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  1. love2travel
    OK, thanks, Peter! I've been avoiding it but maybe I don't have to after all.
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    I've been gluten-free for just over a month EXCEPT just found out that a product that was gluten-free online (and via phone call) was NOT gluten-free after all (received an email from the company apologizing). They are corn tortilla chips and I ate them three times in the last month and had zero reaction to them. Zip. Zilch. So I THOUGHT I was totally...
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    I don't like any of the bought baked goods, especially Kinnickinnik, (and we have no bakery or anything remotely close to where we live to try) so when I have a craving (and they can be INTENSE!) I bake my own breadsticks, crackers, bread, whatever. I know that you said you don't have time to bake (and I'm not trying to persuade you!) but just know that...
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    A&W root beer in Canada may contain gluten... "In response to your query: There are some natural flavouring ingredients in A&W Root Beer, it "may" contain gluten, depending on where and when the ingredients were sourced. We cannot be 100% sure that A&W Root Beer does not contain gluten without analyzing specific batches. That said, though...
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    You could certainly sub amaranth or sorghum (probably even millet) but just know the flavour profile will be vastly different. As far as flavour goes, it is difficult to substitute anything for chickpea flour (it's more of a middle east flavour) but other flours would work for similar texture for this type of recipe (slightly different story in yeast breads...
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    I know! It's crazy (and crazy expensive).
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    Vichyssoise Soup and Homemade gluten-free Italian Breadsticks
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    That's what it is called where I get my flours. Another suggestion - garfava flour is even better IMHO - a blend of garbanzo and fava.
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    Me, too! Some days on my gluten challenge I think I literally did have half a loaf of ciabatta, lots of pasta, pizza, croissants, whatever. Anything I wanted. Not a single thing happened. Not even a twitch. As I've said elsewhere here I still wonder if my surgeon got my biopsy tests right! Well, I know he did, but still.
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    Totally agree. 100% is the only way to do it. Period. I have NO symptoms and find it extremely hard at times to be doing this - where is the motivation? I feel as though I have no disease or illness at all. I am full of energy and don't get sick. Sometimes I question my bloodwork and biopsy results that prove I am celiac. I do have chronic back pain...
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    I am a silent celiac so have no symptoms that I know of yet! Sometimes it still surprises me to say I have celiac. Sure doesn't feel like I have anything! No anemia, no malabsorption issues. When I was on my three-month gluten challenge I was pigging out on the stuff and absolutely no symptoms. I did have several miscarriages, though, and now attribute...
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    We don't have any stores like that around here (or TJ's or Whole Foods as I live in Alberta). Sigh...
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    Hi there!I just happened to come on your profile page & saw your post back to me--dated Mar.8--it's on your page, not mine, so I did not see it. Sorry. You probably thought me rude for not answering!!:>)

    I can't read your response below as it got cut off. (bummer) Maybe next time, Pm me instead so I am sure to see it..so sorry!!

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    It's funny that we can easily buy sorgum here in rural Alberta at the grocery store but yet have a heck of a time finding anything gluten-free aside from powdery cookies and bread. I have heard of people having difficulty finding it. Although I sort of complained about brown rice flour being a little gritty I still really like it and use it regularly. ...
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    Actually, I DO love people like you! As I've said too often now cooking is one of my passions and I love to field questions about it. Hmmm...calfskin. There's a fun thought! Now pig skin on the other hand...I'm all over that. Cracklings, oh my! To be honest I have not even tried bought gluten-free tortillas (have never seen any but then...
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    Chicken and Dumplings and biscuits are a great idea for this. Mine wasn't biscuit-like - it rose tall and was very light. But the texture is still not real focaccia. It still is really good for what it is and fixes a craving fairly quickly. I appreciate your input! It really helps me learn.
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    I'm happy he liked it! That is cool that the brown rice flour did not add any grittiness. Did it rise much? Mine rose a lot and almost had a cakey texture. I, too, love chewy focaccia; in fact, I have a recipe for that somewhere around here but have not made it yet. Some people use pizza crust recipes for focaccia, too. So, is this a recipe you...
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    I live in Alberta so am doubtful about the Minnesota farm. However, there is a huge bison farm close to us, too. The onion powder is McCormick's which I have been reassured by email is truly gluten-free - it had better be!! They also have roasted garlic powder which can be nice in BBQ rubs and such. I prefer the real thing to powder usually but...
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    Oh, how wonderful! I hope you like it. Good idea to use garlic powder. Though I haven't done it yet next time I want to add roasted garlic cloves. That is the thing that is so great about this recipe - you can make it how you and your family like it! So many different combinations possible. That would truly be a challenge to bake things that you...
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    You're welcome! We CAN have tasty focaccia, darn it! Anyway, I think that brown rice flour would be fine but as you know, it is a little gritty, which shouldn't affect the texture enough to be a problem. Another good sub would be amaranth if you have that.
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    Until I found out for certain I had celiac disease (bloodwork and biopsies) I was denial, too, because I didn't feel sick at all! I was convincing myself that the test results were mixed up with someone else's or that there was some technical error. Nope! And I wondered how this could happen to someone who teaches cooking classes and plain just loves food...
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    As someone with celiac disease but asymptomatic I would agree. In ways it does indeed feel like a life sentence because I feel no different off gluten (actually I had more energy on gluten). It seems as though I have nothing to aim for (i.e. feeling better, etc.). And I love food too much! Having said that, I still will NOT cheat. Ever.
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    Ooooh...I LOVE bison! My dad was a hunter and provided us with moose, elk, venison and so on so I grew up surrounded by all sorts of things (on a farm with lots of animals and birds). My husband and I also lived WAYYYY up north (where you have to fly - can't drive) where we had beaver, caribou... Bison (and other game in my opinion) are underrated and...
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    Awesome! Let me know what you think. I'm open to tweaking possibilities!
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