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  1. luvs2eat
    I'm SO sorry this happened to you!!! On the positive side... you gave an education to Outback that no one ever wants but will stay w/ them for a LONG time. I'm betting that particular Outback will take their gluten-free customers VERY seriously from now on!
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    What a great story! Major congrats to you!! Pat yourself on the back!!!
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    When people ask me, "What CAN you eat??" I look at them and then down at my 20 lb. overweight body and say, "Do I LOOK like I'm starving?? My surprise is that I'm the ONLY one in my whole family (and all 3 of my daughters) that's been diagnosed! I suspect my older sister has symptoms, but we're the only completely gluten free people in my whole extended...
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    Welcome!! One of the best things about this forum is that there is someone who knows the answer to ANY question... and is more often than not, more knowledgable than lots of doctors!! The recipe section is awesome too!
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    I'm sorry... I have no answers for you. I don't bake cookies anymore... I have such a strong memory of the flavor and of making homemade chocolate chip cookies and every one I've tasted since going gluten-free (YEARS ago)is just "not right." There are lots of things I've come to love, but gluten-free cookies are not one of those things. Sorry.
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    Mine was a piece of cake... or pecan pie, that is. I made everything myself except the pumpkin pie my neighbor brought... and as I don't care for pumpkin pie... all the gluten eaters were happy. I made: Turkey sausage, apple, cornbread, pamela's bread stuffing/dressing gravy mashed potatoes green beans w/ slivered almonds homemade challah bread...
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    I've been making cornbread... w/ my friend's old Southern granny's recipe... forever. The small cast iron skillet is a MUST, I think. In fact, when all my kids left home... they left w/ their own small cast iron skillet. My ingredients are about the same: 1 cup cornmeal 1 egg 1 cup milk or buttermilk 1/4 cup sugar (I like it a little sweet) 1 Tbsp...
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    I had no problem w/ dairy for the first 8 years of being gluten-free. It's only in the last year that dairy's been bothering me and I'll tell ya what... going gluten-free was a lot easier!! Cheese is cheese and butter is butter... there ARE NO SUBSTITUTES... period (ha ha). I avoid most dairy and take the lactaid tablets sometimes.
  9. luvs2eat
    Even without a formal diagnosis... if eating a gluten-free diet makes you feel better... it should be a done deal!! What if you wanted to eat a vegan diet? Or the SCD? I guess it only becomes a problem if/when you expect anyone else to cater to you or to "do as you do." Keep to your gluten-free diet, bring your own food, let them do what they do and just...
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    Three of us four kids had asthma from birth. Only the oldest, my sister, didn't outgrow it. She's also had terrible eczema for her entire life. My older brother had occasional eczema on his hands, which he found went away completely when he just cut back on eating gluten. I'm the only one who's been formally diagnosed w/ celiac disease (me and all 3 of my...
  11. luvs2eat
    I guess we DO all become a little OCD w/ our gluten free issues... we sort of have to be, don't we? Maybe you should leave off telling family members about their health issues, especially since they don't seem to appreciate your interest and efforts. Just live your own healthy gluten-free lifestyle and let them do their own thing! I have an extremely overweight...
  12. luvs2eat
    It's all simple for me... if I don't cook it, I don't eat it... period! Well... I'd trust people HERE to cook for me, but I can't trust anyone else. It's not a slight or a dig at anyone. I just know that my house is gluten-free and if you're not cooking gluten-free, the chance of cross contamination is simply too great. I'd thank them profusely for their...
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    It's been so long since I bought Ener-G bread... I'm pretty sure that there must have been another, heavier loaf that I first tried 9 years ago... white rice bread, maybe?? Anyhow, I picked up a loaf of their tapioca bread and cut it into cubes and left 'em to dry on a cookie sheet. Holy cow!!! The bread SMELLED so bad... I could smell it from across the...
  14. luvs2eat
    Well... I've got my Ener-G bread and will make an apple sausage stuffing w/ a combo of corn bread and the Ener-G. It'll be my 9th new stuffing recipe since being diagnosed. I'm completely changing it up rather than trying, in vain, to recreate my beloved Pepperidge Farm stuffing. I'm really hoping we (meaning I) fall in love w/ it so I'm not always disappointed...
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    Endoscopy is about the best test I've ever had! There's no yucky prep involved... they knock you out good... I wasn't responsive at all, I was OUT, completely under anesthesia. I work up w/ just a little scratchy throat. I went home and took a nice nap. Diarrhea was my main symptom. Immodium helped and my doctor told me I could take it every day if I needed...
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    I got tired of mixing up different flours... I tried several blend recipes. I've just bought Better Batter and have to say it's great. I've made really light, fluffy banana bread and homemade won ton skins. I've not tried cookies cause I've been disappointed w/ any I've made so far, so I just don't bake 'em.
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    Having nothing to do w/ anything... that's the cutest puppy I've ever seen!!
  18. luvs2eat
    Unfortunately, there's a long chain of command from the time we order our food and actually eat it and we're at the mercy of several people! I've heard of people having trouble at really gluten-free-friendly places like PF Changs because the waitperson has to communicate to the cooks and info can be miscommunicated or misconstrued. I've talked about it...
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    Wow... my kids won't be happy to learn that it can run in families!! I wasn't diagnosed specifically w/ hyperemesis, but was SO sick for the first 3 months w/ each pregnancy... the last being the worst! I lost more than 25 lbs. in the first 3 months and had to go to bed for several weeks when I started spotting. Luckily (I guess), I was a good 25 lbs. overweight...
  20. luvs2eat
    I didn't/don't have constipation and didn't have the unexplained weight loss sometimes experienced before diagnosis. But, I gained about 40 lbs. chowing down on all the gluten free stuff I COULD have to make up for the loss of what I could no longer have. I finally had to admit to myself that I'm a total carb addict. I cut out bread, pasta, and rice ...
  21. luvs2eat
    I'm a huge fan of Pamela's wheat free bread mix. I buy it in bulk/by the case from that company w/ the name of the long river in So. America (sometimes sites won't let you say the name)and when I combine it w/ my order of Tinyada pasta... shipping is FREE. It makes delicious bread and I often make rolls rather than a loaf. I've also done the bagel "variation...
  22. luvs2eat
    I completely agree w/ RideAllWays. I was a normal weight when I was diagnosed... I was diagnosed quickly and didn't experience unexplained weight loss. I was so upset about all the foods I could no longer have... I ate WAY too much of what I could have... gluten-free breads, pastas, etc. I gained about 40 lbs!! I had to cut out a lot of those carbs and only...
  23. luvs2eat
    No offense meant, but are you overweight? The reason I'm asking is that I had such bad heartburn/GERD that I was on my way to the doc's to ask for Nexium or anything higher powered that the OTC stuff cause I was in such pain every night... if I didn't know it was heartburn/GERD, I'd have sworn I was having a heart attack. The diet that you listed is pretty...
  24. luvs2eat
    1.) Female 2.) 57 3.) August 5, 2002 4.) Since I was diagnosed, all 3 of my daughters have developed celiac disease over these 8 years. Not a single other family member has it, altho I believe they would benefit from a gluten-free diet. 5.) Very sensitive to CC and anything gluteny. 6.) Very much so... we simply don't eat out. 7.) Definitely! Awareness...
  25. luvs2eat
    My fave chili recipe is this: 1 lb. browned ground chicken... yes, chicken. It stays moister than ground turkey chopped onion and garlic 2 cans beans (I use 1 can of black beans and 1 of red chili beans, rinsed) 2 cans diced tomatoes (I use the ones w/ jalapeno peppers already in them 1 can drained corn spices: lots of chili powder, lots of cumin...
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