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  1. GFBetsy
    Are the cookies supposed to be crisp and crunchy? Or are the supposed to be soft? If they are supposed to be crispy, probably using a gluten-free mix plus some xanthan gum will be enough to make the adjustment. I usually use Bette Hagman's featherlight mix when modifying cookie recipes because there's less rice flour in it and so things are less "gritty...
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    Kolka - For most recipes that call for sour cream, you can just substitute an equal amount of dairy free milk (rice, soy, almond, whatever) plus 1/2 - 1 tsp. of vinegar or lemon juice. (I use about 1 tsp. per cup of milk). In this case, it might make the dough too soft, because there's not much flour in it, and it looks like the dough is supposed to...
  3. GFBetsy
    Another suggestion is to sprinkle some potato starch on your dough to keep it from being quite so sticky (just like using extra flour with wheat-based cookies). That's what I do with my recipe.
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    Actually, the most sensitive of the currently used celiac tests is only 86% sensitive. (My husband works in the lab at our regional hospital, and brought home a copy of a story in one of his lab magazines, so that's how I know.) I just went and got my copy of the article. It was in the Medical Laboratory Observer in January of 2006, pages 10 - 13. Here...
  5. GFBetsy
    For more recipes, check the parent page of this site, Celiac.com. Also, try looking for gluten free cookbooks in your local library. The recipe book "Saving Dinner" by Leanne Ely is also really good . .. it's not deliberately gluten free, but most of the recipes are gluten-free naturally. The website www.eatingglutenfree.com also has a lot of good recipes...
  6. GFBetsy
    Would you feel comfortable sharing general information about where she lives? (A metro area, perhaps, or something like "North-West Texas" or something like that?) Then maybe there will be one of us on the board who will be closer to her and could perhaps give her some area specific help. Also, I would recommend that you find some really good recipes...
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    Marco - I'm glad your symptoms have decreased. Keep up the careful work on your diet, and let me know if you want or need any more information. Have a great weekend!
  8. GFBetsy
    You could also look at the pumpkin roll recipe on ww.eatingglutenfree.com That's the one I make all the time . . . and there's never any left over! It's really good.
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    Marco - Did you find any of those books helpful?
  10. GFBetsy
    BamBam - Lots of people do suffer from depression and anxiety as a result of celiac. (Check out the "Questions" thread in the "Pre-Diagnosis" section of the board - many people talked about depression and even severe anxiety.) The good news is that if your anxiety is stemming from gluten, it ought to wear itself out in a while. Good luck!
  11. GFBetsy
    Hey! I was going to say baked apples! Add 1/8 tsp. cloves to the apple combo in the apple crisp recipe . . . and just skip the topping. Another REALLY good dessert is peach-raspberry cobbler. I made a bunch this summer (gluten free, of course) and took batches to two of my neighbors . . . they all loved it. But then I was sorry I'd given...
  12. GFBetsy
    Feeling bad about yourself is not at all surprising, in the circumstances. You probably look at the things you feel compelled to do and think: "WHY do I have to do these things? What is wrong with me that I can't make myself ignore these senseless worries?" But it's really not your fault. Your brain is just misfiring . . . and that can happen to anyone...
  13. GFBetsy
    If you've got a gluten free white bread recipe that works well, try taking out 1/3 or 1/4 of the flour and replacing it with the same amount of Teff flour. You can also add sunflower seeds or other nuts to add more protein/texture. My sister always makes her bread with Teff, and really likes it.
  14. GFBetsy
    Marco - I haven't read most of this thread, so please forgive me if I am repeating something that was already stated. There were two lines in your post that jumped out at me. The first was: The second was: It sounds to me like you are saying that when you eat gluten, you have unwanted thoughts invade your mind that you cannot get rid of...
  15. GFBetsy
    Have you ever sat down and listed all the foods that you still can eat? Fruits, veggies, meats, etc. Also, list all of the meals that you can make with those things you can eat .. . soups, baked meats or fish, cobb salads, baked potatoes, twice baked potatoes, homemade tacos (YUM!), fajitas in corn tortillas, orange pork chops, etc. Making these lists...
  16. GFBetsy
    Does it need to be a pumpkin recipe? If so, I've got a pumpkin custard recipe that will knock your socks off. It's GOOD. Or, have you considered making a pecan pie (gluten free crust, obviously) or doing baked apples or something? Mace is a spice that is made from the membrane that surrounds the nutmeg seed. It is similar to nutmeg, but not quite...
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    Actually, I just looked some up, and the recipe doesn't look like it would be too difficult to make it gluten free. It's more of a batter recipe than a dough recipe, which generally means it will modify better. I found this recipe on www.cdkitchen.com, but there are others out there: Ingredients: 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1...
  18. GFBetsy
    I don't have an apple fritter recipe, but someone earlier mentioned a doughnut recipe from Open Original Shared Link that had turned out very well . . . maybe you could look up a "normal" fritter recipe, determine how it differs from a "normal" doughnut recipe, and then modify the gfutah recipe into an apple fritter recipe. It's worth a try, anyway!...
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    I just dry my bread cubes in the oven on a low temperature because I never remember to leave it out to dry. I don't think that the bread really needs to be toasted in a toaster .. . . of course, I guess it would depend on the bread recipe you are using . . . some gluten free breads MUST be toasted in order to be palatable, so that might be the reason . ...
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    Don't really have any advice to give . . . I don't wear makeup because I'm too lazy. But I know that CarlaB used to seel Estee Lauder . . . I think that's what she said! Hopefully she'll chime in - she undoubtedly knows more about the makeup side of celiac than I do!
  21. GFBetsy
    When is the House episode supposed to be on again? I missed it the first time . .. I'm not a big TV watcher.
  22. GFBetsy
    Peta - Sorry you didn't get an answer to your first post . . . sometimes things slip through the cracks. Good luck with everything.
  23. GFBetsy
    Congrats, Sweetfudge! Knew you could do it!
  24. GFBetsy
    Try the recipes from www.eatingglutenfree.com. The basic muffins and pancake and waffle recipes are especially good.
  25. GFBetsy
    It could be either. If you have another child who has been diagnosed, your younger child has a 1 in 10 chance of having celiac. And there have been posts recently where people have mentioned that throwing up was their child's only symptom of celiac. Have there been any dietary changes recently that this might be associated with? (Is he eating anything...
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