It snowed slush today

So after a day of rest yesterday, I woke up this morning with some clearer sinuses.  Well..that’s what I thought anyway.  Once I got out of bed, the head clogged right back up…boo   And to boot, my voice was gone and I was still coughing.  But I knew that 5 teachers would be absent from work today for professional development and therefore many Teachers on Call (TTOC) would be very busy at our school.  Therefore I stuck it out and went to work.  And how was my day you ask? 

It involved a lot of this

And some of this

By the end of the day, I felt like this

So tomorrow will be another day at home.  Lucky for me I have something like 40 accumulated sick days, not that I plan on using them all up this year. 

Like I mentioned before, I hate being away from my class for any period of time, but I really don’t want to get any more kids sick.  It seems everyone is sick these days..and when one comes back after being away, another one gets sick…a vicious cycle that’s been going around the school…and now it finally caught up to me.  Go figure.  At least the stomach flu has stayed away from my house. 

And it snowed today for a bit…it was more like slush, but it got the kids pretty excited.  By the time I left work though, the roads were just really wet and the sun was making an appearance.

Hope everyone had a good hump day.  Anything new and exciting happen in your neck of the woods?

With love

Bea

xoxo

Gluten-Free Flour Blend

Come check out my first guest post at www.dairyfreebetty.com.  She’s got an awesome blog.  Thanks Jessica  

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Just a quick post today.  You probably won’t be seeing much in terms of foodie posts in the next few days.  My meals will consist of chicken noodle soup, juice and most likely some oatmeal for next few days.  I spent the day at home sick with strep throat and doctor said I can’t go back to work before Wednesday.  Boo Hate being sick, but I guess when working with kiddies all day long, that’s what I get.

So I thought today I would post a recipe for a GF flour blend. I use this blend when making muffins, cookies, bars, cake, etc.  I came up with this mixture after trying out many found on the internet.  (lots of trial and error).  It’s been a while since I’ve made muffins and such, but they are great snacks for morning recess or even after school snack.  So Sunday I decided to stock up my pantry on GF flour alternatives and made a batch of my flour blend.  Here is my recipe:

Beaglebea’s Gluten-Free Flour Blend

1 cup brown rice flour (should be kept in fridge in airtight container)
1¼ cup white rice flour
¼ cup potato starch flour
2/3 cup tapioca starch flour
¾ cup sweet rice flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons xantham or guar gum (add an extra 1/4 tsp to each recipe).

This flour mix can be used 1:1 for regular flour in many of your recipes. However, I don’t usually use this blend for bread, pizza crust, breadsticks, etc. as those recipe often ask for specific flour combinations to get best results. 

If you triple this batch and keep in an airtight container, you’ll be ready to convert most any recipes conveniently. (just remember to add the extra xantham or guar gum)  I usually only make one batch at a time since I have little space to work with in my kitchen. 

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Hope it works for you.  Let me know what you think. 

What do you guys try to feed on when sick? 

Bea

xoxo