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  1. love2travel
    Not a coffee drinker (although I love the aroma of brewing coffee!) so that is the main reason I have not been to a Starbucks.
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    Cool! We should start up a "I-haven't-ever-been-to-Starbucks Club"!
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    Brilliant. I use parchment paper for cooking often but for some reason didn't even think about this application.
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    Exactly. Although I am not a sensitive celiac we have a no gluten allowed house. Then there is absolutely no quesetion of whether this or that is safe. It just is.
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    AMEN! I so agree with you and Skylark. Good fats are GOOD. I even have a cookbook called "Fat" and it is wonderful. Like Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food" all you have to do is eat real food. None of this processed ilk. I like what he says on the cover..."Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." In fact, when I was trying to lose some weight...
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    That was probably me. Our local health food store does carry them. They come in a pack of four for $6.99 or so I believe. I have used mine many times and really like them. You can also stick some cheese/condiments between two pieces of bread and toast (if your bread is thin enough such as Udi's bread). Each bag is supposed to last at least 50 times...
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    As an aside, am I the only one here who has never even been to a Starbucks?
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    I apologize to those who have read this information fifty times already but a celiac expert (she is a gastroenterologist) in Canada says that only 39% of biopsies done here are done CORRECTLY so that means that 61% are inaccurate. She said one reason is because most surgeons take only a few biopsies when there should be at least 8-11 taken. She also said...
  9. love2travel
    Leftovers from last night - goat stew and rice but this time with a salad of arugula, mustard greens, endive, baby beet leaves; grilled pears; toasted pecans and fresh sheep's cheese with a grapefruit tarragon vinaigrette.
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    It is simply stunning. You're right - it does border Hungary as well. As we go 2-3 times per year I think our next May trip will include a week in Hungary first. I truly do hope you are able to visit there, too! I could not begin to explain how wonderful most of Europe is - it defies words.
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    Sometimes I also feel overly cautious but when it comes to health is there really any such thing? We're having company (six adults) here for the weekend and we are preparing their rules. They will likely think I am far too rigid but it's my house and the future of my health depends upon it. As I do not have GI symptoms from ingesting gluten I must make...
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    Croatia is on the Mediterranean. The province where our house is called Istria which is a peninsula shaped like a cluster of grapes right across from Venice (2 1/2 hours by ferry or car). The country is very oddly shaped - probably the weirdest shape in the world. Much of it is very long and skinny - you must go through Slovenia when you drive from Italy...
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    Hmmmm...perhaps you could ask them to bring it in? I finally found some at a specialty store. Will look into something you can substitute. Welcome to our community!
  14. love2travel
    Oh, shoot. I'm SO embarassed you found me out!
  15. love2travel
    My chronic pain management doctor put me on magnesium glycinate 900-1800 mg per day (mega dose) three months ago for chronic pain/muscle spasms/fibromyalgia and the difference in my calf spasms is definitely noticeable. I no longer need get up at night to stretch my calves. My chiro also recommended I try magnesium glycinate as well as malic acid.
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    I've seen gluten in bacon here in Canada (labelled as wheat). Cannot recall the brand, though...
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    Three hours' drive from Edmonton but that is where we go for our gluten-free food and specialty food store shopping (i.e. Italian Centre, T&T).
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    I have two new favourite pizza crust recipes - one for a crispy thin crust; the other a softer base. Both are very simple; the second one requires rest overnight in fridge but also very easy. Double the batches if you want to freeze extra for later. The second crust actually is elastic enough to roll into a ball! Thin Crust Pizza Flour Blend: ...
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    See? That is wonderful! We went to Croatia/Italy in May without any celiac mishaps. Sure, the smells from the bakeries were insanely good but I did it! Trips can really give you a gigantic sense of accomplishment, can't they?
  21. love2travel
    We are going to Nigeria tonight (well, at least in the kitchen): Nigerian Goat Stew Joloff Rice Dodo (fried plantains) Lemon streusel muffins for dessert (couldn't be further from Nigerian, though!).
  22. love2travel
    Isn't that unbelievable? Hilarious in ways but scary in others. It is not a good sign when you speak with someone at a restaurant who has to ask what gluten is.
  23. love2travel
    I neglected to mention that food is probably the topic I think of more than anything else. Cooking is a HUGE part of my life. I do not think it would be possible to be more passionate about it! If I am not cooking I am reading about it; if neither I am dreaming about what I will be creating that evening. I teach all sorts of cooking/baking classes, test...
  24. love2travel
    I was told I must ingest at least the equivalent of four pieces of bread per day for three months prior to my gastroscopy and colonoscopy (went with the colonoscopy to rule out other things at the same time). Since I did/do not have GI symptoms I actually quite enjoyed eating gluten again. I made myself an exhaustive list of things to eat for my last hurrah...
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    Aren't the waits insane? I was told I could fly to the U.S. for an earlier appointment but as I had to eat lots of gluten for at least three months anyway I decided to go ahead and wait. (I went on the gluten challenge as gluten gives me absolutely zero GI symptoms and as such I was somewhat in denial - I need proof on paper!)
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