Grain-Free Porridge

This is one of those I-haven’t-had-grain-in-so-log-I’m-dying recipes.  It’s NOT something you’d eat if you could have real oatmeal.  It’s gritty and sticks in weird places in your mouth, but if you’re missing hot cereal as much as I...

Grain-free Pancakes

First, let me apologize for these pictures.  I have a new camera and I didn’t find the macro button until 30 seconds ago.  So, this and the next post WILL BE GRAINY, though the recipes are not.  HA!  I hate puns. Anyway, a friend of mine with similar digestive...

Soft-Boiled Eggs 101

I know,  know. You’re thinking next I’ll be posting a tutorial on how to blow your nose. But, talking to Ivory the other day about how hard it is to shell fresh, hardboiled eggs, (yes, we are exciting people, I believe it is our fourth conversation on the...

Great Grits!

Great Grits Really excellent grits are never soupy.  They are sticky like sushi rice and could likewise be eaten with chopsticks if necessary (which I totally did in college cause our suite-mates kept thieving the silverware and it was all I had left.) 1.  Boil one...

Gluten-Free Pancakes

Rice Flour Pancakes 1 cup rice flour 1 egg pinch salt 1T sugar 1T baking powder 1T canola oil 1/2 cup water or milk 1.  Combine all ingredients. 2.  Drop by spoonfuls on hot griddle. 3.  Turn when they look like this: Will have the consistency of light corn cakes. 4. ...

My Daddy’s Oatmeal

My Daddy’s Oatmeal mason jar of water 1/2 mason jar of old fashioned oats handful of raisins 1T cinnamon sugar or brown sugar 1T salty butter or margarine shredded coconut milk optional crushed walnuts 1.  Toss raisins in pan of water and heat to boiling. 2. ...