A note about this recipe – for the first time I used peanut flour. I did combination of two cups peanut flour and one cup almond. I found the flour at Trader Joe’s. The only ingredient is roasted peanuts. For people in the beginning stages of the diet, or still […]
That I began SCD. I remember very clearly because it was the Friday before Halloween and there was candy all over the office (just like now). I did not have one single piece! Once I made up my mind to do it I was very serious about doing it right. […]
(Lemon Tart recipe is at the bottom of the post) Mike’s Flog When I started the diet in October of 2000 blogs were a new thing. Mike’s Flog was the only SCD blog I could find. Nearly every day Mike would post an entry about what he had eaten that […]
1 1/2 cups Almond Flour – sift once1/4 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp cinnamon1/8 tsp salt 1 cup SCD Peanut Butter (no salt, no sugar – I used just ground up peanuts)1 tsp pure vanilla extract2 tbsp softened butter 2 eggs1/2 cup honeySCD Legal Jam – or pureed fruit will work […]
Sunday – Spaghetti squash with Classico Tomato Basil Sauce, ground turkey, and parmesan cheese. Monday – Left over spaghetti squash with Classico Tomato Basil Sauce, ground turkey, and paremsan cheese. Tuesday – Egg scramble – eggs, all-natural no-nitrate turkey bacon, red & green bell peppers, onion, sharp cheddar cheese. Grapes. […]
The first stop was of course discovering the Breaking the Vicious Cycle book. I think I had the book for about three months before I took the plunge. After starting the diet I realized I would need a yogurt maker and some almond flour. I desperately wanted to have something […]
Almond flour is a staple of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. I have been using it for ten years, basically since I started the diet. It takes some getting used to. The baked goods do not have the same texture or taste as their flour counterparts, but they can be a […]
As anyone following SCD knows, making all of our own snacks, meals, baked goods and beverages can be very time consuming and inconvenient. It’s always so nice to find ready-made items in the store that fit the diet. Here are a few of my favorites (these are all SCD legal): […]
For the first year I followed the diet according to the Breaking the Vicious Cycle book. After the first year I was feeling fine so I decided to make a few exceptions. This is a decision not to be taken lightly. I figured since I was doing so well, and […]
In October of 2000 I began the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. The year before I had had surgery for Crohn’s and my desire was to remain symptom free. I am happy to say that ten years later I am still symptom and medication free. In the ten years since starting the […]