One Lovely Blog Award
Some months ago Deliciously Nell from I Need a Feed nominated my blog for the One Lovely Blog Award for which I am truly honoured. My readership is small but I thank Deliciously Nell for thinking of me as one deserving of this award.
Have a look at I Need a Feed as Nell’s blog as it is honest and sincere and her photography captures the beauty in food. I am particularly taken by her baking. Thank you Nell for your blog and inspiration.
There are a few rules attached with an award and this reinforces why blogging is great: the sharing, the referrals and opening our minds to new things. So here are the rules!
- Thank the person that nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
- List seven facts about yourself.
- Nominate (up to) 15 bloggers for this award and comment on one of their posts to let them know you have nominated them.
And now for the nominees! Thank you for your recipes and inspirations AND for your love of food.
And something about myself!
I enjoy the sleuthing and puzzling that comes with Family History Research and my family can attest to my obsessive compulsive nature.
I am lucky to have three sisters who are also my best friends.
I have undertaken six dinosaur digs out Winton way with Australian Age of Dinosaurs and yes Australia does have dinosaurs and lots of new to science ones such as Australovenator wintonensis and Diamantinasaurus matildae.
I have inherited my love of food and cooking from my mum who is such a great standard to be influenced and cook by.
I am currently researching the history of Italian Prisoners of War in Queensland Australia 1943 to 1946. Interestingly, Italians captured in theatres of war in north and east Africa during World War 2 were transported to Australian for the duration of the war with many working for and being billeted with farmers.
I belong to an Italian Folk Dancing group in Townsville
Most days I wear many different hats: blogger, gluten free baker, daughter, sister, friend, business owner but most importantly….
“Always a Mum”
What has three years taught this gluten free cook!
Life is good and life without gluten is… the new normal .
In the beginning, and every coeliac disease sufferer can tell you at least the month and year of the beginning of their gluten free life, the transition to a gluten free diet is chaotic.
There is no one easy one-size fits all collection of recipes.
There are no guidelines to warn you about how the transition will affect you emotionally, socially and mentally.
There is no simple list of packaged gf products that the individual will ‘like’.
There is no longer the luxury of only shopping at one supermarket.
It is said that “time is a great healer” and this is certainly true for coeliac disease sufferers.
Time does heal your body because gluten free food is your medicine.
Time does heal your soul as you centre your life around this major life changing shift.
And in time, you master your gluten free life and you find that your life is not defined by coeliac disease.
What have I learnt!
It is three years since by teenage son was diagnosed with coeliac disease and two years since I launched my blog so what has the last three years taught me as a gluten free cook.
1. Be creative
2. Be resourceful
3. Experiment with colour and texture
4. Make food interesting and enticing and colourful
5. Insist on honesty when trying new food and as a blogger write with integrity and always acknowledge the owners and sources of recipes you use
Reflections
I clearly remember our first gluten free cookbook with unappetising photos of food all in shades of beige, off white, light brown and white. I thought, how am I going to sell gluten free food if it all looks so boring and colourless.
I clearly remember the unpleasant smell of our first store bought gluten free meat pies. I tried to lie my way through how tasty the pie was, but this lasted less than 2 minutes. From that point forward if my son rejected food on taste, look, texture or smell, then I listened and acknowledged his need to take control of his gf food preferences.
And I clearly remember the emotional roller coaster ride of those first 18 months to 2 years.
Community
I have learnt that community is integral to a coeliac disease sufferer. Family, friends, teachers, doctors, bloggers, cookbook writers…
I am grateful to the many people who support my son and his gluten free diet and those friends, family members and bloggers who continue to provide me with new gf recipes to try.
Life is good and life without gluten is… the new normal .
Help! My Teenager has Coeliac Disease 
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