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    Eating Lately

    By brendygirl,

    gluten-free foods I've tried lately:

    GlutenFreeda's frozen cookies- forgot the name of the flavor- something w/pb & ch chips- Ok, but 140 cal/ea. and I think they taste better frozen, just the dough, which is probably how I'll eat the rest of them.
    Ian's frozen fish sticks- excellent! Addictive! Very crunchy!
    Ian's frozen turkey corn dog bites- very good
    Large gluten-free pasta shells- haven't tried them yet. I despise the gray-looking rice...
  2. brendygirl
    We're at the hotel bar area chatting with fellow vacationers, when my bf whispers to me, "This lady thinks I'm a pro-athlete." This is typical, so I wondered why he looked so flustered. I say, "Did you tell her you're not?" He says, "Yes, but she won't take no for an answer. She thinks I'm trying to be private."
    fyi, the Detective in 6'3" and slim with broad shoulders, and often gets "noticed" by onlookers (at airport or concerts, usually) as a potential professional...
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    Vacation Wanes

    By brendygirl,

    We discovered a new favorite song on our Cozumel island adventure, "Besa Me Mucho". We heard it at the musical show at our all-inclusive resort-- while the performers were singing, much to my surprise, mi novio (bf) started to sing along (he remembered the song from his CA Boys Choir Days -where he sang alongside Lenny Kravitz). My knees were like butter.... So at dinners in the downtown (outdoor dining) we paid the walk-up musicians to serenade us throughout the trip.....
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    Finger Lickin Ribs

    By brendygirl,

    I've been venturing out to dine a lot lately, eluding the Gluten Fiend and his cohorts, the Cross Contamination Crew (knock on wood). Devoured tantalizing ribs at Tony Roma's (all sauces & meats are gluten free) and corn on cob and potato.
    At Chili's (I often go there and eat ribs with no ill effects), I discovered a little trick. If I'm going somewhere afterward (the play, Atlanta-3 of 4 stars, I'd say+we saw the guy from HEROES that wrote the play there-my bf watches...
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    3 Week Vacation

    By brendygirl,

    Making a list of what to cook, eat, and do for my 3 weeks off work:

    Order from Celiac Specialties: especially Dr. Schar's crackers and apple streudel and donuts.
    Buy Woodchuck Cider, Ian's Chicken Nuggets, Cravings Place Pancake mix
    Go to Whole Foods (far away)
    Find a Brazilian Restaurant
    Try to make Chile Relleno
    Make poppyseed coleslaw again
    Make pie with gluten-free graham cracker crumb crust
    Make bananas foster again...
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    It's been 2 years since this gluten free segment of my life story has commenced. I think I can self-diagnose that I am over the stages of grief over the loss of my normal, carefree lifestyle. I have reached acceptance. The three year period I've read about that it takes to become thoroughly accustomed to the diet/lifestyle, seems to be correct. I still have mishaps and I still get annoyed with it. But next year (end of year 3), I think I will feel a much firmer grip on...
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    No Harina, Por Favor

    By brendygirl,

    Boyfriend sends text message to me at work last (rainy)Friday:
    //Do you have a valid passport and can you get Monday off work?//
    So, we fly to Cancun that night and have a great time! (His bday weekend) We crammed snorkeling, zip-line riding over the jungle canopy (I'd seen it on the travel channel and was dying to do it), rappeling, bicycling, kayaking, hiking, Mayan ruins, etc. all in one weekend with a long flight from CA to the Carribean!
    Mexico is SO easy to...
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    No fried alligator for me! I really did want to try it, even tho it probably tastes just like chicken! My mother and I cooked our own Thanksgiving for Two. She was upset that I said I hate Thanksgiving. My brother is allergic to poultry, so it's not like I'm the only one who doesn't like this holiday.
    So we made it "our" way. We loved it. My mom didn't have ANY bread! She ate a gluten-free muffin Kinnickick Frozen blueberry- and she liked it. She couldn't believe...
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    Inpired In My Bed

    By brendygirl,

    I woke up before the alarm this morning and a silly little poem shaped itself in my mind within a couple of minutes:
     
    Back 2 Front,
    Front 2 Back,
    I'm hundred percent
    celiac.
     
    It rules my life in many ways,
    Cuz getting glutened means pain for days.
    Grocery shopping, dining out, or being a guest,
    Are incredibly stressful events, at best.
     
    Poke and pick,
    Pick and poke,
    Living a gluten free lifestyle is no joke!
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    No Birthday Cake

    By brendygirl,

    Detective tried to track down a bakery that would create a gluten free cake, so we wouldn't have a box-cake or a frozen one. I finally helped him out with the name of one, and even that one said they needed 2 weeks notice!
    What are they gonna do...order it from the midwest where all the good stuff comes from and then pass it off as theirs?
    Gimmeabreak!
    So I have brownies that my almost-sister made me. Great brownies, but still not a birthday cake.
    I don...
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    Chicken Nuggets

    By brendygirl,

    Latest find: Ian's Chicken Nuggets (at Henry's Market) YUM! I dip them in gluten-free bbq sauce
    Latest flub: bf talked me into buying gluten-free cookies and when I ate them, I couldn't believe how good they were...so much so that I became suspicious, and--they were the regular kind. They had been right next to the Gluten-Free kind and somehow I must've put the wrong ones in the cart. ugh. I waited anxiously for the impending doom, but it was mild, no gastro symptoms...
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    Chowdah

    By brendygirl,

    It was my first trip to New England and I went to Boston, New Hampshire, and Maine. Aside from paddling kayaks (boy, am I still strong!), riding the subway, railroad train, ferries, and water taxis, kissing by lighthouses, getting Witchy in Salem, Mass., and generally being a tourist, I ate at several gluten free establishments recommended by someone on the site. The results were so-so.
    I ate at Legal Seafoods in the Boston Logan Airport and this was the BEST! They had...
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    Crunchy, Chewy

    By brendygirl,

    Hooray for chewing! I'm off the soft- food- only diet! Immediately had the detective transport me to the fair and crunched up some corn on the cob, a PINK'S hot dog (bunless), and I wanted a caramel apple, but detective warned it's too crunchy and too chewy. Oh, well.
    Off prednasone and on 800 mg of ibuprofen, I got so dizzy at work. Now have to cut the pills in half so I can function.
    Here's what I ate today: Gluten free and not terribly crunchy:Yogurt
    diet...
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    Planet Smush

    By brendygirl,

    While my relationship is still heaven on earth, my delectable detective has been nurturing me through my latest health slump. I don't need ear surgery (no fluid), but the specialist says I have TMJ, which is caused by stress and my high-strung personality. I do not grind my teeth (like many TMJ sufferers), however, I do clench my jaw when I'm stressed (I'd never really noticed until I made an emergency pitstop at a gas station only to find an "out of order" sign on the restroom...
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    Back In The Saddle

    By brendygirl,

    I was watching Men In Trees (rerun) and the Asian lady said her husband has a "gluten allergy" really casually right in the dialogue and it fit right in the storyline. It was SO COOL!! I realize most celiacs know it's not an allergy, but that is a word the general public understands.
    Also, I went to Rubio's Baja Fresh and the guy at the counter pulled out an allergen list and told me to keep it, he brought out the marinade container (without me asking) to let me see the...
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    Summer Slump :(

    By brendygirl,

    July was terrible for me last year and it's the same again this year. Where to begin...well, amazingly enough, I can make an entire LIST! 1. I didn't get the promotion at work. 2. They didn't throw out my duplicate traffic light camera ticket ($387) 3. My grandma wrote me a letter saying thanks for taking care of her during my visit, but no more gifts- even for Christmas, and btw I HATE YOUR MOTHER and I never want to see her again (My mom's moving to FL away from my gram...
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    Cinnamon Rolls

    By brendygirl,

    Celiac Specialties sent me the cinnamon rolls finally and they are SPECTACULAR!! SOOO delicious! The tortillas (gluten-free option for flour tortillas) are ok, but defeat the point of a flour tortilla since they don't bend very easily...I made it into a quesadilla, but folding it into a burrito would probably be impossible.
    I also LOVE the apple streudel from C.Specialties. Perfectly delectable.
    Since I've been traveling and dating here are some other eating out experiences...
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    Traveling Again

    By brendygirl,

    *Drum roll* Did she make a long weekend trip in Washington D.C. without getting glutened?NO.
    Positives: there was a WHOLE FOODS where they had an omelette lady we took advantage of for breakfast and we bought stuff for picnicking! I ate at Joe Theisman's restaurant (salad and bunless roast beef) and it was FANTASTIC. So, we ate there the next night, and...glutened! But, I have to admit the house balsamic vinegrette dressing I tried this time looked suspect, and I dared...
  19. brendygirl
    The Friday started off typically enough-had vitamins and organic corn flakes with raisins for breakfast and off to work. Played staff-vs-5th grade softball game. Staff won, saving the principal from having to spend Mon. morning on the roof. Now 5th graders must uphold their end of the bet by losing a recess. ANd no one got hurt (last year the 20-something 3rd grade teacher got a major knee injury during the game and had to have knee surgery and be out of work 3 months!)
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    Locked N Loaded

    By brendygirl,

    So, in the car in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium, I glance over to find my companion lean forward and remove a BIG gun from his belt area. WHA??? He told me that ANY law enforcement officer worth anything wears it ALL the time...could be recognized by the criminal element and targeted for retribution... I'm like, you've had that on EVERY time I've seen you? Yep. I hugged you and never felt it? Yep. I'm like, do you wear it on the plane? Yep. I wanted to ask WHY he...
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    Criss Cross

    By brendygirl,

    Red Robin has some salads that- get this- DON'T come with croutons! They are sprinkled with crunchy colorful scrumptious fried tortilla strips. I had the really good chicken Santa Fe, I think it's called. With the dressing. And I had the strawberry "freckled" lemonade. Dee-lish.
    Then, less than a week later, I went again. Had the exact. same. thing. And- wham! Glutened again.
    Must've been cross-contamination. Even though the salad doesn't come with naughty gluten...
  22. brendygirl
    I had a pretty nice dinner at The Ritz this weekend. I enjoyed the seafood appetizer with horseradish and shrimp sauce, the lobster salad, and the shrimp c%$#$tail. The lamb was ok. The mashed potatoes and veggies fine. The berries for dessert were fresh, but had a VANILLA WAFER stuck in there, so I only ate a few out of the other side. ALMOST perfect.
    Plus, there had to be a person at the table who couldn't resist telling me how good my berries looked while he was downing...
  23. brendygirl
    I had pudding and blueberries for breakfast and a grapefruit for lunch, so I was dying to get home and cook a steak after working til 6.
    And NOW I know why I got glutened LAST time I had a steak because 2nite it DAWNED on me as I sprinkled Lawry's seasoning salt on it.
    So, I ate it, because I was in denial about the Lawry's label since there were somewhat conflicting accounts on the boards about it.
    And I am paying for it. So, I learned the hard way. Despite my...
  24. brendygirl
    Manana is the annual work luncheon (early for Teacher Appreciation Day) that I can partake in! Lots of Mexican food is gluten-free and I just chow down and hope/pray that none of it is cross-contaminated or made from gluten-marinated stuff.
    And TEQUILA is always gluten-free so maybe some of that after work!
    **********
    "Are you going to faint?", asked the nurse repeatedly, wide-eyed, after measuring the top # on my blood pressure at 87. Mine is often low-- genetics...
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    Not Hungry

    By brendygirl,

    I'm feeling the way I felt last summer (the bad summer where I got very thin and had to force myself to eat at 9PM if I hadn't eaten all day-kept inadvertently getting glutened and felt SO GOOD when I wasn't eating...became scared of food). I do recognize it, so it doesn't have power over me. It happened once last fall and I literally went out and bought a TON of Halloween candy and made myself eat a candybar a day (quick and sweet) and told myself I liked food.
    It got...
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