A Gluten Free Whirlwind

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Stir Fry - YUMMY!!!!

This is definitely a new addition to our staple menu plan! I found this great recipe for Asian stir fry. Mix it with some rice noodles; meat of choice (chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, etc) and some steamed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, pea pods, little corn cobs, peas, carrots, bean sprouts, etc.) and this delicious sauce:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Asian-Stir-Fry-Sauce/Detail.aspx

I made a couple of substitutions since I didn't have some of the ingredients on hand:
White vinegar for the sherry
Apple cider vinegar and a touch of sugar for the rice vinegar

(I will have to take pictures next time I make it ;) )

Our Story

My name is Sara and I am the mother of 4 amazing kids. Our story started with our son having some constipation issues. It was pretty much decided that he was just not drinking enough. At his 12 year annual exam we realized that his rate of growth had drastically slowed down. With the constipation issues, failure to thrive, and the fact that his sister has type 1 diabetes.....our pediatrician suggested a blood test to rule out Celiac disease. Well...instead his test came back with a level well over 100 (it should be below 4) and our journey began. We were referred to the Childrens hospital in Milwaukee for further testing and the girls all needed to be tested. 2 of the 3 girls came back with the same results. We went down to Childrens in Milwaukee and the 3 children were scheduled to have biopsies of the small intestines. We were told that with the levels that their blood tests showed....there was no doubt that it was Celiac Disease but the biopsies are a required step in diagnosis. So.....on April 5th all 3 biopsies took place. It was quite a scene....one by one they went in and came out of surgery. 7:30 Madison changed into her gown and began the process....she was prepped and wheeled out to surgery and in came the next bed......8:15 Kaysa was prepped and wheeled out to surgery and then the third bed was wheeled into the room.....9:00 and Sajid was prepped and wheeled out to surgery. Like clockwork.....Madison was coming out of surgery now and we started the recovery process. One at a time they all came rolling into recovery. They all did well and they all came back with similar looking intestines. Time to begin a gluten free life long diet.

So begins my search on finding gluten free meals that my children love. Time to rebuild a menu of staple meals that our family enjoys.