Celiac Disease &amp; Gluten-Free Diet Blogs

Superbowl Glutening?

I think I got glutened yesterday. Beats me as to how. Breakfast was completely fine -aside from the crumbs in the toaster, which might have done it though it never has before. (I'm the only one gluten free in our house, and since we don't have a whole lot of extra money with ten kids, we only have one toaster.) Lunch was at home and was completely fine unless Perdue chicken recently changed its ingredients. Dinner was the most likely culprit, though I can't think of what it might be. For beverag

February 2, 2009

Peanut Butter

I recently found out that most peanut butter has soy in it. Great. So I'll have to finish those cookies I made with it before I go COMPLETELY off...not that I really mind, though. Well, for a success story, my mother and I found soy-free peanut butter AND corn chips at Kroger's...ah well...

February 1, 2009

This Gluten-free Dough Sheet Recipe Is Great For Wonton Wrappers, Raviolis.....

A Gluten Freedom Dough Sheet Recipe Here is a fantastic recipe for gluten-free pasta dough sheets. I make this recipe all the time because it is so versatile. I use it for raviolis, wontons, Peking dumplings (potstickers), and it is great for crab rangoons as well! This dough can definitely be made by hand, which was how I started off, but it does speed up the process if you have a pasta machine. You can buy some of the lower end pasta machines for around $30 or so. A great investment for thos

January 24, 2009

Stay On Track

Monday we had spaghetti, like we always do. I concluded that Italy invented gluten. I'm really glad for accountability at this point in my story, because if I didn't I this would probably be where the rest of my stories are: half-finished and really useless. Instead, I have someone bugging me to get this done. Precisely what I need to get through my dry spots. This friend is pushing me with "I want Chapter 5; hurry up!" so I've been pulling myself through an area where it's been harder to ge

Gluten-Free at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco

January 23, 2009

Hey all you gluten-free foodies... I found some great gluten-free products at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco! These are or will be available in major markets. If you can't find them, request them from your favorite store. Here are some of my favorite finds: Pamela’s Gluten-Free Cheesecake Open Original Shared Link won me over with a New York Cheesecake with a gluten-free ginger cookie crust. When available, there will be 3 inch or 6 inch rounds, and

Alison St. Sure

January 23, 2009

Julie anne's Blog

My Life

Chapter 2: Starting school Starting school was the problem. My mom and dad had put me into a private school but the MAIN problem was my food. What was i going to Eat? its not like they had a special diet program! My first day of kindergarten my mom decided to make me some lental soup ( which by the way is myALL TIME FAVORITE!) So for one year straight i ate lental soup not one day did i eat anything else. I was the smallest person in my class and i at age 15, i am still the smallest person i

Julie anne

January 22, 2009

Silly Yak 08's Blog

Can I Get A Little Help Here?

I am a new diagnosed celiacian ( yes I made that word up) and am having trouble coping. I was diagnosed the first week of November 08 after my first ever adult hospitalization. I am almost 33 years old and have had several GPs, 2 Neurologists, 2 GI "specialists" and a psychologist tell me I had no reason for my chronic illness and that I was just a over anxious women with IBS. Even after I told 2 of my doctors that my dad was diagnosed with Celiac 2 years ago. I know by reading several books and

Silly Yak 08

January 21, 2009

Soy Free

Well, after gathering some info from the experts in the forums, I concluded a while ago that I was soy intolerant. Two days ago I completely got off it. The reason I didn't do it sooner is that I had a whole bunch of teas from Christmas that had soy in them...so I finished that and then completely went off soy. That and now I make my own chocolate chips and eat my bagels plain because the cream-cheese substitute I had contained soy. What caught me completely off guard was the amount of corn chip

To "App" or Not to "App": The Use of Gluten Free Product List Computer Applications

January 19, 2009

Twittering the Gluten Free Way

So I’m new to all this funky technology. LinkedIn, Technorati, Digg, Blogs, Carnivals, and I’m just really settling to Facebook and thesavvyceliac.com of course. But right now “Twittering” (or is it sending “Tweets”) are all the rage. It’s like consistently updating your status with people on Facebook. But can it help us get gluten-free information? Well, first off, it can’t if we cannot find people to follow, which is one thing I struggle with on Twitter. You

Amy Leger

January 18, 2009

ATC_BS_MS' Blog

Wedding Plans :)

Yesterday, Chris and I went to meet with our wedding planner. Everything is coming together wonderfully. We now have a total itinerary with the planner. We also have an ice sculpture with our package and I love the design the guy made. However, I have been dealing with car issues, and as I type my car is being looked at. Hopefully, I will not have to pay out too much money...since I am still trying to save money. As of my nutrition, I am now in a rut! I don't really enjoy eating and I d

ATC-BS-MS

January 17, 2009

Julie anne's Blog

My Life

My life is different from others in more ways than most. When I was six months old, my mom noticed that I was getting sick when I ate food. From there it just got worse. When I was two, I would cry and hold my stomach at night and tell my mom my I had a stomach ache. She went to a doctor and he thought she was crazy and he ended up kicking her out of his office. She took it into her own hands and researched herself until she came upon a disease called

Julie anne

January 17, 2009

Life

It's been a little while. I've been brainstorming, doing schoolwork, playing LOTR on my flute, and being generally unusual. Recently my younger sister had to be taken to the hospital. Recently meaning ten minutes ago. We think she has a concussion. She's four. Isn't it scary how life is so fragile and it can end in a moment? I've realized it several times while barely regaining my balance at the top of a flight of hard stairs, or slipping down those same stairs because some left a plastic bag t

January 15, 2009

Gluten Freedom's Best Yeast Dough Yet!

This yeast dough is great for pizza and for cinnamon rolls. It cooks up a little heavy as a loaf of bread, but is still tasty! Some of the instructions below came with my Kitchen Aid Mixer, BUT the flour mixture (below), I derived after testing multiple variations and growling through many failed attempts. This recipe works well in bread machines too! Just use your dough only setting and depending on the size of bread machine you may need to cut the ingredients in half. Use the Gluten Fre

January 11, 2009

Most Coveted Gluten-free Pie Crust Recipe

Here is a very coveted recipe for gluten free pie crust which I have perfected. I made this through out the Holidays, for my family, my office and for my husband's work as well. It was loved by all and no one could tell that it was gluten free! In fact I was asked many times by some who were concerned "Are you sure this gluten free?" Gluten Freedom's Easy & Delicious Pie Crust Ingredients: 6 oz gluten free cream cheese 4 oz unsalted butter (room temp) 3/4 c cornstarch 1/2 c tapioca flo

January 11, 2009

The Best Gluten-free Cake Recipe

I happened to be the type of person to experiment with the conventional when it comes to cooking or baking. I guess this has carried over even though I am now gluten-free since April 08. Here is the absolute Best cake recipe I have come up with so far! *Please keep in mind that the ingredients listed are Gluten Free according to my own latest research and inquiries with the manufacturers. However, it is recommended that you always contact the manufacturers yourself, in case there have been an

January 11, 2009

Sue Mc's Blog

Need Help With Hair Products

Hi. Can anyone help me with hair products?! I am currently using Garnier Fructis for curly hair, including a curl shaping spray. I am however having problems with a very itchy head! I have curly hair that is dry and also thinning out ALOT.... sigh. I have a very hard time understanding the ingrediants listed on lables for hair products, lotions, etc as to what is gluten or not. Could I get some help as to what other people use for hair products as well as lotions. I like to have a l

Sue Mc

January 11, 2009

Gluten Freedom's General Gau's Chicken Recipe

Pursuing a gluten free lifestyle seems to be the popular trend right now. But let's set Hollywood and celebrity diet trends aside. Celiac Disease and Gluten Allergies are serious health issues. Those who pursue a gluten-free lifestyle can begin feeling better physically after several weeks of being gluten free, but they may also begin to experience some social or emotional stresses triggered by a sort of separation anxiety or a period of mourning and grief over losing the food they once took com