Showing posts with label Ding Dong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ding Dong. Show all posts

July 18, 2008

I COULDN'T DO IT!

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Yes I know the 13th came and went and I thought about it all day. I wanted to eat that Ding Dong so bad but I didn't. I have been doing so good, why should I ruin my progress? I have been reading the Stephenie Meyer series "twilight" and I remind myself that I too am try to prefer a new diet. Edward (the vampire) does not hunt humans, he hunts animals to drink their blood. I see how he has to go without and the feelings he has and I can relate (although I am not a vampire I feel his anger and temptation). I really thirst or hunger for gluten but can not cross the line to fulfill that hunger or thirst. Call me stupid or whatever you want. This book is helping me get through my newborn days as an anti-glutite (if read the series you would understand). I have to thank Stephenie for writing such a wonderful series. This is the first book I have read since the Harry Potter first book (I didn't read the rest because they were boring). Her books are definitely not boring if you like vampire stuff! I LOVE THESE BOOKS! I cant wait till the 4th book arrives at my door!!!

June 6, 2008

In Search of a Gluten Free Ding Dong

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Well, my friend Karen (Mom Eats Gluten Free) is in search for a recipe for a Gluten Free Ding Dong for me. I found a recipe from Chow.com

 

Unlike the original Ding Dongs, this chocolate cake is rich, not too sweet, and only partially covered in chocolate. If you choose to coat the entire Ding-a-Ling, double the recipe for the ganache.

 

Ingredients for the Chocolate Cake

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped

12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened to room temperature

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

3 large eggs

For the Filling

1 recipe Vanilla Cream

For the Chocolate Ganache

3/4 cup heavy cream

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon butter

  

Directions for the Chocolate Cake

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 12-well muffin pans.

  2. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a small saucepan over low heat. Set aside to cool.

  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the other cake ingredients except for the eggs. Beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy.

  4. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cooled chocolate and the eggs. Beat together until it looks like pudding, about 2 minutes. Add this to the other ingredients and beat the mixture until it looks like whipped frosting, about 2 minutes.

  5. Fill each well of the prepared muffin pans with 1/4 cup of the mixture (they should be filled about halfway). Bake until the cake springs back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

  6. Cool completely on a wire rack. When cooled, run a knife along the perimeter of the cakes, invert the muffin pans, and remove the cakes.

To assemble:

  1. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium-sized tip (or use a resealable plastic bag and cut one corner off) with Vanilla Cream. With a straw or the end of a spoon, make two or three holes in the underside of each cake. Insert the tip of the pastry bag into the opening and squeeze Vanilla Cream into the cake. When the cream floods out of the opening, it’s full. Turn the cake right side up, and place on a cooling rack fitted over a baking tray.

For the ganache:

  1. In a small saucepan, heat the cream to a simmer. Put the chocolate into a bowl, and pour the hot cream over it. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add the butter, and stir until smooth and liquidy.

  2. Spoon ganache on top of each cake, allowing it to pool in the center, and spread it outward with the back of a spoon. The ganache will run over the sides and dry to a smooth finish.

In case you dont remember.... this is what REAL Ding Dongs looks like...

  

 

I believe this weekend I will try this recipe gluten free. Don't know how I will do it but I am determined!

May 16, 2008

All Winter Flour

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Today we arrived in Palm Springs at the Embassy Suites and there were yummy looking Key Lime cookies on the bed. The very first ingredient was "All Winter Flour". Have you ever heard of this? I thought, "Sweet... its not wheat flour" but still hesitated. Luckily I brought my laptop with me and this is what I found... There are two different kinds of commercially sold wheat flour: winter flour is a starchy, soft flour; spring flour is a hard flour and contains a larger percentage of gluten. So great right! I didnt eat them, but that really sucks. How dare they call it something different to trick me. Oh well! Ding Dong Countdown - Why do I keep counting I should just eat these cookies! 58 Days!

May 13, 2008

I'm Not A Damn Rabbit!

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Just because I can't eat what you eat doesn't mean I want a salad. I so sick of you freakin' people who always offer up salad as a meal or offer salad period! I'm not a damn rabbit and SALAD IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE WITH YOUR MEAL! Or if your on a diet, salad is something you eat as a meal. News flash people I AM NOT ON A DIET! Why cant you people learn new recipes that use other non glutenous alternatives to thicken instead of wheat flour? Didn't you go to culinary school for that (talking about the S Cafe here at work)? I go in the Cafe at least 3 times a week and they know I eat there. Every time I go there I have to ask what the ingredients are. You know how inconvenient that is? Why cant you just list it on the stupid flier you make up for that entree that day? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! How many days a week or how often do i have to feel depressed and frustrated! I AM SICK OF THIS! Ding Dong Countdowm - 61 Days

May 8, 2008

Sugar? Or Just Off A Couple Days!

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Well, I started taking a multi vitamin every morning since Tuesday (i know a long time huh?). I think multi vitamins effect me when I eat chocolate. Let me tell you... I eat chocolate EVERY DAY! I don't get dizzy or feel sick when I eat large quantities. Since Tuesday, I feel sick and dizzy when I eat chocolate. Need I remind you I eat this 60% cacao dark chocolate every day! The sickness or dizziness happens about 25-40 minutes after I eat it. I WILL NOT GIVE UP ANOTHER DELECTABLY DELICIOUS TREAT!!!! NO NO NO! YOU CANT MAKE ME! So your probably wondering... does it have gluten in it, well you tell me... Ingredients: Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin/An Emulsfier and Vanilla. Doesnt look like it. The packaging doesnt say anything about processing where wheat is processed, nothing. And why now? Now that I am on a multi vitamin? The multi vitamin is Kirkland brand and on the side says "Gluten-Free". Ding Dong Countdown... 66 Days!

May 6, 2008

Did You Know? Costco Tortilla Chips...

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Did you know that the tortilla chips from Costco are Gluten-Free? Hallelujah, Praise Jesus! They are! They are made by Mission. I went to the grocery store (Vons) to see if the Mission tortilla chips said anything about Gluten-Free and they didn't. Is this because the chips on the shelves there are old or are the chips on the shelves at Costco old? hmmmm. Maybe Costco was just nice enough to put that on thier packaging. Oh well! Just thought that was cool! So... if your ever having a party and you want to invite me and your going to have tortilla chips and home made salsa you would definitely impress me by buying the Costco/Kirkland Tortilla Strips. I would really feel loved too. Ding Dong Countdown - 68 Days

May 2, 2008

Ding Dong Countdown!

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Well the time has come my friends that I am going to count down the days till I am going to allow myself to eat a Ding Dong. A YUMMY GLUTENOUS DING DONG! Everyday I hurt (my heart that is) when I cant have a Ding Dong or see a person eat one. It's sad and pathetic I know! So... I am going to eat a Ding Dong (possibly 2) 6 months from the day I received the call from the Gastroenterology Nurse. That day is September 13th! Hmmmmm... That seems so far away! Maybe I shall change the date to July =o) July 13th will be the day that I eat a yummy glutenous Ding Dong. If I die at least you know I died a happy woman that day. 72 days ladies and gentleman! 72 days... Still seems like a really long time =o(

April 15, 2008

Boy I'm Good At Pretending

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Everyone thinks I am handling this no Gluten thing just fine. Little do people know I wish I would have cancer or some terminal illness instead. I see everyone eating such wonderful things that I used to eat and cry later that night because its hard to see and smell such delectable goodies. I am also getting sick of hearing people say how it sucks for me. Please stop reminding me. I remember this on a daily basis when I watch you eat. I am really sick of putting on a happy face saying the glass is half full and it could be worse! Well the F^#$%*& glass is half empty and this is worse than having cancer. At least with cancer there's a possibility of surgery and radiation therapy. I would at least still get to eat Ding Dongs, PF Changs Mongolian Beef, Apple Jacks, most Chinese food, and not have to look at all F^#$%*& ingredients that I am about to put in my mouth. At least with cancer I would know that my life is coming to an end and be able to prepare for a poetic ending to my life. I am sick of pretending! Dont try to cheer me up... it doesnt work! Nothing you could say would make me feel better! Unless you had a cure...
What is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is a disease of the small intestine. The small intestine is a 22 foot long tube that begins at the stomach and ends at the large intestine (colon). The first 1-1/2 feet of the small intestine (the part that is attached to the stomach) is called the duodenum, the middle part is called the jejunum, and the last part (the part that is attached to the colon) is called the ileum. Food empties from the stomach into the small intestine where it is digested and absorbed into the body. While food is being digested and absorbed, it is transported by the small intestine to the colon. What enters the colon is primarily undigested food. In celiac disease, there is an immunological (allergic) reaction within the inner lining of the small intestine to (gluten) that are present in wheat, rye, barley and, to a lesser extent, in oats. The immunological reaction causes inflammation that destroys the lining of the small intestine. This reduces the absorption of dietary nutrients and can lead to symptoms and signs of nutritional, vitamin, and mineral deficiencies.

I found this information at the link below.
http://www.medicinenet.com/celiac_disease/article.htm

BTW I dont claim to be an expert or doctor. This is information I have found or what has worked for me.