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  1. dbmamaz
    If you look in my signature, you'll see i'm going through similar stuff, except I never got a positive celiac test. A few things: First of all, the allergist gives a test which only looks for IgE response, which is the only response which is actually considered to be an allergy. There are two basic ways to do the allergy test - the blood test, or...
  2. dbmamaz
    Before I realized I couldnt eat bread at all (i am allergic to yeast, and seem to even have trouble w quick breads) i made the focaccia from baking classics . . . omg, I was in heaven! I had to go out and buy some salami to go with it! (then i realized i'm allergic to garlic . . .i really think that was the one causing the breathing problems after dinner...
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    I know, chebe rolls ARE tapioca. I buy them for my son, not for me. I'm not eating any bread at all right now. I started to feel like I was reacting to every bread, even tortillas (other than plain corn). I dont really miss bread at all. But its funny cuz i'm making EVERYTHING for my son out of tapioca - lunch desert cakes, cookies, and rolls. Even...
  4. dbmamaz
    That looks like it could be the replacement for chebe mix . . . . does it come out a lot like chebe? I've been buying chebe mix and making double batches for my son, who liked to take rolls for lunch, and eats a lot of hot dogs, so i've been making chebe in hamburger and hot dog rolls . . but this could be cheaper, esp if the asian store carries tapioca...
  5. dbmamaz
    I cant eat tapioca, either, but my son can. So far I've had my best luck making rolls, rather than loaves. My loaves also come out wet, they fall, and dont taste good. The chebe mix has been the easiest thing so far. You have to use the eggs and add the baking powder, but they are easy to handle. The rolls come out flat for me, but he likes the taste...
  6. dbmamaz
    I actually picked up a three-pack of mini cake pans at target a month or so ago, they worked well and i may buy more - but i've also been using chebe a lot for my son, and those dont need a pan, they can be formed on a cookie sheet.
  7. dbmamaz
    I dont think I've used any of those (except maybe the turkey). I know many people on this list and other food allergy lists simply call the company and ask. However, many companies dont actually KNOW what is in their 'natural flavoring'. Ok, i just went and looked in my email folder i keep for company responses, and guess what I found -- an email response...
  8. dbmamaz
    not sure if its helpful, but i made the white cake recipe on the back of the box of ener-G tapioca flour, baked like a jelly roll, cut in half and filled with a very simple frosting recipe (something like 3 tb shortening, 2 c sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 2 tb hot water, i think) - cut in to squares and froze them and i'm using them for lunch deserts. My kids...
  9. dbmamaz
    ps - we've been doing this a week, and thats a full week with no D . .. looking like a record . . . and he's perfectly willing, so far . . . if it goes well and (my real hope) his moods stay good, I'll try to start weaning some of his meds down.
  10. dbmamaz
    I'm also disconcerted that your closest freind nixed the idea . .. doesnt sound like a good freind to me. I would have a serious talk with her and try to understand why she is so negative, and try to explain to her why its so important to you. and if that doesnt help, look for new freinds I do know some toddlers can be very, very picky about their favorite...
  11. dbmamaz
    My 12 yo son is pdd-nos on the spectrum, and bipolar, and on three psych meds (yeah, awful, but when your 9-yo tells you that if it wasnt for you, he wouldnt want to live . . . frequently . . you do what you have to do). Anyways, he was having trouble with nausea and D almost every morning before school, and somewhat less often on weekends The...
  12. dbmamaz
    When I was a freshman in college, I noticed that I preferred not to eat wheat items - i would eat my sandwhiches open-face so I didnt have to eat so much bread, and I preferred chips and cereals which were not wheat-based. I mentioned it to my mom, and that was when she told me I was violently allergic to wheat as an infant (but i grew out of it . .. well...
  13. dbmamaz
    lol, i guess we should always taste our ingredients BEFORE we put the heat on under the sugar I finished mine off (took me about 4-5 days) and now I want to make more. But my son has different foods issues than I do, so i want to make a different batch for him lol - i can eat sunflower seeds but not peanuts, he's the opposite. glad you and...
  14. dbmamaz
    How did you cook the steak, and was it preseasoned? I also find steak very hard to digest, my whole family does. Next time just make a turkey cutlet or something lol. Of course, i actually tested allergic to beef . . .
  15. dbmamaz
    that certainly hasnt been my experience. At one pt in college I was moving back and forth between houston and central pennsylvania. Every time I moved, I woudl have terrible allergies for about a month. Then a month later, I'd move again . . it was awful. It took a month for my body to STOP reacting to the new pollen. Of course, i am exceptionally...
  16. dbmamaz
    modified corn starch is fine, modified food starch is suspect. The problem with rice cripsies is the malt syrup or malt flavoring - malt is made from barley, which also has gluten. Most soy sauces actually list wheat as an ingredient. I've heard that one very cheap brand is safe, but i use the gluten-free organic tamari becuase it tastes better. I think...
  17. dbmamaz
    So, how did they come out?! I gave my neighbor a taste of mine - she's off gluten and dairy and eggs because of her baby (who seems to have trouble with dairy and wheat but she keeps hoping it will just go away . . .). She couldnt believe I'd made them . . . I'm about out, so i need to make more!
  18. dbmamaz
    Great, now my mother is in on it. I've been very brain-foggy recently. I want to add back my b12 supplement, but I am on this strict elimination diet and can only add 1 thing every 3 days . .and only if i dont react to anything. But theres also always a lot going on in my life, and i'm a bit on the adhd side, a bit on the aspergers side, so its no real...
  19. dbmamaz
    You could do a gluten-free trial, but most recomend not doing it if you are considering a biopsy. However, many doctors wont do a biopsy if the blood test is negative. You coudl also try other testing (mostly you have to pay cash for it tho) such as enterolabs or A.L.C.A.T. After the dr's apt and any biopsy he might schedule, you still shoudl try a trial...
  20. dbmamaz
    Just want to give you some sympathy! When i first went off gluten, I quickly learned I cant handle tapioca. I tried Lorka's bread with some subs and it never really rose but then fell again anyways, and tasted awful to me to boot. Then i did some more testing which eliminated rice and yeast . . . i started on such a restrictive diet that I almost entirely...
  21. dbmamaz
    Whats this about the bobs mill, tho? I just switched to bob's mill grits figuring it shoudl be safer than the quaker oats i'd been using ...
  22. dbmamaz
    Wow . . .thats creepy . . . i was starting to wonder if I had lice because my head was itching so much . . . I'd been using the aussie hair insurance, which is cheaper than frizz-ease and detangles fine but basically makes my hair flat and greasy. I recently threw that away, and for a while i was using System Proffesional Hydro Milk by Wella, which i'd...
  23. dbmamaz
    Several people have responded to similar posts saying that it sometimes takes them 3 days to see symptoms from a glutening, and that some symptoms can last for weeks. Everyone reacts differently and yes, many people find their reactions seem more severe after they've been clean for a while. Also, there could have been a cumulative affect if the second meal...
  24. dbmamaz
    I have multiple allergies, so I had pretty limited items to work with, but this recipe can be really flexible. i was AMAZED how yummy these came out for me, I just couldnt stop eating them. Note, this is actually a half-recipe compared to the on-line recipe I based it on. I also saw some suggestions to use a plastic bag sprayed w non-stick spray as a glove...
  25. dbmamaz
    Many of the regular cheese cake recipes call for corn starch instead of flour anyways. Check some recipes on line and see.
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