About Me

My name is Denise and I have an autoimmune condition of the thyroid called Hashimoto's Disease. This diagnosis brings a different set of challenges for each patient although most of us have to make major changes in our diet. Until recently, my diet was high in gluten, dairy, soy and corn. In fact, I didn't even know the names of 75% of the items in the fresh food isle! That's been the biggest obstacle on my quest to wellness. It is the reason I started this blog; to find and share recipes without those inflammatory ingredients. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! If you have a favorite recipe of your own to share, please drop me a note via email or through my facebook page. Thanks for checking out the blog -- I look forward to hearing from you!


Saturday, August 2, 2014

Free To Be Ghee

It's SO nice to put "butter" back in my kitchen!!  I had read about ghee earlier when I started researching Hashimoto's Disease but I was a little hesitant to try it.  After a few months of a really bland diet, I started looking for anything that might add a little flavor or texture to my food! What I have learned is that ghee is actually butter but it is further processed to remove the milk solids and impurities which makes it tolerable for those of us that are lactose or casein intolerant.  And yes, it IS on the Paleo Diet!  Actually, ghee has been used for medicinal purposes since medieval times to treat digestive ailments.  Today, researchers are using it to treat inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.  

 I found ghee in my local whole foods store in an aisle near the cooking oils.  It's more expensive than butter but it does support a healthy immune system so I think the benefits outweigh the cost.  It doesn't need to be refrigerated and lasts for months.  For more information, check out the article at  http://www.care2.com/greenliving/15-amazing-benefits-of-ghee.html.

Ghee
Last night, I cooked an acorn squash in the microwave for 10 minutes.  I mixed in about a teaspoon of ghee and some cinnamon -- wow!  What a difference!!

"I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon."  Proverbs 7:17
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