Update on Justice

[brit_columbia]

I'm not sure how many people are still reading Justice, but since I had said that the new chapter would be published long before now and it obviously hasn't been, I thought I ought to give you some idea of when to expect it. It came back from the betas, but needed some fixing and while I was doing that I got caught in the jaws of a hellish week,

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[brit_columbia]

Oh hey, someone remembered me! Am I really sticking out so much? lol :D

Yes, but in a good way! I consider myself lucky to have you as a reader and a friend.

Re the fruit, yes I know. I can't believe this is me, either. But I identified all the things I don't like about fruit and thought about how those things could be addressed.

1. Fruit is sticky and wet and I hate touching it with my hands.
2. Fruit is not sweet. I know millions out there will disagree with me, but I don't find it sweet enough. Except maybe mangoes, which brings me to the next thing...
3. Too many kinds of fruit have to be peeled. I hate peeling things.
3. Too many kinds of fruit have a tart taste that makes the inside of my mouth practically recoil.
4. Fruit is almost always cold and hurts my teeth.

So I tried canned fruit on the suggestion of a friend. I started with a little tin of mandarin orange segments. It was sweet, the pieces were small and I could eat it with a spoon. No touching or peeling and I didn't get stickiness on my hands. Then I bought a can of mixed fruit pieces. Still sweet, still no hands, so far so good.

Now don't get me wrong-- I still don't actually like fruit! I don't enjoy it when I eat it. But the torture is way less and now because of my discovery, I finally have fruit in my diet. I have it with yogurt or sweetened cooked quinoa with sunflower and pumpkin seeds. It's breakfast or a snack. The trick is to only have a few spoonfuls at a time so I don't suddenly have a 'yuck!' moment.

The gluten free pizza didn't taste so bad while I was eating it. It was maybe a touch less satisfying than usual. It was the aftermath (at around three a.m.)that made me realize the gluten free crust had been a big mistake. I should have asked what kind of flour it was made with. I just assumed it was rice flour or potato flour or something like that. But it must have been chick pea flour. All beans and lentils are banned from my diet because of the wild dance parties they throw in my innards. it's impossible to sleep when there is an unauthorized party going on inside your body. Anyway, my body called the police to deal with the partiers and a pitched battle ensued, complete with violence and tear gas. I couldn't sleep for hours! Never again. Regular pizza doesn't do that to me.

What are your allergies? I think you mentioned once before that you have a gluten free diet, right? Your mom couldn't make you a birthday cake because there was no gluten free flour in the house. But what else are you allergic to?

[awieatti]

Oh cool, well then I'll take that as a compliment. :)

Have you tried dried fruit yet? You don't have to peel it, it's sweet and not very sticky. I love dried cranberries, for example. Or plums, apples, dates, bananas, mango, pineapple... Well I guess you can practically dry everything, except watermelons xD

Oh dear, what a mean pizza! Poor you, I hope you're feeling better by now. :S
Luckily, I'm fine with beans, peas etc., but there's already enough I have to ban from my diet anyway xD For me, it's wheat (more like gluten in general), pork and cow milk. Too much fat and sugar are a big no-no as well.
It doesn't sound much (because it isn't), but everytime I tell someone about it, they make big eyes and say: "What the hell CAN you eat then?!" And somehow they are right, because most of the "normal" food does indeed consist of these few things. It's kind of sad - there is so much else one can eat, but many people don't even think about alternatives.

So you could say I'm a health nut out of necessity xD

[brit_columbia]

I use soy creamer in my coffee and almond milk for any other milk needs. But when I have a peppermint mocha at Starbucks I have no choice about having cow milk. I hate soy milk, although I don't mind the creamer.

Have you ever tried chcolate quinoa cake? http://www.barefeetinthekitchen.com/2013/08/unforgettable-chocolate-quinoa-cake-recipe.html I made it and it was really awesome. Everyone loved it. I used real milk but I bet this recipe would work just fine with almond, soy, or coconut milk. I use alternative milks in my recipes all the time and it doesnt' make a difference. When I made this cake, I made it without frosting. It didn't really need it.You don't have to use butter, either. Any kind of oil will do. I frequently substitute oil for butter in recipes that call for melted butter. I'm not going to do that extra step of melting butter.

Here's another recipe. This is a super-fast English muffin. I make them in the microwave all the time: http://scdfoodie.com/grain-free-english-muffin-scdpaleogapsprimal/ I don't add the coconut flour because I don't have any. I use two tablespoons of golden ground flax meal. The dark flax meal doesn't taste as good. I've also tried this recipe with potato flour. They're really tasty!

[awieatti]

Oh wow, I've never baked anything with quinoa before! (Shame on me) But that cake looks delicious, I definitely have to try it!
And the English muffin as well. That sounds like a very easy, fast recipe. So just the right thing for me xD
I often use oil as a substitute for butter, too. It doesn't really make a difference in taste. Except when you use olive oil, that can sometimes taste a bit strange xD
Thanks for sharing these tasty recipes! :)

[brit_columbia]

Well, I had never baked anything with quinoa before, either, so don't feel bad. In fact, it had never occurred to me that one could bake with quinoa. This recipe was a total revelation. Since then I have also used cooked quinoa to adapt the microwave English muffin recipe, too.

Yes, by all means start with the English muffin one. It's so easy and fast and you'll have your result- good or bad-- in five minutes or less. I bought a couple of el cheapo ramekins from the dollar store because I didn't have any the right size. I think the recipe says that if the center of your muffin is still a bit wet after the allotted microwaving time, just put it back in for another 30 seconds. That's what I do. Maybe my microwave isn't very strong.

The chocolate quinoa cake was a bit more involved. I had to mix it up in batches because my food processor is a little mini Braun one and it wasn't big enough. I strongly recommend cooking the hell out of the quinoa. I personally don't like eating mushy overcooked quinoa just as quinoa, but the mushier it is the better for this cake. I found that my cake developed a hard gritty crust on the bottom because I hadn't cooked the quinoa thoroughly. This didn't stop the cake from being a hit, though!

[kuramasgurl]

Ah! I agree with the whole fruit thing. People say fruit is really sweet and I look at them like their nuts. I don't like peeling things either, bananas are an exception. Also, I need to be in the mood for fruit or else I won't touch the stuff.

[brit_columbia]

Exactly!I have to be in the mood for fruit, and that doesn't happen very often. Bananas are the only fruit I'm willing to peel, but I think it's because they don't drip or squirt or get my hands sticky.