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Meatballs with a sweet n sour sauce ........stick toothpicks in the top and they become appetizers

Lil' smokies drenched in bbq sauce serve with toothpicks for easy finger foodability

Cheese cut into cubes and toothpicks on the side

fruit tray with a fruit dip (1 brick of cream cheese and 1 jar of marshmellow fluff, cream together)

Veggie tray with dip

salsa and chips

rotel cheese dip and chips

lunchmeat roll ups

shrimp and shrimp sauce (last time I checked Kraft cocktail sauce was gluten-free)

-Jessica

LUCK!!!!

-Jessica

I was just visiting the top secret recipes site and thought I would bump this thread. For those of you who haven't visited the site it is sooooo cool. TONS of recipes for "restaurant" food that you can make at home. Many of the recipes on the site are free of charge. They add a new free recipe each week. Check it out for some fun cooking inspiration

-Jessica

PS. The McD's big mac sauce is quite yummy for homemade big macs

I have to agree, any publicity is good publicity. Ok, well MOST publicity is good publicity

Letterman being gluten free, now THAT would be funny. He would always be complaining about the prices and the dry grittyness of prepackaged gluten-free foods

-Jessica

Here is my favorite PB Cookie recipe. I actually just made it the other day mmmmmmm

Flourless Peanut butter Cookies

1 C. Peanut Butter chunky or creamy ( I use skippy Brand)

1 C. Packed light or dark brown sugar (I use C & H brand)

1 Large Egg, slightly beaten

1 tsp. baking soda

1C Semisweet chocolate chips 6oz. (I use tollhouse brand)

Heat oven to 350 deg.

In Medium size bowl beat together peanut butter, brown sugar, egg and soda until the mixture is smooth and well blended. Stirr in chips until evenly distributed.

Drop the dough by slightly rounded teaspoonfulls onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing the mounds about 2 inches apart.

bake one baking sheet at a time in the 350 deg. oven until cookies are puffed and slightly golden, but still soft to the touch. About 10 min.

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet on a wire rack for about 5 min. Then transfer the cookies to the wire rack; let cool completely.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies

-Jessica

Hi Jessica! Welcome back!

How's teaching going?

I'm off to a running start It is going great. I have 12 funny and adorable Kindergarteners.

-Jessica

WOOO HOOOO I have internet again!!! Moving stinks.........I was going through celiac.com withdrawls Hi to all!!

-Jessica

Doin' a flyby... I just had to share this.

Here's a pic of my little guy, devouring his little gluten free cake!

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/jay...m/cakeface1.webp

Very cute picture............. Makes me crave cuppeycakes!!

Ahhhhhh back to packing boxes I hate moving!!!!

-Jessica

Thanks for the tip on this! Our 5 year old starts kindergarten tomorrow so we ordered a batch. It is a little pricy but you get a HUGE amount. There are 8 different colored tubes and each tube would easily equate to 2 or 3 cans of regular playdough. Only bummer is that they are not individually packed. Each tube is in a zip lock and all 8 are inside a plastic bucket with a lid.

I bet you could make your own containers. How about used and washed out frosting tubs.......peel off the label and use the appropriate colored marker to mark the side of the container (red dough=red marker).

-Jessica

Jessica.... maybe you can help me! =)

I'm actually homeschooling my daughter this year. She should be in kindergarten. But, due to her TINY stature - and a whole wealth of other issues, we've decided to hold her back this year and give her a chance to heal and grow. (Plus..... she's a late birthday) The K teachers, as well as her pediatrician (and us) all decided jointly that she wasn't ready this year.

I teach 2nd grade religion classes... and I LOVE teaching. I believe it was my "calling" --- but my husband and I started our family before we were "really" ready, and I ended up dropping out of college.

Goodness you are a brave woman to homeschool!! So are you going to homeschool and then send her to K next year? Or on to first?

It is never too late to go back to school. So many universities offer many of their classes online. Emporia State (great teaching school) even has a branch up in KC just for their teachers!!! GO FOR IT!!

-Jessica

To me he sounds like a very open minded Dr, who is trying to rule out all sorts of things. He sounds like he is covering all the bases. I would go ahead with the biopsy for peace of mind (yours and his).

-Jessica

I finally saw the GI today.

He asked me a million questions (or so it seemed) and carefully reviewed my blood tests and my medical history. We discussed my daughter's issues... and he DX me with IBS.

And, then he went on to say that with the results of my blood tests - he would not at all be surprised if Celiac was a part of my problem.

He "thumped" my abdomen in several places.... and at one point, it really hurt. And, he nodded and said... "Yep, I would not be surprised at all."

He sat down with a pen and his clipboard - and said, "I want to do an endoscopy to rule out any other issues."

I was fully prepared to give a big old NO WAY response if endoscopy were suggested. However, when he explained that he's not necessarily "looking" for Celiac - and wanted to rule out any other issues.... I just nodded and said ok.

I'm having it on Friday... and I'm pretty nervous.

He continued by telling me that I need to be consuming gluten... which I already knew. I wanted to say NO to that as well, but I've not been 100% gluten-free for very long at this point. But then he said that once I left the hospital, I would be put on a STRICT gluten-free diet, and I'll have a consult with a dietician. Regardless of the results - he said the gluten-free diet is mandatory. He said that dietary response, in his opinion, is the best indicator.

I really like this doctor. He was recommended to me by a doctor who HAS Celiac, and he's well respected by the members of the Celiac Sprue Association Support Group I attend.

Please tell me I'm doing the right thing. I swore up and down that I would not have an endoscopy. My husband is very happy that I've changed my mind. He feels that it's very important for me to have this done. I'm torn... but I'm on the schedule. I will go through with it, I just hate doubting myself so much.

YAY Jessica!!!!! I'm so happy for you....when do you start??

Oh yeah....forgot about this...I could totally go through the moat thats around Jessic'a island which is surrounded by water anyway.

I start soon........not sure on a date yet. I should hear today for sure. Soon because my class is already in school

As for the Jet-ski....................well crud!! However, it does sound fun.

-Jessica

congratulations...i taught kg for many years your going to love it.

judy

Thanks Judy. I was the Director of a Pre-school program for low income kiddoes last year. Teaching little ones is a very rewarding job. I LOVE IT!!

And, Jessica!! Good news about the job!! I'm trying to find out what you are now doing...but can't locate the post!!!

Kindergarten Teacher

Congratulations Jessica, great news

Yippee! Congratulations!

Thanks girls..........thanks to everybody who "said a little prayer"

It worked!!

Update............I got the job!!

The black pepper are on the gluten-free list. Why go to all the trouble of making them when you could just pop open a bag Enjoy!!

-Jessica

Thanks....I'm definately no angel but its nice that I can *look* like one once in awhile. I think its been awhile since I've gotten dressed up for anything....its pretty much been hats and jeans for me lately.

The Dave thinks I look better all grubby with a hat on....yogurt and milk stains all over my apron and dirty kneepads at work.

Not your typical guy.

I believe the belching took place on another thread. I think Lisa was wanting to learn how to belch or something??

Haha....Now that I've learned rock climbing you'll have a hard time keeping me out.

Dont know Kung Foo though...will hafta learn some martial arts next. Maybe I should add that to my "lifetime" list.

Shoot.........totally forgot about the rock climbing thing. Maybe a moat haha......that would be silly.....an island with a moat? LOL

Gluten Free with Emily

No More cupcakes and Tummy Aches

I know there is also a coloring book.........amazon .com sells it. I can't think of the name off the top of my head.

-Jessica

Big Thick Juicy STEAK!!!!!!!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (home grown of course, no store boughten or restaurant crud)

-Jessica

OMG!!!!!

You better FIX this!!!!

ROFLMAO....I'm gonna hafta go find Jessica on her island outside of R-ville...shes so gonna pay for teaching you this neat little trick.

Uhho..............I'm gonna have to build myself a "wall of china" if Rachel is gonna go kung foo on me

What about shingles?? just a thought.

I guess I'd better check frequently this weekend. As if I'm not on here enough already.

If anybody actually catches it..........they can right click....save the pic .....and put it up as their own avatar

-Jessica

Jessica - a baby bunny...awwwwwwwwww too cute! Wouldn't last long here with these savage rodent-loving dingos here..... BTW Jessica, please explain your avatar to us...looks like a kitty sitting on a plastic pool.....'splain it to us, if you will!

<------------------------------------------------------is my bratty cat lounging by the pool. He LOVES water. He is a big nerdball. One day this summer I had looked out to see what he was doing (he only gets let out every once in a while and I always keep my eye on him). Here he was......paws dangling in the pool. I snuck back inside grabbed the camera and snapped his picture. So that's him...........chillin at the pool.

He also spends a great deal of his time indoors in the bathtub or sink. When I take a bath in my big tub he is sittin on the edge trying to play in the water. When I get out, he gets in Such a wierdo.......

-Jessica

Okay, now I have to retract what I wrote earlier. Annie played with the glitter dough this morning, and had three episodes of diarrhea this afternoon. They could be related.

Does anybody know if the glitter dough formula from Colorations is perhaps NOT gluten-free? It was on this forum that I first heard of Colorations as a gluten-free dough, but I chose the glitter dough, not the regular, when I ordered it.

Mechelle

Is it the one that says wheat free/ gluten free? If not then it's prob. not safe. I don't believe that the gluten free dough comes in a glittery variety.

-Jessica