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ARCHIVED Trick Or Treating....how To Cope ?
eKatherine replied to Mamato2boys's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
My daughter was not gluten-free, but I always thought Halloween candy was garbage - already stale or low quality - so here's how I handled the situation, which would probably work in this case. We would take the candy and repackage it in a plastic bag, while picking out an item or two she would get to eat right now. Then I put away the bag, and she never... -
ARCHIVED My Bread Always Falls...
eKatherine replied to cathzozo's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
It's a delicate balance between the xanthan gum and the moisture content. Generally, more xanthan gum requires more liquid. Otherwise the dough will be tough and not rise much. -
ARCHIVED Buckwheat?
eKatherine replied to chgomom's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Whole black buckwheat flour is generally gritty and unappealing to me. White buckwheat flour is bland and can be substituted for rice flour. I find baked goods made with the flour to be indigestible unless I drink lots of water with them, though I've never had a problem with the boiled grains. -
ARCHIVED Arguing With One Another On Posts!?
eKatherine replied to chgomom's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I think it's just an adaptation issue: newbies don't have an understanding for what a forum is. They post a question, expect an answer, and then expect that it will end there. I've even been on boards where newbies repeatedly asked that their topic be deleted after they got their response, not realizing it was now going to be part of the common knowledge... -
ARCHIVED Buckwheat?
eKatherine replied to chgomom's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Actually, it's an herb, not a fruit. I've found buckwheat is much tastier if toasted prior to cooking. They sell it both ways in the natural food store I used to buy it in, but I was too cheap to pay the extra for the pre-toasted and toasted it myself. I boil up whole buckwheat groats and add cooked crumbled sausage meat and its drippings in which I... -
ARCHIVED Note To Give To Your Child's School Or Daycare
eKatherine replied to chgomom's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
You might want to add oats to the list, too. Even if your child can eat uncontaminated oats, wheat hides in most oatmeal product recipes. -
ARCHIVED "special" Circumstances
eKatherine replied to clbevilacqua's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease
Keep in mind that the ADA has zero effect on the actions of anyone outside the borders of the USA and plan accordingly. -
ARCHIVED Skippy Natural Peanut Butter?
eKatherine replied to jmengert's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
That's not natural-style peanut butter! Natural style peanut butter contains nothing but peanuts and salt. -
ARCHIVED Peanut Butter Contamination
eKatherine replied to kbtoyssni's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I made a roasted pumpkinseed butter that had the exact texture of peanut butter. The flavor was different, and the color could best be compared to woodchuck poo. -
ARCHIVED How To Pick A Fresh / Good Coconut?
eKatherine replied to VydorScope's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
My father taught me to drill one hole through each eye and let the coconut water drain completely into a container before cracking it open. -
ARCHIVED Frustrated And Confused.
eKatherine replied to linds's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
You didn't say that you were a vegetarian. For most people who just happen to eat wheat products as the majority of their diet, the key to a healthier diet and lifestyle is not merely to switch to alternative grains and starches, but to replace much of them with higher nutrition foods. In other words, you should substantially increase the quantities of vegetables... -
ARCHIVED Raw Cookie Dough
eKatherine replied to lpellegr's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips
I have used 1/2 teaspoon per cup of flour, but I'm not sure it's needed in cookie recipes. -
ARCHIVED Dora The Explorer..
eKatherine replied to num1habsfan's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I have looked at Walmart here before, but I only saw it there just a couple of weeks ago. -
ARCHIVED Arguing With One Another On Posts!?
eKatherine replied to chgomom's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
It sounds like you're saying that the first one who gives advice closes the thread... -
ARCHIVED Dora The Explorer..
eKatherine replied to num1habsfan's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I found it at Walmart. Do you have one nearby? -
ARCHIVED Constantly Paying For Food I Can't Eat
eKatherine replied to Mango04's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Actually, I do think there's an easy answer. If the food which is not served is valued at 20% of the total cost of the meal, give the customer a 10% discount. The restaurant is not losing money at all, it's just allowing someone to order less food who has no choice. People who aren't hungry order appetizers as their main course, and the restaurant makes less... -
ARCHIVED Greatest News Ever!
eKatherine replied to mommyetb's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Just curious how the doctor diagnosed a severe wheat allergy that didn't show up in allergy testing, and was giving celiac symptoms, which are different from allergy symptoms? -
Buy your spices individually, not blended. They are pure that way. And make your salads with oil and vinegar or lemon juice, salt and pepper.
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ARCHIVED Constantly Paying For Food I Can't Eat
eKatherine replied to Mango04's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
Well why not give a 10% discount to everybody who gets their meal without bread and other wheatstuffs, especially when it's mostly a matter of just leaving it off the plate? Do they charge vegetarians for shrimp when they order the stir-fry without it? I'm sure that they do not. -
ARCHIVED Well I Need To Change My Signature :(
eKatherine replied to a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I've heard this before, but I think he is misinterpreting. I think that people who have a subclinical (symptomless) gluten intolerance will find that their health improves generally when they go gluten-free, but when they eat gluten again, they react just as though they had always been intolerant. -
ARCHIVED Healing Time After Glutening
eKatherine replied to Corkdarrr's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
You eat Rice Krispies? They have gluten in them. Erewhon makes a crisp brown rice cereal that should be safe. -
ARCHIVED Xii International Celiac Disease Symposium 2006
eKatherine replied to celiachap's topic in Publications & Publicity
Link is dead. -
ARCHIVED Irish Heritage And Celiac's
eKatherine replied to Queen Serenity's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
What you have shown here doesn't demonstrate the extra-evolutionary scenario you claim - that feeding more gluten to individuals results in the individuals becoming independently more gluten-tolerant and passing this on to their children. What we have observed is that many celiac babies and children would not survive to grow up and reproduce without a gluten... -
ARCHIVED Irish Heritage And Celiac's
eKatherine replied to Queen Serenity's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Oh, my. You should read Lysenko, or perhaps you already have. -
ARCHIVED Catch Y'all Later.
eKatherine replied to penguin's topic in Introduce Yourself / Share Stuff
I have seen quite a bit of this, and whenever I've suggested that someone should continue to explore other possible causes, I've been shot down and drowned out.