Camp Laffalot

We live very close to a Hooters restaurant and my husband, at 72, still enjoys a weekly dose of beer, butts, and boobs, so we often go there for lunch. Now that I am gluten free, I have been ordering their half pound of steamed shrimp to peel and eat, along with an unsweetened iced tea. All has gone well until a couple of weeks ago when I got glutened from...

Hi. My name is Mary Ellen and I'm a Pamela's Chocolate Cookie addict. To answer your question: yup.

Hey, ya know what? I can taste and smell again! I'm a little over 2 months gluten free and began noticing that I could smell things sooooo much better. And taste more conmplex flavors better. WOW! Love it. Now if the awful pains and stinkin' nausea would just go way. Husband has gone gluten free with me, and we are very careful of CC possibilities in the...

On the Tampa news last night, the words "gluten free" sure got my attention! The Tampa Bay Rays, our MLB team, was announcing all the new food treats available this season at Tropicana Field, and there will be gluten free hot dogs and MORE! Way to go, Rays! Here's a good link to the story: Open Original Shared Link

Your poetry is just what I needed this evening. I thank you! And I hope you'll post more along the journey.

My stepson is an Army Major with two Iraq deployments behind him. He is scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan this October. ENOUGH ALREADY! I don't like having our young men in harm's way. It's time to get have an anti-war demonstration. Prayers are aloft for all of them.

I've only been gluten free for 2 months, but I've been alcohol free for 22 years. While it's hard to believe that people can be this ignorant, I've had people try to push me to "have just a little drinkie" or "I just poured you some wine because that's okay for alcoholics....." I just laugh. Haven't had to face the celiac issue with family yet, but in...

I just got home from a followup visit with my cardiologist. I was hospitalized for five days for chest pains (I've had a heart attack before), and this is the 4th heart catheterization that I have had. This morning, my dear cardiologist said to me "I think your problems may lie elsewhere. And I think they could be related to your Celiac diagnosis." He is...

You can BOTH have a lot of fun on this new culinary adventure! My husband is not celiac, but he has become a Pamela's Cookies addict right along with me. He also LOVES the granola from The Bakery on Main. There are sooooo many wonderful gluten free foods out there! This is a fabulous opportunity to experience NEW and very tasty food! Enjoy!

I am recently diagnosed, too. However, I am enjoying the adventure of new things to eat! Like Pamela's Dark Chocolate Cookies*. And Udi's breads and pizza crusts. For a quick pizza, try the Glutino Gluten Free Cheese Pizza and add your favorite veggies on top. Love the Tinkyada pasta, too. We went out to Hooters for dinner tonight and I had 1/2 lb of steamed...

And while we're at it, what's with pharmacists? I wanted to find out if any of my Rx drugs had gluten and talked with the pharmacist at WalMart the other day. Told him I had Celiac and wanted it noted in his computer. He said "I've heard of Celiac, but what is it?" I gave him a 5 minute crash course. Keep educatin' 'em, gang!

You bet it's a CYA statement! And I got one the other day when I called the manufacturer of my Pravastatin (generic RX to reduce cholesterol). I spent an hour on the phone being transferred FIVE TIMES! The final answer I got: "To the best of our knowledge, our Pravastatin is gluten free." Really? Probably made in China. I think it is giving me a problem,...

I take Members Mark Calcium with Vitamin D and Members Mark Super B Complex which is Sam's Club brand. They also got good marks from Consumer Reports. Says gluten free right on the bottle.

I just spent four days in a regional hospital here in Florida and the Dietary Department has NO CLUE what gluten is! They claimed to serve me a "gluten free diet", but the first breakfast offered 2 pieces of whole WHEAT toast, a box of Rice Crispies which lists the 4 ingredient as "malt flavoring", etc., etc. They just got angry with me and insisted that...

DON'T get off your soapbox, Strawberry!!! We need young'uns like you!!!