Gaye of PA

I used to bring a bit of my own gluten-free cracker in my purse, or if I forgot, I would just take the wine and not the bread. But currently our church is making the move to using gluten-free bread for everyone--they just buy a couple of loaves, which can be cut into small pieces and it provides for many people. They also went through the cupboards...

Yes, I use the word "allergy" too. Or "I am allergic and can get very sick." ALLERGY is a word that helps people understand the seriousness of my situation, and even though "allergy" is not the truth of it, it does more easily get the message across to food servers. And lately I've even been using it in restaurants that have an official gluten free menu...

I just returned from Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, Alabama and wanted to mention grocery stores there. A new Publix grocery has just been built in Orange Beach, in the shopping center at the intersection of Perdido Beach Blvd (Rte. 182) and Rte. 161 (Orange Beach Blvd). It doesn't have a natural food section; instead, items are on the same aisle as the other...

Here are things I use in an emergency: Thai Kitchen rice noodle soup bowls and noodle carts are done in a minute or two Thai Kitchen "meals" such as Stir Fry Rice Noodles with Seasoning: "Done in 15 minutes" -- I add a can of chicken (comes in a can like tuna) to it can of soup, such as Progresso's Chicken & Wild Rice can of Dinty Moore...

condensed soups graham crackers

So sorry, I didn't mean that the raw meat can go into the crockpot frozen; I meant that after the taco chicken is cooked and done, you can freeze it in packages for a quick meal (if you have any left over!)

I just had to share a fantastic recipe with you folks; it makes a fantastic taco: Chicken Taco Filling (from CDkitchen. com) 2 pkts. taco seasoning (Chi-Chi, Old El Paso--or make your own) 2 C. chicken broth (Swanson) 3 lb. bag of boneless skinless chicken breasts taco shells (Old El Paso, Ortega, Food Club) OR tortillas (Food for...

So sorry--I misspelled the one product. It is called Titralac Plus.

Just wanted to let you know that I called some of the companies to see if their things were gluten-free. I got glutened for the first time, and I was having a horrible time of gas causing knife-like chest pain, and I simply couldn't get rid of it. My system just kept making more and more (7 days) and I did not know how to lighten the load a little bit!...

A friend whose daughter is newly diagnosed says that if you don't put dishes in the dishwasher but wash them by hand, you need to put bleach on them, which will "denature" the gluten, which means the protein is broken down. This makes her happily use anyone's anything, as long as it has been bleached. It also causes her to spend a lot of time bleaching...

After taking gluten out of my diet, I was able to realize that CORN makes me dead-dog sleepy. So I'm avoiding that right now, although I don't seem to notice it when I get small amounts, such as in xanthan gum. But if I should have some corn chips or a corn tortilla, it zonks me out.

I just saw a commercial for the big salads at Wendys (such as Mandarin) and they say the meat is now going to be served hot instead of cold. I assume this greatly increases the possibility of cross contamination??

My teen son, who has become quite an expert in these last few months, says that yes, you probably had the boil too high, BUT more importantly, you must use the large amount of water specified on the package. In the pre-gluten-free days, I never used the huge amount of water called for with wheat pasta, but got away with it. He says you can't do that...

We use Better Than Milk. It's a dry powder that comes either in a rice version or a soy one. (we can't have potato, either).

I agree with the others--no matter how carefully you would write it, first you can't depend on people reading it correctly--that's just the way people are. Secondly, you can't ever be completely sure they didn't cut corners (or forget) somewhere along the line. Just today at the family reunion, a relative was happy because she thought we might be able...