Actually, after a bit of research I did find an interesting site that talked of "the original hobbit holes", the Kinver Edge Rock Houses in England. I suppose they would workfor me, if I had to crawl under said rock.That's enough pondering on the now-comfy idea of crawling under (or into) a rock. I have not, as previously mentioned, been doing so, but instead have been busy enough to not make my blog a priority. It's interesting to me to find things that are "extra-curricular" often take a back seat to things that need to be done. I love to write, but I also need to make sure my family is well-fed and the house taken care of before I head off to the salle for my workday. This being said, I have been writing a bit more of my day on my facebook account. After being kindly prodded by a dear friend a school-mate, not to mention a few others who have mentioned wanting recipes of what I have described on my daily entries, I decided that the blog needed to be moved a bit up on the priority list. Even if only a few people read it, I am getting the writing in that I enjoy and hopefully sharing some delicious recipes and good ideas with you.
We have recently sent Joshua off to Rome for his semester abroad, and his time with us during the holidays was, to say the least, a refreshing change of pace and peace in our home.
His being here always helps to quell the other kids arguing as well as opening up some great discussions with his father and I about everything from being Catholic to world history to recent news events. It was with much joy and anticipation we sent him off halfway around the world last week, but with more joy when we were able to facetime with him on Sunday & he shared his first 36 hours in Rome~ including his first visit to St. Peter's and his first taste of Italian coffee & wine. I look forward to hearing of his adventure and being able to share some of it with you from a mom's perspective over the next few months.We also had an exciting, to say the least, experience with David the week before Christmas. We had the pleasure of having Fr. Henry come over for a lasagna dinner with Mary's apple pie for dessert. A bit later in the evening, David started having problems breathing & ended up having to go the E.R. at Silverton Hospital. After lots of medicine, rest and a trip to the allergist in Portland, it was determined that he has a possible allergy to dairy or nuts. He has to do without either until the middle of March. This made holiday baking/cooking really interesting as well as still trying to get my "Tillamook-loving" son to survive without his cheese, sour cream, ice cream, milk & yogurt! He's been doing great, and I've come up with all kinds of new recipes and websites that I have been gleaning for ideas. Between Cari's celiac disease and David's allergy stuff, our family meals are very dairy, gluten & nut-free but still very delicious!
Since this is a blog that's supposed to have recipes, I will post one of David's favorites that we did both during the holidays & now during the cooler weather to have with soup, Dairy-Free Mayonnaise Biscuits. I used to make these from a Nancy Drew Cookbook when I was in junior high school & they are just as easy and delicious as back then. I tried a gluten-free version yesterday when Cari was here & they were quite good, so I've included that option too.
They turned out light and just the right foil for homemade orange marmalade. Buono Appetito!
Dairy-Free Mayonnaise Biscuits
2 cups self-rising flour (see homemade recipe below)
3/4 cup plain soy milk
6 T. mayonnaise (homemade or store bought)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare baking sheet with either silpat pad or spraying with non-stick cooking spray. In a medium mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together with spoon until moistened. Using same spoon, drop 1/4 cup blobs onto baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Homemade Self-rising flour
(this works in all recipes calling for self-rising flour or you can always spend more money and buy it pre-packaged)
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix all together and store in cool, dry place. This can also be doubled or tripled as it will last for a couple of months.
Gluten and Dairy-Free Mayonnaise Biscuits
2 cups self-rising gluten free flour mix (see homemade recipe below)
3/4 cup plain soy milk
6 T. mayonnaise
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare baking sheet with either silpat pad or spraying with non-stick cooking spray. In a medium mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together with spoon until moistened. Using same spoon, drop 1/4 cup blobs onto baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Homemade Self-rising gluten-free flour mix
1 1/2 cups rice flour
2 cups corn starch
1/2 cup sorghum flour
4 teaspoons xanthan gum
6 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix all together and store in cool, dry place. This can also be doubled or tripled as it will last for a couple of months.
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