Amy's Sonoma burger tortilla

     This was too good not to share. I found these tortillas at Whole Foods as well as the Sonoma burgers. I topped them with shredded red cabbage and kale. Then just a touch of jam on the tortilla. Someone else suggested to me to use mango chutney. That sounds great too. It is important to always check the labels to make sure there is no corn syrup or corn derivatives listed in the ingredients. Sounds like a weird combination but it worked really well. There are still plenty of delicious meals to eat even when avoiding gluten and corn.

Quinoa

     One delicious gluten free grain is quinoa. It is actually a seed. It is easy to cook. Quinoa can be cooked in a rice steamer with the proportion of one part quinoa to two parts water. It is also full of fiber.

    The above recipe was made with cooked quinoa topped with roasted vegetables, green onions, slivered almonds and feta cheese. The quinoa was cooked in broth for added flavor.

     Quinoa can be a good gluten free substitute for couscous, which is what this recipe originally called for.

   

No flare after surgery

 
     Two weeks ago I had preventative surgery. I had a total hysterectomy. Not that anything was wrong. I had tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation. This is the one that causes breast, ovarian and other cancers.

     The surgeon had told me that this operation would definitely flare my colon. He prescribed me prednisone for post surgery, just in case. Well it didn't flare! Very thankful. No flare!

     Now the question is why. For one thing, I was 100% careful about what I ate. I didn't take any chances. I even packed a snack bag for my hospital stay. Turns out that I had very little appetite anyhow. So I'm just glad that I did not flare.

     Anyone who is interested may check out my other blog, BRCA2 Warrior. On this blog I detail what I have gone through with testing and preventative measures to combat this deadly gene mutation. I feel that even though I have this gene mutation there is still a lot that I can control.

www.beatingbrca2.blogspot.com