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  1. bbuster
    I have had very good luck using Bette Hagman's featherlight blend for the bar cookies. I don't remember the amount, but I use more than the recipe calls for - I'm thinking it calls for 2 cups and I used 2 1/4 cups. Also added 1 tsp Xanthan gum and I typically use 1/2 margarine and 1/2 Crisco. Otherwise I follow the package directions. 1 cup white rice...
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    I don't know what our Thanksgiving plans are yet, but recently on a quest for some new desserts, I have found some that everyone liked. I like that they are all small/individual as opposed to a big pie or cake. 1) coconut cookies (I put caramel and chocolate chip cookies inside) 2) white chocolate chip pumpkin cookies 3) pumpkin spice mini cupcakes...
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    and that's where it gets REALLY scary!
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    Carol emailed me back! Got a nice response: Hi Bev; These are printing errors; thanks for calling them to my attention. Delete the lemon juice. If you
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    The recipe has no milk or milk substitute. It has FOUR eggs. It's basically a little flour, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices, eggs, sugar, xanthan, and baking powder. I can't figure a reason for the lemon juice, and the instructions don't tell you to add it so I think it's a misprint. It also mentions having 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting, but does...
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    I sent an email - will give that a couple days. If not, there was phone number listed somewhere (I forgot if it was the book or website). I was looking for something very specific (a pumpkin dessert) and was very pleased with the one I found. Thumbing through the book, I think it looks fantastic - has every type of food covered. The only problem is...
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    Thanks for the response. I sent an e-mail - waiting to hear. I didn't think to look for corrections online.
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    I got Carol Fenster's book, 1000 Gluten-Free Recipes. It has a recipe for Pumpkin Spice Mini Cupcakes. The recipe calls for 1 tsp of lemon juice. I thought that was odd and kind of a large amount. I have never heard of lemon juice in pumpkin pie or cake before. Anyway, the directions never said to add the lemon juice. I was wondering if it was...
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    We make tacos at home for dinner once a week - that is pretty easy. You could cook the meat in advance and refrigerate or freeze it. Also, I buy frozen taquitos that just need to be heated - microwave or oven. My kids also like breakfast for dinner once in awhile - scrambled eggs, bacon (I buy the Hormel precooked so it's quick and easy), gluten-free...
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    Gluten-Free-for-12-Years-A-14-year-old-Boys-Perspective great article!
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    Depends on your relationship to the wedding couple. We will be attending a wedding and I didn't want to bother the bride, so I contacted the groom's mother (that was easy because she is my sister) and got the name of the caterer. Then I called the caterer and said I had some questions about the menu for such-and-such wedding on Oct 2. The caterer gave...
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    A lifesaver for us has been ZonePerfect bars. You can get them at Wal-Mart and several other places (look in the diet food section - by the pharmacy in Wal-Mart), either individually or in a box of 5 for around $1 each. Not all of their flavors are gluten-free, but several are, including Double Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Caramel Cluster, Chocolate Almond Raisin...
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    Agree - I always use foil after about 10-15 minutes baking. You can also try a smaller pan.
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    We went on vacation in June - spent 2 days in Tampa by Busch Gardens. We found a gluten-free bakery called Sami's Bakery on Busch Blvd just a few blocks from Busch Gardens. My husband took our son there - I didn't go, but they came back with some gluten-free brownies that were quite possibly the best brownies I have ever had (and my son is the only one...
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    Have you ever used Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix? Has a really good, really simple chocolate chip cookie recipe right on the package. The only change I make to it is to use 1/2 butter/margarine and 1/2 Crisco shortening (so for the normal recipe, it's 1/2 stick of margarine and 1/4 cup Crisco). We don't add the nuts because my kids don't like them...
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    I just participated in a Web Seminar last Sunday, and they mentioned this on-line resource: Open Original Shared Link It's called Gluten-Free Guide to College. You might want to check it out.
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    My son is also 16 and a junior. He was diagnosed at age 10. He brings his lunch every day. Most days he brings a ZonePerfect bar. (They have several gluten-free flavors, but not all - his favorite is double dark chocolate. You can get these at Wal-Mart or grocery stores) Then he adds things like fruit, veggies, chips, snack-pack pudding, store or homemade...
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    Definitely should have used potato starch. Potato flour is very heavy and normally used as a thickener for sauces, etc, or in small amounts in things like bread (like 1 tablespoon potato flour to 1 cup other flour/starches). Not many recipes I have seen actually use potato flour, so if it has the word starch, it is potato starch. I don't use a bread...
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    Gluten-free cooking is a whole new world - tastes and textures can be dramatically different. Unfortunately, it takes a fair amount of trial and error - I don't think there is a universal "bible" on the subject, because people's tastes are different. For example, some people love the bean based flours, and like the texture it brings to bread, but everyone...
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    Emily, That's great to hear - you are doing all the right things and all that you can. Celebrate the small victories and take one day at a time. Hugs to you too! Bev
  21. bbuster
    Well, yes and no. When I first heard about Celiac (a dear friend had been recently diagnosed) she was ticking off symptoms, and I thought of my son. Threw up easily Dark circles under the eyes big belly anemia joint pain (at age 5, for about a 2-week period) short stature The short stature was the big one, but accompanied by other things, that...
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    I used it to make bread and it was good, but my son prefers Bette Hagman's Featherlight bread. I tried biscuits, and they were really good (many not-so-good attempts using other stuff) but my son prefers yeast rolls. I tried the pizza dough recipe, again it was good, but tasted kind of like biscuits - again, my son prefers the Featherlight pizza crust...
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    This link was forwarded by our local support group leader: ARTICLE TAKEN FROM NFCA (National Foundation of Celiac Awareness) Open Original Shared Link
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    This is closer to pita than tortillas, but tastes really good. Flat Bread for sandwich wraps 1 cup sorghum flour 1/2 cup tapioca starch 2 Tbsp sugar 2 tsp xanthan gum 1 Tbsp yeast 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup water 1 tsp cider vinegar 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 eggs Directions 1. Mix together all dry...
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    I really just use a cookbook/recipes for baking. My favorite is Bette Hagman's The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes bread. Good collection that includes my son's favorite bread and pizza crust. Also a nice section in the beginning that explains different types of flours, etc. I know lots of people like a bread machine - I actually prefer using a loaf pan...
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