About 1 and a half years ago, after two years of stomach aches, stunted growth, and unexplained, unhealthy, weight loss, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. This sucked. Royally. Royal suckage. Over two days, I had gone from food-restriction free to reading every. single. label.
After trying some of the Gluten-Free products out there, I was even more mad. One would think that with all the butter and sugar that goes into these GF recipes, someone could turn out something a little better than chalk or Styrofoam. And that awful aftertaste! A mix of baking soda and...and...puke. GROSS! So I figured is some big, wealthy company couldn't turn out a decent BREAD, let alone cupcake, my baking days were over. And they were for a while, because not only are the ingredients ridiculously expensive, everything, no matter how good it smelled in the oven, came out tasting like dirt. Or what I would imagine dirt would taste like. I've never actually had dirt so I'm not sure, but one can assume...although you know what happens when you assume...
Over this summer, I started looking up recipes again, trying new things. And I found some cool stuff. Some GOOD stuff. And I thought, I wish I could take that year back. Because I missed out. And I am SO done missing out. So, I want to give that year of
That, essentially, is what Celiac Cake is about. I am not some star going GF because it's trendy or cool in Hollywood now, I am just the average person being forced to change their lifestyle. So let us share in the suckage, and...
Cheers to us!
C.C.
PS, There is one thing I forgot to mention. I'm 13.
6 comments:
My daughter is 13 and Celiac as well. She was diagnosed about a year ago. I love your blog and I am proud of you for taking matters into your own hands. Yhere IS life after Celiac. Great attitude...keep it up!
I'm 12 (13 in a couple months) and was diagnosed celiac a couple years ago. It sucked at first, but there are some really great baking products out there now - we cook and bake at home all the time. Have you tried Bob's Red Mill mixes and flours? Really easy to bake with.
@Anonymous-Thanks for the support! It sounds like your daughter and I are very similar! Yay for Celiac Kids!!
@Ty-I have tried some of the Bob's Red Mill, (the ones our stores carry), and really liked them! I am so excited to be gtting back in my "baking game", I have really missed it!
i'm 15 and love your blog. i think that it is such a good idea! i am celiac too. i was so glad when betty crooker came out with there line, it actily tastes good!
Good for you for getting back into baking =) I was diagnosed nearly a year ago, however was in denial about the GF diet and that it was going to taste like cardboard, which some of it does. However i realized that I should start to make my self feel better, so now on day two of my GF diet and started a blog about my experience also called The Gluten Free Experience.
@Jenn- Alot of the food does taste like cardboard, that's true. That is why one of my goals with this blog is too find the good products and recipes and share them with other Celiacs. *Off to check out your blog!*
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