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  1. queenofhearts
    MMMMM I love nut tortes! I've seen tortes though that used cake crumbs or bread crumbs instead of flour, so be careful. And unfortunately, chefs sometimes flour the pan it is cooked in, even if the cake is called "flourless"-- this happened to me at the restaurant where I ate dinner on my birthday. (Then I ordered a flan & they stuck a cookie in it!...
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    How long were you off gluten? Long enough to heal completely? Leah
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    Oh, you can still have apple pie even if you are Celiac! There are several crust recipes on this site, but you can even buy frozen gluten-free crusts if you want. My son has a mild oral allergy to apples & carrots. He also has "hay fever", & I'm told they're related. Leah
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    Welcome, Russ, I saw your other thread & posted about Balsamic. It's true a lot of us have had... um... mixed experiences with doctors. But I will forever be grateful to the doctor who finally diagnosed me. (After a whole string who didn't, mind you!) Anyway I think it's great that you are here & I hope you are a light in the wilderness of the...
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    Oh yes, by all means go on the diet. I've had symptoms all my life but was told it was IBS until finally diagnosed this Spring. I wish I'd tried this 30 years ago! Leah
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    Thanks, & yes, it's me-- my husband is the photographer. Rachel, have you tried baking your own bread? I haven't enjoyed the purchased breads I've tried but homemade ones seem better in general. I know you make ice cream... Leah
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    Did you talk to your doctor about the cysts? The other symptoms sound very typical for a Celiac still not fully healed, but those cysts worry me. Leah p.s. Congratulations on giving up the additional mind fogging agent! I'm sure that was a smart move.
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    There was a post somewhere about Balsamic vinegar that did point out that some of the cheapest store brands actually have flavorings added that could contain gluten. The ones bottled in Modena though are required by law to be pure so they are safe. This includes many reasonably priced ones, not just the exotic aged kind. I hadn't heard about white pepper...
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    I really feel for you, you are clearly working really hard to understand & support your boyfriend. I think it will be easier for him to make positive decisions for his health with someone like you backing him up. In my limited eating out & travel experience since diagnosis, I've found it very hard to be entirely safe when I'm not doing my own cooking...
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    I do appreciate your forgiving natures. Truly, I am often a paragon of scientificness-- my dad's a chemistry professor, so I grew up steeped in the stuff. I've even illustrated for Scientific American! I will try to keep the Mr. Hyde part of my personality repressed on this thread, I promise. Leah
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    Leah culpa, Leah maxima culpa... My first post was probably not the best start! Apologies to all, Leah
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    I had terrible nausea & couldn't keep anything down for several months. When I found out I was expecting twins my first thought was "thank God, I'll never have to do this again!" (I really wanted two kids). The docs thought the extreme sickness was because of the high hormone levels with twins. I was a long way from being diagnosed then. I remember...
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    I love to cook & bake so the first thing I did when diagnosed was to go to my library's online catalog & request every gluten-free cookbook they had. I've found Bette Hagman, Annalise Roberts, & Carol Fenster's books the most useful. And there are loads of recipes on this site too-- look under the site index. And this forum is fabulous...
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    I'm betting if you tried that challenge once it would be the last time! Leah
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    Yes you can! Go get a copy of Bette Hagman's Gluten Free Gourmet & make some pizza. Buy some New Grist beer. You can have the best of both worlds! Leah
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    Don't feel bad. Many of us have wavered at first. Remember, there is an addictive quality to gluten, & it's hard to shake an addiction! You'll get past this stage & rejoice in your new health, & you'll no longer be tempted. One thing that helps me when I long for really good artisanal bread (the thing I miss most) is reading the thread...
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    13 PULLUPS!!!!! I've never done a decent pullup in my life. I remember dreading fitness day in school when we had to do pullups & rope climbing. I have strong legs & was a runner for years, but try as I might my arms remain pathetic. Well, I've made some progress from lifting weights & using the ub handles on the elliptical-- they are no longer...
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    Welcome, & fear not! There is pizza, beer, & bread in your future. Since you like to cook you have a great head start! There are plenty of good recipes on this site (including flour mixes), but I'd also recommend you look up Bette Hagman's gluten-free gourmet series. You'll find out a lot about the different flours out there & what they do...
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    Great picture, Carla! For those who were curious, I'm Queen of Hearts definitely NOT because I break them! (Married 28 years!) But because of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & the nursery rhyme within (see my signature)... I'm an avid baker so when I found out I was Celiac I felt like someone had stolen my tarts, & I was ready to scream...
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    Thank you, O President, for the warm welcome. As for the content of the documents, that's not my department. I just doll them up. Generally speaking you can say anything you want, just throw in a few whereases & therefore be it resolveds & it sounds very official. Oh, & it sounds like your title should include Empress of Ice Cream.
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    I was thinking about injera & out of curiosity looked up a recipe... sad to say it included all-purpose flour as well as teff. So if anyone was headed out to an Ethiopian restaurant, beware! Leah
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    Okay, I'm game, just as long as swim trunks aren't involved...
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    I hope not! And I want to see the WORLD too. But I must say, that's one thing that worries me about Celiac. On the one hand, I've always had to worry so much about my stomach when I traveled... so I'm hoping that won't be such an issue in the future. But part of the traveling experience is eating the food of the natives... & now I'm nervous just...
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    Hm, I just saw that on the shelf at the library & almost picked it up, but didn't because I'm more of an herbivore! I really like his writing though. Leah
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    I think it was Chelsea (Penguin) who has the inside dope on this... some powder that's often near the popcorn, I seem to recall? Leah
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