Fun fact: Soy-free mayonnaise is damned near impossible to find! As I stood there staring at the chunky white bottles, looking like a fool I'm sure, folks would walk by, grab their mayo of choice and keep moving. After about five jars of mayo being processed with soybean oil I decided to pop open the second brain and google "soy free mayo." There only seems to be one that's readily available - Hellman's Canola Mayo. This discovery has led me to another task on the to-do list, and that's learning to make mayonnaise when we get the chickens in. I'm excited and nervous, and the chicken project is turning into a beast of its own.
Back to why I was stranded in the mayo section though! I found a very simple caesar salad dressing recipe and since its one of the few ways I can get husband-dearest to eat salad, I figured I'd give it a go. It also gave me an excuse to buy a baby food processor!
Sure, it was only $8 but it chopped onions and garlic like a professional!
We've had to make deviations from the soy/grain/dairy free, last night was a red wine marinated beef served with a sun-dried tomato risotto. To be fair and make up for the super tasty parmesan cheese we dumped over it all, we ended the night with a coconut milk ice-cream (something else I may look into hand crafting!).
For now, it's onward and upward! I see things on a daily basis that we could be working to improve, and I make note of them, and I think we'll get there. Right now its one day at a time. Dean's finished all my post holes and tomorrow I'll be buying cement and fence posts so I can get the garden/chicken run set! The sooner that's set up, the sooner we can begin the adventure that is suburban livestock!
Things I Need to Remember:
- Reusable bags for the grocery store
- Reusable containers for the bulk section at the grocery store
- Pack lunch to work!!!
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