I Call My Sugar Honey: SCD Bloody Mary

Monday, January 16, 2012

SCD Bloody Mary

Once upon a time, a friend and I decided to write a guide book to the best Bloody Marys in Seattle. We tasted them at every bar we went to and took notes. We had a five-olive rating system (for the record, Mulleady's Irish Pub in Magnolia is the place to go if you're ever in Seattle, looking for a Bloody Mary). Sadly, my friend moved away several years ago, before we wrote our book. But our love of a good brunch beverage hasn't gone away and so my quest to make a Bloody Mary without Worcestershire sauce has been my new boozy breakfast project.

1 shot vodka
1/2 cup tomato juice
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 small clove garlic, crushed
A few dashes Tabasco
Salt
Black pepper
Pickled veggies such as green beans or asparagus and/or olives for garnish
Ice

Put all ingredients except pickled vegetables in a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes. Shake and strain into a tall glass of ice. Garnish with veggies or olives (as you can see from the picture, my husband really likes pickled beans - I would recommend just one or two).

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Teresa LinJanuary 25, 2012 at 3:29 PM
I still don't like bloody marys, but the reference to the olive rating brought back fond memories. Am I getting old, or was that really about 8 years ago when you did that???
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Please keep it sweet!

How we became an SCD family

In 2009, my husband was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. As it turns out, he was originally diagnosed by me, who has a BA in Fine Arts, access to WebMD and sometimes watches House and not, as you might assume, by his doctor, who has a medical degree and probably finds House fans annoying. She told him he needed more fiber in his diet...

He finally convinced his doc to run some tests and has been under the care of a gastroenterologist for the last few years. He's been on a handful of different medications which have gone from making him crazy to nauseated and are apparently doing some unpleasant things to his liver but aren't actually doing much to put his CD in remission. Shortly after he was diagnosed, we attended a CCFA conference and heard about the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. We half-heartedly tried it at the time but it was hard to stick to and his doctor suggested that he try to cut out gluten instead since that was less restrictive. After a year of that and about a million flare-ups, he realized that he would have to get serious about his diet if he wanted to feel better. Now he's back on the SCD and, as the person who does most of the cooking in our house, so am I for the most part.

The good news is that I love to cook. This is probably obvious since I have a blog about cooking and only food-nerds like me actually write about what they cook for other food-nerds like you who like to read about food in your spare time. So I generally find this diet to be an exciting challenge rather than a burden and I hope that some of my ideas and recipes are helpful to you.

Disclaimer which seems like a good idea: This blog is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice (remember how I mentioned that my degree is in art?) and is also not affiliated with or endorsed by any other SCD book or website. If you have questions about foods that are legal on this diet, check out the book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall or the website, www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

SCD Bloody Mary

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