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  1. penguin
    Get a 32 oz. Nalgene bottle and fill that and keep it at your desk. I drink 2-4 a day at work because of it. Also, drink a big glass of water before you eat or drink anything else in the morning and it helps.
  2. penguin
    I tend to like community coffee, if nothing else because I'm supporting louisiana in the process. It's also darn good coffee! The chickory adds another dimension of flavor. It's hard to find outside the south, though. You can order it online, also. Open Original Shared Link
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    ARCHIVED #&$#@!% Waiting...

    penguin replied to num1habsfan's topic in Doctors

    What I noticed about my gastro was that since I wasn't in the right demographic for needing a gastroenterologist (ie: senior citizen), I was usually brushed off. They thought I was a hypochondriac, or drank too much at college, or some other thing. They never returned my calls when the drugs didn't work. The dr never even saw me, just his nurse, and when...
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    It's really no biggie. The worst part for me was the stuff they sprayed in my throat, because it smelled and tasted awful. They're likely to use versed on you, so you'll technically be consious during the procedure, but you won't know it. You don't feel or remember anything. You'll probably say some really loopy stuff during your stay in dreamland I know...
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    Vary your diet do that it's a little more balanced. Eat veggies and fruits peeled and cooked thuroughly so that they're easier to digest like the SCD folks do. Eat the gentler ones like pears, peaches, carrots, sweet potatoes, very well cooked broccoli, etc. Hope you feel better
  6. penguin
    I've got the cornbread recipe, I just can't find ANY EFFING CORNMEAL!!!!!!!! this is so frustrating!!!!!!!! (sorry Carrie, I didn't mean to make that sound angry at you)
  7. penguin
    I got glutened by contaminated store brand cornmeal last night... It was a bad glutening too, so that was no fun. I just bought some Quaker cornmeal (in a little canister looking thing). I want to make cornbread again, cause I'm really jonesing for it. Does anyone know if it's gluten-free? If it isn't, does anyone know of a brand that is? ...
  8. penguin
    Cook's is gluten-free and can be found at Sam's Club. I make corned beef and cabbage all the time with no ill effects (yes, i use the seasoning packet) ENJOY!!
  9. penguin
    I know exactly what you mean! On day 2 of being gluten free, I had to travel 8 hours to see my sick grandfather. My family didn't have a clue until I got there, but I told them, but didn't make a big deal out of it. We were all in the hospital so I lived on mashed potatoes and bananas for a few days. Just stick to plain foods and you won't be a burden to...
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    Noooooooo...it's an ethnic store, where people of the asian persuasion go to buy ethnic foods Definitely a place where you need to read the fine print, thank goodness for the FDA and their labeling requirements!
  11. penguin
    Arborio rice is risotto rice, you could probably use regular rice, but it wouldn't be as creamy....
  12. penguin
    I saw this on the food network, I imagine you can substitute soy or coconut milk for it (I think coconut milk has a higher fat content which would be good for this) Open Original Shared Link 1 cup water Pinch salt 1/2 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup Arborio rice 2 cups whole milk 4 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Few dashes ground...
  13. penguin
    I haven't really baked either, I've made gluten-free cornbread, and gluten-free brownies. Both were good, both were contaminated. I'm having brand problems. Bob's Red Mill and store brand cornmeal, 'nuff said. I'm really hoping that my extraordinary talent for baking will translate to gluten-free. I'm also cheap, so I'm just now buying the flours...
  14. penguin
    DH was looking at me poring over mixing spices and thought I was nuts He liked it though! Thanks for letting us know about the potato flakes
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    ARCHIVED Help

    penguin replied to mbg98's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    Welcome! You're in the right place! Everyone here is so nice and so knowledgeable, you'll be an expert in no time There is a person on here, Nini, that has a newbie survival kit and she'll probably email it to you if you ask real nice Keep on reading and posting, you'll learn lots!
  16. penguin
    Gluten is the sticky protein that keeps breads, cakes, etc together and prevents them from being very crumbly. gluten-free flours have a very low protein level, so you add xanthan gum to give the dough some stretchiness. Most gluten-free baking recipes call for it. You may notice that gluten-free recipes call for a lot of eggs, that's also to replace...
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    I went to my local asian market during lunch, and boy was I a fish out of water! Here I am, this chubby, pale, blonde American trying to figure out what everything is. I must have looked like an idiot, and of course I went during lunch when everyone eating could gawk at me But I digress... Where does whole foods get off charging like, $5 for rice...
  18. penguin
    Yay for the hubby! Tell your family to tell you that the gluten-free food tastes good even if it doesn't! Well, if there are any disasters, anyway. Most of the time the food is good!!!
  19. penguin
    This is what they say about it: Q. Do Hidden Valley
  20. penguin
    I've reacted to the enchilada bowl. My tummy was not happy, and I have no other intolerances that I'm aware of other than wheat. I assumed it was a CC issue.
  21. penguin
    I know he's only 5, but you might want to try having him help you to make his food. If you're making gluten-free brownies, explain how stuff works. Like baking powder helps make the bubbles, or if you're making bread tell him that the bubbles in bread is the yeast burping Or that the eggs in something makes baked stuff like brownies or muffins bouncy. Go...
  22. penguin
    I'm chock-full of dinner recipes, especially since I've had to modify very few of them. I never really noticed, but all but maybe 3 of my dinner recipes in regular rotation are gluten-free My body was definitely trying to tell me something
  23. penguin
    Herb-Ox is gluten-free (you can check the hormel website, it's on the gluten-free list), I'm pretty sure knorr is also, but it's a unilever company anyway so they'll list wheat products clearly.
  24. penguin
    DH and I were really missing my ranch chicken strips, which used hidden valley ranch mix and crushed saltines. After seeing Nini's recipe for chicken, I thought, hey, that'll work! And I also made my own ranch mix (was pretty good, but I'm going to keep tweaking.) Like all of my recipes, it has cheese in it 2-4 bonless skinless chicken breasts, cut...
  25. penguin
    You can also use boullion or broth when you're boiling the potatoes and the extra flavor detracts from the fact they don't have milk creamyness.
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