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  1. MNBeth
    I completely agree that a person wouldn't get a gluten reaction from touching flour. On the other hand, I don't feel the detractors have sufficiently negated the argument that a person can be glutened by ingesting airborne flour. That is a separate argument, separate also from "smelling wheaty things." I was a bread baker before I had to go gluten...
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    When I read her comment about the bread, I assumed that her family was eating that, not her. Might that not be a possibility?
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    ARCHIVED Aurelios

    MNBeth replied to binky1246's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    I know this post is over a year old, but I was pretty excited to have some Aurelio's earlier this week. I grew up going to Aurelio's in Homewood, and through the twenty years I've lived in Minnesota, I've made a point to get some pizza when I went home. Then gluten intolerance happened and I thought that was it. So it was really fun for my son and...
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    We keep a limited-gluten kitchen - no gluten flours, but gluten cereal and sometimes burger buns. No one in my family was big into sandwiches even before, so the bread hasn't been a big loss for anyone around here. I have very strict rules about how the gluten items are to be handled in our kitchen, and my husband and 3 non-GI kids have been very cooperative...
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    I'm still figuring out what flours I like, but sorghum is way up there on the list. I mix it with a LOT less starch, though, as I prefer to eat as much whole grain as possible. I've been using a mix of three parts sorghum to one part starch (usually some mix of tapioca and potato) with good success, and I'm pretty fussy about my baked goods. I haven't...
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    I'm just returned to my own refuge after a week staying with various family members, and I'm exhausted. I have a wonderful, kind family, and I'm not the only one off gluten. But I am the only one that checks out every packaged food I at and the only one who worries much about cross contamination. Both my mom (Dad's a celiac) and my sister (she and her...
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    <Sigh> I just bought a package today, but now I'm afraid to try it. Better wait till after vacation, at least.
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    We're not health food purists, but I am pretty conscious of what I'm eating. Before going gluten-free, I had a grain mill and we ate lots of homemade whole wheat bread products (bread, muffins, tortillas, pancakes - I made it all whole wheat.) So when my son and I were diagnosed gluten intolerant, I really balked at all the bare starch baked goods available...
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    Grasping at straws here, but does anyone use KaMe Hot Mustard? I picked some up at the store - the only brand they had. Website is extremely vague and does not address specific products. Since KaMe also makes things like rice crackers, I don't necessarily assume that their "facilities" statement applies to mustard. Ingredients: Water, mustard, vinegar...
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    We flew in and out of YVR in June, but didn't really eat much. We surveyed all the quick places, but all the prep areas were so compact that I was too worried about CC to try anything from the grills. One place had some big fruit bowls; my son had one of those, I think I had a banana. Probably the safest bet would be one of the nicer, sit-down restaurants...
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    Alton Brown took on gluten-free Choc.Chip Cookies a while ago. We love these: gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies The Chewy Gluten Free Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007 Show: Good Eats Episode: Sub Standards 8 ounces unsalted butter 11 ounces brown rice flour, approximately 2 cups 1 1/4 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/4 cup 1/2-ounce...
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    Same here. I'd hate that to be gone forever!
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    You may well be right; I hadn't thought of that!
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    I would really appreciate it if you could tell me where you found the information about flour on the manufacturing lines. Do you remember where you found the information? Thanks!
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    Recipe credit goes to FiddleFaddle. Haven't tried that one myself, but have heard good things about it!
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    I got my second sample kit last week, and haven't liked anything. First I tried the Pearl Pick Me Up concealer, and very quickly discovered that shimmer is not flattering to me at all. My skin is bumpy from a mysterious skin condition, and the shimmer just accentuates every little bump. Naturally, then, it turns out that everything else I got...
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    Susie, I'm sooo glad you're happy with your new mixer. Takes a bit of the stress out of it, doesn't it? Can't wait to get a new one myself, but I can't decide what to get. I'm sure you'll have no problem moving to baking from scratch, but mixes make a great transition tool. They'll give you a good idea what to expect the dough to be like, which is...
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    Our family went on an Alaskan cruise in June, and these were a highlight for my boy. He's 16, and he and I are both GI. We did have some trouble finding things to eat, so I passed all the gluten-free breads to him to keep him filled up. I tasted one, though, and they were pretty good. Couldn't get over only 3 in a pack, though, when I looked for them...
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    Sorry, Susie; we've had 8 houseguests and then the forum was down. While I am always happy for anyone who is happy with what they're using, I personally would not recommend a hand mixer. It can work, but I think a stand mixer is going to be easier to work with. I am not aware of any Kitchen Aid mixer that would not be suitable for making gluten-free...
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    Coleman makes a gluten-free, nitrite-free hot dog, too. I get them at Costco.
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    Hi Susie, How recently did you purchase your mixer? Do you think it might be worth trying to return it? Seems like it couldn't hurt to try.
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    Hi Folks, Susie and Tim, I really hate to say it, but I think Sunbeam makes a very poor stand mixer. I had one when I was first married, and was soooo happy when I was finally able to replace it. Whatever they may say about a "powerful motor," I don't believe the mixers are very sturdily constructed. It's been years since I've used one, but there are...
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    Seems like the price for subsequent years ought to be less, since you're getting the software the first time around and just updates in subsequent years, right? Or am I completely out of my depth, here?
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    This will vary from brand to brand. Kettle brand are safe; I don't know about others. (I just bought some Old Dutch Salt & Vinegar chips, but apparently they aren't gluten-free, so I'm not eating them.) Many brands use malt vinegar, which, of course, is no good.
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    ARCHIVED Glutenease

    MNBeth replied to Sugarfunk's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    This is confusing to me. I thought I had understood that gluten did not cause damage directly, but that it was the antibodies reacting to the presence of gluten that causes the damage. Maybe I'm just getting way ahead of myself even asking, but does the gluten itself actually react with intestinal walls?
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