David eating at the table
Sunday, February 15, 2009

Yesterday, David joined us at the table and ate some chicken in his new chair. The pictures are of him enjoying some whipped cream.

More pictures are here along with a short video clip.
Personal Update
Monday, February 2, 2009
Life has continued to move forward. David is now thirteen months old and working on several new teeth and trying to figure out how to walk. Melody has recovered from her total hip replacement surgery from November. This coming Wednesday, she will an operation on her right hip.

This surgery is less invasive. They will do a femoral head decompression with BMA grafting. Basically they will remove the dead parts of her hip and fill the hole with her own stem cells. Then the stem cells will grow into hip cells and she'll be able to keep her hip. YEAH!!

Please pray that the procedure will go smoothly and that her body will quickly heal it's self.

For me I keep busy subbing, playing with David, and helping out around the house.

That's about it until after the surgery.
GF Pizza Crust
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Ingredients
3/4 cup warm milk (105-115°F)
1 Tablespoon sugar
2-1/4 teaspoons dry active yeast
1-1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 cups gf flour (what I use)
1 teaspoon Xantham Gum (if not in flour)
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

Equipment:
Stand mixer with dough hook

Directions:
1. Combine milk, sugar, and yeast in Mixer bowl. Wait until yeast blooms. You'll know by the smell.

2. Add olive oil. Turn on mixer to low.

3. Add flour and salt.

4. Once flour is combined, increase speed to medium. As dough mixes it will stick to the hook. Stop mixing when it no longer sticks.

5. Spray a surface with oil and form dough into a pie shape.

6. Oil a cast iron pan with a Tablespoon of oil. (This the key to making it crispy)

7. Put dough into the pan and stretch to make a crust. Rest for about an hour.

8. Build your pizza and bake in a 450 F oven for 12 minutes.

The results are a crust that many non-celiacs love to eat and might remind your of pizza from most national chains.

If you do not have a favorite GF Flour blend, try this one.

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GF Flafel
Thursday, January 15, 2009
It's been awhile since I put up a new recipe. Here is one that we've been enjoying lately.

GF Falafel


Ingredients


Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and combine.

  2. Adjust flour as needed to make a thick paste

  3. Form mixture into small balls, about ping pong ball sized. Flatten slightly

  4. Fry in 2 inches of oil at 350 degrees F until golden brown (5-7 minutes)



    1. Tips
      I use a #40 disher to make consistent sizes.

      Source: http://mideastfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/falafelrecipe.htm

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David playing with whipped cream
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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It's Christmas Here
Sunday, December 7, 2008

Spent the afternoon decorating our tree. Pictures are of the results are here. There are also a few of David having fun.

The tree is a local one cut from the mountains of Centennial. We went out Saturday with several international students from LCCC. Read more about it at our blog.
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November Pictures of David
Sunday, November 30, 2008

I've just uploaded some pictures of David from this past month. They are at our Picasa page. Here is the link.
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