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My husband has been wondering about the questionable behavior of his intestinal tract recently. He has a theory that gluten might have something to do with the problem, so we are going to make our family dinners gluten-free for a month to see if that makes a difference.

There are some amazing blogs out there that have given me some great ideas.  Gluten Free Mommy inspired our first gluten-free meal.  Other blogs that I enjoy are:  101 Cookbooks, Year of Crockpotting and Gluten-Free Girl.  There is also an amazing list of other gluten-free sites at Simply Recipes (@simplyrecipes)

This experiment is actually pretty cool – it will encourage me to try different types of grains and ingredients instead of instinctively reaching for a bag of pasta/orzo/couscous when I need a side dish.

The other night, we enjoyed a batch of Crab-Rice cakes and some slaw.

Wild Rice Crab Cakes

14 oz. crab
2 green onion tops, sliced
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 Tbs. parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 Tbs. mayonnaise
1 cup Trader Joe’s brown rice medly, cooked
2 eggs, beaten
1 Tbs. lemon juice

1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and add a little salt and pepper.
2. Form small patties with your hands.
3. Add 1-3 Tbs. olive oil to a large non-stick skillet and heat.
4. Carefully add the patties to the skillet and cook until browned on each side.
5. Turn them carefully so that they don’t fall apart

Call the Kids:

• Measure rice
• Juice lemon
• Crack and beat eggs
• slice green onion tops with scissors
• Measure mustard and mayonnaise
• Combine ingredients and stir
• Form patties with CLEAN hands
• Wash Hands Afterwards