Hard to believe I started blogging A.Greene’s Adventures 6 months ago. 100 posts later, I have shared with you the ways I have transformed, transitioned, and transcended, into married life in Corning NY. Looking back, since January we: Survived our first NY winter (See: A lesson in Independence, 2300 degrees, my new hometown) Settled into our home, state,…
The home-brewing has begun
As I explained last month, one of the first things people think about when they hear I'm allergic to barley is that I cannot drink beer. But my husband Luke has chosen to turn this into a fun challenge. He is finally starting a hobby he has been wanting to do for awhile: home brewing his…
Patience: giving myself time
We live in an impatient world. We are used to instant gratification or easy access to all commodities we would need (and almost all we would want). We are constantly being told we deserve the best, fastest service in every industry from drive-thru coffee, vending machines for movies, to self-checkouts at grocery store. This makes…
Leftovers night
We all have those nights. Sometimes once a week, or every other week, where there is enough food left over in the fridge to make a meal. So we get creative and have a mismatched dinner. The Greene's don't often make big enough portions of any meal for it to be "left over" for long.…
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…
Hot cross buns and Berry salad: A (new) Easter tradition
My family (Halvorsons) never had any "traditional" Easter foods. Sometimes we had homemade brunch after church, other times it was a ham dinner after Easter egg hunts (some salt to balance out the sweets). But being that this is our first married Easter I thought I'd ask Luke if there are any Greene family traditions.…
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 Two
I thought my skin issues were over after the Philippines, but I was wrong. As I said in Part One of this story the bug-bites were only the beginning. I had only connected the borders to the puzzle-it was time to begin to separate the colors, shapes, and fill in the middle. Not long after the summer of…
Cinnamon Roll Bunt B-day Cake
My husband's b-day was this past Monday and I wanted to make him a cake. He's not big on traditional b-day cake but loves cinnamon rolls. I thought: can I make cinnamon rolls into a cake? The answer is yes! I am not the first one to think up this idea the credit for the…
I’m Stuffed!: Homemade Stuffed Bell Peppers
Stuffed Bell Peppers make for a great barley/gluten-free dinner! I am not giving you a recipe (partly because I like to change things up and expect you would like your own variation and portions anyways). But here is how it works: Stage one: Cook up a pound of ground beef (I usually use 90/10 some…
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