Just call me Martha Stewart, with RA.

I embarked on an adventure earlier in the year entitled “AJ learns how to cook even though she despises it and is horribly bad at it.”

Horribly bad.

I can’t remember if I’ve blogged about this or not but once, I made something so bad that after tasting it, I really did dry heave over my sink.

I am very talented at heating.  And ordering take out.

But that is such a hard way of eating if you’re trying to limit gluten, dairy, and red meat like I am.

Can I just say how hard it is for me to limit these things?  Did anybody see the movie American Beauty and remember the scene where she is laying naked in a bed of roses?  Um, yes….I’ve similar dreams of myself laying naked in a bed of penne! angel hair! brie! gouda!

It’s quite disturbing.

But I did want to share a couple of recipes that have worked for me in my ongoing “deny the carb and  cheese obsession” regime that is trying very hard to rule my life with 50/50 success.

Homemade Salsa

2 tomatoes, preferably from the farmers market

A dash of lime juice

1 onion, cut into slices

1 clove of garlic

A pinch of cilantro ( a little bit goes a long way!)

Put ingredients in food processor, chill in frig for one hour.

Enjoy with corn chips or marinate  chicken in it.  It’s fabulous!

Homemade dairy free gluten free pesto

1 cup of loosely packed basil (if you grew it yourself, make sure no bugs. Ew.)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon flax seed oil

1 tablespoon walnut or almond oil

2 cloves of garlic (or 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder…very important no more than this…I learned the hard way and breathed FIRE.)

Put in food processor and enjoy on grilled chicken or salad.

Enjoy!