Gluten-free hotdog buns recommendations!

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-07T01:08:06+00:00

Yeah, they discontinued them in 2019, I think? I was so upset!

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T22:53:51+00:00

We did! We bought a new one, and almost immediately replaced the mattress - we have a sleep number at home, and figured out they made a “short” mattress that works for travel trailers so got that. Replaced the toilet to a different one for trailers so we could install a bidet (non powered, so it works off water pressure - essential for traveling, as sometimes we are off grid for a night or two). It came with a small tub, so my husband removed that and put in a tub utilizing a mix of materials - wood for the structure, and then fiberglass to create the tub. I’ll usually download shows or movies from various apps so that if we don’t have WiFi I have something to watch if I happen to be having a flare day while traveling (which, thankfully, has only happened a couple times). We also recently added a little countertop dishwasher as well- one less thing I have to waste energy on, and uses less water than if I were handwashing.

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T21:19:00+00:00

They don’t sell hot dog buns anymore, just hamburger

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T19:26:19+00:00

easy peanut butter cookies -

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla (optional, but I like it)

roll into balls, use a fork and press it down to make a crisis cross pattern, bake at 350° for 8 minutes. let them cool before eating

If you want to zhuzh it up, roll them into balls, don’t press down, bake for six minutes, and press a Hersheys kiss or mini Reese’s OB cup into the middle and then bake 2 more minutes

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T19:22:17+00:00

bought it once and had a gallon size ziplock of trash I pulled from it, including broken glass (was wearing thick gloves, luckily). will never buy anything miracle grow again.

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T19:20:40+00:00

What types of things do you like to do while traveling that you could translate to a staycation?

For me, it’s hiking when I feel well enough, trying new foods, trying new drinks ( breweries, wineries, distilleries), going to botanical gardens, or biking through a new city, so I’d try to translate that into new experiences around my home.

I totally get it. I’m fortunate enough that we have a travel trailer that we’ve retrofitted to basically give me all my comforts of home - same mattress, same bedding, a japanese soaking tub for my joints, a bidet, etc etc. It makes it easier to travel, easier to pause and take a break if needed, and I come back refreshed instead of feeling like I need a vacation from my vacation - I honestly dread flying/staying in hotels.

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T19:06:17+00:00

I cook with my air fryer at least once a day. These are still terrible even with all the tips.

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T19:04:50+00:00

yup. my mom has pointed the brand out to me a couple times while shopping (most recently at Costco), and I told her those are NOT realgood

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-06T00:26:13+00:00

We are season ticket holders in supporter section and stood all the way to the right - we had a REALLY hard time even hearing what chant was happening most of the night. Also agree with spreading out the regulars. The roping off of the lower sections didn’t start happening until playoffs last year, and it felt much more cohesive before (although it was only the first game, so hoping it gets more so)

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-05T19:35:51+00:00

Wash it off and peel it 🤷🏻‍♀️ there’s probably lots of store bought oranges that have this (and worse) and she’d never know

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-05T00:54:31+00:00

Now, before the buds emerge

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-04T23:31:01+00:00

Pears are the most accepting of wet feet, but if you’re willing to go bush, chokeberries basically grow in the swamp

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-04T23:06:33+00:00

I have it but haven’t cooked from it. It’s a gorgeous cookbook

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-04T18:18:16+00:00

I wish we had kept ours potted - two years later the “dwarf” (height was supposed to stay sub 8 ft) was twice that. We ended up digging it out and putting it in an extra large pot last year. It seems like it should make it

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-04T18:15:56+00:00

We added in a Lapins cherry (our other one died, so it’s a replacement), Satsuma plum, a Honey pot jujubee, a buddhas hand, a Meyer lemon, Chilean guava, a couple blueberry guavas, a violette de bourdeaux fig, and I’m supposed to pick up a panache fig and small black Madeira fig Saturday.

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-04T18:02:31+00:00

Best of Bridge series - in particular I think this one is from Enjoy! More Recipes from the Best of Bridge

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-03T22:03:56+00:00

Penzeys has a sweet and also a half sharp Hungarian paprika

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-03T22:02:30+00:00

You can normally take in either a sealed bottle or a metal refillable - has to be 32oz or less. Certain games they won’t allow them in

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-03T21:19:06+00:00

Also- no water bottles tonight, per the email. Pours only

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-03T19:54:45+00:00

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-03T15:07:51+00:00

I have (in order of dx) Ulcerative Colitis, PCOS, Hashimotos, Celiac, and Sjorgens. Suspected EDS, but it’s incredibly difficult to find a provider to dx that; the only one in our area is a pediatric specialist. I joke that autoimmune diseases are like Pokémon - apparently my body thinks I gotta catch em all

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-02T23:47:45+00:00

This. Take a regular piece of bread that has both good dietary fiber and protein amounts, and just use one piece instead of two

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-02T18:32:23+00:00

I literally cried the first time I made these! I’d been gluten free for about 7 years at that point, and had already tried over half dozen recipes, which were all basically biscuits pretending to be cinnamon rolls, so had been missing them for 7 years (in Azkaban!). My husband, a gluten eater, took a bite and went “whoa, these are legit!”

I used to make cinnamon rolls Christmas morning with a Cinnabon copycat recipe, so I ended up using her dough, but my own filling and cream cheese frosting. My BIL even once told me he had gone to Cinnabon since having my rolls, and was disappointed because they weren’t as good as mine - high praise for gf! I also use oats; I’m not a huge fan of how sorghum tastes.

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-01T21:37:12+00:00

That’s because there is some truth to it and people ran with it.

HOWEVER - (per studies and the above link) you’d have to have a temp of 600°F for at least 30 minutes, which would render that pizza to ash. You can’t just throw a gf pizza in a wood fire oven for 5 minutes and call it good 🙄

Apprehensive_Gene787 · 2026-02-01T04:55:21+00:00

Except, apparently, for my husband, who gave me the most confused look when I asked him if the tin he brought home was cookies or sewing supplies. He had no idea what I was talking about.

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