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Yes. I have one word for you: Cupcakes! This is no laughing matter. Cupcakes are to be taken very, very seriously. Got it? This is important stuff we’re dealing with here!
Or, you can be like me and throw caution to the wind as you dare to enter the world of refined sugar and gluten-free baked treats. Come join me!
I woke up this morning and stifled a groan. I don’t wake up well. At all. My joints feel stiff, my muscles ache, my head is heavy, my eyes are dry and I’m usually starving from not eating much for dinner the night before. I always hate the first steps out of bed that capture the Bartonella pains in the soles of my feet.
I staggered out to the kitchen this morning, and that’s all I remember. Next thing I know I’m cutting a grapefruit, making toast, and spilling peanut butter. Who knows how much time had passed, but I didn’t care. I was hungry for a change. And I was thinking. Today, I would make cupcakes. Yes, it sounded like a wonderful idea!
Lately, I’ve coped with my bad days by spending more time in the kitchen. Whole days have gone by that I’ve accomplished little more than having dinner ready, or planning a new meal, or researching a new ingredient. I can’t seem to sit still, or concentrate on anything.
But cooking makes me happy. I’m creating something with my own two hands to share. It fills a gap in my life that I’d forgotten about until recently. And, for now I can still measure, pour, mix, chop, simmer, and season. My mind can still comprehend recipe instructions. I just can’t always eat. I’m working on that one. Baby steps, baby steps.
So today I made cupcakes!
More simple things to come.
Happy cooking, molly
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February 21, 2010 at 11:14 am
Barbara
Hi Molly, I love cooking too! Especially the colors I create. But do have a question about your story. Can you actually eat grapefruit toast and peanut butter and contrive any energy/fuel from that? Or was that only an example for the sake of story? Just curious because I’d love to be able to eat like that, it’s so quick, but I do have to cook and cook and cook. Which is great, but takes all day as you say.
If you are in the cooking mode I found a agreat cookbook you might want to explore…it’s called Nourishing Traditions. Maybe some of yur other readers have heard of it too!!!
Yummy food, and a real easy to read education about nutrition. I’ve got a pretty easy walnut, wheat-free, goat kefir cinnamon pancake that’s high in protein and healthy carbs if you want it.
Enjoy your cupcakes…..Barbara Look forward to more simple things
February 21, 2010 at 1:19 pm
dizzygrl05
Hi Barbara! Good to hear from you. Another Lyme cook, I love it! I’ll definitely look up that cookbook you’ve suggested. I’m becoming fascinated with nutrition (who can blame us?) so I’m interested for sure.
But to answer your question – Yes, I did actually eat that for breakfast yesterday! I’ve had almost no appetite for the past 3 or 4 months. As soon as things hit my abdomen not only was I nauseous, but when I wasn’t I still had no desire to eat. But half a grapefruit, two pieces of toast, peanut butter, and a cup of tea is actually a decent breakfast for me. Add a smoothie or a hardboiled egg to that and call it a feat! I’m not sure how much fuel/energy it gives me, but it gives me a lot more than my other breakfast go-to meals. My goal in the last few months has been to eat as many protein-packed foods as I can when I am able to eat. That’s where I’ve found more energy I believe.
So your pancake sounds delicious! I would love to try it – but I’d have to make it w/o the walnut (mom is allergic) and I’m not sure about the kefir. I don’t do well with dairy yogurts or milk, but goat might be different. But wheat-free, goat kefir, and cinnamon sounds heavenly. By all means send recipes my way. There’s a link to my contact info in the sidebar.
Thanks!! Much <3.