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    Peggy- We were in Norway 2 yrs ago before I was gluten-free. Can say the food was quite tasty, and everywhere the English is excellent (often with a Scottish accent, as there are ferries that link Scotland and Norway). I would try contacting your hotels or city tourist centers for their suggestions on restaurants. You may want to avoid the smorgasbord...
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    Ken - if you haven't already seen this, check out the allergic girl blog and her protocol for dining out with gluten-free & multiple allergies - Open Original Shared Link How do you say "gluten free" in Hawaiian?
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    I think Person and Covey makes fragrance-free and gluten-free shampoo and conditioner, including for dandruff I have normal-to-dry long sorta straight hair, wash it every 2nd or 3rd day. Before I started coloring hair I just put conditioner on the ends; now throughout. With a brush & wearing it pulled back I can even stretch to 4 days sometimes
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    I hope the vote results even as applied will help raise awareness of celiac - not to mention allergies However, it does seem that Martha has made a business decision that the pet magazine is a better product for her company Call me crazy, but with Martha's announcement pre-set for the day of the Westminster Dog Show finals (one of biggest dog shows...
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    check out this post for a gluten-free Dallas restaurant Open Original Shared Link Valentine's Day can be a bit of a rush at many restaurants - wherever you do go, definitely call ahead and let them know you're gluten-free - how they respond to that can help you decide if it's the place to go for you!
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    This is great! Many of the non-gluten-free-ingredient-specific guidelines would work for allergy issues as well. As a diner, I would add: when bringing any complimentary item to the table, clarify for each restricted diner whether it is 'safe' or not for them (for example, amuse bouche items, chocolates with the bill, etc.) - my husband often gets...
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    for coffee house list, how about biscuits or scones? random idea, haven't seen commercially, but could do a stack of 3-5 mini pancakes/johnny cakes with butter & syrup &/or jam as an item, would be tasty and cute (if they don't get soggy) some nice tea, including herbal some interesting not-too-sweet bottled bev choices for eating out N...
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    I get the dairy, yeast and egg being most likely to react but how did barley get on the "least" list? Unless they tested only people who said 'no known food sensitivities' and left out all the celiacs? Who knows I swear I have a bigger reaction to barley than to wheat - hopefully won't test this often enough to ever really know!
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    vitamin E oil that I used to use to keep my toenails from cracking (applied with my fingers - before breakfast every day...) had wheat germ oil had the oil from pre-gluten-free days, didn't even think to check until a couple months in when on a pretty restricted diet (veggies, fruit, meat, rice, water and herbs, cooked myself from raw, that's IT) I...
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    Just voted, we are at 58% they may have software so that multiple votes from the same computer on the same day don't get counted - but at any rate we're in the lead!
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    Help, not at computer and on my blackberry the "vote" graphic is missing Does anyone know if there a 'mobile' page? At least I voted yesterday and will again tomorrow! Aside- my cousin is celiac; a few yrs ago (before I realized I might be celiac) we went out in NYC for a special lunch (will look up name of restaurant later - it's in the bldg Mary...
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    I second the "get a natural peanut butter" idea - ideally the ingredients should just be "peanuts, salt" (or just "peanuts" if you're avoiding salt) - most large supermarkets even have such items now, and thankfully peanuts usually (but check!) seem to be processed in plants with nuts but no other listed allergens/cc's I am sensitive to vit C and citric...
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    I did a search and found lots of folks mentioned Boiron's products, but just FYI I called to make sure their "cold calm" and "oscillococcinum" (the flu remedy) were gluten free, they emailed: "Thank you for your interest in homeopathy and Boiron's homeopathic medicines. Oscillococcinum and Coldcalm are free from gluten. The machines used to produce these...
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    I tried a protein/whey powder with "greens" including barley grass container SAYS "gluten free" BUT I get a (mild, but quite noticeable) reaction So I'm steering clear for now
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    my acne picked up too now that I'm gluten-free - mild, but noticable . good point on the it could be from getting glutened - we'll see, as I'm in the midst of a 3-week plain, whole food diet (partly delayed New Year's detox on the spouse's part), which should avoid the accidental glutenings (I can almost handle restaurants now, but catered events...
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    thx for tip on Ash Creek, hadn't been there since going gluten-free. Any other Ffld successes? Hunan Pavilion, the Chinese restaurant across the street from Ash Creek, at corner of Post Road & Grasmere - my husband got takeout there successfully, after explaining gluten-free to the counter person - they did 2 nice stir-fries (one beef, one chicken...
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    Wilson's barbecue in Fairfield CT can work for us gluten-free types! Pre-gluten-free ate takeout from there at least 2x month or more. Was first time there since, so did the usual interrogation. Upshot- a success! Hooray ribs, brisket and pulled pork are OK! (they use only a dry rub while barbecuing) - didn't ask about the chicken (likely...
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    Was just in San Diego for a week, here's my restaurant report short version of clear "thumbs up": The Guild (barrio logan, really tasty) Cafe Chloe (east village, a pre-celiac favorite) Cafe Athena (pacific beach - close to the 5 - very reasonable) Cafe Champagne (Thornton Winery, Temecula/Riverside County) Addison (inland Del Mar - very fancy &...
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    Dorie- hey, yesterday was my birthday too but I wasn't ambitious enough to bake a cake - yet would LOVE your non-special mixes cake recipe(s) please post when you get a chance
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    Excellent - will have to try some of the ones you mention I'm still very new at this, but as far as I can tell most white-tablecloth and/or cook-from-scratch restaurants are pretty accommodating - once I got my 'gluten free' speech down and learned to ask about everything twice
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    Thanks Jillian!! Any dining successes to share in Westchester or CT?
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    Last night had a lovely dinner at Pylos (Zagat: 25/22/21 $42) - an east village greek restaurant a SUCCESS Was away from table when waiter came by at first, so did my gluten-free speech a bit late in the process (there was a note on our reservation, but never know if that filters through). After a short learning-curve (oh, so you can't have...
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    Ate last week at Seminara's in Westport, CT MIXED results They seemed willing but not used to dealing with dietary restrictions. Note that I was a gluten-free dining newbie! I think if I'd stuck to eating from my own plate that I would have been fine. When the waitress checked, she said that the rice balls were wheat-free. But they arrived at table...
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    Holiday dining update- I had 2 successful dining experiences in the last week in NYC. BIG thumbs up at Picholine, a highly-rated (Zagat 27/24/25, $87) and very pricey restaurant (2 coursed, $65, 3 courses, $85) on upper West Side near Lincoln Center. Made a reservation, called later to say "one gluten-free diner" - got the usual 'okay, and tell the...
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    I have a new strategy - last night my DH said, "how 'bout take-out Chinese" and I said "great "(dripping irony) "if you can find some that's gluten-free!" Get this - without me, he went to local decent semi-healthy (no msg, etc) and somehow got nice, clean non-soy, non-flour stir fry (lamb & green onion, chicken/carrot/celery/pine nuts). And I wasn...
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