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  1. Takala
    That's a very good point. If the whole table is gluten free, it's going to be more noticeable for the whole process from waiter to kitchen to server.
  2. Takala
    Are you using toasted buckwheat or the other kind ? I take kasha, toasted buckwheat, and grind it. Tastes much better than regular. Then using it with potato starch and garbanzo (chickpea) flour, and no eggs are needed. Seems that the buckwheat, when mixed with the others, makes its own sort of stickiness, body enough that no xanthan gum is...
  3. Takala
    Hang in there. I know it's frustrating. If you have short hair, maybe you can try just rinsing it everyday, or rinsing it with a bit of baking soda in water, then rinsing it again with a bit of pure apple cider vinegar in water (1 part vin to 7 parts water) for the final rinse. But I bet you've just picked up a secondary intolerance from something...
  4. Takala
    I have been okay, but I am not a super sensitive person and I also order the same thing everytime, so if there is a screwup, I will be able to tell. (My spouse thinks that this is dull, I find it reassuring that the gluten-free spicy tsao chicken so far hasn't been a disaster. also okay with lemon chicken. ) I know the table mixed sauces are supposed to...
  5. Takala

    ARCHIVED Diagnosed Over The Phone

    Takala replied to alex11602's topic in Doctors

    IF this is really celiac or gluten intolerance, you have nothing to be scared of, you're all relatively young, and sticking with the food you were meant to eat means you are going to get healthy or at least much healthier, and stay that way. I am not formally diagnosed, but I had such a long list of problems, many of which went away after I went on a...
  6. Takala
    Uhmmmm..... Lots of linking links shows she's selling skin products, Open Original Shared Link some sort of body applicator for "fat lazy people who want to firm up without exercising," Open Original Shared Link and some sort of thermogenic foods eating program, and a spring detox system of recommending drinking lots of water and taking a spa....
  7. Takala
    Not this again. Small study, short length of time, (60 days) used "fully hydrolyzed wheat flour" and slow sourdough fermentation. Conclusion cheerily chirps celiacs "can" eat sourdough. You just know this is going to be misinterpreted.
  8. Takala
    She must be a fairly sensitive celiac in an area less populated by culinary choices. I suspect a lot of us at least day trip with something packed to eat. The way the story started, I almost thought it was a wrong link until the 2nd part.
  9. Takala
    Anyone who claims "psychosomatic" with popcorn, has never seen my dog contemplating a corn tortilla package being opened.
  10. Takala

    ARCHIVED Perplexed

    Takala replied to Nat1's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Yes. I assume it's some sort of reaction to something else, as it's not a glutening but I will puff up sometimes when I eat commercially baked gluten free goods - I thought i was tapioca but it's not, or it's random- could be xanthan gum, maybe, in my case. And if I exercise it goes down.
  11. Takala
    It was likely a reaction to the modified food starch. If I had to speculate, a supplier or distributor (a lot of these ingredients are now processed overseas, where the labor is cheaper, and imported) was careless or mixed batches. Kraft may label well, but they do not check each and every batch for cross contamination. I take mayonnaise that is...
  12. Takala
    Don't forget that this thread is five years old, and the gluten free status of any food can change in the meantime - always check your labels or with the manufacturer.
  13. Takala
    I try to store everything in the refrigerator or the freezer, as some of this stuff can go rancid or "off" pretty quickly at room temperature. To me, buckwheat and amaranth smell funny anyway when fresh, but then taste okay when baked. I am about the opposite of most people, especially with things like bean flours. I kept trying to do something with chickpea...
  14. Takala
    This might work for you: a gluten free, eggless pancake or flatbread made of a buckwheat blend. Buckwheat Pan- Flatcake 1 heaping tablespoon of ground up toasted buckwheat (kasha) kernels (use coffeegrinder or kitchen mortar. can also use gluten-free buckwheat flour. kasha tastes better) 1 heaping tablespoon of gluten free chickpea (garbanzo...
  15. Takala
    It's sort of roulette with the Hershey bars. I've probably eaten a few since others started complaining, but I have to be careful because I'm not a really bad reactor to gluten. I tend to stash Ghiradelli's in the house, and the peanut M&M's, and the Enjoy Life chocolate chips, so I am having less excuses to eat the other stuff. I am really hoping...
  16. Takala
    Oh, hey, it's nearly getting time of year for the annual Easter Candy Discussion, isn't it ! Featuring the famous Cadbury Egg Thread from 2008 ! Hershey's hasn't been consistent with identifying or confirming with a degree of certainty the status of their gluten content since they moved manufacturing out of country. This is a shame since the...
  17. Takala
    Oh, just great. Another registered dietician claiming gluten sensitivity isn't auto immune.
  18. Takala
    Oh, the irony, with that last name..... That was a great blog post he did. Welcome, Federation !
  19. Takala
    I use amaranth all the time. I mix it half and half with sorghum and store it in a ziplock bag, then use it typically as about 1/3 to 1/2 of a gluten free blend with almond meal that I make by grinding almonds in the blender. This mixture does not need xanthan gum and is mold retardant, a "feature" of amaranth. I do two types of quick bread with this...
  20. Takala
    "Spicy" is fine as long as you are healed, and it's not cross contaminated nor another allergy, intolerance, or just general doesn't agree with you. In general, everything spicy you make out of whole ingredients, like jalapenos (seeds removed, of course) is going to be a bit less risky than a manufactured product.
  21. Takala
    "Pretty impossible without my husband's support ?" Your problem isn't the gluten but the unwillingness to cross the spouse without a formal diagnosis. Majority of people with the disease never get that. Unless you're being held hostage, go the grocery store and start.
  22. Takala
    1. Coconut yogurt (So Delicious ) 2. Any sort of rice type elbow macaroni pasta you boil yourself, rinse well, then sprinkle with extra salt. The spice tumeric adds a lovely yellow shade. It will just need a cheese substitute sauce you can use one of the cheeses like Daiya for, with some white sauce base (take cooking oil, heat it, and add some gluten...
  23. Takala
    Good thing it's late or my response would be less charitable towards your relatives. must.... not... unleash.... power.... of sarcasm.... yet. No, dear, you are not being unreasonable. If they want to play Easter Resurrection By Epi - Pen, They're Going to Have to Invite Somebody Else This Year. ___________ I don't react to organic...
  24. Takala
    Supplements. Calcium citrate. Magnesium. B 12 complex. And blackstrap molasses for the iron. Chocolate. Cheese and plain rice crackers. Crunch. crunch. crunch. And.... I can make bread pretty fast. I can't do much sugar, but there is a lot you can do with flavored quickbreads. Microwave - bun. Pancakes or flatbreads on the stove...
  25. Takala
    Three things can be going on. One, you are unwittingly getting cross contaminated from something you think is safe, and might even be labeled as "gluten free." We ate out at a restaurant that has a gluten free menu and that we've eaten out successfully at many times before, and once they served me a different tea than I ordered (it was flavored...
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