Jump to content

Fiddle-Faddle

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,968

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Latest Celiac Disease News & Research:

Everything posted by Fiddle-Faddle

  1. Fiddle-Faddle
    You might want to PM Canadian Karen--I believe she was diagnosed with refractory sprue. I'm sorry you're going through such tough times--I hope things improve!
  2. Fiddle-Faddle
    Yikes, no protein or iron-containing foods?
  3. Fiddle-Faddle
    Alamaz, for anything dairy in the recipes I posted, just substitute rice or almond milk, and add a tablespoon of vinegar if the recipe calls for buttermilk. You could also use soy sour cream or soy yogurt and thin them out with whatever milk substitute you have, and I bet coconut milk would taste even better than regular milk! Who needs cows, anyway...
  4. Fiddle-Faddle
    www.foodphilosopher.com Click on gluten-free cooking, then on gluten-free cooking archives. She uses a home-made flour mix that is 6 parts brown rice flour (extra-finely ground if you can find it) 2 parts potato starch 1 part tapioca starch Note: tapioca starch and tapioca flour are the same thing. Potato starch and potato flour are NOT the same...
  5. Fiddle-Faddle
    The only gluten-free breads I would be sure to avoid are the Food For Life brands--they are horrible. They're dry, heavy, mealy, and they crumble at a touch. Here is an easy recipe for a challah-type loaf, adapted from Robyn Ryberg's Gluten-Free Kitchen. It's not the highest-rising bread I've ever seen, but it sure beats any pre-made store-bought loaves...
  6. Fiddle-Faddle
    I think Alton Brown did something like that on one of his shows. When the batter is thick and pasty like that, I have found that if I add extra liquid, it turns out just fine and is easier to work with, at least, for that focaccia-type flaxmeal skillet bread and for pancakes.
  7. Fiddle-Faddle
    If you get delayed in traffic, be sure to call the clinic and let them know that you are on the way!! He might stay longer if he knows you are making an effort to see him. Good luck!
  8. Fiddle-Faddle
    Just checking in to see how you are doing--please let us know (if you have the energy)! I hope they finally have some answers for you.
  9. Fiddle-Faddle
    Gluten Free Pantry Pancake mix was actually what inspired me to make my own. They are absolutely delicious. The first time I tried it, I thought it was BETTER than gluteny pancakes! And then I looked at the ingredients, and thought, "Wait a minute--I have all these ingredients, and they're all cheap--why does this mx cost so darn much?" So I looked...
  10. Fiddle-Faddle
    Yes, indeedy! I make the mix in bulk (I actually double the recipe below), and keep it in an airtight container, just the way I used to with Bisquick. gluten-free PANCAKE MIX (BULK) 2 cups brown rice flour 2 cups white rice flour 2 cups potato starch 2 cups tapioca starch 1 cup cornstarch 4 Tablespoons (1/4 cup) baking powder 8 Tablespoons ...
  11. Fiddle-Faddle
    While I do see both sides, I don't agree that it is "making a scene" to politely refuse a gift to which you are allergic, especially if the person KNOWS about it. It's rather like giving a painting to a blind person, or a music C-D to a deaf person. To say that they "innocently forgot" ignores the fact that they were being thoughtless. I once forgot...
  12. Fiddle-Faddle
    I have much better results using a glass baking pan (both for loaves and for 8 x 8 focaccias). Also, make sure that your yeast is NOT quick-rise--gluten-free flours don't support that kind of fast rise for some reason. You can also try cutting back a bit on yeast or sugar. or adding a little more liquid.
  13. Fiddle-Faddle
    Hi, Brian, I am not questioning your diagnosis at all here, just wondering if they ruled out Lyme Disease and mercury toxicity? Any possibility one or both of those could actually CAUSE refractory sprue in the absence of the so-called celiac genes? Or maybe act as catalyst, or prevent celiac from healing in the absence of gluten? Sorry if you already...
  14. Fiddle-Faddle
    Just wanted to add that you can get FANTASTIC food-grade plastic containers at Sam's Club. They hold something between 20-30 cups of flour mix, and they're totally airtight, and they stack beautifully! I have four of them, and use one for Annalise Roberts' brown rice flour mix, another for homemade pancake mix, another for betterbatter flour mix (I'm just...
  15. Fiddle-Faddle
    I have not seen any studies showing ANY other cause of flattened villi other than celiac. In fact, flattened villi is considered the "gold standard" of diagnosis of celiac. I would guess that whatever genes are associated with RA are also associated with celiac disease, as so many here have had RA symptoms and/or diagnoses, and their symptoms disappeared...
  16. Fiddle-Faddle
    Okay, I'm going to post (again) my recipes for pizza crust and flaxmeal skillet bread (which isn't my own recipe, I found it on this very board!!!). My gluten-eating family thinks that they are both at least as good as gluteny recipes. You may disagree, or course, but please at leasty try them! They are both extremely easy, and ready in 30 minutes or...
  17. Fiddle-Faddle
    I've read this, also, but I don't believe that it is accurate. I know too many breastefeeding moms who got pregnant within the first THREE months of breastfeeding! (Ask my neighbor down the street--she had a daughter, then 10 motnhs later she had a son, then 14 months after that, twins. Only the daughter was planned. She had been told how unlikely...
  18. Fiddle-Faddle
    I was going to suggest that you pm Ursa, as she is our resident expert on multiple food intolerances, but I see she has already found this thread!
  19. Fiddle-Faddle
    There is a soy sour cream and soy cream cheese, both dairy-free--maybe those could help substitute for your cheese ingredients? Also, many delicious cheeses are made from sheep's milk--can you have those? Maybe you could just make your favorite recipes, but use Tinkyada and cheese substitutes?
  20. Fiddle-Faddle
    Thank you for putting things into words better than I did. Yes, I certainly wrote my post out of concern for num1habsfan. num1habsfan, I did not say that you ARE a flake, I said that you end up LOOKING like a flake if you don't even return the phone call of the concerned doctor. You also did not originally post that they knew you were coming on Monday...
  21. Fiddle-Faddle
    Can you post a recipe for YOUR favorite pot-luck food? Maybe we can help you convert it to gluten-free DF.
  22. Fiddle-Faddle
    #1) Your doctor is an idiot. Being gluten-free for as long as you were totally invalidates the test, and he should have known that. #2) Dietary response confirms you have it, period. You can tell your sister that; you can also print out a bunch of stuff from this website (including this thread!), and give it to her. If it makes it any easier for...
  23. Fiddle-Faddle
    So why haven't you seen him yet???? Look, if you complain about not being able to obtain emergency care, and then the one doctor who seems to have a clue tells you to come back AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, you should go back AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'm sorry, but the fact that you haven't gone back, or even called him back, makes you look like a total flake! ...
  24. Fiddle-Faddle
    You might want to use birth control just in case you are NOT pregnant--that is, if you would prefer having a bit more space between babies!
  25. Fiddle-Faddle
    Keep us posted!
×
×
  • 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.