Changes

Hi everyone

In case you haven't noticed I haven't really been in the blogging world lately. Unfortunately life picks up and I don't really get time to sit down and write. I am currently doing a pre-health course and working as a cook (catering at a camp) as well as being a kitchen hand on the weekends. But now that it's end of semester and winter over here in New Zealand I'm going to try and post some more.
So that brings me to the next thing... what do you guys want me to write about? I realize that I have done a whole heap of inspirational/rants here in the past and I can't really keep writing them without repeating myself, which is a good thing I guess. So I was thinking of doing mostly sewing/writing/food posts as those are the ones I know the most but if there was anything else you can think of I'm open to suggestions.

Whistful dreaming

Imagine setting off for distant lands. To where the wind howls sharply, and snow ices the ground for months. Where no food tastes the same. Where languages are different.
Where you can walk right over the border and be in a different world.

Imagine that...

I mean New Zealand is alright in itself, it's all I've ever known. But what's over that mountain? What's across that sea? Ah, wanderlust...just wait and see

Being DF

Week three. Yes it's been three weeks since I started the no milk, no butter life (no cheese or cream either) And I haven't even blogged any of it. Naughty me. Oh well here it is, the trials of being DF

I guess having a food allergy is like being Introverted, you are more comfortable eating at home (read you EAT at home) and aren't comfortable eating out.

Our culture just doesn't cater for people with allergies, and finally I've got to see this from both sides of the fence - the cook and the intolerant.

So what is it actually like? I think it's quite fun and challenging, I mean for me one breakfast is not the same as the next, vegan pancakes to porridge, egg to smoothie -frankly that's just because I can't quite face the idea of having cereal and rice milk, maybe next week.

You get to try all sorts of things like Hot chocolate rice milk, and DF chocolate. You get quite good at reading labels, and refusing food (which is quite an art believe me)

The first week was pretty hard, I couldn't help thinking of cream cheese, and dairy full puddings, it didn't help that two days after I started we got give lots of yummy food, half of it had dairy in it -funny how these things happen. I have to admit I cheated once or twice, I just got so fed up with being restricted. 

The second week was easier, I didn't feel like I was missing out, I found ways of getting round stuff. I started drinking tea again (coffee and rice milk don't mix) In fact I got up to drinking 4 cups a day - which is no recommended by the way.  But it is fun trying all the different flavours, I've found some favourites -like strawberry tea. And the nice thing is most people have it.

So here I am at week three, feeling as though I could actually live like this (until the next cheesecake drifts past) I don't miss milk, I don't miss butter, cheese (non fancy stuff) doesn't get to me anymore.  I can eat a white sauce made up with water and not bat an eyelid... don't ask about the amount of flavourings though.  It's funny how quickly your taste buds adapt.

The only thing I don't like about it as that I'm eating a lot more gluten, cause that's easy to whip up. Oh well I have another week to play with, and then comes the biggest test of all - finding a balance