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  1. bbuster
    My son goes to a relatively small parochial school (max 60 kids per grade, two classes each K-8). He was diagnosed half-way through 5th grade. So by then all of the staff and most of the teachers knew him. I started out with an e-mail to his teacher, and copied the principal, asst. principal, coach, and school nurse. I explained that this was a new...
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    Sorry I don't know how to do a link, but on June 20, I posted #317460 entitled "Great Experience at Margaritaville". Please look for this post for more details. We contacted Margaritaville in advance by e-mail and their head chef called me personally! We had a great meal there. NBA City was another place that responded to our e-mail and sent a chef to...
  3. bbuster
    The new food labeling laws (i.e. must list wheat if it's there) have helped our family tremendously. And I am learning to bake - pretty decent on several things by now. I don't think many of my son's friends get fresh-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies 2-3 times per week!
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    M&Ms are gluten-free EXCEPT for the crispy kind (because of the barley malt in the rice crispies). Hershey bars are safe EXCEPT for Hershey's Miniatures. The small snack size and larger are OK. No Krunch bars, again because of the rice crispies.
  5. bbuster
    I'm pretty sure Pamela's has brown rice flour - that's why its best kept refrigerated. Here's a pancake mix I got from a book somewhere. I bet if you substituted white rice or more sorghum for the brown rice flour, it would be good. For pancakes take a cup of this mix and add 1 egg, 2/3 cup water, 1 tablespoon oil. I usually add cinnamon and an...
  6. bbuster
    Both the featherlight bread and pizza crust recipes I make regularly call out "dry milk or almond meal" as an ingredient. I normally use the almond meal, as it gives a great flavor.
  7. bbuster
    My son's favorite bread: Featherlight Bread Bette Hagman's recipe Dry Ingredients featherlight flour mix 3 cups Xanthan gum 2 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin 1 1/2 tsp Egg Replacer 1 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp sugar 3 tbsp dry milk or almond meal 1/3 cup yeast 2 1/4 tsp Wet Ingredients eggs ...
  8. bbuster
    Wrong time of year, but for future reference Boy Scout Microwave Popcorn is gluten-free. I verified this last year - hopefully they won't change it.
  9. bbuster
    I know of a family in our town with a son who has Celiac. They receive assistance from the local Children's Miracle Network. They had to fill out some paperwork about their income, number in the family, etc. Once certified, I think it is a simpler form for annual approval. I believe the mom told me they get $1000 per year toward the cost of gluten-free...
  10. bbuster
    Here's what we use - Bette Hagman recipe. I think the sour cream is what makes it so good - very moist. Featherlight Chocolate Cake 1 3/4 cup featherlight flour mix 1/2 tsp Xanthan gum 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 1 cup sour cream 1 cup boiling water beat...
  11. bbuster
    Second vote for this one - I make it about once a week for the family (only my son is Celiac). And I make it nearly every time my son has a friend over. I usually make extra individual size crusts - bake for about 10 minutes and keep in the freezer, then you can pull one out, top and finish baking for a quick meal. I have the Gluten Free Gourmet Bakes...
  12. bbuster
    We are back from vacation and I want to spread the word about our wonderful experience. Prior to going, I contacted several restaurants at Universal City Walk asking about gluten-free menu options. One was NBA City. We ate there and had a great meal - the chef came and talked to us and my son enjoyed a no-bun philly steak with french fries. The other...
  13. bbuster
    I'm trying not to duplicate, but here are a couple. My son is all about chocolate! Bette Hagmans' Toll House Cookies: 1 3/4 c. featherlight mix* 1/2 c. sorghum flour 1/2 tsp. xanthan gum 1 tsp. baking soda 1 scant tsp salt 1/2 c. margarine 1/2 c. butter crisco 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla ...
  14. bbuster
    What a well-written letter. You speak for the gluten-free masses!
  15. bbuster
    This is my son's favorite: Featherlight Bread - Bette Hagman's recipe Small Medium Dry Ingredients featherlight flour mix 2 cups 3 cups Xanthan gum 1 1/2 tsp 2 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp Egg Replacer 1 tsp 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp 3/4 tsp sugar 2 tbsp 3 tbsp...
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    I mostly use Bette Hagman's Featherlight Flour mix. You can buy this, or mix yourself. 1 cup white rice flour 1 cup tapioca flour 1 cup corn starch 1 tablespoon potato flour (not potato starch) You can mix up as much as you want and it does not have to be refrigerated. It makes good bread, and I also use it in the Tollhouse cookie recipe, along...
  17. bbuster
    Not what you asked, but I make Caramel Corn and it gets rave reviews. I make this for assorted friends, neighbors, and the kids' teachers every Christmas. Caramel corn
  18. bbuster
    This is very good. Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Crust: 2 cups gluten-free pretzels, crushed
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    I've read through several cookbooks (our library has several books on Celiac and gluten-free cooking). The one I thought was worth buying was Bette Hagman's "The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread". Besides the recipes, it has an excellent intro on Celiac, and a good explanation of the different types of flours, what to use them for, how to do substitutions...
  20. bbuster
    I'd recommend you look through a few cookbooks and pick out recipes that you want to try, then make your list. My favorite is Bette Hagman. I bake a lot for my 12-year old son with Celiac, and his younger sister who is not. Here are our staples. Pamela's Ultimate Baking and Pancake Mix - great for waffles, pancakes, and chocolate chip cookies. Easy...
  21. bbuster
    Thanks - this is helpful. I normally make pizza at home. We will have a full kitchen where we are staying, so maybe I will look for a crust and make it at "home". I have never heard of Chamberlins, but we have a Whole Foods in our town and I shop there sometimes.
  22. bbuster
    I found Pizza Fusion on a web search, but it is too far away. Thanks for the response, though. My son is fortunate that he has a Grandma in Kansas City, so he has gotten to eat gluten-free pizza at Waldo Pizza in Lee's Summit about 4 times already -- when we go to visit. I first heard about it on this forum and could not believe it!
  23. bbuster
    Thanks all for your responses. I have been out of town a few days, but just took a call from "Chef Dan" from Margaritaville and about fell off my chair!! He was so nice and offered many options, and basically said he could get just about anything with a little notice of when we would be there. Sounds like we will be eating there more than once!!
  24. bbuster
    My son receives this host, as do 3 adults that I know of. It works for us. We worked out the arrangements with the priest and the Mass coordinator.
  25. bbuster
    We are planning a vacation to Orlando and our kids are just a little old for Disney (10 & 13) so we were planning to do Universal Studios instead. We will have a condo with kitchen, and a car, and I'm trying to get tips on restaurants on and off the property at Universal, Sea World and Cocoa Beach. This is for my son and he does not like chicken....
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