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Thanks, but I don't need a recipe. What I want is a detailed description of the ideal finished product. The texture, crumb, crust, etc, etc. What exactly defines a great southern biscuit?
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Hi everyone, Occasionally there will be a post mentioning southern biscuits, and though I've searched here and elsewhere, I've yet to find a detailed description of the texture and appearance of a southern biscuit. Can anyone please describe it in detail? Is it soft, fluffy, rigid, dense, loose, moist, dry, etc, etc? As for buttermilk biscuits, I think...
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ARCHIVED Substitute For Bean Flours?
RiceGuy replied to fancypants's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
Bean flours do effect the texture and rise of breads, not just nutritional content. They also help a lot with browning, and tend to keep the crust soft. They help get a higher rise, because they give the dough some additional stretchability. If you don't react to beans, then I'd say your reaction to the flours would seem likely due to something other than... -
ARCHIVED Freaking Out/ Addicted To Carbs
RiceGuy replied to amcken3's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Have you tried making a gluten-free pizza? This board has many recipes for pizza crust. That should help ease the cravings. However, there is for many a period of gluten withdrawal, so you may well expect to go through that. I'd guess some Tinkyada brand gluten-free pasta and gluten-free pizza would help get you through. -
ARCHIVED Symptoms Unlike All Of Yours
RiceGuy replied to jamjam's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I've read that statistically, about 30% of Celiac individuals have no outward symptoms. So it isn't such a good idea to judge whether gluten bothers you based on noticeable reactions. Also, many on this board have reported that they don't always have a reaction. Additionally, keep in mind that even if you are gluten intolerant, but don't have Celiac Disease... -
ARCHIVED Finally An Answer
RiceGuy replied to tennyl's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Welcome to the board! So glad that you finally have an answer, and can begin healing. It really is a dramatic change for many if not all of us. Sorta puts a whole new light on everything, doesn't it?! But the road you've turned on to is not a lonely one. There's an ever-growing crowd to accompany you along the way. Much of what you need to know has already... -
NOW Foods makes a pea protein powder. It is highly digestible. Whip it in a blender with rice/nut milk, fruit juice or water, and add some Stevia to taste. A banana and/or some guar/xanthan gum will thicken it into a creamy shake or smoothie. You can also add some coconut oil or fruit if you like.
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ARCHIVED Severe Muscle Weakness. Unknown Cause.
RiceGuy replied to mark6556's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
You're not alone with the symptoms you are experiencing. But fortunately, you can safely try most nutritional supplements without fear of overdose, even if your levels are "normal". The two which helped me with the symptoms you describe are vitamin B12, and magnesium. For the B12, I'd recommend a methylcobalamin sublingual tablet (not a liquid). There are... -
The three things I found which totally eliminated the pains I was having are: 1) Staying away from all nightshade foods. 2) Taking magnesium daily 3) Taking a 5mg methyl B12 sublingual tablet daily. And do try avoiding other top 8 allergen foods (dairy, soy, corn, eggs, nuts, peanuts, shellfish). Start out off of all these, and see how you feel. If...
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ARCHIVED I Think I'M Still Consuming Gluten Somewhere, But Where?
RiceGuy replied to c12's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Have you replaced any scratched non-stick pots and pans, cast iron pans, wooden utensils/cutting boards, and other items that have porous surfaces? If you toast gluten-free bread, did you buy a dedicated gluten-free toaster? I just read a post about vegetable oils being processed on the same equipment with wheat germ oil! Nothing would surprise me now... -
I never even thought about oils being produced on shared equipment. Makes me shiver! I don't think I've ever gotten glutened by vegetable oil, but I guess I'll be wondering whenever I'm feeling a bit off. Anyway, one brand of safflower oil I know of (but never tried) is Flora. It's expensive. I'd have to guess that MacNut is safe, since all they make is...
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I don't see any indicators of all threads being pinned. Does this mean they're finally not anymore? One issue I just ran into, is I clicked New Content (after making a few replies) and although it said there were 20 topics, the list was empty. So I clicked my bookmark for the new content, and the topics got listed.
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ARCHIVED Joint Pains When Do They Get Better
RiceGuy replied to Diva1's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I found magnesium to be incredibly helpful for various body/joint/muscle pains. And I second the suggestion to avoid nightshades - they really brought on the pain in my case. -
ARCHIVED Flour Mixes................Rice Allergy?
RiceGuy replied to mommaofthreebeans's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
I also found rice flours to be grainy, and stopped using them altogether some time ago, in favor of things like sorghum, millet, buckwheat, and ivory teff. I also like bean flours for some things. Incidentally, buckwheat is totally unrelated to wheat. You can replace the rice flour in most recipes with one or more of the above. The most noticeable difference... -
ARCHIVED No Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Yeast, Eggs, Nightshades...
RiceGuy replied to Edo's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Some brands of supplements are better at labeling than others. I find NOW Foods and Source Naturals usually do a decent job labeling what's in a supplement, and what's not in it. Due to malabsorption, you may find (as many others do) that you need to take more than the recommended amounts of certain things, in order to absorb enough of them. Don't forget... -
ARCHIVED Where Do You Find Gluten-Free Products In Bulk Cheap
RiceGuy replied to Ivyblaze's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I don't have the luxury of an Asian market nearby, so I get my flours, etc at www.barryfarm.com. Not the best prices for everything, but half-way decent I think. The quality is typically better than any others I've tried. Lots of flours from dedicated gluten-free facilities, certified organic, and so forth. Incidentally, some Asian markets have millet... -
ARCHIVED Sublingual B-12
RiceGuy replied to digmom1014's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
There is certainly a difference. The cyano type uses cyanide for the co-enzyme. It must be converted by the liver, and of course, the liver must dispose of the cyanide. The methyl type requires no conversion, and is the type found most abundantly in the spinal column, and other parts of the body. The methyl type is therefore superior, and thus costs more... -
I'm just clicking to a thread to read it, nothing more. In the last few minutes, there were a few pages that didn't take so long, and the script error didn't occur. Then when I got to this thread, it lagged a bit, but not as long as it has been doing. No script error there either, but the lag seems to coincide with a read from pagead2.googlesyndication.com...
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ARCHIVED 3 Months Of Gluten Free
RiceGuy replied to secretsauce's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Not every Celiac can eat even the gluten-free oats. I'd suggest not having those for awhile and see how you feel. It can take months for some to feel better. Even longer for others. I was gluten-free for about six months before I noticed much of anything. I also never got most of the classic symptoms. Do look over your kitchen utensils. Anything that can... -
Sure, that unresponsive script I mentioned is in fact still there, or it came back at least. However, it would seem to be browser specific, as it does it with Firefox, but hasn't done it with Opera yet. So far, the problem seems to only show up for threads, not the list of new content. Threads still load very very slowly. The list of new content loads...
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Well, it looks nice, but it's way slower than it used to be. It's like going back to dial-up! There was also an unresponsive script, but I guess/hope that issue has been resolved, as it didn't appear this time. Fix the sluggishness, and it'll be acceptable. But I see every topic is still pinned Kinda makes polls useless, as they don't stay on...
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ARCHIVED Math Question For Flour Weights
RiceGuy replied to TrillumHunter's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
I also prefer using ratios over measurements in cups/Tbsp. If you don't have a scale, then divide the weight of each flour by the ratio in the mix. So if you have 1 part rice flour, one part sorghum flour, and one part buckwheat, you'd divide the weight of each flour by three, then add them up. Another example: 1 cup rice flour (160g) 1 cup sorghum... -
I've been off all nightshades for some time now, and haven't attempted to try any yet. Not sure if I will. I kinda like the ability to walk far more than the taste of any of them However, I do believe that with sufficient healing of the intestines, the toxic alkaloids wouldn't so easily get into the bloodstream, and therefore should be less of a problem...
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ARCHIVED Could This Be Gluten Intolerance/celiac's
RiceGuy replied to lkat's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
From my experience, it can take weeks for an offending food substance to really clear out entirely. I don't mean the passage of food through the intestinal tract, but residual amounts in the body/blood. However, I do know it can takes days for the intestines to get rid of something which is causing a particularly rough time. One might think the intestines... -
ARCHIVED My Ear Is Driving Me Crazy!
RiceGuy replied to Wolicki's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I might have experienced something similar from time to time. It was like a fast thumping sound. Sorta reminded me of a rabbit, rapidly stomping one foot. I'm not sure what it is, but it doesn't usually persist very long. The one thing I've noticed which effects hearing is blood pressure. I guess it's similar to the effects of going up to a high altitude...