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oyster  ·  2814 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 3, 2016

I got off work early so I'm determined to make some gluten free chocolate zucchini loaf today. So determined that I stopped at the grocery store even though I smelt so badly like mushroom compost that it gave me a headache. I don't know if any of you have ever worked with the stuff, sometimes you can barely smell it but others oh man it's terrible. On my way there I say a Trump '16 bumper sticker on some truck. One of those shiny trucks that doesn't get used for truck stuff and resides in Canada. What is the point of supporting an American candidate in Canada ? Even if you might be voting nobody else cares. I think some Canadian recknecks just like to pretend they are American as much as they like to pretend they use their trucks.

This damn loaf better rise like the picture showed, I don't think my ego can handle anymore let downs from gluten free baking.

Edit: It tastes like fucking cardboard.

On another note I started online counselling... I love that shit. I think google raised me. Please guide your children when they are young, ask them how they are feeling and try to help them the best you can through anything they bring to you. Be loving and patient when you teach them new things. Young people have options these days, they don't have to constantly turn to you even if you let them down. They can google anything and never be rushed or feel like a burden.





kleinbl00  ·  2813 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Mushroom farms smell amazing, much like Donald Trump is an amazing person. I'm curious what karmic retribution you're paying off to smell like one.

"Gluten free" and "zucchini" are challenging together. I don't believe I've observed success. "Gluten free" and "banana" work a little better.

oyster  ·  2813 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I'm curious what karmic retribution you're paying off to smell like one.

Hmm, I could think of a few. Jokes on the universe though I actually think it's kind of hilarious. I figure if I can't laugh at the smelly parts of my jobs I'll never make it out alive.

I've been trying to master gluten free baking for a while now and the only person I can really impress is my mom. She was diagnosed with Celiac so long ago though that anything slightly resembling bread impresses her. She doesn't remember how good bread gets. Lucky her. I think I'll give gluten free banana bread a go, got any recipe handy ?

kleinbl00  ·  2813 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"The trick to gluten-free," (he said, having watched his wife do all sorts of shit but never trying himself) "Is to know what flours to mix depending on what you're making. And a lot of that is trial and error. Which is why just starting out with Bob's Red Mill gluten free to start with often works best."

Barring that, this cookbook is bomb. Note that almost everything in it has too much sugar and butter. In other words, extra awesomeness.

oyster  ·  2813 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I do blame the flour mixture, we had a bag of Robin Hood gluten free kicking around so I used that. Well there is a reason nobody else really used it.

I think that cookbook might be kicking around the house or I've at least heard of it. Now that I think about it the recipe I used called for oil instead of butter, I should have known.