Friday, May 14, 2010

Gluten free Gnocchi

When Alan and I were on the month of gluten free food, I was sick and tired of trying products and getting bitterly disappointed. It was grainy or tasteless or just tasted like cardboard.

So.....instead of complaining about it, I went on the warpath and started making my own gnocchi. Using the gluten free flour, we made this recipe.


Gluten free Gnocchi

750g desiree potatoes
pinch salt
2 eggs

Doris the Owl

This is Doris. Doris is about 30 minutes old. I made Doris on my day off today. How cute!!

She is from the book More Softies by Meg Leder. It is a nice and easy to follow book and has some fantastic ideas. I have done a few of the softies from it now. I know that this is not a cooking book or foodie book, but it is a beautifully crafted book.
Now, before I get too far into these creative

National Chicken Dance Day

Here's something to "cluck" about! Today, May 14, is National Chicken Dance Day, so click on this video from "The Lawrence Welk Show" and get up on your feet and join them in The Chicken Dance! Or are you...CHICKEN?! I find one thing about this video a little odd. Every time it's time to flap their arms like a chicken, the blonde girl get's a curious itch on either side of her....torso. Oh well.

Go to familyfun.go.com to find a cute chicken treat you can make with the kids. And here are some chicken coloring pages for them to color.

Image from Photobucket mocha_frost92
Original artwork by Rob Scotton

Thursday, May 13, 2010