To Splurge or Not to Splurge

I am a coconut oil girl. I use unrefined coconut oil for moisturizing my face and body, and I use it for cooking. I've been cooking with it for so long I really don't notice the coconut flavor, but I've had people I cook for mention the taste. So, I've been wanting to try avocado oil, but it's so freaking expensive I just never can swing it. And when I can, I prefer to splurge on something a bit more exciting than oil! So, when I saw this at Winco for a really great price I decided to try it. It's a combination of safflower, avocado and coconut oil so it's of course cheaper. I've used it several times and it's a nice, neutral flavored oil. Highly recommend!
I've been gluten free for a little over two years, and I hate it!! Although there are a few gluten free pastas that are okay, they still aren't as good, and when I see people eating regular pasta I feel so incredibly jealous! And bread is the worst. At least with gluten free pastas there are a few brands like Barilla and Trader Joe's that are pretty okay, and reasonably priced. But gluten free bread is insanely expensive, the loaves are much smaller than regular bread, and most of them are terrible!! I get so pissed when I splurge on a seven or eight dollar loaf of bread and it's horrible. I think of the vegan cheese I could have splurged on!

I've looked at this Julia's table gluten free bread a hundred times at Smith's, and never wanted to pay seven dollars just to be disappointed. So, last week when I saw a loaf on a Woohoo sale, I couldn't resist. I bought this and a package of dinner rolls. The dinner rolls were seriously as heavy as a baseball. And they had a really dense but crumbly texture. The bread isn't much better. I definitely don't think soft should be used!!I can't be the only gluten free person on a budget, and even if you aren't on a budget, save your money!! Remember when vegan cheese used to be the worst, and then it seemed like overnight they figured it out and it's all pretty great now? I'm still waiting for that to happen with gluten free bread!

We're still making progress with the girls and boy. Etta used to hiss and then run away from Bubba, so napping face to face with him is quite a big step!!