Fat Tuesday Today!

It's that time of the year again, but with a twist! I'm now gluten-free, and though we did find a couple cafés that that served such alternative semlor, we made our own instead. I had a RAW-food semla this weekend, courtesy of my sister (that was interesting), but today it was time for the real deal, as depicted below.

I actually bought a semla last year, since we didn't get around to making any of our own in time. Maybe because it was three weeks earlier into the New Year and we hadn't really settled in yet? Maybe.

I was trying to avoid gluten last year too, but made an exception for this one day, ran over to the nearest café and waited in line a~~n hour~~ long time to buy my bread, before I biked home in a frenzy and savored it by the screen with a cold glass of apple cider. It was delicious. It was sweet and fluffy and soft, and honestly a lot better than this year's.

Oats don't really compare to wheat, huh. This one was a bit dry, and salt, and compact - but the almonds, honey and mountain of cream softened it up a bit. I think next year we'll try a different recipe... or maybe buy one, once again. It's a special day after all.

But hey, that's not to say it wasn't delicious! It just didn't compare to the bread I'm used to. A couple do remain for future day savoring, and I shall savor those to their fullest.

Happy Fat Tuesday y'all. And that's fat as in cream - you don't need to gain weight to celebrate.

posted by Cyber on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 (7:51 PM) in Life.
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► S3C
Friday Feb/19/2021

there are no exceptions
► Cyber
Friday Feb/19/2021

Not anymore their ain't. :) Gluten-free entirely for like... at this point four years straight?

Actually I do still occasionally have a little soy sauce or such though so hmm, hypocrisy...

But never complete wheat treat.
► Cyber
Friday Feb/19/2021

The exception's the rule though I should say. And it all changed that day...
► Cyber
Friday Feb/19/2021

Plus there's now a gluten-free alternative in that same café.
► Cyber
Friday Feb/19/2021

The world is pretty green and great as of late!

When the snow now fades. And you eat a semla. On a plate.

And more on the way...
► S3C
Tuesday Jan/3/2023

why not just use gluten free soy sauce or tamari sauce
► Cyber
Tuesday Jan/3/2023

Ah well that would be the ideal alternative.

Lately most of the sauces I buy are greatly rebated ones over at matsmart.se, a site dedicated to products with short expiration dates/typos on labels/other defects that allow for selling at appreciably cheaper than regular price.

So far no gluten-free soy sauce there...
► Cyber
Tuesday Jan/3/2023

I have had some Tamari sauce though. Good alternative.