“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” ― Julia Child

I can’t believe that I set on with this blog over four years ago.  I had big plans for it.  I was going to talk about how much I love baking and offer words of advice with my experiences.  That all changed when I was diagnosed with a bunch of allergies, including Celiac disease as well as allergies to tree nuts, peanuts, seafood, beef, strawberries, melons and a bunch of other food.  It was frustrating at first.  I had no idea what I was doing and during that time I could only find food at Whole Foods.  I became that “girl” who listed her million and one allergies to the waiter and was paranoid that my food was being cross contaminated.

Things have changed in the last four plus years.  I consider myself a well seasoned gluten free cook/baker.  I have found what works for me and what others will eat when I am entertaining.  I’ve come a long way, although part of me is still paranoid when eating out or at other people’s houses.

After the suggestion of friends and colleagues, I went back to the idea of a blog.  I hadn’t done much with this page.  I want to keep it updated and share information that has worked for me.  Believe me when I say I have worked hard to find tasty food through a lot of trail and error.

I love cooking and baking in my free time.  I want to share my journey and thoughts with other out there.  I know there are a billion other sites out there, but I’m going to try and share my experiences with everyone out there.  I’m going to try and update every few days.

This site is phase two of my journey.

Please feel free to leave comments or email me (flourgal1980@gmail.com).

Thanks for following me!

-Lisa

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Hello out there!

Welcome to the official home of the Flour Gal!  This is a new venture for me.  I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, now I am going to try and begin a new chapter of my life with it.  I am going to try and put myself out there as a baker.  Cookie (my beautiful chrome Kitchen Aid mixer) and I are waiting to fill empty bellies with yummy treats!

The first cookie I ever taught myself to bake was Italian Wedding cookies.  I made them for a Roman Festival in my sixth grade history class.  I got the recipe from the local newspaper.  Everyone ranted and raved about how good the cookies were, I, however, didn’t care for them.  They had anise in it, which I don’t like.  Over the next few years, I altered the recipe and not only took out a few ingredients, but I also added a few secret ones too!  That is when my love for baking emerged.  By the way,it has been years since I was in sixth grade and I still get requests to make “my” cookies!

Today I often bake cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies and even truffles from scratch.  I also work on healthier bakes goods too.  I have created recipes using wheat flour as well as played around with the sugar content of some cookies.  I believe that I have made some pretty tasty cookies through trial and error.  I hope to eventually be able to try gluten free as well as sugar free baking.

Please stay tuned as my venture in baking begins!