Jump to content

lonewolf

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,638

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Latest Celiac Disease News & Research:

Everything posted by lonewolf

  1. lonewolf
    You're not crazy. Even if tests don't come back positive, you know your body. Listen to it!
  2. lonewolf
    So, what you're saying is, I shouldn't be eating 5 Calcium bears and 3 gummy vites after my kids go to bed?
  3. lonewolf
    If the yogurt has a lot of sugar it kind of negates the benefits of the cultures. Plain yogurt is best, sweetened with a little fruit or stevia. After finishing a course of antibiotics, it's a good idea to take a high dose for seven days and then take a maintenance dose daily for a month, at least. My doc then suggests taking probiotics a couple of times...
  4. lonewolf
    Thanks for a good idea. I was looking for the Namaste cake mix, but none of the stores here carry it. My son just had his 11th birthday a few days ago and I made cupcakes out of the Gluten Free Pantry cake and cookie mix. I used melted coconut oil for the oil and rice milk. They were great! I frosted the cupcakes with chocolate frosting using a recipe...
  5. lonewolf
    Have you tried following your old recipe and just substituting gluten-free flour? I made delicious heart-shaped cookies at Valentine's Day by following a regular recipe. They did dry out more quickly, but my kids loved them and so did the friends at school they shared with. (I did use an egg, since I thought flax seed would look kind of yucky in white...
  6. lonewolf
    I really can relate. I love baking and was famous in the family for all my fancy yeast breads. When I had to give up wheat/gluten, eggs, soy and dairy 10 years ago I thought I'd never figure out baking again. (I didn't have internet and couldn't find any books with usable recipes.) I had 7 years of failures. In the past 3 years I have learned to make...
  7. lonewolf
    Thanks Cheri! I'm going to have to try these. I really miss bread. I'm trying to get all my kids gluten-free and I need something to make sandwiches with.
  8. lonewolf
    I second the motion to have gluten-free snacks for all your kids. Mine are older (9-14), but adapted well to gluten-free snacks. I'm slowly trying to get them all gluten-free. Only one is gluten-free right now - the others only eat gluten in bread for sandwiches. We all like the Ener-G pretzels and crackers, Mi-Del animal crackers, sesame rice crackers...
  9. lonewolf
    I bake several times a week, between pancakes, muffins, waffles, cookies and occasionally bread. For me, it's way cheaper to buy my 3 main flours in bulk (br. rice, potato and tapioca), and since my family loves the results, I've decided to stick with my success. If I baked infrequently, I would buy a tried and true packaged gluten-free flour mix.
  10. lonewolf
    I agree that you have to use a mixture of flours. I had more baking disasters than I can remember when I tried using just rice flour. I've also discovered that brown rice flour works better in the mix. Add at least 1/2 tsp of xanthan gum per cup of gluten-free flour or baked goods will be really crumbly.
  11. lonewolf
    I hope it goes away with the gluten-free diet for you. I agree that cheese is waaaay harder to give up than gluten. I try to limit myself to a small amount of goat cheese once in a while on a pizza or tacos, but I do miss it.
  12. lonewolf
    I also use Dovonex with no problems. I have psoriasis on my arms, knees, some spots on my torso, scalp and inside my ears. I find it gets worse if I eat any dairy (even my beloved goat cheese) or eggs. gluten-free didn't clear it for me at all. In fact, the only times in my adult life when it's been clear have been when I was on large doses of prednisone...
  13. lonewolf
    I haven't officially been diagnosed with Celiac Disease, but am definitely gluten intolerant. When I was growing up I was very healthy. Good thing, because I wasn't allowed to go to the doctor because of some strange religious beliefs of my parents. I had more cavities than I can remember (and wasn't allowed to have novocaine when they were filled) and...
  14. lonewolf
    Jen, What kind of flour did you use in your gravy? I would love to get mine to freeze well, but both times I tried it changed consistency and became inedible. I thought I was the only one who sucked the air out of a plastic bag with a straw!
  15. lonewolf
    I'll try to keep all my opinions about soy to myself, but if you try any soy milks, don't give them to your cute little guy. The phytoestrogens in soy are not good for developing little boys. (There's a book called "The Crazy Makers" or somthing like that about this and there's a lot of soy information at www.westonaprice.org).
  16. lonewolf
    I haven't ever used it, so I don't know where it's available, but I did find their website: www.vancesfoods.com
  17. lonewolf
    I tried freezing a casserole that had gravy thickened with rice flour. It didn't freeze well at all - the gravy separated when it thawed and was gross. So I wouldn't recommend trying anything like that. I freeze spaghetti sauce, meatballs (sometimes raw, sometimes cooked), raw meatloaf, "porcupine" meatballs and sloppy joe mix.
  18. lonewolf
    It's really okay to have those times of feeling sorry for yourself, as long as you take a deep breath and move on after a while. I've been on a restricted diet for 10 years and I still get hit with waves of self-pity once in a while. Earlier this evening we were at my sister in law's house for dinner (most of which I couldn't eat) and she asked me to get...
  19. lonewolf
    Did you sift the flour before measuring? That will help. I usually measure very "scant" cups of gluten-free flour and sometimes still have to add a little extra liquid. My pancake recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and I usually put in about 1-3/4. Make sure you're not putting in too much xanthan gum, if you use it. I've noticed that flour mixes with...
  20. lonewolf
    That's so GREAT! I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day. If you lived closer to me I'd bring over one of my huge gluten-free heart-shaped cookies with pink icing that I'm getting ready to deliver to my kids at school. Once you have the right flour you can make almost everything again. I'm sure you'll get the hang of cooking gluten-free really quickly...
  21. lonewolf
    What about postponing your dinner until tomorrow? The restaurant would be less crowded and you'd have a better chance of getting extra help from your server and the chef.
  22. lonewolf
    The Greek restaurant we go to has a delicious chicken souvlaki salad. They marinate the chicken in olive oil, lemon juice and garlic and don't put wheat in anything. Of course, you'd have to ask at the restaurant you're going to, but it's a good place to start. Make sure they don't put the pita bread on your salad when they serve it.
  23. lonewolf
    Gluten Free Pantry also makes a fajita seasoning mix that's yummy. When I make tacos I sprinkle in dark chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Sometimes I add powdered tomato sauce too. I do it all to taste, so I couldn't tell you amounts.
  24. lonewolf
    Cheri, I just got back from the store and looked at the Bob's Red Mill gluten-free Pancake Mix. It had Potato starch, sorghum flour, tapioca starch and corn flour or starch. I'm pretty sure it was dairy and soy free too. But I thought of you because it didn't list rice. So maybe you CAN use sorghum to replace the rice flour. I haven't tried it...
  25. lonewolf
    I use 2 C Brown Rice Flour, 2/3 C Potato Starch, 1/3 C Tapioca Starch and 2 tsp. Xanthan gum. Sift at least 3 times. I usually make up 3-4 batches at a time and store in the refrigerator. I don't know if it would work with sorghum flour, but I'm curious! If you have any luck, let me know. Will your daughter be off rice forever or for just a short...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.