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I've been using Trader Joe's soaps for a long time, because they're free of synthetic additives my family reacts to, and they're inexpensive. I mostly use the tea tree oil soap for myself, but I also buy the honey oatmeal soap for my kids, as the TTO soap is too harsh for little ones, plus I love the way that soap smells. Sometimes my 6yo needs help in...
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Ok, thanks! I'll look for those next time I'm in a HFS or a supermarket with a HF section.
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I tried to buy potato flakes today but I couldn't find any brands that were JUST dried potatoes; they all had weird chemical additives in them.
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Regular matzah meal isn't gluten free, but homemade matza meal made from rice "matzah" and ground up is gluten free! On Friday, I made "rice matzah" from rice flour and water (2 cups rice flour, 6oz water, spread out dough thinly onto 2 cookie sheets, prick with fork, and bake until dry and crumbly) then broke that up into matzah meal (VERY labor intensive...
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My daughter has been requesting matzah balls in the chicken soup on Shabbos (Jewish Sabbath, every Friday night and Saturday, but we only have the soup on Friday nights.) The last time I made matzah balls I made them in a separate pot from the regular soup to avoid contaminating the big soup pot, but it was still a PITA and I was afraid of being accidentally...
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ARCHIVED Virulent Cold Virus Has Killed 10, Including Healthy Adults
ruthla replied to Glutenfreefamily's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I have to wonder how many of those "healthy people who suddenly succombed to this illness" were REALLY healthy to begin with. How does something like undiagnosed Celiac affect overall health and immune function? -
ARCHIVED Stocking The Gfcf Kitchen
ruthla replied to ruthla's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
OK, I was able to get Xanthan gum and white rice flour at the store today, from their "gluten free" section. I'm all set for this week's baking. I know I've seen cheaper rice flour in the "spanish foods" section of supermarkets located in areas with a high Hispanic population. IIRC, it was around the same price as wheat flour. Can I safely buy that kind... -
I'm going food shopping tomorrow, at a store with a decent gluten-free selection, and I'm not sure exactly what I need to get for Thanksgiving (and general) cooking. I know I need more coconut milk- will rice flour be enough to cover all my other cooking/baking needs such as gravy and pie crusts? (I do have almond meal in the house.) Do I need to replace...
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Well, then I'd need to go to a store and buy some cornstarch. I do have potato starch in the house, but I'm not 100% sure it hasnt' been contaminated by wheat flour in the past. I've had that can a VERY long time.
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ARCHIVED Breastfeeding And Alcohol
ruthla replied to Guhlia's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
No, the alcohol in the milk won't decrease when it's been pumped and stored, but you may be less concerned about the alcohol intake of an older baby, or you may be willing to use it if you're down to the last bottle of frozen milk, mom isn't available, and you're not sure how the baby will tolerate formula. So, if you don't want to pump and dump, you can... -
Great to know! now I just have to find time to buy rice flour. I went to a store today, but the store offering the free turkey if I spend $300 in a month didn't carry rice flour. I was $17 short for the free turkey after Friday's shopping so I went today to get a few more items so I could get my turkey. It's just that I would have gone to a different...
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ARCHIVED Breastfeeding And Alcohol
ruthla replied to Guhlia's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
No need to pump and dump, as long as you don't "get wasted." If you're sober enough to drive safely and safely care for your baby, you're sober enough to nurse. If you do get drunk, you're fine to nurse again as soon as you're sober enough to drive. The only reason to pump and dump is if you need to avoid nursing for several hours (longer than the baby... -
Hi!! I'm new here and having a heck of a time navigating this forum. This is my first "new post" though I've successfully replied to a few.
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Ok, that was confusing me. On other forums I go to, things only get "pinned" if they're super-important and they want the post to be "pinned" to the top of the forum to keep it from getting bumped to the bottom of the page. It seemed confusing to me that there were 3+ pages of pinned posts- on other forums there are 1-5 pinned posts at the top of the...
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Can I use plain old rice flour in something like gravy? Or do I always need to use a mix of flours?
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Hello, I'm Ruth. I have Fibromyalgia and somebody on another board suggested that I might feel better if I avoided grains and dairy. I tried going off just wheat a few months ago but didn't see much improvement. Then I tried going compeltely gluten free for a few weeks and eventually gave into temptation before seeing any real results. About a week...