The holidays at the end of the year can be quite stressful for anyone. Add a food intolerance to the mix and things can go either way. Things might go perfectly smoothly or they might be horrible during your first gluten-free holiday season. Keep in mind that your attitude about following the gluten-free diet will affect [...]
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Gluten Free Bloggers
Gluten-free products may be quick and convenient, but they sure leave a dent in your checking account. Especially when you are first diagnosed, seeking out good quality GF products can cause you to waste a lot of time and money. That’s why the gluten-free community is lucky—super-lucky—to have a blogger like Karen. Her blog, Gluten [...]
From the variety and exuberance of gluten-free muffin recipes on the Web, one would assume that muffins satisfy us like nothing else. Muffins cook up quickly, come in dozens of flavors and textures, and boy do they make your morning smell like hot, fresh heaven. Here’s your chance to pick the most drool-worthy gluten-free recipe [...]
In early May, Starbucks introduced its Valencia Orange Cake to great fanfare in the gluten-free community. Despite what appears to be strong support from the gluten-free community and continued demand for the product (our local Starbucks has told us that the product sells quickly), they’ve pulled the plug on this gluten-free treat.
It’s so hard to [...]
Sports Fans will enjoy a blog I stumbled upon the other day: Gluten-Free Triathlon Training Tips for Triathletes. The blog, written by award-winning triathlete John Martin Forberger, helps aspiring triathletes train for swimming, biking, and running. Forberger punctuates his exercise suggestions with tips for chowing down celiac style. Quick preview: he recommends eggs.
Forberger wants you [...]
I feel so excited but nervous about signing up for a CSA (community-supported agriculture). CSA is a system that allows a farmer to sell “shares” of her farm produce to local consumers, typically in a weekly box of fruit and vegetables. If you haven’t yet jumped on the farm-share bandwagon, consider the pros as listed [...]
Time for a pizza party! Summer is in full swing and we feel like celebrating all season long, American style. Break out your gluten free beer (see our page for tasty options), your gluten free banjo, and your gluten free pizza… uh oh. Uno’s may not deliver, but there’s a better option: do it yourself! [...]
For my birthday this year my friend baked me a chocolate cake—lucky me! It was terrifyingly delicious, but my friend complained that dark brown chocolate doesn’t look festive. She’d rather have carrot cake on her birthday, a bright crunchy cake topped by decadent clouds of cream cheese frosting. After perusing the creative concoctions of our [...]
I know, I know. It’s June and here’s a post about Thanksgiving. What on earth am I thinking?
I’m thinking about my parents, actually. When my parents were still newlyweds, my mother noticed that my father was a spare eater. That was fine with her until they visited a friend’s house and my father scarfed down [...]
