Did you know that store bought rice cereal treats have malt or barley in the them? Which is a problem for me. Rice cereals should be gluten free but many unfortunately are not. So I decided to make healthier gluten free cereal treats at home. A local grocery store recently made new gluten free cereals so…
Bread of the Month: English Muffins
This year I decided I am picking one new bread item per month to home-bake. If you have followed my blog for any length of time you will know that I love to bake but my baking had been mostly limited to desserts. It's only within this past year I began to feel comfortable making…
Greene’s Gluten-free Granola Bars
On weekday mornings it's just easiest to grab a breakfast bar and a cup of coffee when starting the day. But because I have food allergies to barley and tree nuts, finding a breakfast/granola bar that I can eat can be a challenge. Usually gluten-free bars create texture with tree nuts and bars without tree-nuts often…
Barley-free living
Last month I shared with you my journey to discover I was allergic to barley. I also explained what it looks like to be married to a beer loving ex-bartender (See Barley-free means no beer right?) When I shared about my allergy to my family, my grandmother told me her father…
Wait-barley free means no beer . . . Right? aka A Chemistry lesson for a Birthday present
So let me first answer the question: Wait-barley free means no beer . . . Right? This is the first thing people ask me when they find out about my allergy. It was hard news for my ex-bartender boyfriend (now husband) from the micro-brewing region of Oregon. Suddenly I could no…
Why I am Barley-free: The Conclusion
This is the conclusion to a three part blog about how I discovered my barley allergy. If you need to get caught up click on : Part One or Part Two. I was discouraged and tired of the games by the fall of 2011. I didn’t feel the dermatologist and his team were listening to me…
Why I am Barley-free: Part One
Everyone has their own stories on how they discovered a health issue or allergy. To me it is like a puzzle; some issues are short and quickly resolved like children's puzzles. But for most people discovering a health issue or allergy it is like an advance jigsaw requiring many doctor's visits and patient time. This…
