A cookie is just a cookie...

Snack food is the number one thing that stinks about being gluten free.
I was having a craving for a fig nuten. but i did not know of any gluten free version.
So we gave thease a try. Jovial, gluten free fruitfilled organic cookies.

taste  was good, but very  fradgil, and texture was dry. not as good as i hoped

GF ha ha: dusting

2010
Cheese Cake Factory

me: I understand that the Gadiva chocolate cheese cake is flourless?
Waiter: Yes. It is a mousse on top of flourless torte.... Well, except that they dust all of the cheese cake pans with flour...

How can it be "flourless" if there is flour all over the outside?

Subsitutes for alchol in cooking

I don't drink alcohol.
And I don't cook with it.
A lot of people who are Gluten free know that you can't use malted liquor, because the barley, hops and other gluten no-nos.
So here is a very good, extensive list of substitutes, 

alcohol-substitutes

Thanks to the gourmet sleuth

Canvas Bag Tutorial pt 2

Fold the bag, right sides, out sides together.

Marking the middle with a pin. Unfold.

From the middle pin, measure out three inches, in each direction, and mark with pins again.

Do this on Both sides.

This indicates your bag's bottom.*

With the bag flat out, one handle in front of you, pinch the fabric at the center pins, and fold it up towards you to meet the second set of pins. Then fold the other handle up to meet the first handle.

It should look like this, from the side.



Pin it down, and then sew up the sides as is.

When you right side out the bag, the tucked section will fold up, and that makes the bag's base.



* At this point you could use some iron on vinyl to make the bottom more waterproof, or some fusible interfacing to make it more stiff, but it's not necessary.

Canvas Bag Tutorial pt 1

If you have ever gotten one of those “fabric” “reusable” bags at the grocery store you might be disappointed. They rip, and they don’t wash well.  (YES you should wash them; your food was in there!)

Make your own? But most styles require piecing the bag together, with up to 5 pieces, not counting  structural support and handles.

So check this out for Easy and sturdy:

Supplies:

Get 20 Inches of some 36 inch wide canvas fabric.

3.5 yards of one inch wide coordinating ribbon.

Thread and you are set.
 
Instructions: Pt 1
Lay out the Fabric, flat.

On the short end, measure in six inches, and pin the end of the ribbon, with the tail coming out.

Measure about 23 inches of the ribbon into a loop, and then pin that spot down six inches from the edge, on the same end.

Continue with the ribbon, laying it down the length of the fabric, keeping six inches from the edge.

When you reach the other end make a matching loop of 23 inches. And then continue down the length of the ribbon to meet up where you put the first pin.

Sew the ribbon down.

At this point, you can embellish the bag. Embroider, fabric paint, you get the idea.

Gluten free Woppie Pie

We used a star shaped woppie pie pan and the Betty Crocker yellow cake mix.

Turned out good, if I do say so my self.
Two stars, some marshmallow fluff and strawberry slices.
Yummy
And Happy 4 th of July!

Make your own Cloth diapers

I am inspired to publish a multi part tutorial for making your own cloth diapers.
I'm doing it, so it can't possibly be that hard.

Cotton Babies is an EXCELLENT source for cloth diapering info. Their Blog answers most questions. But only you know what will work for you.

But for my purposes cloth diapers comes down to three variables;
How it assembles and how it stays on.

Style 1_ Basic cover/wrap. Single layer that hold moisture, goes over the thing doing the absorbing
Style 2_ Stufer/pocket. Two layers that you can stuff the absorbing cloth between
Style 3_ ALLinONE. Multiple layers that absorb and hold, that are pre-assembled.
Opt _1 Snaps Closure
Opt _2 "hook and loop" Closure
Opt _3 "S hook" Closure

 So to give you an idea:
Diaper 1.1 would be a basic cover, with snaps. Econo Bums brand is this style
Diaper 3.2 would be an ALLinONE with hook and loop closure. bumGenius brand is this style.

I will also tell you about the "brands" of cloth diapers that I have experienced. Not all of which are official, or even still exist :) Each has pro and con, and people dedicated to each.

Some people go for one style at night and another during the day, and a third for travel.. My hubby said he wanted me to stick with ONE style so that he did not have to think too hard when changing.