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thleensd

By thleensd
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thleensd Enthusiast
thleensd
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Hey, you San Diego folks....

Give me a holler. Diagnosed last week. Wheeee! I have discovered Pei Wei already =) but looking for other eats, events, etc. I was thoroughly traumatized last weekend on a two-day trip to Phoenix trying to eat out. *whew*! I've been to the support group site, but they meet pretty infrequently, and at times I can't usually make.

Anybody going to hit up whole foods next Saturday for gluten-free tasting?

Ok, back to studying my cookbooks intensely. :blink:

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Hey, I'm new to the forum. Glad to find a fellow San Diegan on here!

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GottaSki Mentor
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glad to see other san diego newbies...didn't know about the tasting, would enjoy the next one

I too am studying my new gluten-free manuals and made some fairly decent cookies yesterday...got to find a better flour for baking! Did see a recipe for making my own multi-purpose flour...going to try in the next few days.

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Yay, three of us. =) haha...I'm sure there are more. I've picked up a couple of good cookbooks since my dx in February. Just went to Disneyland yesterday....they were AWESOME! They have a list of foods you can eat, and the chefs come out to talk to you when you request gluten free.

I had a bad experience at my last Pei Wei outing =( but, I'm considering trying PF changs. I've heard good things about them recently! Shopping at Henry's has been great, too now that they have gluten-free labels up.

I'm considering going up to the Celiac conference in Pasadena next month since it's so close.... Open Original Shared Link

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