The Ice Dream Cookbook: A review and an adoption fundraiser

The Ice Dream Cookbook, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Rachel Albert-Matesz: Wherever you are, please take a bow. I love your gluten-free and casein-free cookbook, and I apologize for my tardy book review. And many, many, many thanks for the donation to the Adoption Fundraiser. Your book is on sale now and will make an [...]

A little critter came by…

A little critter came by…, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. …and decided not to say “hi”. Related PostsWordless Wednesday

GF Menu Swap & Meal Plan Monday 9-22 through 9-26

We have a wickedly busy week ahead of us.  This week boasts for three gym nights, two evenings of meetings until 6PM and “Open House” at school.  Of all my ‘extra curricular’ activities, the “Open House” freaks me out the most.  Oh MAN, do I get nervous speaking in front of adults!  Ah well, every [...]

Gluten Free Menu Swap 9/15-9/19 & the Autumn Moon Festival

Finally the Full Moon, originally uploaded by jalalspages. Happy Autumn Moon Festival, All! Today we are celebrating the Autumn Moon Festival with a little pomelo, Asian pears and apple slices under the moonlight.  The paper lanterns are lit and glowing softly and our stone garden lantern is aglow with the flames of a tea light [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Oh. My. Gosh. It’s been a whirlwind of a week. … and this is the mess on my desk after just 55 minutes of class.

GF Menu Swap & Meal Plan Monday 9-8 through 9-12

Forgive this tardy post…. I’ve been awash in memories and faces of the new school year. Here’s my lunch & dinner menus for the week. Thanks for hosting the GF Menu Swap, Natalie. Sorry my post is so stinkin’ late! And thanks, Orgjunkie for hosting Meal Plan Mondays. It really has been helpful to stay [...]

Gluten Free Menu Swap – Lunches! September 1 – 5, 2008

In honor of the first week of students, I not posting my dinner menu but rather my lunch menu.  This is, after all, the menus that are the most difficult to manage after a summer of coasting in/out of my kitchen at my own leisure.  (Not to mention the freedom of using the bathroom when [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Ohh! Cool bug!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan

GF Menu Swap, August 25 – 29

Tomorrow is the first dread day of meetings for teachers in my district.  And by dreaded, I’m not joking.  I may even be making an understatement. Tomorrow at 7:45AM, 1,200 teachers will gather in our high school auditorium and watch several PowerPoint presentations. And every word on each slide will be read aloud to us… [...]

Wordless Wednesday

(or semi-Wordless, in this case.) I posted a close-up on Monday with our weekly menu. Can you believe it’s an artichoke flower? Me neither! It’s from my sister’s yard. Guess they forgot to pick and eat that baby!

Gluten Free Menu Swap & Monday Meal Plan 8/18

Do you know what this is?  Make a guess!  Leave a comment! I’ll post the photo on Wordless Wednesday of the whole object. I’m feeling a little less than inspired this week.  The fridge is bursting with fresh fruit and vegetables from our trip to the Farmer’s Market, so I’m prepared.  But honestly, we’ve just [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Our oh-so-fertile backyard apple tree…