stitchy woman

Just recently saw a new line of salad toppings or dressings called the Best Life, or something like that. The one with onion and poppy seeds looked really good---I didn't see any obvious gluten items on the label, but possibly "flavorings" and "spices". (It was a week or two ago, so the memory is fading....) I didn't buy it but was very tempted.....anybody...

Z Tejas in Bellevue Square (mid to upscale Mexican food) has a gluten free menu. Also, if Mora's ice cream is still there, they are supposed to have gluten-free ice cream.

An update on my recent trip. First of all, I got glutened at the Outback. The waitress didn't bother to tell the cook, so the salad was gluten-free, but the chicken on the Barbie was not. I found two "health food" stores---the one in the oil center has a very small shelf area for gluten-free, and the products looked like they had been there since the...

I do know a new "health foodie" kind of store was about to open near River Ranch, and it may have some stuff......I will check it out while there, but that area is not known for health foods. And you are right---so many foods are taboo. I have yet to figure out how to make gumbo roux with gluten-free flour--any thoughts?

In about a week, I will be visiting my dad in the Lafayette, LA area, and it is only my second trip since being diagnosed. I did fairly well the first time by bringing lots of my own food, but is there good places to buy the gluten-free items, or restaurants other than Outback that might be recommended? Any feedback would be appreciated.

I am nodding my head in total understanding to all this. This is my first gluten-free-Christmas as well. Tons of cookies and donuts at work. MY MIL is wanting to make crab cakes for Christmas and me to help her, which I will, but then I will have to bring something else to eat. I feel a little left out of all of this, but then again, I had my first gluten...

Before I was diagnosed, I had read a book on weight loss supplements one could take to boost the metabolism. One of these was Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA). Ingredients listed are the CLA and other fatty acids, Gelatin (non-bovine), Glycerin, soybean oil, water, beta carotene and d-alpha tocopherol. I thought I would ask here before emailing the manufacturer...

And I don't remember the brand of quinoa pasta I used---waah! I'll have to look again next time I shop.

That does look very nice! Would love to know how the taste and texture turned out.

I have to add a big thumbs up for the quinoa pasta as well. It seems the closest to wheat. I made a tuna casserole the other day and my non-gluten-free hubby woofed quite a bit of it down, and even when he found out it was gluten-free, continued eating then and for leftovers the next day. He has tried some of the other things like the corn or rice spaghetti...

I've only been gluten-free about 6 weeks, and despite some occasional mistakes where I get small amounts of gluten, I have lost 6 lbs and don't know about the inches. I still have a fair amount more to lose, but it is a relief to see the scale go the other way, as well as no longer having the internal tickings of when Things Are Not Right.

No worries, Tiffany! I didn't see it as snarky but helpful---guess my snarky-meter is temporarily in the shop. Meanwhile, I am planning a trip to the Mall next week!

Thanks for the info, Tiffany. I just saw the underline on a glance-through and didn't realize it was a hyperlink. I will have to try that on my next infrequent visit to the mall.

Oh, yum. Where are they located in Bellevue?

I live in Snohomish Co, but work on the Eastside, so am considering which group to join for meetings--I guess it depends on time and dates held. Just recently diagnosed via blood tests, and have only been trying to go gluten-free for a month, so plenty of mistakes and progresses both. I would check out these bakeries, but I'm also trying to see this as...