Health and Politics

Halaal Saffron Road Chicken Tikka Masala

There are few foods that I can truly claim that I am obsessed with, but this is one of them.   saffronroadfood.com   I have literally dreamed about how this tastes before. It is that good. It is a frozen entree that retails for around $5 a box, but potentially even better than the taste is the fact that it’s halaal, which basically means that the chickens were treated with a certain amount of…

Confession time: I’ve been basically living off of Publix salads for a few months now. For someone who used to say, “No thanks, that’s rabbit food, and I wouldn’t want my nose to start twitching” when confronted with salad bars at restaurants, this is a big deal. It seems like a sin for salad to be this good. (publix.com)   Publix has at least four different versions of this pre-selected salad…

The good news is, there are a lot of things that our bodies consume that are naturally gluten-free. Among them are: fresh produce milk most juices (read the label to be sure; the “Naked” brand in particular can be sneaky) teas (check the label) non-processed meats, freshly sliced from the deli (as long as it’s not cross-contaminated with anything from the bakery area) most cheeses (though again,…

Hello, dear readers! So much has changed in my life–and yours, I’m sure–since I last wrote, but my gluten intolerance, out of everything, has remained the same.   Today I would like to share with you a new product that I discovered recently. Since I was diagnosed, I have not once eaten a Cheeto, and I have missed that crunchy, cheesy staple of every student’s diet. However, just the other day, I…

Post election post mortem.

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I cannot begin to express my own heartbreak at the results of the British General Election, but perhaps, with time, I shall attempt it. In the meantime, Ms. Jack Monroe manages to sum up most of my feelings about it.

Originally posted on JACK MONROE: COOK, CAMPAIGNER, GUARDIAN COLUMNIST, MOTHER, AUTHOR, ETC.:

It’s Sunday already. I’ve started writing a blog post about the election so…

What you’ll need:

1/2 lemon

honey

a mug nearly full of water

So, you know that tea involving tea leaves or tea bags that intellectuals and British people seem to love so much? I don’t like it at all. I’ve tried it the British way while in London and Cornwall, and I’ve tried various types of tea while in America. I don’t like tea, period. Instead, I’ve ended up making my own.

I’ll admit that I got…

Schar is a Swiss company that makes a lot of gluten-free products, but most notable is their gluten-free bread. I was incredibly excited when I saw it in Walmart in the gluten-free section, and despite the fact that I paid $5 for 12 smallish slices of bread, I consider it worth it just to be able to taste a grilled cheese sandwich and toast (though it doesn’t toast easily) again.

I’ve tried both…

Last night, I made a pasta combination that I’m rather proud of. It took about 45 minutes to make, but it was still simple to make.

I cooked Barelli’s gluten-free pasta (found on the pasta aisle in Walmart, tucked in next to the rest of the Barelli products) as instructed. On the burner next to it, I had mushrooms grilling in a skillet. Later, I also cooked small bits of sausage. When the pasta…

Where’s the straight Pride? It’s not fair.

Originally posted on JACK MONROE: COOK, CAMPAIGNER, GUARDIAN COLUMNIST, MOTHER, AUTHOR, ETC.:

“Where’s the straight Pride? Why do the gays get a special day to themselves? It’s not fair.”

If I had a pound for every time I was asked that question, well, I’d have quite a few pounds.

Straight Pride is being able to walk down the street holding hands with your other half without being catcalled…

It’s Only Words: On trolls, free speech, and the last few days.

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I have a great deal of respect for this woman, and her response to the trolls as of recent that have attacked her is admirable. At the risk of sounding condescending, I will note that I am proud of her for her response and her strength in the face of this.

Originally posted on JACK MONROE: COOK, CAMPAIGNER, GUARDIAN COLUMNIST, MOTHER, AUTHOR, ETC.:

Before you read this I should clarify…

It’s not all doom and gloom in the Gluten-Free Club. Just because you can’t have gluten doesn’t mean you can’t have bread, pasta, or any kind of normally wheat-based product ever again. Recently, gluten-free products have become more popular and easier to find, which means that there are now gluten-free options for these things. However, they can be more expensive, so you have to decide: do you…

This is pretty simple.

Get a cup of yogurt. I prefer Yoplait. I have never tried this with Greek yogurt.

Stick it in the freezer. I put it in the freezer in the morning so that it has a chance to sit for at least half the day. A good four hours usually works well for me.

Take yogurt out of the freezer. I prefer eating it at lunch when it’s hottest outside.

If you like ice bits, go ahead and eat…

"Grammar Mistakes That Even Smart People Make"

Every time I see the article title, “Grammar Mistakes That Even Smart People Make”–multiple sources have posted it in the last few days because it’s clickbait designed to make you feel better about yourself–I scroll through them and become really and truly irritated. I haven’t done any of them since probably middle school, and the majority of them served as pet peeves for me when I worked as a…