A Gluten, Dairy, Yeast, Egg, Honey, Color-Free Happy Birthday! Jordan is 2!
Jordan birthday is still a few days away and my older son still has 3 weeks
until he’s 4, but we celebrated Monday since the grandparents were
visiting. What does a birthday party look like without dairy, wheat, food
coloring, eggs, yeast, honey, and minimal sugar? Well, it was GREAT! It
took a bit of planning ahead of time, and keeping my eye out
for something he might actually enjoy. He has yet to eat a gluten-free
baked item. He takes one bite and spits it out – even things I consider
quite good. So, I happily finish off his blueberry muffins and sweet
potato biscuits (they taste like a pumpkin spice cookie/muffin cross!).
However, I didn’t go to all that work making these special things for my
enjoyment. And, with his birthday fast approaching, what was I going to
make for his birthday dessert? And, with grandpa and grandma here, it
must be something people with normal eating habits would enjoy
too…that’s a tall order. Grandma is known across their region of the
midwest for her wonderful homemade pies and other such delectables. And
grandpa is a self-proclaimed beef and white potatos man, oh, and don’t
forget ice-cream conossier! So, the way we eat here, well, not so much
to their liking. But, we have a birthday party coming…so I started with
what Jordan LOVES – berries – and went from there.
Just in case the food was a flop, I thought I’d get some decorations
this year. We usually do birthdays REALLY simple: normal dinner, special
birthday dessert, presents. I pull out the birthday candles that are
still in the cupboard from last year (well, actually the last 4 years),
and that is the sum total of our birthday celebration. But, this year
just in case we didn’t have food to help us celebrate, I bought some
balloons, foil stars to decorate the table with, streamers, plates and
napkins with balloons on them, and a candle in the shape of a “2″ and
“4″. Jordan LOVES balloons! And they’re 1/3 of the cost of all the
Disney or cartoon character decorations! Ok, so I only spent $7 or $8
dollars for all this, but for us, this constitutes going all out!
Back to the food, particularly, the dessert. I saw a recipe for
biscuits that can be adapted for shortcake, so thought that since Jordan
LOVES berries, maybe, just maybe, Strawberry Shortcake would work for
him AND for everyone else. Although, I had never tried this shortcake
before, and you just never know how something will turn out. But it was
GREAT! Very delicious! Jordan got half way through his, before
he realized he was eating shortcake with his berries. He didn’t spit any
out, but must have tired of it 1/2 way through because the rest of his
bites, he sucked all of the strawberry sauce off and left the shortcake - ha! He was quite delighted with his dessert and with getting to blow the candle out! Even Grandpa had seconds – wow! The shortcake recipe was taken from “Special Diet Solutions” by Carol Fenster.
Jordan birthday is still a few days away and my older son still has 3 weeks
until he’s 4, but we celebrated Monday since the grandparents were
visiting. What does a birthday party look like without dairy, wheat, food
coloring, eggs, yeast, honey, and minimal sugar? Well, it was GREAT! It
took a bit of planning ahead of time, and keeping my eye out
for something he might actually enjoy. He has yet to eat a gluten-free
baked item. He takes one bite and spits it out – even things I consider
quite good. So, I happily finish off his blueberry muffins and sweet
potato biscuits (they taste like a pumpkin spice cookie/muffin cross!).
However, I didn’t go to all that work making these special things for my
enjoyment. And, with his birthday fast approaching, what was I going to
make for his birthday dessert? And, with grandpa and grandma here, it
must be something people with normal eating habits would enjoy
too…that’s a tall order. Grandma is known across their region of the
midwest for her wonderful homemade pies and other such delectables. And
grandpa is a self-proclaimed beef and white potatos man, oh, and don’t
forget ice-cream conossier! So, the way we eat here, well, not so much
to their liking. But, we have a birthday party coming…so I started with
what Jordan LOVES – berries – and went from there.
Just in case the food was a flop, I thought I’d get some decorations
this year. We usually do birthdays REALLY simple: normal dinner, special
birthday dessert, presents. I pull out the birthday candles that are
still in the cupboard from last year (well, actually the last 4 years),
and that is the sum total of our birthday celebration. But, this year
just in case we didn’t have food to help us celebrate, I bought some
balloons, foil stars to decorate the table with, streamers, plates and
napkins with balloons on them, and a candle in the shape of a “2″ and
“4″. Jordan LOVES balloons! And they’re 1/3 of the cost of all the
Disney or cartoon character decorations! Ok, so I only spent $7 or $8
dollars for all this, but for us, this constitutes going all out!
Back to the food, particularly, the dessert. I saw a recipe for
biscuits that can be adapted for shortcake, so thought that since Jordan
LOVES berries, maybe, just maybe, Strawberry Shortcake would work for
him AND for everyone else. Although, I had never tried this shortcake
before, and you just never know how something will turn out. But it was
GREAT! Very delicious! Jordan got half way through his, before
he realized he was eating shortcake with his berries. He didn’t spit any
out, but must have tired of it 1/2 way through because the rest of his
bites, he sucked all of the strawberry sauce off and left the shortcake - ha! He was quite delighted with his dessert and with getting to blow the candle out! Even Grandpa had seconds – wow! The shortcake recipe was taken from “Special Diet Solutions” by Carol Fenster.
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