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  1. lotusgem
    Hey Catfish, great idea! I've got some parchment paper in the cabinet, but am not very experienced in baking with the stuff. I have been using one of the pizza crust recipes in Bette Hagman's book, and it IS kind of a nuisance trying to get the dough to coform with the shape of the pan. I think that I'll use your method and break out my rolling pin. By...
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    Thanks, Tiffany. They sound delicious! I've already copied the recipe onto a card. By chance, we've got all the ingredients in the cabinet, so maybe I'll make some today. Before I found out that I had Celiac I was seriously addicted to date rolls that I used to buy at the health food store. They didn't have cocoa or nuts, and were rolled in coconut....
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    Yikes, Stephanie! Talk about sensitivity. Do you have arthritis? I ask because people who do are often advised to remove nightshade foods from their diets. We used to live up in Moscow, on the Palouse. It IS beautiful. I think, though, that MY feeling of anxiety while there was because my mother-in-law lives in that town, not because of the wheat! ...
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    Boy, can I identify! We live in rural Idaho. Yes, yes, I know...POTATOES are grown in Idaho, but that's not all! A LOT of WHEAT is grown here, too. Our house, to our immense joy, is located on the truck route. The farm trucks, heavily laden with wheat, so heavily laden that their contents routinely overflow onto the street, pass our house daily during...
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    Nothing like having a few more options! Thanks Tania and Kaiti! Paula
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    How about Meusli made with puffed rice cereal instead of rolled oats? Fill your bowl about 2/3 of the way with puffed rice. Drizzle about a tablespoon of olive oil on it. Chop half an apple on top. Squeeze a little lemon juice on that. Add raisins or dates. Throw on a few nuts. Sprinkle with coconut. Enjoy.
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    Cherbear, I made the bread last night and it's my new favorite! The texture is good; it's moist, not gummy like some I've baked. It looked like so much batter to go into a 9 x 5 pan and I chickened out and put it in two 8 x 4 pans. Maybe now that I have a feel for the batter, next time I'll try the bigger pan. Also, I put foil over the bread at the start...
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    This recipe is also a fave in our house, although I've never tried it with chocolate chips (gluten free/casein free, of course.) I always leave out the vanilla. Heck, with vanilla going for $7.00 a pop, I can manage just fine without it, thank you very much! Pam, the only peanut butter we use in our house is the natural kind...you know, with all the oil...
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    Hi Roo. I called the Quaker Oats company a couple of months ago about Aunt Jemima grits. Quaker is the parent company, and I was told that because of cross contamination during processing, they weren't o.k. to eat. As I recall, the same went for the Quaker grits. It would make sense, anyway. But nobody said anything about contamination during shipping...
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    This is an interesting thread! My experience was a little bit different and I think bears mentioning. First, I am a self-diagnosed celiac. I have all the classic symptoms and hereditary indicators, and responded almost immediately to the gluten-free diet. But before I was able to figure this out, I had been having major problems with stiff, painful joints...
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    Hi! Just putting in my two cents worth... In the 9 months that I have been gluten free, I've been "glutened" twice and both times it was immediate and painful, much more painful than before the diet. I tend to be very detail-minded and some might say compulsive, so for the sake of my safety and sanity, we have a gluten free house. I'd go nuts, otherwise...
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    Thanks, Cherbear. I have to stay dairy free too because of casein allergy. One thing that looks interesting to me is that it can be made it a 9 x 5 pan. Most of the bread I bake calls for smaller pans and sometimes it would be nice to just have a "normal" size slice! I will also probably use the whole eggs because moist bread is my preference too. Thanks...
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    Hmm. I also have had recurring pelvic pain that can incapacitate me. The pain also includes my "undercarriage" and is just miserable. It is a feeling of swelling in addition to pain. This might only happen a few times in the course of a year. It always seemed to come out of the blue, but I noticed after a while, that it usually follows a time of physical...
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    Hi Lisa. Sorry, I just now by chance saw your request. I'd be happy to share the recipe with you! Paula Salmon Souffle' 2 T. sweet rice flour 2 T. margarine 1 cup milk (or soymilk, etc.) 2 egg yolks, beaten 2 T. chopped fresh parsley 1 T. minced onion dash nutmeg 1/2 t. salt dash pepper 16 oz. salmon, flaked 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten...
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    Ah ha! Silly me. Thanks you two. Paula
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    I would like to respond to the "Getting to know everyone" poll but feel like there must be something that I don't know. When I hit the respond button, I get the usual blank screen for a reply. Wouldn't there be a reply box with the list of questions in the poll, so that we can fill in the blanks? After fruitless attempts to figure this out, I gave up and...
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    Jessica, I just thought of something else. Eucerin cream, in the tub has been around for a long time, probably at least 20 years. I originally heard of it from my dad, who used it to help his eczema, as I recall, under the advice of his dermatologist. But I noticed that they have come out with a pump bottle style lotion. I saw it on display at Wal-Mart...
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    Hi Jessica! Yes, I was told something different. I originally called the company to check on my brand new tub of Nivea not long after I had gone gluten free, last July. The woman told me that they could not give a guarantee that Nivea was gluten free because of the fragrance used and sympathised while advising me not to use it. BUT, she suggested that...
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    I thought of something else about my fingernails later. It was worst when I was a child, but my thumb nails used to get horizontal, not vertical with the grain, waves. They were so ugly and I didn't know anyone else whos nails were like that. I just figured that it had to do with some kind of deficiency (didn't know that I had Celiac.) After maybe a few...
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    Hi! I used the Neutrogena list that Kaiti was nice enough to post and share with everyone (thanks, Kaiti ) and have found that their Hand Cream is the most effective for very dry skin. You can use it anywhere (they say that you can even use it on your lips, but I haven't gotten up the nerve to do that); I like to use it on my face too...works great. I...
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    Growing up, I used to identify with my German heritage, because my first, middle and last names are Germanic. My father's father was German, but really, I'm mostly Scottish. My mother is of Scottish descent, and three of my four grandparents were also Scottish. There are a few Irish ancestors, but the line started in Scotland. Someone who was interested...
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    Wow! So smart...Thank you Dr. celiac3270!
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    Hi guys. I've had those white spots on and off my whole life. Never would've guessed that it was Celiac. (I'm trying to remember what my mom used to tell me caused them...it either had to do with the number of lies you've told, or boyfriends you would have. HA!) But I'm confused; if it's calcium deficiency then why would deposits be present on our...
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    Dear Tammy, thanks for sharing the recipe; it sounds lovely. We adore salmon, however it is prepared. About a week ago I made a salmon souffle' (using the canned variety) that was a big hit with my family. There is salmon fishing a couple of hours north of us (we live in Idaho, USA) but we are not fishermen, exactly. Maybe we can talk someone who enjoys...
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    Dear Christine, the others are so right in what they say! It can feel overwhelming at first, but things get better. You all have to cope anyway, for what else is there to do? Like Ianm, the mystery of my symptoms wasn't solved until rather later in life. I didn't know what the problem was until July of last year...at age 46! As a child (and adult)...
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