Bread

I made this loaf of bread in my bread machine today. It looked so good when I tore it open I had to dig the package out of the trash and make sure it was really gluten free. Look at all those little nooks and crannies. Yummy little places to hide homemade strawberry jam. (Thanks, Melanie!)

A dark brown, chewy, crunchy crust.

Yes, I did take a big bite of it before I took this picture. If you had been without bread for 4 months you would have too!

Today was a hard day for me. I ate at HuHot last night for my birthday. I did my homework online and when I got there the manager was so helpful. He even cleared off a special part of the grill for my dinner. Despite all this, I ended up getting a terrible stomach ache. The sauces on the line were getting all sloshed together and I ended up getting some gluten somewhere. These days really get me down. I've been holding hope in the back of my mind that eventually I will find out that I don't really have celiac. That it was maybe just a coincidence after all. This stems from the fact that my test came back negative. But then I get a hold of something I shouldn't and the pain comes searing back. My stomach just lights on fire. I'm having to come to terms with the fact that this is how it's going to be from now on. No food I can dream of is worth that kind of torture.

That is why I finally decided to give Pamela's Products bread mix a try today. I was so ready for disappointment. The gluten free breads I've made from scratch have this weird smell and a grainy texture. Agh, there just not worth the work. So imagine my surprise when I pulled this cube of yumminess out 3 hours later. I now have a renewed hope.

I can do this.