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• Make-Ahead Gluten-Free Turkey Gravy

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:36 am

  Make-ahead gravy makes Thanksgiving preparation that much simpler. Let's give thanks to that! 4 lbs turkey wings, or turkey wings and drumsticks 2 medium onions, sliced 1 c water 8 c chicken broth 1 chopped carrot 1 stalk celery, chopped 1/2 t thyme leaves, chopped 1 t fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 t sage leaves, chopped 1/2 c potato starch 1/2 t ...

• Food Fillers 101

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am

  Sausages are notorious for their fillers. Food is the cheapest it's ever been right now.

• Review: Gluten-free, low-carb Purity Bread from Julian Bakery

  17 Nov 2009 | 1:35 am

  The problem with most breads these days is that they are generally made with a nasty bleached, highly-refined, wheat-based flour which have an adverse glycemic impact on blood sugar and insulin levels.

• Mr. Ritts review: A gluten free bakery with many great products

  15 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

  Mr. Ritt's is a dedicated gluten free bakery in Millville, New Jersey and most of their products can be shipped.

• When the kids come home

  15 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am

  I like my kids. No, really, I do. Every mom loves her children - and I do with all my heart - but I also like them as people.

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• Totally Organized Gluten-Free Starter Kit - Celiac.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:42 am

  Totally Organized Gluten-Free Starter KitCeliac.comIn 1994 I was diagnosed with celiac disease, which led me to create Celiac.com in 1995. I created this site for a single purpose: To help as and more »

• The Voices of Rheumatoid Arthritis - New York Times

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:41 am

  The Voices of Rheumatoid ArthritisNew York TimesPeople, don't laugh (it's the second time I mention celiac disease - whatever it is), but I am reading now about it and the books say that celiac people are and more »

• 7 Easy Tips for Baking Better Gluten-Free Bread - Celiac.com

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:57 pm

  Celiac.com7 Easy Tips for Baking Better Gluten-Free BreadCeliac.comJules Dowler Shepard's popular cookbook, Nearly Normal Cooking For Gluten-Free Eating, and new book, The First Year: Celiac Disease Elisabeth Hasselbeck is gluten free and lawsuit freeExaminer.comall 4 news articles »

• Warren Hospital lists upcoming support group meetings - Warren Reporter

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am

  Warren Hospital lists upcoming support group meetingsWarren Reporter-- Celiac Disease Support Group — Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7:30 pm, Farley Education Center Classroom A. Call (610) 438-0205 for more

• Nightmares Before Thanksgiving: Medicos Warn of Holiday-Related Injuries ... - Village Voice

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:16 pm

  Village VoiceNightmares Before Thanksgiving: Medicos Warn of Holiday-Related Injuries Village VoiceDietitian Linda Illingworth asks that you have a care for guests who may be suffering from celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. She suggests a "separate and more »

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• [Gluten Free Recipe] Chicken and Dumplings

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  Chicken and Dumplings         A gluten free version of a classic. We ate alot of dumplings when I was a kid. I just love this meal. -- posted by Cookin' on the Prairie         http://www.recipezaar.com/395195         

• [Gluten Free Recipe] The Best Blueberry Muffins

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am

  The Best Blueberry Muffins         These muffins are really moist and are filled with blueberries. No wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, or soy. For those who can have dairy, use butter instead of canola. -- posted by Cookin' on the Prairie         http://www.recipezaar.com/395192         

• [Celiac News] Prevalence, human leukocyte antigen typing and strategy for screening among Asian first-degree relatives of children with celiac disease

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:23 am

  Prevalence, human leukocyte antigen typing and strategy for screening among Asian first-degree relatives of children with celiac disease            Conclusions: In this first Asian study on a limited number of families of children with CD, 4.4% of the first-degree relatives had CD. Only 15% of the first-degree relatives were negative for HLA DQ2/DQ8. Initial evaluation with HLA and ser...

• [Gluten Free Recipe] Sweet Jelly Flavoured Sherbert

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:23 pm

  Sweet Jelly Flavoured Sherbert         Easy homemade sherbert made with jelly (jello).  Makes lots! -- posted by cookingpompom         http://www.recipezaar.com/395095         

• [Gluten Free Recipe] "banana Crumble Pie" Squares/Bars

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:23 pm

  "banana Crumble Pie" Squares/Bars         Terrific taste! Sugar-free, gluten-free, egg-free, diary-free, yeast-free banana crumble pie!I'm not agree with the nutrition information about this recipe:) -- posted by zori         http://www.recipezaar.com/395048         

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• Totally Organized Gluten-Free Starter Kit

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  Veteran families will swoon over the Totally Organized Gluten-Free Starter Kit pantry lists & weekly menu planners.  Just diagnosed?  Here's a system that cuts your learning curve from months down to one weekend!

• Doodles Cookies Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  Over the weekend my wife made a batch of Doodles Cookies Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix.  This gluten free cookie mix is very easy to prepare...

• 7 Easy Tips for Baking Better Gluten-Free Bread

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

  Correctly measure your flour. When measuring flour, don’t scoop from the bag with your measuring cup.  This compresses the flour...

• Variability of Histopathological Changes in Childhood Celiac Disease

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  A team of researchers recently set out to assess the prevalence of variable biopsy findings and duodenal bulb involvement in children with celiac disease, as well as its association with clinical parameters.

• Could Hookworm Infections Help Cure Celiac Disease?

  16 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

  Could unknown benefits from one of the oldest parasites of the human digestive tract hold the key to cure for celiac disease? Australian scientists think so. Encouraged by successful treatments of Crohn's and ulcerative colitis by American researchers using a pig whipworm (Trichuris sues), a team of Australian researchers is recruiting volunteers with celiac disease for trials using human hookworm (Necator americanus).

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• Gluten-Free Groceries on Sale at Amazon.com

  18 Nov 2009 | 1:59 am

  Amazon has temporarily slashed its already low prices on gluten-free groceries. Flours, baking mixes, crackers, snacks, etc. are all on sale. For example, Envirokids Gluten-Free Animal Cookies, usually $45.60 for a case of 12 boxes, is now $38.08 for 12. Four 1-lb bags of Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix, usually $21.12, is $16.25. Pamela's Products, Gluten-Free Pantry mixes, and many more brands are on sale. I'm not sure how long the sale will last, so check it out soon.Gluten-Free Groceries on Sale at Amazon.com originally appeared on About.com Celiac Disease on…

• Eating Gluten-Free/Casein-Free on Food Stamps

  15 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm

  On the Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) web site, there's a great article for families on low incomes who must follow gluten-free/casein-free diets. There's a sample monthly menu and shopping lists, and the article also talks about applying for food stamps and signing up for free and reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches. The TACA people worked with the median family of four food subsidy of $396 per month and only included foods that were free of gluten, casein and soy. They followed USDA Nutrition guidelines "to make sure the diet was healthy, not merely inexpensive." Finally, they…

• Hasselbeck Plagiarism Lawsuit is Dismissed by the Judge

  14 Nov 2009 | 7:53 am

  The Boston Herald is reporting that the plagiarism lawsuit against The View star Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been dismissed by the judge. Last May, Hasselbeck published her autobiographical book The G-Free Diet about her celiac disease diagnosis and her gluten-free life, and she was promptly confronted by plagiarism charges by another writer . As I wrote at the time, the charges seemed very unreasonable to me. I'm glad the case has been dismissed. Follow Me on Twitter Free Newsletter Celiac Disease Forum Hasselbeck Plagiarism Lawsuit is Dismissed by the Judge originally appeared on About.com…

• Uno Chicago Grill to Honor Veterans on Veterans Day

  3 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm

  Uno Chicago Grill is offering free individual pizzas or entrees (with an entree or pizza purchase of equivalent value) to all veterans on Veterans Day, November 11. You don't need a coupon -- just show up in uniform or with a military or veteran's ID. In case you don't know, Uno Chicago Grill has a wide-ranging gluten-free menu, including delicious gluten-free pizzas, steaks, salmon, ribs, chicken, burgers, salads, side dishes, and desserts. (I wrote about Uno Chicago Grill earlier this year.) They have more than 200 restaurants in the U.S. - so if you're a veteran, and you live near an Uno…

• Setback for Potential Celiac Disease Drug AT-1001

  31 Oct 2009 | 3:32 pm

  Back in December 2007, there was a lot of fanfare when pharmaceutical giant Shire, headquartered in the U.K., signed an agreement with Alba Therapeutics Corp. in Maryland to collaborate in the development of Alba's potential new drug for celiac disease, known as AT-1001 (or larazotide acetate). Shire bought the development rights outside of the U.S. and Japan for AT-1001 for an upfront cost of $25 million, and newspapers at the time said the deal could eventually be worth more than $325 million, if AT-1001 met everyone's expectations. Unfortunately, the results of clinical trials (research…

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• Gluten-Free Scotland: Glasgow's Cafe Andaluz

  Christine

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:47 pm

  Please welcome today's guest blogger Christine Carty. Christine is an Irish girl in her late twenties who was diagnosed with celiac disease at the age of 24. She currently lives in Dublin. Her favorite things to do are play Gaelic...

• Gluten-Free Cookie Tasting & Cocktails in NYC

  Kelly

  16 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm

  What: Gluten-Free Cookie Tasting & Cocktail Party Complimentary Cookies CASH BAR & Cash Small Plate Menu available Hosted by Elise (aka Flourgirl) When: Wednesday November 18, 2009 6:30 PM Where: Sambuca 20 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023 212.787.5656...

• Gluten-Free Restaurants NYC: Bar Breton

  Kelly

  10 Nov 2009 | 12:39 pm

  Bar Breton 254 5th Avenue New York, NY 10001 212.213.4999 This is a Twitter histoire d'amour (love story). Following up on a tip from two readers*, I asked in partial disbelief if any of my Twitter followers had experienced the...

• Celiac Disease Video

  Kelly

  30 Oct 2009 | 11:47 am

  Last year I was contacted by Eric Olson, an NYU film and journalism student. He wanted to center one of his projects around celiac disease and used me as one of his subjects. I never heard back from him so...

• Celiac Disease Event: 2nd Annual Taddeo Event Nov. 8th

  Kelly

  28 Oct 2009 | 3:54 pm

  Here's your invitation for the Second Annual Taddeo Celiac Disease Event to benefit the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. (Did any of you get to go last year? Details, please.) Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009 Time: 3:30 pm –...

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  Celiac Disease: Research

• Promising Drug For Autoimmune Diseases

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:42 am

  About a year when I was in a lot of pain and having many issues my primary doc thought I had RA and suggested we do the test for it which could possibly come back negative which is very common I guess. It did come back negative but she strongly felt I had some kind of autoimmune disease since they run in my family and I already had one. She suggested that if things were getting bad for me...pain wise.. there was this drug called low dose naltrexone which can be given to people with all kinds of autoimmune diseases and cancers and even AIDS. The drug is fairly inexpensive and have been a…

• Vaginal Odor

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:42 pm

  i've searched and can't find any info on this.. and honestly would just like to know if someone else experiences this symtomI'm gluten free but of course - occasionally i get "glutened" - when this happens i go through a list of symptoms that string out for about two weeks.. one of the more annoying of the symptoms is a vaginal odor that only happens after intercourse (unprotected) - it's a vinegar like smell and lasts for a day or two after sex. This is one of those "private" things that just doesn't come up in normal conversation.. ya know? This has become one of those things , that when it…

• Receding Gums?

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:11 pm

  Just thinking out loud here and have not done any further inquiry as of yet. I got to thinking and wondering, would the same mechanism that causes villus blunting and atrophy also be responsible for the same response of the oral mucosa/epithelium? It seem that it would make sense since it is the gateway to the digestive system that there might possibly be a link to gingivitis/gum disease and celiac if this were the case. Does anyone know if there is inquiry in this direction. I keep thinking about all the dental issues that could have been earlier clues for effective celiac diagnosis had my…

• Gluten Ataxia Attack

  18 Nov 2009 | 10:50 am

  Hi folks, I am just coming out of an ataxia attack, knowing I have not touched gluten. I had to take another round of Azithromycin for my gums. I had just a week previous to that started on a large amount of Probiotics for the yeast overgrowth I was already having. On day 5 (last day of antibiotic pak) I came down with the worse case of ataxia yet. I couldn't stand on my own for 2 days and had all my other neurological symptoms as well. Scared the _____ of of me!I read up on the "Yeast Die Off" info as well as the Antibiotic side effects. I also read that the yeast's outer cell shell gives…

• Child Food Allergies On The Rise In The Us

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am

  Child food allergies on the rise in the USBy Jane Byrne , 17-Nov-2009There has been an 18 percent increase in reported food allergy among US children between 1997 and 2007, according to new research.And the article in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics reports that parents of almost four percent of US children reported a food or digestive allergy in their child.The study's lead researcher Amy Branum, a health statistician for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suggests that greater awareness may partially explain the dramatic increase in rates of pediatric food…

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  Celiac Disease: Pre-Diagnosis

• Malabsorbtion Issues

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm

  I was tested for Celiac 3 years ago due to anemia issues and a strong family history of Celiac. I was told I did not have Celiac. I still have anemia, which my new Dr. has determined is due to malabsorbtion syndrome. He says my small intestines are not absorbing the vitamins as they should. I take a handful of vitamin supplements every day and am still deficient in vit D, Iron, folic acid, etc... He is retesting me for Celiac. Does anyone know of a multi vitamin patch. I figure, that if I by pass my intestines through a patch I might be able to retain some of these vitamins and feel better. I…

• Igg Testing

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am

  Okay here's the situation. I'm sure I have gluten ataxia, have the genes, been gluten free for a year and suddenly having attacks again (I think from yeast overgrowth), but I was on the National Ataxia Foundation site and they listed the blood test for this as: Only at "Quest" Labs, Gliadin Antibody Panel #3517N (NON Deamidated). The only one specifically for gluten ataxias. I emailed them as asked if I had to be eating gluten to have the antibodies show up. The Manager of Client Services, Robert M. Panarelli email back saying I did not have to eating gluten, the antibodies would show up no…

• Where Do I Start

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:51 am

  I am a 45 male who has always had some mild constipation but lately it has been out of control. I have a dad and a nephew with celiac but have no idea if that is what I have. I have gone 80-90% gluten free for a week and the cramps are gone but the constipation is still there. Not sure what to eat or do right now,my urine is clear and the cat scan revealed nothing.Dan

• Are My Symptoms Likely Celiac?

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am

  Hi everyone, I'm new to the site. 18 yr old femaleI've been having medical problems since last January. Initially i had a viral infection. i was very sick for 2 months and was put on Prednisone and started to feel better. I felt better for about a month and went back to my normal, busy and energetic lifestyle. All of a sudden, I relapsed and have been feeling awful ever since. I am wondering if I developed Celiac after the stresses of my bad viral infection.My symptoms are:-FATIGUE!-muscle soreness/body aches-sharp, constant pain in lower left pelvis and intermittent pain/burning sensation…

• Total Serum Iga

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm

  I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what the Total Serum IgA is. I had my blood test and that was the only one that was high.Thanks

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• This May Be A Stupid Question..

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:34 am

  You know how paleness is a system well does that go away when going gluten free? I don't expect to be tan but I look like I'm a corpse..

• Feel Worse? Please Help

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:51 am

  I am writing this for my girlfriend who has recently been diagnosed with Celiac. (about 3 weeks). Her symptoms are fatigue, numbness, chills, blurry vision, brain fog. I have noticed those to be relatively common symptoms of Celiac before diagnosis. She has gone Gluten Free and the past few weeks have been awful with symptoms. It seems like every symptom has magnified mulitple times without Gluten. I have been chalking it up to the theory of "It gets worse before it gets better" but has anyone had this happen? Also, right after she eats, (which is Gluten Free) she feels dramatically worse. Is…

• Ate Gluten Free Chex, Now Throwing Up Blood?

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am

  Okay, so I think I jinxed myself. I was JUST on a forum about gluten-free Chex and said how I have never been sick from any.Well, two hours later I am throwing up (gluten symptoms as well), and I am throwing up more than my chex... There are spots of blood all through-out it.Is that normal at times to throw up blood? Or do I need to go to a doctor?

• How Long Before I Can Do Things Again

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pm

  Well I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance two weeks ago, the first week I ate as strictly gluten free as possible and I can only think of two times I made a mistake. The second week I have checked every label, gone to websites, checked the labels again. I don't know what I could possibly be doing wrong but I still am sleeping for 14 hours and when I am awake I have unbearable abdominal pain and muscle tightness. I want to be able to do things but I am so fatigued and have no energy. Is there anything I can do? How long was it before you started feeling normal again?

• Help...too Much Going On

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm

  I am feeling very, very overwhelmed. I have been gluten-free for over a year, as well as dairy and egg-free, and I am extremely vigilant about my diet. However, I am having stomach aches at least every other day, and I am so fatigued that I could just sleep for days...in fact, I find that I start a project and then just sit on my bed for hours. I don't know who to see. I saw another gastoenterologist recently and he ran a CBC and basic blood panel on me, plus a celiac disease blood workup (his response was, "what do you think we should do? Can you afford to have me scope you to check for…

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  Celiac Disease: Publications

• gluten-free Thanksgiving Article

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:49 pm

  I emailed this to my mom for some tips on a gluten free Thanksgiving (this year is her year and she is taking it seriously - unlike my aunt who had turkey day last year).http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=...&id=7125123It is pretty basic, but it is good info for those who don't know a lot about celiac disease.

• Definition For Disability

  16 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am

  Hi all,I saw this article on the widening definition for having a disability and it focuses on people being covered with things like diabetes. I was wondering if there could be an effor to get people with celiac disease/gluten intolerance to be included as well?This is the article:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33793152/ns/business-careers/

• Gluten Food Levels

  15 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm

  I was wondering if anybody knew of charts, tables, etc. listing the gluten levels in specific foods? I am gluten intolerance, but not celiac, and would like to know what foods definitely that I should avoid with the least consequences (if you know what I mean).

• Want To Publish A Story . .

  13 Nov 2009 | 7:13 pm

  I made up a short story today that is about Celiac disease. I would like to try to publish it. Any ideas on how to do this?

• Celiac Sprue Association

  8 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am

  The dietician at the hospital recommended it. She had an older version from 05, but it looked pretty neat! It also lists non food items she said, like toothpastes and things like that. I'm thinking of ordering it. The website doesn't seem to give much information on what's in it, but it looked really thorough and they update it every year. It seemed like everything was listed, and if you wanted say worcestershire sauce, you could just look it up and it would tell you every brand that was gluten free. Of course you would still need to check the label yourself but this would be really helpful.

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  Celiac Disease: Support Groups

• Syracuse/auburn Area Question.

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am

  I anyone here a member of a support group in Auburn or Syracuse?

• Celiac Disease Convention

  16 Nov 2009 | 9:13 am

  Looking for the biggest gluten free convention for sampling different products.

• Gluten Intolerant But With Possible Withdrawl Symptoms

  24 Oct 2009 | 6:42 am

  Hi, I have been away from this site for months now. I came back because my condition only seems to get worse day by day.I suspected myself of being gluten intolerant about half a year ago and cut down the gluten consumption when my health dramatically improved. I suddenly felt energetic, positive about life and my skin condition improved noticeably. Before that, I knew I was lactose intolerant and had eliminated cow's milk and so on. Although after all this, knowing I am somewhat sensitive to artificial stuff, chemicals and preservatives, I avoided them but still there were stuff like nuts…

• Chico Ca,

  21 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm

  Hi,I can't find a group in my area, (Chico, Ca). If anyone knows of one or would like to start one, I would really like to find some one who can meat up and learn together. My husband is having a hard time being supportive because He has never encountered Celiac until I was diagnosed. I would love to send him to a group for spouses. hahaI feel that this big change in my life would be much easier with a friend or 10.

• Some Help

  21 Oct 2009 | 10:40 am

  I am having so much trouble and I need to talk to some one who can show me what to do. I am so lost. I keep getting sick and I don't know, I just don't know...

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• The Gluten Free Sense of Humor

  Gluten Free Guy

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:55 pm

  “How many celiacs does it take to change a light bulb?” I’ll bet that someone reading this article knows the answer to question and I hope that you will share the answer with us. Our sense of humor is necessary if we are to survive living the gluten free life style. I suggest you browse the [...]

• Gluten Free Cooking in the New Economy

  Gluten Free Guy

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:42 pm

  The new economy affects us all, especially people living gluten free. Gluten free food is getting easier to find and much tastier. But affording food is another issue. The blog “Gluten Free on a Shoestring” tackles that problem head-on and has many great suggestions. Their subtitle “home cooking in the new economy” summarizes their approach. [...]

• Gluten Free Updates 11.17.09

  Gluten Free Guy

  17 Nov 2009 | 7:11 pm

  I was recently pleased to add eight new restaurants to our lists of gluten free options available nationwide. As always, I will mention them briefly here and encourage you to the article about the state where the restaurants are located. This keeps all the relevant information together. ♦ The Irish Restaurant Company provides gluten free Irish [...]

• The Perfect Gluten Free Baking Pan

  Gluten Free Guy

  16 Nov 2009 | 10:48 am

  This short video clip explains the baking pan much more clearly than I can. Obviously, it is a television commercial, but I know from personal experience that it delivers on its promises. It’s especially useful when using gluten free materials since it is seldom easy to cut them neatly. One thing not mentioned in [...]

• Gorging on Gluten Free Food

  Gluten Free Guy

  14 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm

  The Savvy Celiac, one of my favorite celiac friendly blogs, recently coined the term Gluten Free Entitlement, thus assigning a name to a problem that I have been experiencing since my diagnosis. I can’t shake the idea that gluten free food is good for me IN ANY QUANTITY. It is OK for me to gorge [...]

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• Gluten-free Gift Baskets Galore!

  Tiffany Janes

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Photo courtesy of I Can Have That! The holidays are filled with food, fun and gifts for many of us. Gift baskets are a huge business during this time of year and now there are a multitude of gluten-free gift baskets to send the people in your life that can’t eat gluten. Or maybe you just want to send a nice basket full of gluten-free goodies to yourself! The gluten-free gift basket companies I researched offer a wide range of gifts with a wide range of prices. There is sure to be something for every budget and every taste. There are themed baskets for everyone from popcorn lovers to BBQ…

• Gluten-free Personal Care Products

  Anne Steib

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am

  Infusium 23 shampoo and conditioner are gluten-free When we think of going gluten-free, we think of what we will no longer be able to eat, but some of us do not realize that it is also a good idea to eliminate some of our personal care products. We don’t realize that we have to think about anything we may ingest, such as chapstick, lipstick, facial wash, hand soap, lotion, sunscreen, shampoo and conditioner.  The last two may seem like strange items to have to worry about, but think about it next time you are in the shower, and how easy it would be for it to splash into our mouths or…

• Holiday Gluten-free Events in the Atlanta Area

  Tiffany Janes

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  This is a busy time of year for most of us. It can also be stressful to be around so much food we can’t eat at various functions we’re expected to attend. Going to holiday office lunches or corporate parties can be quite challenging – though it can be done successfully in many cases. Add to that family holiday get-togethers, and some people start to wish is was already January. Then all the stress and angst about staying gluten-free through the holidays would be over. No one should have to feel that way and in the ATL - no one has to!    Sally Parrott Ashbrook is living…

• Domino’s Pizza Offering Gluten-Free Pizzas?

  Kyle Eslick

  18 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am

  Pizza has always been my favorite food and since I started the gluten-free diet, I’ve struggled to find a tasty pizza that meets my high standards.   I’ve found several crusts which are edible, but I’m still on a quest to find a truly good gluten-free pizza that tastes on par with its gluten-filled counterpart.   Some encouraging news over the past couple months has been a growing number of large pizza chains which are at least attempting to find a gluten-free pizza to offer their customers.   Though it wasn’t particularly good, a few weeks ago I wrote about the…

• Help Spread the Word about Gluten-free Options in Your Area

  Tiffany Janes

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:04 am

  More and more restaurants are offering gluten-free menus or gluten-free dishes these days. It’s really amazing that things keep changing for the better. The thing that I find strange about the situation is that many places that offer gluten-free menu choices don’t reach out to celiac or gluten-free support groups so that the right people know about their offerings. Recently this has happened several times in the Atlanta area. When our own Anne Steib was visiting Atlanta a couple of months ago, she enjoyed gluten-free crepes at Crepe Revolution and pizza at Blue Moon Pizza. Both of these…

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• Gluten-Free Ultimate Mouse Bait

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:18 am

  The above pictures show a recent gluten-free cheesecake recipe we were experimenting with. This was to be a gluten-free peanut-butter-cup cheesecake of sorts (peanut butter cheesecake, with peanut-infused crust, all topped with a chocolate layer). Well, even though it *looks* rather good, it was just "OK", and needed some more fine tuning.So, the question became: what to do with an entire cheesecake that does not meet the cut?To begin with, I ate a fair amount of this cake myself. Like I said, it did not meet the cut for what I consider "top of the line" desserts, so the recipe will get tuned…

• Kozy Shack Gluten-Free Chocolate Pudding Review

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am

  I almost always cook gluten-free pudding from scratch (chocolate pudding being my favorite) using the recipe right out of our cookbook. But, on occasion (like when going to the grocery store hungry!) the convenience of a pre-made chocolate pudding is appealing, and during the last trip to the store, I actually found this Kozy Shack brand gluten-free chocolate pudding that I gave in and purchased. The deciding factors for the purchase: clearly labeled "gluten-free" on the back, and the ingredient list was not too far from "homemade" (the only difference being the addition of carrageenan; a…

• Gluten-Free Jennies Carob Macaroon Review

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:50 am

  There are plenty of times when my sweet tooth requires quick attention and I just do not feel like baking a gluten-free dessert from scratch to satisfy the "need" for a cookie, cake, or similar treat. When this situation arises (all too often), it is nice to have a few gluten-free snacks around that fit the bill -- like this Jennies Macaroon (carob variety).In one word: SWEET!This small 2-ounce cookie (which by the way is not quite photogenic as you can see below, as it resembles a mound or pile of some sort. lol), is just packed with sweetness from the honey contained in the recipe. In fact,…

• Gluten-Free Recipe : Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant Dip)

  14 Oct 2009 | 7:51 am

  Gluten-Free Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant Dip) makes for a flavorful and versatile appetizer, side dish, or salad. One serving suggestion (pictured above)... We placed the baba ghanoush on a small plate surrounded by gluten-free vegetable chips (somewhat like potato chips, but instead these are made from things like sweet potato, taro, carrots, green beans, and other vegetables). A sprinkling of fresh-ground black pepper over the eggplant dip topped things off.Baba Ghanoush (aka, Baba Ghannouj or Baba Ghannoug) has been a favorite appetizer / snack of ours for years, and this recipe is one Laura…

• Walmart, Water, and Inflation

  13 Oct 2009 | 9:55 am

  We tend to keep a few gallons of distilled water on hand for things like the coffee-maker and similar uses, but I think we may just have given up on buying the gallon jugs of distilled water for good: the price is ridiculous!Thankfully I do not "need" distilled water for my gluten-free recipes or drinking water, as we have seen the price rise from a low of two gallons for 99-cents just 2 or 3 years back, to 68-cents/gallon last year, and now to a new unbelievable high of 88-cents per gallon (and, this is all comparisons of WalMart prices). OUCH!This last move from 68-to-88 cents/gallon…

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  Gluten Free Steve

• Review: Minnie Beasley’s Gluten Free Almond Lace Cookies

  glutenfreesteve

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am

  Minnie Beasley’s sent me some of their gluten free almond lace cookies for free to review. I was hesitant to try them to be honest.  My initial reaction was “Almond Cookies”?  If it had almond flavoring in it, forget it.  Blech.  No way.  No how. Fortunately, there was no almond flavoring in the cookies.  There was just a bunch of yumminess.  The cookies are crisp and buttery and melt in your mouth.  The bag I had contained chocolate and regular flavor.  When I went back to snack on them a week after I got the  bag, I couldn’t find it.  I thought The Artist…

• Cookbook Review: Gluten-Free Italian by Jacqueline Mallorca

  glutenfreesteve

  14 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pm

  I love cookbooks.  I’ve loved them for years.  Love the photos, love the recipes.  I love dreaming of things I’d like to make but don’t have the confidence, the time or sometimes, I admit it, the patience.  In what seems like a lifetime ago, I worked for what was then the nation’s #1 mall bookstore chain in their corporate marketing department.  One of the categories I worked on was Cooking, and I got a ton of great cookbooks from the Buyer of that category.  Over the years, the cookbooks have dwindled down due to space, moves and lack of use.  But my love for…

• Gluten Free Denver from an outsider’s point of view

  glutenfreesteve

  11 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm

  Last month, The Artist and I had the pleasure of meeting two Celiacs who came in from California to attend the Gluten Free Culinary Summit (which I must attend next year!).   This post is kind of a “guest” post from Sue, one of the Celiacs who researched and planned this trip for months.  Where to go?  What to do?  More importantly…WHERE TO EAT!  Their itinerary left them little time for sleep practically, as it was a busy weekend of eating and shopping. This is what Sue wrote to me: I wanted to share the restaurants and places we went to while in Denver – just in…

• Zing is good. Zang is bad.

  glutenfreesteve

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:41 am

  ZING BARS REVIEW Years ago, I had a coworker who if would describe bad food as “It had a zang to it.”.  If it was good, she’d say, “Oh it had a zing!”.  So Zing was good.  Anything with a zang we shied away from. How fitting that the nutrition bar I sampled last week are called Zing.  Zing was kind enough to send me free of charge a sample of all five of their bars: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip (Wheat Free, Gluten Free) - uses Certified Gluten Free Oats! Chocolate Peanut Butter (Wheat Free, Gluten Free) Cranberry Orange (Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free) Almond…

• Udi’s Gluten Free on local CBS affiliate this morning

  glutenfreesteve

  23 Oct 2009 | 8:29 am

  Udi’s gluten free on local CBS affiliate this AM! Dee hits it right when she says food is emotiional. For those of you that don’t have Celiac, just stop the next time you’re out on a Saturday afternoon running errands and just think,… “Oh I’ll pop into wherever to grab a bite.” We can’t do that and it is hard and emotional trying to figure out where you can go with your friends to eat, or how to travel through airports with long layovers or long flights. I admit life is hard as a Celiac, but with Dee, Udi’s and an amazing Celiac community…

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  About.com: Gluten-Free Recipes

• Flourless Chocolate Torte

  celiacdisease.guide@about.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am

  This rich, delicious chocolate cake recipe from Susie Fishbein's Kosher by Design cookbook is naturally gluten-free. You'll make it again and again.

• Gluten-Free Without Milk

  celiacdisease.guide@about.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am

  For people on gluten free diets who must also avoid milk products, here's a list of gluten-free casein-free websites, blogs, cookbooks, and more.

• Celiac Disease Test

  celiacdisease.guide@about.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am

  You'll need to have more than one celiac disease test, because a celiac disease diagnosis is made with a combination of blood tests and small intestine endoscopy.

• Gluten-Free Flours

  celiacdisease.guide@about.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am

  Here's a place to start learning about gluten-free alternatives to wheat flours.

• Gluten Free Cookie Recipes

  celiacdisease.guide@about.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am

  Try these easy, delicious gluten-free cookie recipes and you'll realize that having celiac disease does not mean you'll be cookie-deprived!

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  Celiac Food Reviews

• Flour: Premium All Purpose Flour from the Nearly Normal Kitchen

  Diana

  11 Nov 2009 | 4:03 am

  I had the rather fortunate opportunity to try out a gluten-free premium all purpose flour from the Nearly Normal Kitchen- (now apparently re-named Jules Gluten Free). Touted as "a combination of softer starches and flours that mimic the taste and texture of whole-wheat flour," I was anxious to see how it fared in a recipe calling for all-purpose flour. Since it was fall and I always seem to have a yen for figs in the fall- I found a tasty-sounding recipe for Chocolate Fig Oatmeal Cookies. (I think it came from the Sun-Maid Mission fig package). The ingredients are as follows: butter, brown…

• Restaurant: Pie By the Pound, NYC Pizza

  Diana

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:32 am

  Admittedly I've been a bit lax lately in getting my reviews to you. But a recent gluten free dining experience put some urgency back in my tank. Last week Rob excitedly told me about Pie By the Pound, located at 124 4th Avenue in NYC. Actually he was more like a kid on his first trip to the candy shop. Pie By the Pound creates gluten free pizzeria style pizza - and for a life-long celiac to find a real pizzeria serving up gluten-free pie - well you can imagine how his enthusiasm spread like wild fire. So of course we had to go- and pronto. Like any authentic pizzeria the pies were displayed…

• Bread: Glutino Gluten Free Sesame Breadsticks

  Rob

  12 Sep 2009 | 6:25 am

  Diana came across these Glutino breadsticks at the local health food store this week and I (Rob) must say they aren't too bad. Asking Diana for her feedback:1. Their coloring makes them look uncooked, almost like a cross between a meringue and a cheese stick.2. They taste airy and have a starchy taste with a nice hint of sesame.3. You need to serve them right side up, as they do have a weird looking baked side.So if you're a celiac and you never had real bread sticks you probably are fine, but if you're a gluten ingestor living with a celiac you're probably not impressed.Ingredients:Corn…

• Enjoy Life Foods deal at Amazon

  Rob

  12 Sep 2009 | 6:21 am

  It's been a while since we've updated the site. Our personal lives have been a bit hectic, but we will be getting back on the horse this week.I did come across this 15% off of Enjoy Life Gluten Free offer at Amazon.com. We love their products.

• Cookies: Josef Glutin-Fre-ee O's Chocolate Sandwich

  Diana

  19 Apr 2009 | 4:31 pm

  Rob brought me some Josef Glutin-Fre-ee gluten free chocolate O's- which are happily Oreos for celiacs. Not such a bad thing. So the O's resemble Oreos with two chocolate wafers hinging on a slab of cream, and they even have the filigree imprint stamped on each cookie. In addition to being gluten free, the O's are egg free and contain no wheat and dairy. They are also made in a dedicated gluten, lactose, casein, peanut, and tree nut-free bakery. Wow!Taste-wise Josef O's are pretty good. They aren't as chocolaty as Oreos, but they have a good crunch and the cream filling is not too sweet and…

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  Karina's Kitchen

• Roasted Acorn Squash Risotto

  Karina Allrich

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am

  A delicious acorn squash risotto that is vegan and gluten-free. Looking for a perfect Thanksgiving side dish? Or a vegetarian knock-your-socks-off bowl of creamy goodness? Risotto might fit the bill. This is one of my all-time recipe favorites. In fact, it was the first dish I turned to eight years ago when I discovered I had to live gluten-free. Way back then (insert hazy slow-mo flashback) I [This is a short summary only. Visit Karina's Kitchen: Gluten-Free Recipes at glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for the new recipe with photos and links. Thank you! © 2005-2009]

• Delicious Gluten-Free Bread Recipe

  Karina Allrich

  15 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am

  My favorite gluten-free bread with sorghum and millet flour,  revisited with new baking tips. Man shall not live by bread alone, so the famous saying goes. In other words, we need ideas to feed us, too. We need awareness. Conscious action. An expression and celebration of the spirit. And yet (here's the sticky part, folks) almost every spiritual tradition includes the bread we shall not [This is a short summary only. Visit Karina's Kitchen: Gluten-Free Recipes at glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for the new recipe with photos and links. Thank you! © 2005-2009]

• Sweet Potato Pie

  Karina Allrich

  13 Nov 2009 | 3:44 pm

  A crustless, creamy sweet potato pie vegan and gluten-free guests will devour. Promise. The afternoon sun is spinning the seaside air that particular autumn gold, burnished and warm and chilly all at once. Delicious. And gone too soon. The sun will officially set tonight at 4:50. I feel as if I am running out of time. There is so much I want to do- and never get done. I surrender my [This is a short summary only. Visit Karina's Kitchen: Gluten-Free Recipes at glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for the new recipe with photos and links. Thank you! © 2005-2009]

• Thanksgiving Recipes & Tips for Gluten-Free & More

  Karina Allrich

  9 Nov 2009 | 9:48 am

  Need a gluten-free and dairy-free pumpkin pie? No problem. The Big T. Thanksgiving. Nothing sends shivers of trepidation up a gluten-free or dairy-free girl's spine like the mental image of Grandma's sage pungent white bread dressing or shimmying slabs of Aunt Ida's pumpkin pie. It's a butter and wheat flour gorge fest with danger at every turn. The gruesome gut-twisting threat of thirty-six [This is a short summary only. Visit Karina's Kitchen: Gluten-Free Recipes at glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for the new recipe with photos and links. Thank you! © 2005-2009]

• Maple Roasted Acorn Squash and Cornbread Stuffing with Curried Apple & Cranberries

  Karina Allrich

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:06 am

  Maple roasted acorn squash and a gluten-free cornbread stuffing. We are moved in. Books are unpacked, paintings hung, bamboo platform bed assembled. I am dog tired and sore and deeply, deliriously happy to be here. It is a soft, foggy morning in Santa Monica, a Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations kind of morning. Five floors below our apartment window the traffic lights glow in haloed reds and [This is a short summary only. Visit Karina's Kitchen: Gluten-Free Recipes at glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com for the new recipe with photos and links. Thank you! © 2005-2009]

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  Gluten-Free Bay

• Creamy Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup [Vegan & Pareve]

  ByTheBay

  25 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm

  Here I am to apologize for yet another long absence from blogging, dear loyal readers. Being a full-time dietetics student is taking a lot out of me, combined with chronic health issues that have been wearing me down. I miss blogging regularly, I really do. I miss having a real back-and-forth with my readers and the excitement of trying and posting new recipes and photos all the time. Fortunately, I'm finally starting to feel way better. It's also autumn, which always makes me want to cook and bake. I made an amibitious and wonderful feast for Shabbos last week. I was recovering from a root…

• Un-Cooking: Strawberry-Pear Salad with Goat Cheese

  ByTheBay

  11 Jun 2009 | 10:19 am

  I just posted one of my partner Rochel's recipes and I thought I'd share another. I feel silly posting this as a recipe because it is is less of a recipe than a list of ingredients, but it's so addictively tasty that I wanted to share it with you all. We make this with inexpensive kosher goat cheese we buy a huge log of for around $4 at Costco.STRAWBERRY-PEAR SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE[ Gluten-Free / Vegetarian / Soy-Free ]Romaine lettuce, chopped or Boston lettuce, tornRipe pear, slicedStrawberries, slicedGoat cheeseBalsamic vinaigrette (balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, black pepper, a…

• Un-Cooking: Rochel's Purple & Orange Cabbage Salad

  ByTheBay

  8 Jun 2009 | 5:46 pm

  On this blog's Facebook fan page I mentioned that I was writing a blog post about a dish that's purple and orange, and I gave people a chance to guess. Mary Frances got it right on the first try, but I loved some of the other ideas - My mom picked "sweet potatoes and eggplant" and another fan picked "blueberry, orange and almond pie," both of which sound quite delicious.But Mary Frances was right because she knew that since it's almost summer, I must be blogging a cabbage salad... yet again! Summer also means that it's time for more "un-cooking" - Recipes that can be made during hot weather…

• To-Die-For Passover Banana Nut Cake, and a Review of A Kosher Gluten-Free Passover Cookbook

  ByTheBay

  31 Mar 2009 | 6:20 pm

  I couldn't have been more excited when I received a copy of Tamar Ansh's new cookbook from Targum Press. They were kind enough to ship me Pesach - Anything's Possible: Over 450 Non-Gebrochts, Gluten-Free & Wheat Free Recipes because they know this blog focuses on cuisine that is both kosher and gluten-free. This big, thick, hardcover book is the first widely distributed cookbook that I've seen that has advertised itself directly to the gluten-free community as well as to any Jewish cook looking for Passover fare. Unlike much Passover cooking, all of the recipes are gluten-free and…

• How to Order Gluten-Free Matzo for Passover 2009

  ByTheBay

  17 Mar 2009 | 4:43 pm

  "This is the (gluten-free) bread of oppression thatour ancestors would have eaten in the land of Egyptif they had been celiacs."I've been getting so many e-mails about ordering gluten-free matzo that I realized it was high time I make a post about how to get your hands on some gluten-free matzo for Pesach (Passover) 2009.Keep in mind that for matzo to be considered matzo by halacha (Jewish law) it needs to be made of one of the five grains. The only one of those grains that is (or can be) gluten-free is oats. Historically oats have been unsafe for celiacs due to being cross-contaminated with…

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  I Am Gluten Free

• Gluten Free Indian Naan & Kidney Bean and Veggie Curry

  24 Oct 2009 | 5:34 pm

  Naan. Have you ever eaten it? Pre-Celiac, I always ate it in Indian restaurants though never thought to replicate it at home until gluten free became the norm for me. Now, whenever I make Indian food, I also make naan. Gluten free naan.Think pita bread. This naan recipe is a close cousin to it. I couldn't get it to puff and make pockets like traditional naan or pita bread. But it is soft on the

• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini-Bundt Cakes

  21 Oct 2009 | 8:50 am

  Pumpkins and chocolate. A perfect combination.Every fall, here in New England, I make it my business to bake with seasonal ingredients like pumpkin and cranberries and squash. This year, inspired by a new gluten free blogger friend, I decided to try my own hand at what I once might've considered an unorthodox combination - pumpkin and chocolate. One of the things that I love about blogging is

• Gluten Free Recipe for Spicy 13 Bean Soup

  23 Sep 2009 | 10:43 am

  Can you imagine a soup made with thirteen different beans? I recently made this Spicy 13 Bean soup from a Bob’s Red Mill 29 ounce mix that includes navy, black, red, pinto, baby limas, large limas, garbanzo, red lentils, great northern, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, yellow splits, green splits, and lentils. It only includes beans and has no seasoning packet. You could always put together your

• Gluten Free Rolls From A Breads From Anna Mix

  15 Sep 2009 | 6:48 pm

  Rolls, again. Warm, crusty, soft on the inside rolls. Doesn't get much better than that. You might be noticing a pattern:). I like practicing things until I get them right. Comes from being a classically trained pianist. Hours and hours practicing one passage, over and over.So, with all the gluten free baking I've been doing, I've learned that even though I'm a make-it-from-scratch kinda person,

• Do You Eat Mac & Cheese or Mac & Cheeze?

  13 Sep 2009 | 10:53 am

  Want a very quick cheeze (yes, that's cheese with a z) sauce recipe that will transform your pasta dish from ordinary to WOW? And if you have any left over, you can drizzle it over steamed veggies. And if you make it with gluten free pasta, it's gluten-free. And it's dairy-free. Be still, my heart.Look no further. Go here. The author of the very popular Vegan Yum Yum blog (and new cookbook by the

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  Gluten-Free Fun

• Gluten-Free Classes at Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC

  17 Nov 2009 | 8:09 am

  http://www.naturalgourmetinstitute.com/html/classes-gluten-free.html Anyone who would like to register can call Liz Fleischman at 212-645-5170 ext. 4. World-Class Gluten-Free Dumplings (NEW... Don't just settle into living a boring gluten-free life. Let's talk gluten-free fun... food, restaurants, recipes, and more

• Gluten-Free NYC Boutique Back in Business

  10 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am

  As many of you know, my good friend David Fischer (author of Gluten-Free NYC) passed away this August. One of David's side projects was a Cafe Press store also called Gluten-Free NYC. With help from... Don't just settle into living a boring gluten-free life. Let's talk gluten-free fun... food, restaurants, recipes, and more

• Bob's Red Mill Cookbook: Coming Soon!

  8 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm

  If you are a fan of Bob's Red Mill gluten-free products, then you should definitely check out his new cookbook! In the early days of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, customers flocked to the... Don't just settle into living a boring gluten-free life. Let's talk gluten-free fun... food, restaurants, recipes, and more

• Fun Gluten-Free Snacks for Your Lunchbox: FREE!

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:04 am

  Are you looking for a fun, gluten-free snack to give your kids? Look no further than the Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks. I recently received a free sample of these snacks from Betty Crocker.... Don't just settle into living a boring gluten-free life. Let's talk gluten-free fun... food, restaurants, recipes, and more

• New Gluten-Free Italian Cookbook

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am

  Although I haven't tried out this new cookbook yet, it sounds promising to those of us on a gluten-free diet that miss traditional Italian cooking. Gluten-Free Italian Over 150 Irresistible Recipes... Don't just settle into living a boring gluten-free life. Let's talk gluten-free fun... food, restaurants, recipes, and more

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  Some Foods Are Not My Friends

• GF CF Tuna Noodle Casserole

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm

  Was craving some tuna noodle casserole, so what did I do...adapt, of course.Boiled brown rice Tinkayada fettucini noodles (I broke then into small pieces), meanwhile melted Spectrum shortening, sauteed mushrooms, added some GF flour, stirred, added almond milk, sea salt and pepper, added GF SF tuna, frozen peas, heated it through...mixed together with pasta and then baked topped with crushed potato chip crumbs at 350 deg. for 30 minutes...ENJOY! I did...

• Open faced GF sandwiches

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  When I was a kid my Mom would make open faced sandwiches. She took slices of bread and topped them with cheese then a slice of tomato. She would bake or broil them, not sure which. I had one of my cravings and tried my variation.Took two slices of Corn Harvest GF bread and topped them with rice milk mozarella cheese (it isn't casein free unfortunately) and then a slice of tomato topped with pepper and basil. I baked them at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. My craving was satisfied.

• Meatless gravy over toast

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am

  The sausage and the bacon were frozen, but did I let that stop me...no way!I melted a spoonful of Spectrum shortening, added a spoonful of GF Flour, stirred fiercely, added some almond milk and pepper, continued to stir fiercely. Then spooned it over toasted Corn Harvest GF toast. Heaven on a plate.I have written 37,000 words so far on my current novel and it is practically writing itself...speaking of heaven.

• GOOD GOOD GIRL!

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:37 pm

  Since last Tuesday when the Dr said the words, "Eat fewer carbs, you need to lose weight," I have done quite well. My pants are already fitting better.I am writing down everything I eat and drink in a notebook. This usually helps me face up to what is happening with my eating and drinking. As long as I do not eat any sugary things I really do have a chance and find I feel my best.I am pleased...hope it lasts.

• BOO!

  31 Oct 2009 | 7:16 am

  As you go about your daySmile your face awayPut a costume onWith a ghoulish themeOpen up your doorAnd let out a screamYou just might have some funIf you see white coats run run HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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  Gluten-Free Girl

• gluten-free dinner rolls

  Shauna

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm

  Baking gluten-free seems daunting at first, doesn't it?I had grown used to scoop and dump. Soften the butter, rip open the bag of white flour, turn on the KitchenAid. I barely had to think. My body remembered the movements of baking for me. Cookies came out crunchy and chewy, the wish come true, nearly every time. Baking, I knew.And then I had to give up gluten. As much as I embraced it, I didn't

• wild rice salad (gluten-free and vegan)

  Shauna

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:11 pm

  There's a funny way of looking at food when you first find out you can't eat a certain one.I started dividing food into two categories: can and can't. I can eat roasted potatoes, Alaskan salmon, fresh quince, raspberry jam, teff porridge, and duck confit. I can't eat bread or pasta or pizza or pie made with wheat, rye, or barley, triticale, or spelt. But I can eat bread or pasta or pizza or pie I

• gluten-free turkey for Thanksgiving

  Shauna

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:38 pm

  I love a good roasted turkey, the skin crisp, the flesh juicy. Thanksgiving dinner doesn't start for me until I have stolen a piece of skin from the bird just out of the oven.For that reason, a dry turkey that flecks off the bone and makes me reach for the gravy boat is just plain depressing.(I'm not the only one who looks forward all year to that glorious turkey moment. Did you see Kim

• gluten-free Thanksgiving 2009

  Shauna

  16 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  A few days ago, we returned from California, put down our bags, and relaxed for a moment. Then, the thought struck me, as soon as I saw the date. Good god, it's almost Thanksgiving.Can someone explain to me how this happened?(Yeah, I know — that whole space-time continuum thing. I do know how a calendar works. But seriously, wasn't it just summer?)I love Thanksgiving. What other holiday centers

• gluten-free gingerbread

  Shauna

  8 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm

  Gluten-Free Gingerbread, adapted from November 2009 issue of GourmetRain is hitting the windows on the door behind me so hard it sounds like little pellet guns full of pebbles are being fired at me. For days the wind has blown and blown, taking all the lovely yellow leaves with it. A few weeks ago, the heater was dusty in a corner of the room. Now, it's on nearly every evening.Time for

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  Gluten A Go Go

• Almond Buckwheat Batard with Poolish (B&P#34)

  14 Nov 2009 | 5:45 am

  Fresh bread can be sheer torture. It's the aroma while baking, the crackle of the crust or the delicious flavor when you bite into your slice. I like the loaves that get a bit toasty in the oven. Those loaves are a joy to tear into once they've cooled. This is one of those loaves. It never made it to toast for breakfast or sandwiches for lunch. We divided it amongst the four of us and slowly devoured it. This is a wonderful flour combination. When baked the flavor is very reminescent of a stone ground wheat loaf or at least how I remembered it tasting. My husband, who can glutenize,…

• Stollen (B&P#33)

  10 Nov 2009 | 5:38 am

  For me, holiday baking has to include something decadent.  That means I need to make one of the different types of Christstollen or stollen. It is a traditional German Christmas season fruit filled bread covered in powdered sugar. The fruits (golden raisins, raisins, currants, lemon peel, orange peel, citron peel and zests) can be soaked in dark rum or white wine. It can also have nuts, almond paste and other dried fruits in the dough. The bread itself has only a slight bit of sweetener with the vanilla and powdered sugar coating providing an incredible finishing touch. Stollen…

• Baking & Pastry Project Week 17 - Sponge & Poolish

  8 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am

  Schedule Tuesday - Stollen Thursday - Whole Grain Bread with Poolish Shopping List Brown Rice Flour (Fine or Superfine Grind) Sweet Rice Flour (also called glutinous rice flour) Arrowroot Starch Almond Meal High Protein Flours, such as: Soybean, White Bean, Black Bean Whole Grain Flour, such as: Buckwheat, Millet, Sorghum, Quinoa, Teff Instant Dry Yeast Binding Agents, such as: Xanthan or Guar Gum, Chia Seed Meal, Agar Agar Powder Candied Orange & Lemon Peel Raisins & Golden Raisins Almond Paste Lemon Zest Almonds Spices: Ground Cloves, Cinnamon, Allspice and Ginger…

• Gugelhopf Crown (B&P#32)

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm

  A gugelhopf crown is a rich and moist holiday bread. Filled with raisins and almonds, it has a wonderful flavor and scent. Serve with your favorite coffee while you sit and enjoy the beauty of a fall morning. Recipe Protein Content: Original Content: 16.38 g GF Content: 16.07 g Sponge 20 g brown rice flour (1.8 g) 25 g sweet rice flour (1.5 g) 20 g arrowroot startch (0.06 g) 25 g almond meal (5 g) 30 g white bean flour (6.45 g) 6 g chia seed meal (1.26 g) 20 g instant dry yeast 176 ml milk 7 ml vanilla extract 15 ml agave syrup Final Dough 20 g brown rice flour (1.8 g) 25 g sweet rice flour…

• Panettone (B&P#31)

  31 Oct 2009 | 4:36 pm

  I have a love - hate relationship with yeast. There are days when it works wonderfully for me. When all my tricks to get it to perform with gluten free flours are spot on.  Then there are days...where it doesn't matter what I do...it just sits there...leaden. Unfortunately, I've been making mini panettone brick bats this week. I had to go out and buy more raisins, since I used up what I had. I ran out of small panettone wrappers making the different batches. Then last night, it worked...a panettone loaf worth eating. These are my tips for working with yeast and gluten…

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  Gluten Free Gobsmacked

• GF: Basic congee

  Kate

  13 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

  GF: Basic congee, originally uploaded by Kate Chan.   So the photo is just the little bit left from lunch the other day. The babe was still eating her congee as she just can’t get enough somedays. I’ve written about this simple rice porridge before – how it soothed my stomach after food poisoning overseas; how my husband’s family uses this as a staple (and swears by the powers of the rice “broth” for feeling better when you are ill); etc. It’s so good – that people have begun getting worried that I wasn’t going to post the recipe. I…

• GF:Cheater Beans!

  Kate

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:21 pm

  GF:Cheater Beans!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. If you haven’t noticed, I’m struggling for what to post. The reality is that our eating habits have changed for the better and the simpler. In fact, simple is what Zoe loves – so let’s go with it! Her favorite meal is congee (rice porridge) slowly cooked for hours with chicken stock and a few black beans thrown in for fiber or maybe some green onion, ginger and garlic. She could eat that for every meal, I think. And actually, so could I. As an exchange student (light years ago), I got food poisoning –…

• Happy Halloween!

  Kate

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm

  Happy Halloween!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Her first Halloween home. And believe it or not, she has NO interest in the candy. Instead, she just preferred to munch away on edamame and sip some green tea with Mom. Hope you all had a safe holiday! ~Kate Posted in Gluten Free

• I love the fiiiiiiiiiiiissssssshhhh!

  Kate

  8 Oct 2009 | 3:18 pm

  I love the fiiiiiiiiiiiissssssshhhh!, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Okay people… I just had to do it. I had to show you this girl-hair-challenge-mom’s photo of her two loves enjoying the fish at the Seattle Aquarium. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at an aquarium in my life – OH, how the Chicklet LOVED it! We spent our Moon Festival weekend out and about in Seattle and boy, did we have fun. I have a couple of posts in the works – Wild Rice with Wild Mushrooms, etc and a few baking ones too. This week I chatted away on the phone while making…

• GF: Chinese Chicken & Corn Chowder

  Kate

  6 Oct 2009 | 3:15 pm

  GF: Chinese Chicken & Corn Chowder, originally uploaded by Kate Chan. Somethings happen more quickly than anticipated. Like the dinner hour approaching on a school/work night. Seriously. I never knew how fast one hour could fly until now. Life is so much fun with the Chicklet that I quickly lose track of food plans and before I know it, I’m a crabby mess in the kitchen scrounging for dinner. Zoe is much easier to feed than am I, apparently. Give the babe some cut up mandarin oranges and she’s good to go. And while I am snacking right along with her on the oranges…. they…

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  A Gluten Free Guide

• Gluten-Free Foods - Winter Approaches

  A Gluten-Free Guide

  25 Oct 2009 | 6:18 pm

  The arrival of cold weather here in NYC has brought with it a surprising revelation.  I LOVE fall and winter produce.  I know that farmers’ markets and grocery stores abound with all kinds of fresh produce during the summer, but my first tastes of delicata squash and persimmons this season made me realize how much I missed them. My friend Clark once laughed at me when I excitedly discussed the arrival of some fruit or vegetable to my local store.  “Oh you seasonal eaters crack me up!” he said.  Sure I’m not always a ‘good seasonal eater - I do enjoy apples…

• Food Crush and Recipe: French Almond Macaroons

  A Gluten-Free Guide

  11 Oct 2009 | 6:05 pm

  I heart almonds. I heart cookies. I heart Paris. So the fact that I love the French version of macaroons should not be a surprise. I first tasted these delicate cookies when visiting my best friend in Paris more than 10 years ago. Now these are not the coconut confections that may first come to mind when hearing the word ‘macaroon’ but are sweets made with almonds that will almost melt in your mouth. For my birthday this year, my best friend sent me a package of French macaroon cookies from a cute spot in NYC called Macaron Café. She had double checked with them that their versions of…

• Gluten-Free Restaurants NYC: Porchetta

  A Gluten-Free Guide

  26 Sep 2009 | 12:47 pm

  Whenever my college roommate Alexis comes to town, she puts all culinary decisions in my hands. I love that she trusts me, but it also becomes a great responsibility. I feel personally culpable if the experience is less than stellar. But more than that, I like to surprise and delight with choices she might not have found as a tourist navigating the city on her own. Porchetta is a restaurant that is known for its pork sandwich served on a crusty (gluten-filled) baguette. So it may come as some surprise that this little nook in the East Village has delicious fare for the gluten-free and even…

• Friendship and Rhubarb Crumble

  A Gluten-Free Guide

  13 Sep 2009 | 1:32 pm

  It’s been difficult to figure out how to get my “blogging mojo” back after writing about David’s passing. I think the best way is to write about friendship (and food). Since being diagnosed with Celiac and adopting a gluten-free diet, I have been truly struck by the kindness and support of my friends and family. This weekend my friend Matt had a housewarming party. As he was getting menu together he mentioned that he was making a Rhubarb Crumble. I asked all about it.  I knew I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the fruits of his baking adventures, but I still like to hear about food…

• A Gluten-Free Guide to Breakfast Cereal and Another Giveaway!

  A Gluten-Free Guide

  30 Aug 2009 | 2:32 pm

  When I was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2004, I mourned the loss of many different gluten-ful foods.Cereal wasn’t part of my daily routine, but suddenly the idea of not being able to scoop out a handful of Cinnamon Life cereal and nibble on the sweet squares while reading a novel seemed like a tragic loss.I heard rumors that Fruity Pebbles were gluten-free, and while the ingredients seemed that way, there was also persistent internet chatter about contamination on the line where they are made. I found a few gluten-free options along the way but I knew the tide was changing when…

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  Gluten Free [Cooking School]

• Gluten Free Thanksgiving Recipes

  Mary Frances

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:48 pm

  I am ready to get started on some Thanksgiving cooking! I’m not sure that it’s going to happen, but I thought I would at least start a list of the of good gluten free Thanksgiving recipes, mine and everyone else’s. If you’d like to join in on this Gluten Free Thanksgiving Blog Event, you can submit a recipe post (just comment below), new or old, and I’ll add it to the list. Please add a link to your blog post directing your readers to this roundup post. For my non-blogging readers, feel free to post your favorite Thanksgiving recipes in the comments. I’ll…

• Gluten Free Waffles

  Mary Frances

  29 Aug 2009 | 1:10 pm

  Our family has found a new favorite weekend breakfast – gluten free waffles! You all know that we’ve been on the gluten free diet for years now, so that first bite of homemade waffles was absolute heaven!  We stuffed ourselves! The recipe is a  conversion of the “Basic Waffles” recipe in Joy of Cooking. The only change that I made was to swap my gluten free flour mix for the all-purpose flour used in the original recipe. The original recipes lets you adjust the butter from as little a 4 Tbsp for a low-fat waffle to 16 Tbsp for a super yummy, my mouth is in bliss…

• Starting a Gluten Free Diet: Free Menu Plan

  Mary Frances

  3 Jun 2009 | 6:31 pm

  Free Menu Plan: As promised, here is a free menu plan for the first week of your gluten free diet. The menu ended up being chicken-centric, which I apologize for. I was trying to pick recipes that wouldn’t require any ingredients that aren’t widely available, and it wasn’t until I finished that I realized I’d only picked chicken recipes. Hopefully you can manage it for one week, or substitute other meats in if you want =) Oh, and all the recipes are casein optional! Soy Sauce Substitute: If you can’t find gluten free soy sauce or tamari , use an equivalent amount…

• Grocery Shopping for Your Gluten Free Diet – Week One

  Mary Frances

  28 May 2009 | 7:57 pm

  This is the second post in a series on Starting the Gluten Free Diet. Click here for a list of the other posts in the series. To make sure that you get all of the posts in the series sign up for free email updates in the right sidebar. Making a Grocery List: After reading the first post you should have a good idea of what you will be eating for each meal this first week. The next step is to make your grocery list.  If you’ve never done this before, start by grabbing a sheet of paper and listing categories that match the general layout of your grocery store. I usually use PRODUCE,…

• Peanut Butter Lollipop Cookies

  Mary Frances

  27 May 2009 | 10:38 am

  Long-time readers will know that I don’t bake sweets that often (because I have no will power). Given that I have recently polished off Double Chocolate Brownies, a Hershey Pie, and a batch of chocolate chip cookies (the new Betty Crocker mix to be released this summer), you probably won’t be getting any more sweet recipes from me for a while. Luckily for you, Jeanne Basye , the Gluten Free Cookie Lady, agreed to write a guest post featuring one of the cookies from her cookbook, “Gluten Free Cookies“. Please welcome Jean in the comments and check out her cookbook.

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  The Good Eatah

• Photo Phriday: A TJ's Package

  30 Oct 2009 | 3:23 am

  The closest Trader Joe's to here is a good 2 1/2 hour drive without traffic. My mother is well aware of this and my longing for Trader Joe's (how lucky I was in Boston with two within a half hour drive...) and sent me an amazingly awesome package full of Trader Joe's gluten-free goodies and a few other things not in the photo. She's pretty much the best mom ever.Henry thinks so too.

• What's Cookin'

  25 Oct 2009 | 8:29 pm

  This is when I complain about how busy I've been and how I need to post more on my blog. And I know how annoying that must be to readers; there are plenty of you out there who are much busier than me. Those of you with kids. Or those of you working full-time and going to school full-time. Or those with sixty hour work weeks.I've got graduate school. And I've got work. And I've got a dog. I also have a husband, but he's deployed right now. I'm lucky that I have my sister, brother-in-law and niece next door. So when I feel that urge to make for others -- they get fed. First up: Elana's Pantry…

• FYI: Dairy Free Giveaway

  13 Oct 2009 | 10:29 am

  Head on over to Alisa's awesome dairy-free blog for a chance to win an awesome gift basket from the new online store: Dairy Free Market.The drawing is Wednesday and it looks like there are some good gluten-free goodies in there too.

• Photo Phriday: Anti-Rain Photo

  9 Oct 2009 | 9:42 am

  It's pouring here and has been since yesterday morning. So in order to cheer myself up (oh, and I use my HappyLite too!) I will share a photo taken recently on a nice day... one of the last one's of the year I'm afraid. That's my niece and of course, Henry. He almost looks angelic. Though, I'm pretty sure shortly after the photo was taken he decided to chase a squirrel up a tree and bark his head off.

• Top Three: Best Dairy Free Beverages

  8 Oct 2009 | 12:51 pm

  (Disclaimer: I do not get paid nor am I affiliated with any company or product. I do sometimes get products sent to me to sample, but I am honest in my opinion of them. Also, in terms of eating healthy: packaged products are not the way to go. However, I am like most Americans and I do buy my share of non-whole foods. These top three posts will be ranking those.)It's been close to three years since I discovered my gluten and dairy sensitivity and I've probably spent over one thousand dollars since then on food that just didn't taste good. I was so overwhelmed by eating this new way that when…

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  Gluten Free in Georgia (and Florida)

• Why I am thankful!

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:57 am

  Jeffrey's First Guitar Solo PerformanceLast Friday, Jeffrey performed his first-ever solo guitar performance at the Creative Expressions concert. The sniffling you hear in the background is me!This is why I am thankful -- my son is being cared for and taught by loving, talented people like Katie Whipple and the wonderful people at the Life Enrichment Center in Milledgeville.Much love, and go Jeffrey!Ging

• Thanksgiving news from Butterball

  19 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am

  This is truly a GF Turkey!I believe the message below sent to me by Megan at Triumph Dining is important, so I'll post it here.Hi Ginger- We don’t normally reach out to our fellow bloggers with news (we don’t want to clog your inbox)… But this was really exciting, and I thought you might be interested to know! Butterball turkey now offers gluten-free gravy mixes with a bunch of their turkeys. I think this is super-cool because 1) Butterball is synonymous with turkey, and it’s exciting to see someone so mainstream do gluten-free, 2) as you know, gravy is almost never gluten-free, and…

• Thanksgiving Dinner with the Middle Georgia GIG

  12 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pm

  You are cordially invited!See our website for details and DIRECTIONS!Much love, and GOBBLE GOBBLE!Ging

• There's a new post on Ging Recommends!

  11 Nov 2009 | 7:19 pm

  And it's a favorite!

• Quiche me, Quick!

  11 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pm

  Sorry I've been out of touch for a week. I just hand thumb surgery. Typing is still iffy :-)I have always loved a good quiche. It is one of the first foods I learned to cook -- summer of 1973, Dekalb Honors Program, French class. Since then I've made thousands of quiches. I've always loved them, especially when made with a store-bought frozen crust. I admit it -- I can't make pie crust to save my life.Since going gluten-free, though, I haven't made as many quiches as I used to. But with the wonderful gluten-free pie crust at Whole Foods, there's no reason for this not to be a quick meal any…

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  Simply...Gluten Free

• yoga

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:50 am

  It started off just fine and the way all great experiences should - with a little shopping. I bought myself a yoga outfit that was so cute with its soft grays and whites, cropped pants and being all spandexy it actually made me look pretty good. Alas, there are no shoes to buy for yoga but I decided not to let that minor fact influence my decision.I arrived a bit early for the class, all fresh faced and feeling very zen-like, ready to embark on a physically rewarding endeavor with spiritual undertones. As the nubile instructor began the class I was actually quite pumped. She looked AMAZING!

• Blender Black Bean Soup

  18 Nov 2009 | 6:26 pm

  ******CAUTION******Warning: The following recipe is simple, can be pulled from your pantry and made in minutes. If you are a serious food snob who feels that truly good food needs to be complicated, expensive and or difficult you may find the follow recipe a little ghetto for your tastes. If however you like the idea of a recipe that is fast and tastes great then by all means, feel free to continue reading.It seems like I always happen to live in a place that requires a well stocked pantry in case of some natural disaster; typhoons, earthquakes and hurricanes. Rarely do we ever experience…

• exercise, the quest begins

  17 Nov 2009 | 6:24 am

  Nike says "Just Do It!"I said "do what?"Thanks to all my fab blog readers and twitter friends I got so many exercise suggestions I'm a little worn out just thinking about exercise.The answers were varied but what I noticed is you guys who exercise are positively passionate about your choice of bodily fulfillment. What became clear to me is that I must find a form of exercise I love and then I will become addicted.I have to say I am a little giddy with the prospect of finding a form of exercise I love. (A little disbelieving that I could actually LOVE exercise but giddy none the less.)So I…

• Salmon & Lentils

  15 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pm

  Sunday night dinner was just the two of us this week, my hubby and me. After two years of him working a continent away he has finally come home for good - or at least as "for good" as a man with his occupation can expect and I was in the mood for something romantic, something French, something bistro-like. Actually I was in the mood to go to France but alas that was out of the question.The great thing about dinner is it can transport you to a foreign local, if only for an hour or two, by the flavors and scents, the ambiance and setting, the food and drink.The gluten free French Pear Tart…

• Friday the 13th

  13 Nov 2009 | 7:53 am

  Do you suffer from paraskevidkatriaphobia otherwise know as fear of Friday the 13th? If so, you are not alone.Me, I'm not superstitious.ummm, excuse me for a sec while I throw some salt over my shoulder, turn around three times counter clockwise, spit and find a four leaf clover.OK, I'm back.As I was saying, I'm not superstitious. I like Fridays. And what's not to like about the number 13? Personally I would rather have 13 dollars than 12, 13 pairs of jeans seems like a respectable amount and I guarantee you I could get a lot of work done if I drank 13 cups of coffee.But just in case you are…

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  Grain Damaged

• GLUTEN FREE THANKSGIVING POTLUCK

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am

  GLUTEN FREE THANKSGIVING POTLUCKSaturday, November 21st, noon-2pmat First Baptist Church, McMinnville125 SE Cowls Street, McMinnvilleView Larger Map Sponsored by Gluten Free Friends (McMinnville GIG) and Portland Metro GIGWE PROVIDE:  Turkey, ham, bread, beverages, plates, cups, utensils, etc.      Rolls donated this year by Cascadia Traditional Bakery!YOU BRING: A Gluten Free side (stuffing, potatoes, veggies), Salad, or a Dessert       ALSO BRING 40 copies of your recipe with ingredients and directions!We…

• SNACKS ON RACKS, INC. Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert because of Undeclared Allergens in Their Gourmet Snacks Pack Product Line

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:07 pm

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 17, 2009 - Snacks on Racks, Inc. of Parkville, Missouri is recalling products from their line of Gourmet Snacks Packs because they may contain undeclared milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, egg, sulfites or wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, sulfites, soy or wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The complete list of recalled products are listed at the end of this press release.Gourmet Snack Packs are distributed throughout the continental United…

• Gluten Intolerance Head To Toe

  10 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm

  Speaker & author Wendy Cohan will present her lecture "Gluten Intolerance Head To Toe". Wendy will discuss how gluten affects virtually every part of the body, how to avoid gluten, and helpful resources for everyday living. She will follow the lecture with a question and answer session - all questions are welcome! The latest edition of her book, Gluten-Free Portland Resource Guide, will be available for sale.WHEN: Thursday, November 19th WHERE: New Cascadia Traditional Bakery 1700 SE 6th Avenue (two blocks South of Hawthorne) Portland, OR 97214TIME: 5:30-7:00COST: $20.00 per personThis event…

• Mentor Program to Help With the Holidays

  9 Nov 2009 | 5:58 pm

  It is hard to ignore that the holiday season is upon us.This season tends to have its stresses as it is, but if you have recently started a gluten-free diet, you likely have a hundred questions.What do I expect, how do I explain my diet, what will be safe for me at the Thanksgiving table?If you would like someone to talk with or to, gather some tried and true recipes for stuffing or pie, or get gluten-free hints. We can even provide ideas of how to convince your in-laws to cook gluten-free (if their cooking is worth the challenge). The mentor program consists of several well-seasoned…

• Gluten Sensitivity

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:16 pm

  Interesting video on gluten sensitivity in people who are showing no symptoms.

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  Hold the Gluten

• Gluten Free Pumpkin Cornbread

  Maureen

  31 Oct 2009 | 1:45 pm

  Trick or Treat Smell my feet Give me something good to eat! Happy Halloween everyone!

• October aka Celiac Awareness Month

  Maureen

  22 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm

  The latest episode of my Hold The Gluten Podcast is now live! Episode 29 “October aka Celiac Awareness Month” Features: Glutened by a dog biscuit. And mayo. My crazy story. Erin of Gluten Free Fitness knows my love for anything bacon & shares info on GF Baconaisse. Need to appoint a “taste tester” for all glutenous food in the house. Ready for Halloween? Check out Sure Foods Living Gluten Free & Allergen Free Candy List. Listener David (gluten free since 1977) shared with me some of his challenges of being gluten free 30+ years ago. Betty Crocker Vanilla Cake…

• Betty Crocker Gluten Free Vanilla Cake Review

  Maureen

  17 Oct 2009 | 5:56 pm

• Hold The Gluten Hiatus No More

  Maureen

  6 Oct 2009 | 10:33 am

  The latest episode of my Hold The Gluten Podcast is now live! Episode 28 “Hold The Gluten Hiatus No More” Features: Hold The Gluten is back!  Where I’ve been and what the heck I’ve been up to. Recap of NFCA Appetite for Awareness Event on September 30, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA. Upcoming Gluten Free Giveaway from Shabtai Gourmet.  Drawing will be held next podcast. What do YOU think of this HTG Podcast? Leave your feedback wherever you download this podcast! Read the blog. Listen to the podcast. Educate yourself. Rock on Celiacs! Click the player below to listen to…

• I’m Baaaaack!

  Maureen

  2 Oct 2009 | 10:32 am

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  Gluten-Free Guidebook

• Vegas, Baby, Vegas — for the Gluten-Free

  Hilary

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:56 am

  I just got back from Las Vegas, my first trip there since my celiac diagnosis. The city is just as crazy as I remembered it, but also more glamorous and grown-up. It still feels like an amusement park for adults when you stroll along the Strip, complete with roller coasters and other rides (at New York New York, the Sahara, and the Stratosphere), high-powered shows (Cirque du Soleil now has five productions playing there, with a new one — “Viva Elvis” opening soon), and a party-till-you drop atmosphere. It’s also got a startlingly good food scene. I say startlingly because…

• Reader Reports on Gluten-Free Cruising

  Hilary

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm

  Ironically, after I researched several possible cruises and cruise lines for my vacation, I ended up picking a desert location instead. But my research wasn’t wasted: I heard from several readers who had considered taking a cruise but had been worried about doing so because of their gluten intolerance and, in a couple of cases, their food allergies. It was a pleasant surprise to discover that many cruise lines are sensitive to these issues. Others responded to the post by sharing their own experiences with cruising. Janet Rinehart, the Chairman of the Houston Celiac Support Group, had…

• Vacation Planning for Celiacs: Cruises

  Hilary

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:33 am

  It turned cold very early this fall in New York, as it has in much of North America. Maybe that’s why I’m thinking of taking a vacation somewhere warm. One thing that I’ve never tried is a cruise. I’ve taken day-long boat trips in places like Newfoundland and Chile, but that’s just not the same thing. My daydreaming may have been inspired by a reader, Barbara Collins, who wrote to me in July to share her fantastic experience onboard a Holland America cruise ship. You can read her letter in this post. It was extremely encouraging to hear that a cruise line would…

• Gluten-Free Bliss on the Upper East Side

  Hilary

  21 Oct 2009 | 6:39 am

  Until recently, I had never visited the Central Park Zoo. I’ve long been a fan of the Bronx Zoo — who doesn’t love its 265 acres of lions and gorillas, elephants and giraffes? — but the tiny zoo nestled into Central Park near East 64th Street had never interested me. How much could you fit into a tiny spot like that, anyway? Plenty, I discovered, when visitors came to town and wanted to check it out. The Central Park Zoo — run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, just like the Bronx Zoo — is a tiny gem. It doesn’t have sprawling spaces for its residents, so it…

• Reader Reports for Celiac Awareness Month

  Hilary

  14 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am

  October is Celiac Awareness Month, so there’s an uptick in coverage about the disorder and generally about gluten intolerance. A couple of the better pieces that have been published lately: “Gluten-Free: Is It for Me?” by Daphne Oz on Oprah.com and “Why Common Foods May Hurt Your Health” by Dr. Jon LaPook on The Huffington Post. Everyone knows it’s Halloween at the end of this month, but parents of children with celiac disease and/or food allergies need to hear about the Halloween candy list that’s available from Sure Foods Living. Keep in mind that…

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  absolutely not martha

• Weekly links

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  Have a fab weekend! Here are your links...live like stylish vampire Edward Cullen of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at Apartment Therapy (The house is for sale and movie opens today!)make gluten free Thanksgiving cranberry cobbler at Ginger Lemon Girlcrochet flower fridgies at Salihan Crafts via WhipUplearn the art of giving good directions at Apartment Therapy (Useful if you will be entertaining during the holidays.)stump your guests with turkey trivia place cards at Martha Stewartmake a beefy bolster pillow from old towels at Curblyuse drinking straws to make a contemporary pendant light at…

• What's your lip color of choice?

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  I used to have a collection of red lipsticks ranging from drugstore brands to MAC and Chanel, and everything in between. These days I'm happy if I can get out the door with a swipe of Burt's Bees lip balm.(Photo via The Sartorialist)

• Absolutely Not Martha Giveaway! (...and a Perricone Discount that everybody can win.)

  18 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am

  Perricone MD is offering their revolutionary skin care product called Cold Plasma to one of ANM's readers! The formula is suited for anyone, no matter your age or skin type or sex, and works to help skin achieve a healthy, glowing, youthful appearance. All of us desire this goal, no? For a chance to win, please leave a comment below. (Unfortunately, rules state that you must be in the U.S.) A winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday, December 1st. Good luck!Also, make sure you check out the most up-to-date information on every Perricone Discount available!

• Fantastic freeways

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am

  Believe it or not, I've somehow managed to avoid driving on the crazy Los Angeles freeways since moving here.(Via SeeSaw Designs)

• Fashionable finds under $50 (Make that $40.)

  16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Floral dress, $22.90, Forever 21Rib long sleeve turtleneck tent dress, $38, American ApparelKimchi blue silky tap short, $28, Urban OutfittersPlaid tiered skirt, $16.90, Forever 21Leatherette biker jacket, $32.80, Forever 21Zip peep toe bootie, $29.80, Forever 21Hoodie scarf, $36, Lori's ShoesBetsey Johnson leggings, $38, Urban OutfittersRachel Comey clip-on earring, $15, Refinery 29

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  Gluten Free Optimist

• USA Today Celiac Disease Supplement

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:13 pm

  Today, the USA Today has a 12 page supplement about celiac disease. The supplement, Celiac Disease: Your Guide to Living Gluten-Free, contains excellent information and is truly amazing awareness! There is great information from the Celiac Disease Foundation and Shelley Case, many advertisements, and even an Amy's coupon.One of the best parts of the supplement is the following printed in bold on page four."CAUTION: If you suspect that you might be one ofthe 3 million Americans suffering from celiac disease,DO NOT remove gluten from your diet beforebeing tested. Doing so can lead to inaccurate…

• New Gluten Free Options at Ithaca College

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:21 pm

  Susannah Faulkner, a junior politics major and SGA senator at Ithaca College, is working hard to improve celiac disease awareness on campus. As a result of her efforts, students at Ithaca College have some safe gluten-free dining options. Below is a quote from the article she wrote in The Ithacan newspaper."Starting this past week, the Campus Center Dining Hall installed a 'gluten-free pantry,' which includes main gluten-free staples such as bread, wraps, pasta, bagels and cereal. Also, there is a toaster and a microwave exclusively for gluten-free products along with individually portioned…

• Jean Duane's Press Release: Goal is the Ellen Show

  16 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm

  This is a very unusual press release. Following Ellen's strategy to land herself on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine, Jean Duane is attempting to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote her gluten-free and dairy-free cookbook. The press release mentions that Ellen said on her show in June that she had been eating gluten-free for two weeks and felt better. Jean is publicly declaring her goal to appear on the show. If this bold and humorous approach works, hopefully Jean will talk about celiac disease!

• Review: Balance Pure Chocolate Cashew

  15 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  I tried many energy bars sold at Whole Foods (LARABAR, Thinkthin, Kind, and PranaBar) and Balance Pure chocolate cashew is by far my favorite. Recently, I finally found one flavor of Larabar that I like, the new peanut butter and jelly, but it is higher in fat and calories and only six grams of protein. The Balance Pure price is good at only 99 cents each.Only Balance Pure bars are gluten-free, not the other Balance bars. They are available in three flavors: cherry pecan, chocolate cashew, and berry chia. The website lists banana cashew, but that flavor is not in stores, not sold on the…

• Gluten free Mentioned on the Good Wife on CBS

  11 Nov 2009 | 6:53 am

  Last night on the new CBS drama The Good Wife, the episode called unorthodox had a sentence about gluten free. The gluten free sentence can be viewed at 10:20 in the full episode video on the CBS website. When the lady was questioned about why she walked to the grocery store that is 1/2 mile from her home, not one of the five closer grocery stores, she said the following statement."My daughter needs gluten free foods and this grocery store, the kosher grocery store, had more options."Alicia then said to her coworker "great answer".

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  Gluten-Free Simplicity

• Intriguing Site: “Celiac Today”

  nepeht

  18 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am

    From the Celiac Today tagline, one can read their meaningful goal: “News and Knowledge to Unite the Celiac Community”.   As one reads further, one will read, “Our Aim is the Unify the Community”.  They mention several sections including: Medicine, Lifestyle, Community, Food Chain, and People, where one will find Celiac-related information.  The site offers a bounty of information and best of all, it appears to be free. Mountains of Information at "Celiac Today" (c.2009, wtb)   This idea of “Unifying the community” also appears to be a…

• Am I On A Different Planet — Have I Reached Glutenia?

  nepeht

  16 Nov 2009 | 3:06 am

  Gluten-Fiction — Day 2 Am I on Planet Glutenia? (c.2009, WTB)

• Adventures on The Planet “Glutenia”

  nepeht

  13 Nov 2009 | 4:52 pm

  Gluten-Free Fiction Date 001; Hour 01   I was just out of my doctor’s office.  It seemed soooooo long ago, yet it was probably only a few moments to someone anywhere else.  But I had arrived.  Per my recent diagnosis, when leaving her office, I exited her doorway onto the Planet Glutenia!  This is what I saw. Glutenia At First Glance (c.2009, WTB)   I wondered if I could breath… and I could.  I was afraid to take those first steps.  But I did.   My doc had said something about “Celiac Disease”…???    I wondered, “Am I a Celiac?” …

• Nice Article on Celiac Disease and Emotion

  nepeht

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm

  Check out this article at Psychology Today.com, “Gluten: The Secret Stalker“.  It discusses the Emotional impact of Celiac Disease, an important issue for many of us.

• Here Comes Halloween!!! Know your Glutenistas!

  nepeht

  25 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am

  Yikes!!!  Get past the REAL Tarantula to find the Gluten-Free Halloween Candy Lists……..  be careful…. Tarantula in the Grass (c.2009, WTB) Gluten-Free living can be difficult enough without those little Glutenistas.   Not always easy to spot…..      Tarantula Blending In (c.2009 WTB) But, like a Glutenista, they can come about when you least expect!    SOOOOO Be prepared!  Know which Halloween treats are Gluten-Free… and which have little hidden Glutenistas! Click on the links below for more information: Gluten Freeda.com: “Halloween Candy:…

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• Friday Foodie Fix – Turkey

  Diane

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  What else could this week's Secret Ingredient be for Friday Foodie Fix but turkey! Come check out all of the recipes shared today. Click the headline to read the whole story!

• Gluten Free Stuffing with Pancetta Sage Sausage Recipe

  Diane

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Welcome to the fourth stop of our Gluten Free Thanksgiving Progressive Dinner Party! I will be serving my Pancetta and  Sage Sausage Stuffing. Oh how I love sausage stuffing with my turkey on... Click the headline to read the whole story!

• Gluten Free Pancetta Sage Sausage Recipe

  Diane

  18 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Recipe for gluten free pancetta sage sausage. This is great to add to your stuffing recipe and cook for Thanksgiving. Click the headline to read the whole story!

• Roasted Spatchcock Chicken With Mushroom Stuffing Recipe

  Diane

  17 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  How would you like a really fast and easy way to cook a big bird and have it turn out so juicy and full of flavor?  Let’s say a whole chicken in an hour and a large turkey in 70-90 minutes. ... Click the headline to read the whole story!

• Menu Plan Monday – November 16

  Diane

  16 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  Gluten free and dairy free menu plan for the week plus Gluten Free Thanksgiving Progressive Dinner Party schedule. Hope you can join us. Click the headline to read the whole story!

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  Gluten Free Betsy

• Gluten Free Social Networking

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:33 pm

  Everyone is familiar with Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, but did you know that there are some social networking sites out there that are completely gluten free? Yep. It's true!One of the first sites created is We Are Celiac, part of the weare.us corporation. The site is a community of people who have celiac disease. Similar to other networking sites, members can join for free and take part in discussions, upload photos, write journal entries, create a poll, start a chat, and read relevant articles.Other great popular gluten free site is Gluten Free Faces. Started by Chad Hines, this a global…

• Oh November, you busy month, you!

  16 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm

  As if I didn't have enough fun last month spreading the Celiac awareness, I've come to learn that November keeps the momentum going by being Gluten Free Diet Awareness Month. This is great because there are more reasons to follow a gluten free diet other than having celiac disease. Some people have a gluten allergy, but do not have celiac. A gluten free diet can help autistic children. Articles that I have read show that it can also help people with MS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and much more. I'm no doctor, but if you feel better on a gluten free diet, then why not stick with it?It's…

• Where is Betsy?

  13 Nov 2009 | 7:57 pm

  As you may have noticed (or maybe you haven't), my blog posts are becoming few and far between. Yikes! I love sharing all my gluten free findings, but lately I've been so busy, finding time to blog has proven difficult. Here's what's up in my gluten free neck of the woods...Today I fell in love. I finally visited Chicago's Downtown Farmstand on my lunch break. It's basically a farmer's market indoors. They carry local produce, foods from various Chicago bakeries and ethnic markets, and organic dairy products. They even have a full service coffee bar. I went there to hunt down some Nicole's…

• Gluten Free November Events - Better Late Than Never

  8 Nov 2009 | 9:03 am

  Yikes, November is getting away from me before I can compile the list of events! Hopefully you can squeeze some of these fun things in before your schedule fills up with all of the holiday events!November 9thFox & Obel401 E. Illinois312.948.5440Lisa Cooks Allergen Free - Holiday Favorites Allergen Free6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - $25Sample Chicken Breast with Maple Syrup Reduction & Caramelized Pancetta, Sautéed Spinach, Risotto with Cranberries and Pumpkin Bread. Enjoy a glass of wine, take home the recipes and receive 2 hours of validated parking and 10% off class-night Market…

• Happy Halloween and a Belated Flashback Friday

  31 Oct 2009 | 3:42 pm

  Happy Halloween, everyone! One of my favorite things about Halloween is the costumes. It's so fun to see all the creative costumes and just have fun - anything goes! Over the years I've been everything from a witch to the Bride of Frankenstein. Tia over at one of my new favorite blogs, Christopher and Tia, holds Flashback Friday every Friday on her blog and invites others to join in. I love the idea, because I have so many fond memories of events that happened prior to blogging, and in some cases, the Internet! Flashback Friday keeps these memories alive.The FF theme this week was Halloween,…

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• Breakfast Pumpkin Polenta

  rdlinda

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am

  Think outside the gluten free cereal box. breakfast pumpkin polenta photo by vsimon In a jiffy, stir up some steamy delish-ish-ness.   You can also make a bigger batch and keep it in the fridge for a few days. It will thicken over time, just add some water to thin. Warm in the microwave or on the stovetop. Breakfast Pumpkin Polenta serves 1 metric measures 1/4 cup cornmeal 35 gm 1 cup water 240 ml ¼ cup pumpkin 60 gm 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar 8 gm Dried cranberries and walnuts to garnish. Mix cornmeal and water in a saucepan. Traditional polenta recipes say to bring the water to…

• Cranberry Carrot Salad with Lemon and Honey

  rdlinda

  16 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am

    cranberry carrot salad photo by vsimon Do you need a super quick crunchy salad? Perfect for dinner, or a brown bag lunch? The simplest recipes are often the best. If you are short on time and just want the recipe, skip the middle and go to the bottom of the post. That is the simplest way. You could be eating this in five minutes. But keep reading if you want info on the ingredients. Carrots If you buy shredded carrots, this mixes up in just a few minutes. Sweet, tart, and lively lemon flavor. I like to keep a bag on hand. They hold up well, and are easy additions to soups, green…

• Sorghum Banana Muffins with Chocolate Chips

  rdlinda

  12 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm

  sorghum banana muffin photo by vsimon Oh, these are big and beautiful. These muffins are adapted from a recipe for banana bread with chocolate chips. Now it is gluten free, dairy free, and whole grain. Banana pure makes them very moist and tender, not crumbly. And they hold well in the fridge without getting dry. Vince says (always) that he would prefer some banana chunks, not all blended up. That suggestion (always) causes me to make faces. Banana chunks are just too slippery for me. He will have to make his own if he wants chunks. He (always) knows this. I use dark brown sugar because it…

• Fresh Cranberry Salad Dressing

  rdlinda

  9 Nov 2009 | 5:38 am

  ‘Tis the season, for fresh cranberries. Are you craving a bright, lite, and healthy dressing to perk up your greens? Look no further. fresh cranberry salad dressing photo by vsimon This one is simple, gluten free, fat free, low cal, packed with flavor and nutrition. It can be sugar free too. I have successfully made it with Splenda for clients that want that. And I think your choice of sweetener, whatever it is, would work. Go ahead, give a go. And please let us know. The cranberries give it wonderful body. This is a stick to your greens dressing. Not a slide to the bottom of the plate…

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• Gluten Free Chocolate Caramel Almond Pear Pie

  Admin

  8 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  Pie season is here, and I’m running two steps behind. This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe from the Blanco County Extension office here in the great state of Texas! The pie crust is rustic – made of out ground almonds. I didn’t even bother to use almond flour. Just chunked two cups of almonds [...]Gluten Free Chocolate Caramel Almond Pear Pie is a post from: Everything Deliciously Chocolate and Gluten Free

• Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

  Admin

  23 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm

  This picture is of a chocolaterie in Brussels, Belgium. I think it’s so beautiful. Images have a way of teaching us many things. They can help open your imagination and open your eyes to new possibilities. One new possibility that I’m trying to teach people about is a brand new – never before published – [...]Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake is a post from: Everything Deliciously Chocolate and Gluten Free

• Gluten-Free Cake Pops

  Admin

  17 Oct 2009 | 12:33 pm

  Actually, I made cake balls, but cake pops are incredibly popular and the only difference is you add a stick! lol These had to grow on me. When I first made them, I was honestly disgusted. I thought they were entirely toooooo sweet! But I’m a person that doesn’t frost cakes, so I guess my opinion [...]Gluten-Free Cake Pops is a post from: Everything Deliciously Chocolate and Gluten Free

• Gluten-Free Chocolate|Mexican Chocolate

  Admin

  9 Oct 2009 | 6:13 pm

  I research recipes that have always been gluten-free. Many international recipes use grains other than wheat, barley, and rye. So, I look for these recipes. Mexican food is a great option for celiac patients. Tortilla chips, salsa, beans, rice, tamales and many other dishes – if prepared properly – are naturally gluten-free. Mexican chocolate is also gluten-free. What [...]Gluten-Free Chocolate|Mexican Chocolate is a post from: Everything Deliciously Chocolate and Gluten Free

• Gluten-Free Chocolate and Your Health

  Admin

  30 Sep 2009 | 6:22 pm

  I don’t know about you, but I love chocolate. And I think there’s a reason for it. I, like most of you, suffer from celiac disease. It affects the gut in a very unpleasant way. But gluten free chocolate seems to soothe that. I found this great little vintage book, that is part of my [...]Gluten-Free Chocolate and Your Health is a post from: Everything Deliciously Chocolate and Gluten Free