To make a long story short... I've been having digestive issues for the past year that I finally (about a month and a half ago) sought medical help for. Turns out... it's IBS (better known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome... yummy, I know...) and that the likely culprits are a wheat and dairy allergy. I went completely wheat and dairy (and corn, peanut, citrus fruit and strawberry) free for a month, and felt about 150% better. The process of re-introducing foods back into my diet began about a half a month ago, and now I am back to being simply wheat and dairy free.
And I started eating fish.
What does all of this mean?
I had to, more or less, completely re-think the way I cook. Out goes anything with wheat or gluten. Out goes anything with dairy or casein. More or less I was not eating too much dairy before this whole food allergy fiasco really came to a head, but now I'm religiously reading labels. It just makes my whole body feel better to avoid them. No more seitan burgers on whole wheat, no more hefeweisens with pizza smothered in cheese... but that doesn't mean I just eat rice and vegetables (well, atleast not ONLY rice and vegetables!)
For instance... I have been eating delicious vegan sushi with a creamy spicy tempeh filling...
...or an assortment of delicious roasted vegetables (from the Saturday Market no less) made into gluten-free pasties !
So I'm updating to say that MY trajectory with this blog will be shifting course to document my discoveries in delicious gluten-free, casein-free cuisine. So check back and I will be posting recipes, pictures, and hopefully not too much whining about missing my beer and pizza.
