expensive shopping trip
I found gluten-free mayo, mustard, soy-sauce, bread, and crackers. And re-stocked all the cupboards and the 'fridge with the basics as well. I skipped cream-of-rice in favor of kashi (buckwheat) as a breakfast cereal.
I sent a thank-you note to the lady who sent me the article. I'll meet her at Thanksgiving.
I tried making mac-n-cheese with the rice pasta shells I got. Blech! Not only are they utterly flavorless, they took twice as long to cook as the package said, at least. After 20 minutes they suddenly started exuding starch and the water they were boiling in got thick. Worried, I turned it off and rinsed them in cold water to remove they starch before it solidified. Of course, then they were cold, and I had to re-heat them to get the cheese to melt. They still needed real work to chew. They weren't slightly crunchy like al dente wheat pasta is,; they were seriously hard while still having give, like kevlar or vulcanized rubber or something. Imagine chewing a tire.
I sent a thank-you note to the lady who sent me the article. I'll meet her at Thanksgiving.
I tried making mac-n-cheese with the rice pasta shells I got. Blech! Not only are they utterly flavorless, they took twice as long to cook as the package said, at least. After 20 minutes they suddenly started exuding starch and the water they were boiling in got thick. Worried, I turned it off and rinsed them in cold water to remove they starch before it solidified. Of course, then they were cold, and I had to re-heat them to get the cheese to melt. They still needed real work to chew. They weren't slightly crunchy like al dente wheat pasta is,; they were seriously hard while still having give, like kevlar or vulcanized rubber or something. Imagine chewing a tire.