I don't know how the weather is where you are, but here, it is the blushing, bashful child, against whom you cannot hold the slightest grudge, even for the most abominable offense. The whole atmosphere, here is watching its toe drag through the dirt, in a cosmic " Aw shucks!- sorry about all the ice, and snow, and wind chill- but here are some chirping birds and little green things poking their heads out! "
New England, as does any place, has its own peculiar beauty. On the other hand, the harsh extremes one must endure to appreciate those windows have never really seemed a fair trade to me.
But, I love my kitchen, my bright teal oven mitts and, even my new allergy panel!
If you follow me on FB, you'll know my food list has gotten smaller. Now, before you all exhale a collective sigh of pity, DON'T! This is fantastic news. That's not just sour grapes, or putting on a sunny face, no, no, no...
This is what I wanted. See, I know how good I feel without the wheat. I wanted a more complete list, to further my healing!
Okay, so there are some things I'll have to forgo, former staples in my pantry, but all I can think about is how this will feel so much better.
Goodbye tomatoes and peas and nuts and beans and eggs, garlic, sesame and watermelon. I will love you all from afar, but I do not miss you more than I want to be well and happy and balanced.
There were somethings I was not having at home, but indulging in whilst out and about, although I KNEW I should not. In those areas ( Soy and Dairy) I knew seeing it in print would bolster me against the temptations out here in the real world.
Is it okay to say I will miss that certain chain of coffee shops where I would get my weekly Soy Chai?
Plus, I'm Dana B, I can make hummus without sesame, I can make potato chips without safflower oil... I forgot to mention that one. And ginger?- at that there was a gulp... but then a release, okay, and a sigh when I saw my beautiful pickled ginger all pink and ready for my next sushi adventure, and my ginger tea, spicy and hot. What ev's! I laugh at you all now, ( the allergens, not you my dear friends) as I breeze through the isles at the grocery store.
My list is so much simpler now.
And really, isn't that what we all want? Simple?
I don't have to read labels on 'energy' bars, (I'll miss you LARA! - you're still the best!) or s'getti sauce, lunch meat, or chips... the few, minimally processed foods we did occasionally buy, are now off the list, SIMPLE is BETTER!
This also challenges me to reach out into the realm of these other allergies, to gift you with whatever I discover and create along the way.
So, cheers to us all for our limitless imaginations and creativity!
And, Keep those pictures coming in... only a little time left!
Ooh, Ooh, I almost forgot, look out for the "Hundred Bag Challenge" It's going to be a blast!
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