Author Archives: Cherie
Cross-contamination issues in the kitchen
I have been a very fortunate celiac. 7 years ago this February I found out what was causing the laundry list of symptoms I was suffering from and I embarked on my new gluten-free life. Why am I fortunate? Because my darling hubby and son discussed it and made the decision to eat gluten-free with …
Finally. She’s going home.
After nearly 1 month in the hospital, Emily goes home tomorrow. Hooray! She is in a halo for 3-6 months, still has open wounds on her abdomen that need to be dressed and packed twice daily, and is over past few days up and walking around — so she has a VERY long recovery ahead …
Family tragedy
I will be away from my blog for a bit. I have 5 younger sisters and the 4th sister was in a tragic car accident with her husband on Sunday of this week. She is in critical condition with multiple internal injuries, a fractured neck and back, broken ribs, broken arm, torn ligaments in knee, …
The Mandolin Incident
This is a mandolin. It has a sharp blade and easily and quickly slices fruits and vegetables into uniform size. One mandolin minus… To push the vegetables down the mandolin, you are supposed to use this pusher/guide thing. It has little prongs to firmly grasp the food and you can safely run this over the …
My road to recovery, part 1
I wanted to share a bit of my journey and the various ailments I suffered from before going gluten-free in February 03. This is the first of several chapters… I remember eating Cream of Wheat as a child. I hated that stuff. It always made me queasy and so incredibly sleepy. I was practically comatose …
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