Jen began a yoga practice a year or so ago by asking “What if (it) is as easy as breathing?” Humans learn some complicated things without being taught and incorporate them unconsciously into daily lives. Our most natural and perhaps best methods of learning are by imitation and trial and error. Most of us walk … Continue reading
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams. I’m not really a “Dilbert” fan, but I like what cartoonist Scott Adams had to say about mistakes. Several (OK – 10, maybe more) years ago I mashed the Thanksgiving Day potatoes within an inch of their lives. … Continue reading
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” ― Albert Einstein We’ve been experimenting with alternatives to traditional yeasted gluten free pizza crust. One made with cauliflower was tasty and sturdy enough for toppings, but not as crispy as we’d have liked. A delicious sweet potato crust was caramelized and crispy at … Continue reading
Our personal Tsunami rolled in when Gus was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a little after 10:00 a.m. on October 20, 1996. Three days later he was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Surf?!! First we had to learn to “swim.” Continue reading
Gus was born 21 years ago this moment. I wish I’d baked his 21st birthday cake. He probably would have requested German Chocolate with Coconut Pecan Icing. Instead a friend made him a pie sized (cookie?) which he enjoyed at 10:43 p.m. PST at Stanford’s Sierra Camp on Fallen Leaf Lake south of Lake Tahoe. … Continue reading
Gluten-free cooking is about love and creativity. It’s about making the best of what we have and what we’ve been given. An NYA faculty member once said of the school’s production of The Wizard of Oz in the dining hall: “for so long we’ve been doing so much with so little, now we think we … Continue reading
Gluten Free Gus 