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  1. love2travel
    Nothing thrilling here tonight. My husband was in a golf tournament so all I did was cut up some very good artisan cheese, pulled out the proscuitto and drizzled both with a fabulous young and very green olive oil from Croatia. Ate it with homemade gluten-free focaccia. To finish just cherries. Much lazier than usual but sometimes that is just how life...
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    I rarely use anything but butter as well because of the delicious flavour (including raw dough!). Therefore I usually use gluten-free recipes that specifically list butter.
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    Polena is delicious, isn't it? Maybe you can get some with sauteed mushrooms or grilled with tomato sauce. You can definitely call to see what pastas they use in Rome. I may even have a few places saved in my file - will check. As for sorbetto I am unsure of places that do not contain dairy as I can have dairy (thus far) so have not checked for that...
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    I have acupuncture and massage treatments each week and they do provide temporary relief. And chiro when I need it. Oh, and physiotherapy. You're right - the key is restorative sleep. Narcotics, opioids, muscle relaxants, etc. have not helped me whatsoever with the pain. Morphine? Nil. Oxycontin? Zip. However, I have seen a chronic pain management...
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    That's awesome! Good for you for supporting the local farmers. We have nothing like that here but thankfully do have a tiny farmer's market for a few months each year. I tend to grow my own herbs and veg (and most fruits cannot survive our winters) and eggs/meats are supplied by local certified organic growers. There's nothing as great as fresh and local...
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    I have been hearing about the heat waves in parts of the U.S. and feel for those affected. Our weather here is extreme from - 40F to +95F. Currently it is around 70F which to me is lovely. Our winters here are challenging but I am also heat intolerant (a big symptom in fibromyalgia it turns out). My early morning walks begin around 6-6:30 AM to avoid the...
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    Alas - I have had it black - every which way but still do not like it! There are very few things I do not like. My palage is extremely adventurous. Just not coffee for some reason. Have tried many yummy deviations in Italy and just do not enjoy the coffee flavour in anything - even traditional tiramisu.
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    Scrambled eggs with chives and chevre; bacon. It sounds like it would go well with coffee but I DETEST coffee so I just had milk instead (although I love the smell of brewing coffee).
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    Oats - I recently attended an interesting conference on Celiac where a leading Canadian expert said now that once diagnosed those with celiac are not to have any oats, even those certified gluten-free at a gluten-free facility (i.e. Gluten Freeda) for at least two years, whether you have a reaction or not. She said we need time to heal before introducing...
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    Wow. That is so horrid (and memorable for you). If that happened to you without obvious GI symptoms it could very well happen to me as well (without GI symptoms). Time and time again I am astonished at how people react so differently!
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    If it makes you feel any better license plates in Saskatchewan still sport several stalks of wheat!
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    That pretty much sums up the gluten withdrawal symptoms that I had. It lasted about two weeks then disappeared. Oh, I also had frequent headaches. Just hang in there - it doesn't last too long! You can do this.
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    To help prevent gluten-free bread from sagging in the middle you must add protein and/or decrease the water a touch. I use active yeast and let it rise longer - it seems more stable than allowing it to rise quickly, putting it in the oven then having it collapse. I also find that in many cases I bake bread longer than the recipe specifies. If the crust...
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    Although it likely wouldn't make me sick whatsoever (never has before), I still refuse to cheat because I know the havoc it can wreak inside. It's tough - because it doesn't make me sick I could so easily reach out my hand to grab that thick slice of ciabatta bread but I just cannot not do it. If I tried one thing I might try another and another and then...
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    As I am sensitive to light we also have darkening shades. Alas - no help. When you think about it, much of my insomnia results from chronic pain and having to get up to walk around at night because it is so difficult to lie down (or sit). Hopefully the supplements I am now taking will soon help. Perhaps it is time to consider cutting out other things...
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    My chronic pain management doctor told me I must take at least 900 mg of Magnesium Glycinate (he said it is the only form that abosrbs 85% - others are around 30-40%) and work my way up to 1800 mg per day! But he said that is mostly for my severe chronic pain. I am currently on 600 mg per day and am gradually working up. Have been on it a couple of months...
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    I haven't tried that recipe yet. I know what you mean about gluten-free recipes needing less butter than what is called for. Have you ever tried adding some unflavored gelatin and/or psyllium fibre husks to your baked goods? I quite like the results. The guar/xanthan combo is one I frequently use, too. I'm not doing any baking until Wednesday night because...
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    You are welcome. They came in very handy on our last trip, that is for sure.
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    We live in landlocked Alberta, Canada, so our only option is frozen. But we can get either the bodies (with the yummy tentacles) cleaned or uncleaned or already as rings (all frozen). Sometimes you just have that calamari craving!
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    Man, I love authentic ethnic Indian food! Good onion bhajis and naan bread are...well...pretty amazing. We have curried goat with red and white rice. Individual strawberry shortcakes. Nothing fancy - just good eats!
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    Simona, WOW! I am salivating here...that is beautiful. Lizard - which croissant recipe did you make? I have such a hankering for the proper flaky buttery crumb. What did you modify? I'm a curious sort!
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    Cake substitutions (butter/shortening) are easier than with cookies. Some gluten-free cookie recipes call for vegetable shortening to prevent spreading, for example.
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    You can use Google Translate - it's what I use whenever I need to translate languages.
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