Restaurant Series (introduction)

Thanks to a fantastic friend, I now have an idea for a new series. I am going to be going to restaurants both local (Montana, and Virginia) as well as chains, and post the gluten free menu/lack there of, what I think, and what type of food I recommend.

I have done a lot of personal research on what the best places to eat are, and where I would not recommend someone with gluten issues should eat.

Over the next series of posts, I will be sharing that knowledge as well as looking for new places to check out.  This series will include casual sit down restaurants as well as fast food joints.

About Me

Sorry, I am having more than a little trouble with my PCOS and IGA-D in the last couple of days.  On top of that I am doing a lot of research about gluten free sunscreens and makeup brands.  I will have those posts up in a few days.  So instead of a post like that, let me tell you more about myself.  I did so in my in introduction post and then haven't said much since.

Meet the pets!

Sitting here wondering what to write about and the answer got directly into my lap. 

I have two cats, both are black and yes, I can tell them apart.

Luna is 13 years old;  she was adopted from the humane society after the loss of one of our other kitties (RIP Boo). Luna is getting old and going blind, so she is a source of amusement and worry for us.  We have had her since 2003; she was around 3 years of age when she was adopted.  She is mentally unstable and is highly needy after she had been abandoned.  She was at the humane society for more than a year; I guess that would make me a little needy as well.  She would have been put down but she was so loving that they held onto her until my mother adopted her for us.   Luna is the type of cat that is always in someone’s lap or demanding attention.  If she can't be with a human she will be curled up on our blankets or a jacket something that smells like us. If she is not doing that she is running away from the brat that we wrongly brought into her house (in her opinion).

Onyx brought himself home.  He put himself right in front of me and acted adorable. I picked this small kitten at a farm and showed him off to my husband.  My husband promptly fed the little snot cupcakes.  That was all it took, we left the farm with a kitten.  He has been a pain in the butt ever since.  He is currently just over three years old.

My pets are my children for right now.  Since at this time I can't get pregnant, I fill the void with these too.  Poor Onyx is often picked up and held on his back like a baby.  He graciously allows me to do this without clawing, maiming or biting me, most of the time Onyx will even purr for me. He spends his days pouncing Luna and getting into everything we own.  He is one of those brat cats that will be all cute the second he is in trouble, but once someone isn't looking he is back at whatever he was doing wrong.  His favorite games are to pounce everything and shred toilet paper. 


I thought I would introduce everyone to more members of my home.  I will leave you on a few questions.  What type of pets do you have?  How did you get them? 

An Introduction

An Introduction:

Let me start, I am 30 years old, I was diagnosed with Celiac disease just over a year ago.  I have learned one great thing from all off this, and that is finding great gluten free food is expensive.  Not only is it expensive but it can be wasteful and time consuming. I cannot be the only one to try a new product and end up throwing it away.  I aim to share what I have learned in a year of failures and successes.  I will share recipes as well as mistakes, hopefully others can learn from my many varied trials.