Prompt: Introductions

[runpunkrun]

Hello, gluten-free friends and family! It is I, Punk, speaking to you with my words. If you haven't already, please read the community guidelines for your safety and mine.

If I can keep my act together, I'll be posting a weekly discussion topic to prompt conversation about gluten-free cooking. This week I thought we could introduce ourselves and do some light mingling.

Let's do name, rank, and preferred pronouns. And maybe answer one or more of the following questions:

• What's the last gluten-free thing you made with your own hands?
• If your answer is "coffee," that's valid.
• What kind of foods do you like to prepare?
• How much baking experience do you have?
• What type of recipes are you interested in?
• Are you here to post, comment, or just be a friendly lurker?
• If you are going to lurk friendily, please say hi just this once. We'll say hi back.

Also, as the comm opened on Pi day (3.14), why not tell us your favorite pie?

Come join me in the comments!

Comments

introduction, hmm?

[harmonic_tabby]

Last gluten-free thing would be tonight's dinner: corned beef and potatoes in the crockpot and a bowl of coleslaw for a salad. And coffee for me would never be a valid thing since I don't drink it (and never have).

I can prepare all kinds of foods; cooking, baking and even canning and candy but having slowed down and retired it's pretty much just meals and the like nowadays.

Baking experience: my grandmothers started teaching me to cook/bake when I was 10 or so and assisting with preserving veggies from the garden started a year or two later. They didn't actually bake much but I kept going with desserts and some basic breads.

Interested mostly in new combinations to consider. I was always surprised by folks assuming I was greatly deprived when they discovered I was gluten-free. There are so many wonderful things we can eat that I don't consider avoiding wheat as deprivation. Annoying, sure with the way modified food starch seems to creep into everything but I read labels religiously and food from scratch is certainly part of my skill set.

I've been she/her for over 50 years and will probably lurk/comment in general. Not sure what kind of recipes I have that others might like unless y'all are interested in my recipe for pizza soup.

Tabs

Re: introduction, hmm?

[runpunkrun]

I don't drink coffee either. I was trying to be relatable. :D

Folks have been sharing what kind of recipes they're looking for if you feel like reading through the comments. Maybe you have something in your recipe box.

Nice to have you here, Tabs!

Re: introduction, hmm?

[jesse_the_k]

I'm intrigued by the idea of pizza soup, whenever you're ready.