The Ultimate Egg Sandwich

Tim had to go in to work yesterday evening, so he picked up a Dominos pizza to share with his coworker. He doesn’t get the chance to have “regular” pizza very often, so this was a treat for him.

So I was cooking dinner all for my little lonesome. We have a half a pound of stew beef in the fridge waiting to be made into buffalo beef, so I swiped a few pieces and made myself… The Ultimate Egg Sandwich!



I put in just a few pieces of the stew beef cut into strips, some cubed ham, Carl Buddig corned beef, onions, green peppers, and cheese. It was very yummy and quite filling. I think I overloaded on protein!

Oats and Honey Pancakes

I tried making Oats and Honey Pancakes for lunch today, and they turned out alright, actually. They are a little unusual, but they make a nice variation to regular pancakes. I used gluten free rolled oats, but I think gluten free steel cut oats might work a bit better.



Oats and Honey Pancakes

¾ cup brown rice flour
½ cup gluten free oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons canola oil
½ cup milk

Whisk together all of the dry ingredients. Whisk together the eggs, honey, and oil. Then add the milk to the wet ingredients and whisk. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix.

Cook in a preheated pan, flipping once as you would a regular pancake. Feel free to sprinkle on some chocolate chips!

Do Not Try This at Home

I repeat, do not try this at home.




I attempted to make homemade gluten free croissants. Needless to say, they did not turn out good. I will attempt it again with a better rolling pin and a majorly tweaked recipe, so if it works out, I’ll let you know!

Beef Burgundy

½ lb. stew beef
½ onion, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup beef broth; I used Herb Ox Gluten Free bouillon cubes
1 cup red wine, technically Burgundy
1 extra bouillon cube, un-dissolved
½ cup water
¼ cup rice flour
4 oz. can of mushroom pieces
Salt and pepper to taste

Brown the beef and onions in the olive oil. Salt and pepper the beef. Put the beef, onions, beef broth, and wine in the crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Test the meat for doneness.

With a slotted spoon, take the beef and onions out of the crock pot and set aside. Pour the sauce into a sauce pan and heat to boiling. Toss in the extra gluten free bouillon cube.

Whisk the rice flour into the water and slowly pour it into the boiling sauce while whisking. Continue whisking until the sauce thickens. Add the mushrooms, beef and onions.

Serve over rice or rice pasta.


I don’t have a lot of wine on hand; we just don’t use it all that often. I will occasionally use it for cooking, like today; but I only have a bottle of fairly cheap merlot (like $6.00 at Target!). I used that for my “beef burgundy,” so it probably was technically “beef merlot.”

But whatever it was called, it was good! It's a keeper!

Tag - How Fun!

Thanks to Jennifer of The Dzioba Family for tagging me for this fun get-to-know-ya game. Here's how it works.


1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. List 6 random facts about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post
5. Let each person know they've been tagged by commenting on their blog
6. Let the tagger know the entry is posted on your blog


Fact #1
I played trumpet in fourth grade, and then switched to percussion in fifth because I wanted to play the timpani. I was horribly disappointed when I found out that you don't play timpani until at least middle school (at least in our homeschool band that's how it worked). I made it into an honors band in sixth grade where I got to finally play the timpani. And I found out that I hated it! Well, now I love timpani and all the rest of the percussion family.


Fact #2
I had one pet dog - Jed - and one pet rabbit - Michal - when I was growing up.


Fact #3
I have a Bachelor's of Music degree and work in human resources!


Fact #4
We just switched to flannel sheets on our bed and I can't wait to get all comfy in the warmth of the flannel.


Fact #5
One of my life goals is to see an albino deer.


Fact #6
I use aluminum free deodorant and fluoride free toothpaste.


Now, let me see... who should I tag?
Paul and Nicole at Catchlight Imaging (seriously cool photos!)
Carrie at Heart of a Servant
Sarah at In Light of the Truth
Kay at Gluten Free Kay
Tenille at Gluten Free Frugal
Sara at Shane's Girl Heart and Soul

Better Late than Never...

Here’s our menu for the week:

• Wednesday – Tomato soup and grilled cheese
• Thursday – Beef burgundy
• Friday and Saturday lunch – Camping with Sunday school group
• Saturday dinner – Buffalo beef
• Sunday lunch – Bean burritos
• Sunday dinner – Cobb salad
• Monday – Rice and lentils

Last week we didn’t have anything too exciting. Nothing was really blog-worthy. We did have quasi-lasagna. It was lasagna without ricotta cheese L, without meat, and with more cheddar than mozzarella. I filled it with onions and garlic and it turned out alright.