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I can't eat the gluten-free rice breads either. IMO, they are disgusting.

There are a couple of bread mixes that you can make in a bread machine that are edible (buy them on-line or at a grocery store like Whole Foods). Also, if you buy the Van's gluten-free frozen waffles (our local Kroger sells them), you can make a decent sandwich with them. For most of my bread needs, I use Chebe bread mixes. I buy them by the case off their website. The "All-Purpose" one is the best for sandwiches. After making the mix, I make individual rolls and smash them fairly flat before cooking. It's a very dense bread, as tends to be the case with gluten-free breads, and is very filling, so I don't make the rolls very large.

You can do a lot with the Chebe bread. Their website has a lot of recipes and ideas. I've tried nearly every flavor and like them all, although the All-Purpose one is the one that my family eats the most of.

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Oh yeah, one more. On the back of the package for Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose gluten-free flour, there is a very good recipe for banana nut bread. I make it regularly (Note: I replace the oil with butter). It is suitable for making a sandwich with. PB&J is good and also, if you like a bit of a different taste, pimento cheese is good on banana nut bread.

Oddly enough, of all the things that I miss, I think a good sandwich tops the list. I'd love to have a bologna on soft fluffy wheat with mayo. Not that bologna is anything special...but, ya' know, I haven't had one in about four years and probably never will again, unless someone invents a decent soft gluten-free sandwich bread in my lifetime. We just have to get creative with sandwich making, and develop our sense of taste and texture to deal with these kinds of things.

Thanks for the suggestions! I think that shopping online is going to be a bit hard...Most of the time my BF and I grab essentials every couple weeks, and then I will stop by the store if there's something I want to make for dinner that night. And it's going to be very hard to live without bread, or pasta. I love pasta.

One Kroger near us sells the gluten-free rice pasta, which I thought about trying. Hopefully it's good. But I may just stop by Trader Joe's on the way home tonight and see what they've got there.

But, mental note: no rice breads!

Thanks!

I think you'll find it easier to maintain your gluten-free diet if you plan ahead rather than trying to grab something on the spur of the moment. If you already have something gluten-free on hand to eat, you'll be less likely to cheat.

Kroger is getting better and better about stocking gluten-free items. The Debole's rice pastas are passable, Lundberg pastas are better, but for some reason our Kroger stopped carrying that brand.

Yeah, I know. It's going to be a total lifestyle change for me. I decided to make tacos for dinner tonight, and bought corn tortillas from Trader Joe's, and they weren't so bad. I just have to figure out this bread thing.

I stopped in the bread aisle, and another woman was looking at the rice bread. I asked her if she was gluten-free, and she said no, but she was switching her daughter over to the gluten-free diet. I let her know about celiac.com and gluten free.com, and also told her about the rice bread and how awful it tasted. We chatted for a few minutes, and then parted ways. I love Joe's, they have so many gluten-free things!

I am new at this too and learning....i have read and tried Tinkyada pasta...It was very good....also I got a tip about a bakery in Culver City, Ca.... I went there last Sunday...the entire bakery is gluten free...a little pricey but the stuff is terrific. The best soft bread sticks I have EVER had...and she makes chocolate zucchini muffins that are to die for. I bought a bunch of what they call "sliders"...small dinner rolls and that is what I use for sandwiches. It is called the sensitive baker...definitely worth looking in to.

I would. Except I live in Michigan!

Yeah, and I live in Texas. A bakery in California wouldn't do me much good.