Nevadans?

[americanvalkyrie]

Thanks for the heads up! That's one term I wasn't familiar with. I will be picking up fresh corn tortillas as well as flour tortillas so bringing them is no problem. I just wasn't sure if they were completely gluten free. They seem to sneak wheat into so many things that are labled as a "corn" product. Like many corn cereals.

Yeah, in almost everything processed! When people want to know what my kids can eat, and don't understand the ingredients or labeling, I tell them that, if it has to be packaged before it's sold, don't give it to them. Sure, milk needs to be packaged, so there are exceptions, but some people are so unknowledgeable about where their food comes from that I have to be that blunt. You'd be surprised how many people say, "So they can have white bread but they can't have wheat?" That one still stuns me every time I hear it. To those who are more educated, I tell them to give my kids foods in their most natural state, not including grains. You know, fruits and vegetables and milk and non-processed meat. But that really confuses a lot of people to ask them to think back on what food looks like in its original form.

And you're right about cereals. They aren't allowed to have most cereals, including Rice Crispies. Now Chex and Fruity Pebbles are starting to key in, and are taking wheat starch and malt syrup out of their cereals, so they can sell to a larger population.

 

[VCfeathers]

It's a lot easier if we just don't bring anything with nuts.

Problem solved.

No nuts! No problem.

I sure hope your eye feels better soon! My whole family has allergies and once my son's eyes swelled so badly that the white part of the eyeball had almost covered the colored iris on one eye! We rushed him to the hospital for that one! Terrible cat allergies.

Thanks Sunny. It spread to both eyes now. I went to the doc though and they gave me some drops. Sould be cleared up in a few days. I'm supposed to rest my eyes as much as possible, and keep them clean and dry, etc... So you guys might all miss getting a tour of the house, but I'll make sure the yard and guest restrooms etc... are in decent shape. Not that the house isn't, but three boys, three dogs, and four cats can wreck a house is two days. As they're all proven everytime I get sick LOL.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

No nuts! No problem.



Thanks Sunny. It spread to both eyes now. I went to the doc though and they gave me some drops. Sould be cleared up in a few days. I'm supposed to rest my eyes as much as possible, and keep them clean and dry, etc... So you guys might all miss getting a tour of the house, but I'll make sure the yard and guest restrooms etc... are in decent shape. Not that the house isn't, but three boys, three dogs, and four cats can wreck a house is two days. As they're all proven everytime I get sick LOL.

You know, we could always plan the potluck for another weekend. You have a lot of stress going on as well, and we're planning to have it at your house. We have all of spring and summer!

 

[VCfeathers]

You know, we could always plan the potluck for another weekend. You have a lot of stress going on as well, and we're planning to have it at your house. We have all of spring and summer!

Thanks, but no. Good friends and good food are the best medicine ever invented.

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Besides I find that when I put my life on hold that it just lives itself without me. Then of course it usually goes in a dirrection I don't like.

 

[chicharomirinda]

No nuts! No problem.



Thanks Sunny. It spread to both eyes now. I went to the doc though and they gave me some drops. Sould be cleared up in a few days. I'm supposed to rest my eyes as much as possible, and keep them clean and dry, etc... So you guys might all miss getting a tour of the house, but I'll make sure the yard and guest restrooms etc... are in decent shape. Not that the house isn't, but three boys, three dogs, and four cats can wreck a house is two days. As they're all proven everytime I get sick LOL.

Rest up those eyes! and don't go to too much trouble for us. We can help with whatever when we get there.

 

[VCfeathers]

Rest up those eyes! and don't go to too much trouble for us. We can help with whatever when we get there.

Thanks! The only thing I can think we might need would be chairs. I tend to forget about those as I usually just sit on the stage or my truck lol. I know not everyone will be comfortable like that though.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Thanks! The only thing I can think we might need would be chairs. I tend to forget about those as I usually just sit on the stage or my truck lol. I know not everyone will be comfortable like that though.

Hmmm I can't offer those, but I can offer a table if you need one. I have a folding table that a friend bought me to set up travelling business stuff for soap sales.

Well, we have no new sick chickens tonight. Yay! But 2 more are getting culled. Boo! They're a beautiful buff x wheaten and the most beautiful bird on my property, the blue wheaten rooster. Triple boo! They're the two that were wheezing last night, and they're pretty sick this morning. We locked them in Sahara's bathroom with a grate over the door, but they flew over the grate and slept on her bed. After she had disinfected the whole thing. And she had put a pile of clean clothes on her bed, and they slept on those clothes and pooped on them. I knew this morning that they weren't going to pass the sickness test when I saw those meaty-looking poops.

After moving the little kids back in their newly disinfected kennel for the night, I went out and doused the mini-coop with bleach so it could air out before tomorrow morning.

I'm starting to get paranoid. Yesterday, as I fed the laying hens their morning treat, I noticed a glob of poop with red in it. I started to really worry, until I remembered that I've been dumping cayenne into their food to keep the dogs out of it. No more cayenne for awhile, so I can monitor things better.

The new babies are vigorous and hungry, though I de-pasted four of them last night. Burger (the hamburg) was not happy about the de-pasting process! But it was nice to see such vigorous babies. The hens are also showing no symptoms, and I've been watching them super close! I'd cry most if I lost one of them.

The ducks are double the size they were on Friday, which is quadruple the size of the chicks right now. They went outside today, pecking at the grass for a moment or two. Then they camped out on my shoulder and pooped all over me. It was a precious moment.

Update: we listened to the two condemned chicks today, and couldn't hear any wheezing or rasping. No runny noses. So they get to live another day. After Russ announced that we'd wait and see how they were tomorrow, the blue wheaten flew up onto his shoulder and refused to get down.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Wish I could but I have to work on Saturday.

Bummer. It's so nice to meet BYC folks!

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Well it's about time! I've often thought a bakery/light meal business that focuses on gluten free foods would be a great asset in this town. I'm also big on avoiding the partially or fully hydrogenated fats. They are such serious health risks. I know it would be impossible to avoid all allergens and even a lot of "natural" foods are not as healthy for us as we think but I wouldn't be trying to do it all. Just those 2 things. Since folk's allergies are so different (for instance I am allergic to onions but know I'd get nowhere trying to get folks to make foods without onions) it would be counter productive to limit yourself too much but Celiac disease is so prevalent!

I don't have it but my DS's ex GF had it and I had so much fun experimenting with recipes! DS thought the new recipes would taste bad but was shocked when he tried several of them and announced they tasted even better! There is so much ignorance out there about gluten free foods. I think the biggest drawback is the price of alternative flours plus lighter baked goods like cakes were hard to get to the right consistency. Ah well, these days someone else will have to run with that idea. I think it would be a hit though!!!

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You are welcome but don't worry about getting the place fixed up! We are mostly outdoor folks and most of us don't much care for housework or worry about a perfectly clean place. There was a reason we stayed outside when you came by for the chicks, my house was a disaster! So if you don't clean I'll feel right at home.

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LOL!

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We can bring a couple of camp chairs.

Missy glad to hear the illness seems to be running it's course finally!

 

[americanvalkyrie]

We are mostly outdoor folks and most of us don't much care for housework or worry about a perfectly clean place. There was a reason we stayed outside when you came by for the chicks, my house was a disaster! So if you don't clean I'll feel right at home.

Haha, now I don't feel so bad about the condition of my home! This past weekend, while dealing with all this stuff, I asked my husband, "Please, no company." Which meant, "Please, don't bring your friend over who comes by every weekend no matter what." If my house was too messy for Mark, it's almost too messy for human habitation!

BTW, I also love to hear children throwing temper tantrums in grocery stores. It makes me feel better. Like I wasn't as bad as other shoppers seemed to think I was, when my children did it.

 

[gitlost80]

Hello all,I have been MIA for a while trying to get ready for this new baby,but I have one quick question...CAN I PLANT A GARDEN YET? or should I wait for more crappy weather? I wont be starting from seeds,Ill be getting young plants....