ADD/ADHD.

Part 1


Part 2

Gluten Free coming to Starbucks!! Woo Hoo!!

Okay...really, I'm so not a Starbuck's fan at all because budget wise this just ain't an option when I go out some place to eat. Why? It's not just because their products are loaded to the brim with artificial colors, flavors and preservatives but because their yummy gooey goodies are filled with GLUTEN! Ack! Evil, vile thing! Plus, this place ain't exactly cost effective for a families budget.

However! They now have heard the cries of gluten-free eating people all over and have decided to try their hand at making a yummy tummy goodie just for us allergic people. May 5th, Starbuck's will introduce a new gluten-free dessert called Orange Valencia Cake with Almonds, just for us poor gluten-free people.

Here's the blog with the details.

Enjoy your very own slice of gluten-free goodie on May 5th nationwide.

Gluten Free Tortilla Recipe

1 1/2 c. gluten free flour mix
1/2 c. corn meal
1 tsp xantham gum
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3/4 to 1 c. room temp. water

Whisk dry ingredients together. Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add about 1/4 c and mix with your hands. Continue adding water 1/4 c. at a time to achieve consistency.

Due to flours reacting differently (absorption wise) to liquids, you will need to adjust liquid depending on what's used. Dough should just leave the sides of the bowl.

Separate the dough into 6-8 balls, then place dough in between two sheets of parchment or cling wrap and roll out thinly. Dust with rice flour as needed. Heat skillet or griddle and gently lay out the tortilla in the pan. Cook for approx. 1-2 minutes on each side. Your looking for them to just barely develop little brown spots, once both sides have them your tortilla is done.

**** These do not make good leftover tortillas, so only make what you need. I have however heard of mom's rolling these out and freezing them in between wax paper but have not tried this myself. ****

Gluten Free Flour Mix Recipes

Mix #1

1 1/2 c. Sorghum Flour
1 1/2 c. Potato Starch
1 c. Tapioca Starch/Flour
1/2 c. Brown Rice Flour

Mix #2
1 1/2 c. White Rice Flour
1 1/2 c. Potato Starch
1 c. Tapioca Starch/Flour
1/2 c. Brown Rice Flour


Mix #3
1 1/2 c. White Rice Flour
1 1/2 c. Brown Rice Flour
1 1/2 c. Potato Starch

Dairy-Free WF/GF Beef Stroganoff

This doesn't have the tang that original beef stroganoff has but it is still tummy filling and makes for a very fast meal. Add steamed broccoli with gluten free lemon pepper seasoning for a side veggie.


1 lb Ground Beef (lean should be good)
1 T. minced, dry onion
Imagine No-Chicken Broth (enough to cover browned meat)
1/2 c. Pacific Foods Vanilla Rice Milk
4 T. white rice flour
Mrs Leepers Corn Rotelli
Salt & Pepper

Brown ground beef over medium heat, add minced onion and enough broth to cover an inch about the ground meat. Simmer to soften onion. While meat is simmering, mix 1/2 c. rice milk with 4 T of rice flour to form a nice slurry/paste. Increase heat to med-high and slowly whisk in slurry to meat. Remove pan from stove and allow it to continue thickening off heat source. Prepare corn rotelli according to package. Combine meat mixture and neoodles. Season with salt and pepper.

Interesting Quote

Heard this from Mark Driscol, "If your single, you don't need birth control, you need self-control". At first I just thought it was kind of comical, but in reality it is biblical if you seek the scriptures.

1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Titus 2:6
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

Why I love the farmer's market!

I absolutely love (!!!) being able to go down to the Beaver's Street produce market and pluck fresh produce that was just brought in from the farm the day before. I was able to purchase apples, oranges, bell peppers, new red potatoes, watermelons, onions, cantaloupe, eggplant, tomatoes, new white potatoes and corn from MY COUNTRY! Even better, was the fact that they came from my STATE! Woo Hoo! I brought 10 Watermelons today that was brought up the day before from Immokalee Florida, for only $4.50 a piece. Now, these are some honkin' watermelons, cost $4.50 each, are grown not only in my COUNTRY, but are grown in my state and are only trucked the short distance from Immokalee to Jacksonville. These things aren't trucked from Honduras or Mexico, but from my own state. How could you not appreciate produce grown by your own people, in your own state, in your own country?

Even in these economic times we are truly blessed with the bounty that our own people are capable of growing. What a great God we have, that even through our toiling in the soil and being at the hands of crazy temperatures, our soil is still able to bear much produce for the mouth's of our children.

Dairy Free Basic White Sauce

I turned this into a mock alfredo sauce simply by adding garlic and Italian seasoning and tossed it with some corn pasta, it was de-lish!

2 T. flour (I used white rice flour)
2 T. oil (I usually use coconut or olive)
2 2/3 c. rice milk

Pour rice milk into a saucepan and begin warming it. In a small bowl make a paste with the oil and flour, add to milk and whisk while mixture thickens. Remove from heat and season.

3 Day Consignment Sale - May

Host:
Closets 2 Closets

Where:
Courtyard Marriot
610 Wells Road (Blanding/17)
Orange Park FL 32073


Dates/Days/Times:
May 8th (Friday) Noon to 7:00PM
May 9th (Saturday) 10:00 to 7:00PM
Sunday 10th (Sunday) 10:00 to 5:0PM

SUNDAY IS HALF PRICE DAY - ALL DAY LONG!!

Clothing, Nursery & Maternity, Furniture, Strollers, Bikes, Car Seats, Books, Movies, Toys and more!

If your interested in making some money you can get information on becoming a consignor, check out the website closets2closets.com and get other information there as well.

The Future of Food

For an educational video on the future of food and the truth behind genetic engineering you can go to www.hulu.com and search under "F" for "The Future of Food" and it will allow you free access to watch the documentary. It's educational and scary at the same time but it's an honest and truthful look into the genetic engineering and the desire to genetically engineer not only seeds but also animals and humans. This is mostly based on genetically engineered plants and the impact on our children and health.

In the interest of our children's future as well as our grandkids future, it's a movie worth watching so you'll know where to stand and also, what's really in each meal or snack you consume.


Toodles!