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  1. floridanative
    First off - Happy Birthday (belated I guess?). I'm sorry no one thought of making sure you got something safe to eat since it was your b-day month after all. However, I find that unless you work with a bunch of people who have Celiac, this will usually be the case. So what you do (and you may not want to wait until next year) is think of something scrumptious...
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    I'm so sorry to hear that. That is certainly not very umm I'll be nice and just say 'nice' of them. I totally agree with the above comment. I have resigned myself to make sure and plan things that do not involve food with a close friend because she seems to prefer to never hear the words Celiac or gluten. I'm not ready to give up on the friendship...
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    Nope - I've tried explaining it to them without boring them to tears to no avail. I just think some people either don't want to understand or can't. Or since it's really not their problem then they don't pay attention and they don't realize how annoying their behavior is. And truthfully, it's most annoying when several people do the same thing in a short...
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    I KNOW! We have a family reunion in Sept (DH family) and most of them have never heard of Celiac much less gluten! I can't imagine how that's going to go - lol ! We even have our own cabin with FIl who gets it to an extent since the big cabin will be full of nothing but gluten. I'm sure if we go out to eat over the weekend I will have to have a salad because...
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    Do any of you have friends of family members that act like you can just walk into any restaurant and order something plain (first of all how boring is that?!) and not get sick from cross contamination? I know no one should have to learn the intracacies of this diet if they don't eat gluten free. But really, why can't people just get it when you tell them...
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    I'm going to use Pamela's cookies for my crust. I'll use Gillian's crust for quiche - taking off the hard crust edge. My pumpkin bread is a quick bread so I don't need zanthum gum. Thanks to everyone who helped me figure this out!
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    Okay - here is what the tea fare includes: gluten free sandwiches, gluten free brownie cakes, choc. covered strawberries and truffles. When I asked about scones (the most important tea food to me) the chef said he's working on it. I'll report back after I try it out.
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    Okay - thanks to everyone but now I have another question. I didn't know I had to use zanthum gum. I think there are some gluten-free flour mixes that already have that in them. If I get one without, would I add a scant tsp. per cup of flour as is suggested in other baking posts here? This is for the pumpkim bread which has baking soda/baking powder in the...
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    On another Celiac forum, I found out that in Cashiers, there is Cornucopias for lunch fare, and The Orchard for dinner. Both places can accomodate a gluten-free meal (not boring and plain either) IF you take a dining card and explain all food restsictions you have. My trip isn't until Sept. so I won't be posting about the experience until then.
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    I ordered some Bry's gluten-free bread and it came today in the mail. It is vaccuum packed, not frozen. This bread is meant to be toasted but I just had to take a tiny bite of it at room temp. What a mistake - it was horrid and I figured I'd be throwing the rest of it out - $6 down the drain. Of course I still had to taste it toasted so I made the first grilled...
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    Oh - I didn't know about KK graham crackers crumbs - thanks for the tip. Tarnalberry - yes - the recipe calls for both baking soda and baking powder so I will not get the self rising gluten-free flour mix. Thanks for telling me that! As you can see, I'm being honest about how much I cook - or used to befor emy dx. Not ready for making my own flour yet...
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    Thanks! I'll try the GFP mix. It looks fairly easy even to me! I found from another site a great idea for a easy subs. graham cracker crust. Use Pamela's ready made shortbread cookies and make as usual with butter and sugar (depending on your taste). So all I need now are suggestions as to what gluten-free flour mix to use for homemade pumpkin bread...
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    Okay - I only bake about 4 times a year. Make homemade pumpkin bread from Family cookbook in the Fall and pecan pies over the winter holidays. I am so NOT a cook, I always used Pet Ritz pie crusts for the pies. I now want to attempt making a no-bake peanut butter/choc. pie but it calls for a graham crakers crust (that part is baked, of course). So what...
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    Good point about IBS. After all, we know that a percentage of IBS patients, as well as lactose intolerance people really just have undx'd Celiac disease.
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    I would love OSF to serve gluten-free pasta (that I don't have to bring) but according to the corp. office, they offered it in Atlanta years ago and no one ever ordered it. Now at the Atlanta OSF, they have several gluten-free patrons a week that bring in their own pasta so I suggested they bring it back. I would even pay an upcharge for it since the lunch...
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    Wow - thanks for letting me know about the gluten-free brunch! The Chef did mention in his e-mail that they could accomodate the gluten-free tea food and any other meal but didn't mention brunch specifically. Also, as the Chef is apparently from Europe, I'd trust him over other American chefs. I had a hoity toity country club chef (American born and trained...
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    I have no idea if it's any good but the Ex. Chef e-mailed me today that they would be able to serve gluten free food for afternoon tea. He said they use a rice flour bread for the sandwiches so it could be nasty but I'm going to go check it out when it gets a little cooler (Sept.) and I'll post back how it is. I'm so excited!!! I know they can do great choc...
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    I take my own gluten-free pasta to the OSF in Atlanta and never get sick but I only go when I know the head cook Ken is working. Also, I get there between opening 11:30 and 11:45 so they are not busy at all. They put my pasta in a clean pot and the sauce and dressing I like are gluten free. Ken even reminded me when I first called to make sure and tell the...
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    Five places came up in GA which astounded me. There is one very close to me that would be nice to visit when the leaves turn. But one place I e-mailed - sorry forgot where but I think in TN - replied that yes they can make a gluten free breakfast and besides eggs, they make pancakes with gluten free baking powder...I did not ask what she meant but I hope...
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    I had a positive experience with one but it's pretty uncomon to find one who knows more about gluten than you do. My support group leader referred mine to me and she happend to be an ex-chef who used to teach gluten free cooking lessons at Kroger so that's why she knew all about what we could and could not have. Good luck but I'd ask a lot of questions before...
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    ARCHIVED I Love My Doctor

    floridanative replied to Nantzie's topic in Doctors

    I'm so glad you found a good doctor that listened to and encouraged you. If there were more docs out there like her, so many others on here would not have suffered for years. The only great doc I ever had was a neuro doc and I hope I never need to see him again. He was almost like an alien to me since he asked me alot of questions, really listened and never...
  22. floridanative
    Thanks for the helpful tips Bully4You. I know cold turkey is out for me so I'm off to get some decaf. now and then I'll eventually get off coffee too - but for the occasional Starbuck's latte - decaf. I rarely drank coffee at home except when I had house guests. Then when the anemia hit I needed more than my usual tea to get through the day. I know I can...
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    I'm from a tiny mill town called Port St. Joe but left at 17. My family now lives in Tallahassee - except for me and I like it that way. We're just close enough but not too close for comfort. Oh I LOVE St. Pete! There is some engineering work there so I told hubby he should look for work there. He says it's not manufacturing engineering which is what he...
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    Thanks - that's what I thought and told her. She was saying 'they must have put flour in the rice'. Nope - they didn't put flour in the rice but they did put soy sauce *wheat* on the shrimp I'm sure. The reason she got something at this place was she went to a high school reunion in a tiny town and she could not eat anything there except one meat. Everything...
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    I'm pretty sure I can't do cold turkey but I think I'll try 3/4 decaf and 1/4 reg. to start and see how that goes. I know decaf has some tiny bit of caffeine but if I only drink decaf and not two cups of reg. a week that's about as good as it gets for me. Tea is a huge part of my life and something in the tea (not the caffeine) has been proven to reduce risks...
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