Gluten Free Monthly Favorites: All the Gluten Free Dips, My First Blizzard and More!
If I had to sum up 2018 so far in only two words, I think I’d have to go with “crazy busy.” Usually I start my monthly favorites/life recaps by saying how quickly the month has flown by, but it honestly feels like New Year’s was forever ago! I suppose that’s what happens when you’ve flown back to grad school, started your second semester, started teaching your second college class, survived your first blizzard and a experienced whole bunch of other hijinks in the same month!
So what?S been happening behind the scenes of Casey the College Celiac to date this yr? Keep reading to find out which emblem of gluten free tea I?Ve come to be enthusiastic about, how I survived my first snowstorm and what candies you could count on to peer on the blog this February.
What I'm Eating
Bowls and bowls of homemade gluten free dips and sauces! If you saw my Creamy White Bean Beet Hummus recipe a few weeks ago and haven’t tried it yet, this is your reminder to jump on the homemade hummus train ASAP. I've also been addicted to BBQ sauce (love this one from True Made Foods), ketchup (so random but so good!) and my vegan cheese sauce. If you need an epic dip for Superbowl Sunday, the recipes and sauces I've listed above are definite winners! 
Way more tea than I drank in the rest of my life...and I can blame thank my younger sister for my new tea addiction. For Christmas, my sister surprised me by gifting by a huge variety box of caffeine-free gluten free tea from Bigelow. She did extensive research to find a celiac-safe tea brand (is she an awesome sis or what!?!), and so far, so good. I’m especially loving Bigelow’s Lemon Ginger tea, which has added probiotics. Perfect for this cold Minnesota weather (more on that below...)
Alll the roasted vegetables (specifically wintry weather squash and Brussels sprouts!). I by no means have a trouble eating my veggies, however roasted vegetables had been in particular crave-worth this iciness. Partly because I eventually got the courage to try acorn squash for the first time (I've had a horrible response to butternut squash, so attempting new vegetables can be a bit frightening, as stupid because it sounds!) and sincerely loved it. Even higher, my tummy loves it too. So, I?Ve been supplementing my regular zucchini with spaghetti squash, acorn squash and roasted Brussels sprouts, and I've been one glad girl!
What I'm Doing
Gettin' back into the groove with grad school. After an extended, relaxing and blissfully low-key iciness spoil at domestic, I flew back to Mankato on January 3. Since then, I’ve been in full-on school mode. I’m taking 9 grad school credits (3 more than last semester) as well as teaching English 101 and volunteering at a local assisted living home, so to say my schedule is full is an understatement. I’m trying to be more intentional about scheduling social breaks this semester and putting less pressure on myself to be the “perfect teacher.” Not sure how I’m doing yet, but even baby steps are progress!Surviving my first ever blizzard...OMG, y?All. This California university grad was absolutely out of her element while Mankato got its first big winter hurricane some weeks ago. We ended up getting over a foot of snow in some components of city and the complete university and town bus system close down for the day. I clearly felt more frazzled/anxious than I anticipated while on foot round town day after today and seeing nothing but mountains of white, but I survived. Here?S to hoping with a purpose to be the worst storm of this wintry weather.
Writing ‘till my fingers (or my brain) give out. I know it sounds obvious that, when you’re earning an MFA in Creative Writing, you should expect to do a lot of writing. I don’t think I fully realized just how much time I would need to dedicate to creative writing each week, though, until this semester. I’ve already done more writing in the past few weeks than I did all of last semester (yay for prioritizing) and I’m also enjoying creative writing more than I have in a long time. It’s definitely challenging at times (okay, most of the time) to balance creative writing with writing for my class assignments and writing for the blog, but I’m taking it week by week. If there are weeks when I’m less present on the blog or on social media, know that I’ll be back soon but was just juggling too many balls that day. Grace and flexibility are always appreciated - not only from my (online and offline) friends, but also from myself.
What I'm Planning
An epic pistachio recipe comin' in hot next week! I’m honestly so excited to share the recipe for a pistachio pizza next week. It’s part of a recipe contest I’m entering (all the deets will be in the actual post), and the pizza turned out so good, I ate it for dinner three nights straight...and then proceeded to eat the leftover pesto with dinner the two days immediately after. It’ll be any other wholesome, gluten free and vegan pizza recipe, so prepare yourself for some major allergy friendly foodporn soon. 
Galentine's Day with some fantastic gals in my MFA program. One of my buddies had the amazing idea of getting a gaggle of MFA women together for a joint Valentine?S Day birthday party, and I?M surely looking ahead to a low-key and enjoyable night the weekend after Valentine?S Day. I may also or may not deliver a number of my White Bean Beet Hummus to the birthday celebration...
Staying honest about my self care, sleep and socializing needs. The weekend before last, I volunteered and did errands all Friday, made social plans for most of Saturday and had a blast chatting and homework partying with a couple of new friends. This past weekend, I slept in on Friday, dedicated most of the weekend to food prep, homework and writing, didn’t socialize at all except via text and when I bumped into a fellow MFA-er at the gym. And you know what? Both weekends gave me exactly what I needed...just in different ways.
I’m the kind of person who survives on inertia. As long as I keep go-go-going, I won’t notice how tired I really am. As you can probably guess, though, that kind of mindset often results in one heck of an epic burn out. This semester, I’m trying to be more flexible. Yes, I want to increase my friend dates and social adventures...but my body also needs more self care than the average Joe’s, and that’s just a reality I have to accept.
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If February is whatever like this beyond month, it's going to also be crazy busy and full of surprises. However, if I preserve embracing the identical mindset of stability and self care, I realize I?Ll kick booty simply as hard this month as in January. Add in a few more delicious gluten free eats and buddy dates, (with a bit of luck subtract a few snow), and February will make me one satisfied woman!
What are a number of your preferred eats and sports from January? Have you ever long past via a snowstorm? Tell me some a laugh records approximately your 2018 to this point in the comments!
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