RoboRanch BlogStephen McKenna and Amy McKenna in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103. Topics usually center around our daughter Sophia Lane McKenna, family, triathlons, consuming, and culture.Yummy New SCD Cookbook- February 29, 2008 I have a new favorite cookbook! It's "Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet" by Raman Prasad. Although the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) includes lots of great food choices, it doesn't allow for dining at my favorite Asian and Indian restaurants. Raman's culturally diverse recipes are bursting with the flavors of the ethnic cuisines I've been missing. One of my favorites so far is Kung Pao Chicken, which is wonderfully flavored with Raman's SCD Asian Sauce (hurray for a yummy soy sauce.http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001309.php Natatorium Shenanigans- February 21, 2008 With my increased interest in swimming this winter I've begun dragging the family to my masters swim meets, as well as several of the University of Michigan meets. Mostly I just take Sophia with me to the UofM meets to give Amy a short break and to give Sophia some one-on-one time. It's hard to judge whether she enjoys it. Whenever I tell her we're going to a swim meet she gets very excited, though she is hesitant because she doesn't like how loud the gun shots are during the long events...http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001301.php SCD Chicken Cordon Bleu- February 15, 2008 Here's a chicken recipe that I came up with a few weeks ago. It's easy and yummy! SCD Chicken Cordon Bleu serves 6-8 8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 2 tablespoons SCD-legal Dijon mustard 8 thin slices SCD-legal prosciutto 4 thin slices swiss cheese, cut into halves 1 egg 12 cup almond flour 1 tsp SCD-legal Italian seasoning 14 tsp black pepper Preheat oven to 350. Pound chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap to 14-inch thickness using flat side of meat mallet or.http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001293.php Allison Willis- February 15, 2008 I think Valentine's Day is an appropriate day for me to enact revenge on my sister for posting this photo of me on her website. Here's a little background on my sister's development as a stalker. About 20 years ago, when Allison was in high school, she had a crush on a celebrity. Much like any teenage girl. I believe it was around the time the movie "Die Hard" came out. It was the film that made Bruce Willis as an actor and likely the spark that captured the pitter and patter of my...http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001294.php Going Against The Grain- February 7, 2008 My SCD friend Jill, who also has Crohn's disease, wrote a great blog post entitled "Compliments from my GI" about a recent visit to her gastroenterologist. When the GI and the resident found out she was doing great with her alternative therapies, they were pleased if not a bit surprised. I get the same reaction from my docs, and I have to say that sometimes it pays to "go against the grain" (pun intended)!http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001284.php Mighty Vitamins- February 7, 2008 My Aunt Linda recently sent me a very interesting article on the health benefits of Vitamin D. The article mentions the role that Vitamin D deficiency may play in autoimmune diseases like Crohn's. I'll be picking up a D supplement this weekend! New research shows that vitamin D can help prevent a wide range of diseases including colon, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancers, diabetes, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease,...http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001283.php Happy SCD Anniversary!- February 5, 2008 Today is my one-year anniversary of being on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) for Crohn's Disease. I guess it's kind of a big day! This morning, while eating some yummy homemade yogurt, a lemon poppyseed almond-flour muffin, and a very ripe banana, I got to thinking about it. A year. A whole YEAR. You know, this diet may end up being the biggest, most important life change I'll ever have made. I am proud of myself for sticking with it—and having had the guts to try it in the first...http://www.roboranch.com/blog/archives/001280.php |