Messing with Tradition

tra·di·tion/trəˈdiSHən/

Noun:

The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. A long-established custom or belief that has been passed on in this way.

Going to the Butter Churn has been a tradition in our family for various reasons.  It is a buffet, so it has something for everyone.  My mother and sister have worked there since Avery was in diapers.  We live in a small town and honestly there aren't a lot of choices.

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Chug Milk?

Last night I took Avery to Wal-Mart to help shop for lunches and snacks.  I taught her how to read the labels, reinforced that we could no longer have anything that contained wheat.  She really liked finding packaging that had Gluten Free written on the front of the packages and I'm sure that is why I now have 3 bags of Quaker Rice Cakes.

Giving Avery that control over being able to pick which cereal we have (chocolate chex and pebbles) and letting her read the back of the Cheerios box to see that it "really does contain wheat", completely changed her outlook.  She seemed lighter, almost excited (wants to learn how to bake English Muffins).

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Just a minor Panic Attack

My *local* health food store.  I say local, but really the only thing I have local is Wal-Mart and HEB.  I live in a tiny coastal town in South Texas.  I have to drive for 50 minutes to get to this particular store.

I think this is the exact reason I am so worried, anxious, terrified, petrified, panicked, paralyzed, down right stressed when it comes to Gluten Free Baking.  Regular Baking has always been somewhat of a science experiment for me.  Technically that is what is happening.   You are following a hypothesis, mixing different elements together, predicting that the result will be a fluffy sweet morsel of yumminess, timing and reaction to temperature, humidity, and hopefully your end result is exactly what you predicted it would be.

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