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The things you learn

What did I learn today?......

Items purchased from being on a gluten-free diet are, yes, tax-deductible.

Ah-ha!!!

At least there is good news that comes along with the torture of trying to forget about your old loves (cupcakes and really good bread)

Better start saving all my receipts.

Love and hate

Things I miss about being on a gluten-free diet.....

Oh the ooey-gooey-ness of a warm chocolate chip cookie. It just makes my mouth water. I have found that GF cookies are just a bit too hard, so I just don't eat them.

Specifically, The Cinabon roll. Oh that frosting is so tasty.

Chicken fingers, Kentucky Fried Chicken, pretty much all things fried.

Yes, I made this picture bigger, because it is my all time food love and item I miss the most. I have yet to find a delictible recipe that tastes just as good and is just as moist as the real cupcake. Kel and I did conquer the frosting recipe though, so far butter cream is the best.


Things I have grown to love now that I am on a gluten-free diet

Celery goes especially well with Maranatha's organic peanut butter....SO creamy..mmmm.

Spinach Salad, or most salad in general. Especially with different types of cheese, and salad dressings, and grilled chicken.

I have always liked rice milk, but I just find myself drinking more of it now.

Juicing!! It has become almost a daily routine for me. What a great way to get in your fruits and veggies. And, if mixed with the right ingredients, can be quite tasty.

Indian Food. Now here's something I didn't think I would ever like, just because I assumed it would be too spicy!But, I have become a fan of it, specifically coconut currey chicken, with rice and vegetables. Super tasty!

Gluten-Free Pasta. It's actually not that bad, at least the Quinoa kind.

I am still in the process of finding new recipes, but so far things are going well. Now if I could just master the cupcake recipe......

What have you been up to?

So a few things....

I decided this year that I really am going to run the Ogden Half Marathon on May 17th.

I started officially training on Saturday. Only 15 weeks and 2 days left. Woot.

Part of my interest in doing this involves making a charitable donation account at the Hunstman to raise money to give back to a place that so graciously gave so much to Jose last year. It's my way of saying "thanks". More info on that set up coming soon.

I have come to a phase in my life where I completely enjoy reading the bible, finding out new pieces of information, and stuyding it the way that I feel for me it was made to be studied. I am currently most interested in Eschatology....the study of end times. A study of Daniel and Revelation has completely caught my attention. There are many parallels and great explanations that you normally wouldn't understand by reading and referencing these two books together. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself.

Lastly, I am super excited about the recent song recordings I have been able to complete thanks to the help of my good friend and excellent musician Chas. We have recorded 4 songs total, and are going to be recording about ten in the next couple of weeks. He also put together a show where we will be playing the new songs for the first time in a public place. Exciting, and scary! But I am looking forward to making more music, for sharing part of my experiences in the last year through a way of melodies, lyrics, and dynamics.

If you are interested in checking out what we have made so far, go here
http://web.mac.com/charlesburks/CHEATWOOD/Welcome.html

I hope you enjoy it, and will be open to giving some feedback. Some of the songs are rough drafts, but you get the idea.

Let me know what YOU all have been up to recently. Some of those blogs are very outdated :)

Show someone you love them

"Though there is no grave to lay your flower,

it is love from others with which I am showered,

that dulls the pain a little more,

and helps me to remember where you are"