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2007-04-04T19:43:00.000-07:00

Celiac Pot Luck 2005

Our Story

2007-03-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

The year was 2001. I had had it. I had to find out what was going on with my family. Of my 5 children, 2 were developmentally delayed, one had Aspergers Syndrome, one had lost about 30lbs in the last year and was having problems thinking, not to mention a husband who had Hep C and had been "cured" but was still sick with various symptoms. I was told I had IBS. (update: as of spring 2006 daughter diagnosed with Aspergers)

Thanks to a friend who clued me in on a gfcf diet used for kids with Aspergers. As I began to do research I saw the connection between Celiacs and Aspergers and decided to at least get my daughter tested for Celiacs. (We had a niece diagnosed I think in 1990)

Long story short...she was positive. We started the diet and saw a miraculous recovery very quickly...you know, the 3 days and her tummy which had hurt for years stopped hurting and of course you know the rest..within 2 weeks I had a new daughter. (update:She was just diagnosed with Aspergers spring 2006)

With this quick resolution, I took my other 4 children to their pediatrician who ordered a Ttg test. They all came out negative. I knew with the symptoms my son with Aspergers had he had to have celiacs. (many of the same GI problems) Taking him back to the GI doc I was told to not worry about further testing, since I was already doing the diet with my daughter just try it with him and see what happens. He did assure me that the stories about autistic kids getting better were just antidotal stories and to not expect much. He did tell me what I thought was a lactose intolerance with my son was probably a milk protein allergy. Thus, we began a gfcf diet with my 12 year old with Aspergers.

Within 4 days of the diet we again saw miraculous changes. Digestion problems got better. But what was unexpected was the behavior changes. We went from daily meltdowns to a peaceful and calm son. Within 4 weeks of the diet, our son who had not made eye contact his whole life began to make eye contact. He became more verbal. Within 9 months he began to lose some of the autistic symptoms and even talk with people outside the family. The longer he is on the diet the more changes we see.

Next, was my 15 year old son who had lost 30+ pounds. We did Dr. Fines genetic test and while waiting for the results started the diet. Within 2 weeks my son gained 5lbs. and regained his lost cognition and stopped having migraine headaches. The gene test came back showing he had the DQ-2 gene plus another gene for gluten sensitivity. He has done great on the diet.

My oldest daughter did not 'appear' to have symptoms of celiacs, although she did have some digestive problems....opposite of the other kids. She appeared to be my healthiest AND she was convinced she didn't need this diet. I knew she had a problem with dairy but not gluten. We did Dr. Fines testing for gluten and dairy along with the genetic test. Her results showed she had a DQ-8 gene and another gene for gluten sensitivity. Plus antibodies for casein. We started her on the diet, not really expecting many changes. We were surprised at the changes we saw. Her bloated tummy went away 3 days on the diet....we just thought she was built that way. She looked like she had lost 10 lbs. Also a dermatitis on her feet got better in 2 weeks, she had that since she was a baby. She had always choked on food, that was gone as well.

One more child....developmentally delayed, social phobia, ocd, feeding problems since birth, picky eater, choking on food. Our pediatrician said, "Well, start the diet and see what happens." We did, and again we saw dramatic changes with all the above symptoms.

It just made sense my husband was the one to have contributed this genetic make up, as his sisters' daughter was diagnosed with celiacs in 1990. He started the diet and the same thing....many, many symptoms cleared up.

I thought I didn't have this. I did Dr. Fines genetic test to find I didn't have a celiac gene but did have a double gene for gluten sensitivity. I knew I was lactose intolerant but just wasn't convinced about the gluten. I was doing the diet by default. I saw a lot of changes but attributed them to taking dairy out of my diet. Then after buying products from an unreliable source and getting small amounts of gluten for 3 months -everyone in the family got symptoms back....including me....and that was just gluten....no dairy. Once the gluten was found and taken out I got well, again.

We began to see a real need for support. We started attending the support group meetings in OKC. It was great, but a long drive. A year later with the encouragement of a friend and a lot of prayer we started the Celiac Support group here in Norman, OK. Thus, we began in September 2002.

2007-03-18T15:19:00.000-07:00

Ruthie’s GFCF Buns

We had these at the JR/SR Banquet and they were wonderful so I thought I would post the recipe. Featherlight Rice Flour Mix (Brown) 3 Cups
Xanthan Gum 2 tsp.
Egg Replacer (optional) 2 tsp.
Unflavored gelatin 2 tsp.
Baking Powder 1 T.
Salt 1 tsp.
Sugar 3 T.
Warm water 2 cups
Dry yeast granules 2 ¼ tsp.
Dough Enhancer or vinegar 1 ½ tsp.
Eggs 2
Vegetable Oil 4 T.

Place 12 – 13 muffin rings on cookie sheets.

Mix all dry ingredients. Mix all wet ingredients.
Mix together well. Let rise. Bake at 375* for 20 – 25 minutes.

First spray your tart pans, or rings (I've used foil rings with masking tape for large buns).

Ruthie taught me to turn the oven on to the lowest temp. (mine is 170*) possible, preheat it, then shut off the oven and open the oven door for a few minutes, while your mixing.

Do the mixing. Put the dough in tart pans or baking rings, then into the warm oven. Close the oven door. If you have a double oven, let them rise in one oven, and after 10 minutes, preheat your second oven to do the baking in.

These buns need to rise about 10 - 15 minutes, then remove them from the oven and pre-heat again to 350. They rise more while baking. When the oven has preheated again, put in the buns.

Since the pans I use are coated, I bake them at 350* for about 23 minutes.

These mix in about 20 minutes, rise and go to oven in about 20 minutes, then bake for 20- 25 minutes. It may take longer the first 3 times you make them, then your time really goes down.

These travel really well. We had them stay in good shape on a driving trip to San Antonio; in and out of the hotel and the van, they didn't get crumbly.Hope you enjoy them like we do. ~ Tammy

Family

2007-01-16T15:11:00.000-08:00

What's next???

2006-06-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

For those who avoid skin contact with gluten...

Georgia Pacific states that the following products are no longer gluten free since there are trace amounts of gluten in the glue used to hold the paper together and in the roll sealant:

Angel Soft Toilet Paper
Brawny Paper Towels
Quilted Northern Toilet Paper
Sparkle Paper Towels
Mardi Gras Napkins and Paper Towels
Soft and Gentle Toilet Paper

This was from Clan Thompson's e-mail update

We can eat!!!!

2006-05-25T17:35:00.000-07:00

Our sign

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One happy customer :)

2006-05-25T17:25:00.000-07:00

GFCF graduation table Class of 2006

2006-05-25T17:04:00.000-07:00

This was the GFCF graduation table for the class of 2006. We had 28 gluten sensitive people come through our line. We experienced one goof up...the meat got put on cutting boards that were not deicated to gfcf food (although clean) and I made the decision to use it anyway...8 of us had reactions that we know of. At least 10 of the people didn't eat the meat. It was a learning experience and we will be more diligent next year. We prepared most of the stuff in a 100% gfcf kitchen. Other than our experience with the meat it was a successful endeavor. We will know better next time.

GFCF graduation table

2006-05-25T16:55:00.000-07:00

We had about 28 people come through the line.

Graduation 2006

2006-05-25T16:48:00.000-07:00

The GFCF graduation cake! Thanks to Susan Hartman for decorating it for us!!

New Products at Dodson's

2006-01-17T09:58:00.000-08:00

Dodson's started carrying Kinnikinnick CINNAMON ROLLS...If you like this kind of stuff....this is awesome. I will try to leave some for you! There are 6 in a package....they almost taste 'normal'!! It is in the freezer section with the Kinnikinnick frozen bread.

For those of you who are casein free as well...Dodson's has a product called Hip Whip ...similar to cool whip!! This is wonderful!! Thank you Kathy Pennel for finding this and sharing it with us!!! We bought it....now we know what we can eat on that pumpkin pie next time we make it.

Recipes

2006-01-16T07:29:00.000-08:00

Found a blog with GF recipes on it. Click on link above to go to it or look in my links for recipes.

Honeysuckle White Turkey Breast gravy packet!! Yes!!

2005-07-29T17:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Kate,

You will be happy to know that the gravy is also gluten free. The food starch is corn. No gluten in the product.

At this time, we have only four products that contain gluten:

Italian Style Meatballs
Frozen Turkey Burgers
Teriyaki Tenderloins
Cajun Fried Turkey

The rest of our products are gluten free!

Sincerely,

Tammy
Cargill Meat Solutions

New to this site?

2005-07-22T17:49:00.000-07:00

The links are great. The archives have more informational stuff so check it out.

2005-06-03T21:53:00.001-07:00

Chrissy's wedding the gluten free table

2005-06-03T21:52:00.000-07:00

Chrissy's Wedding the gluten free table

Ideas

2005-06-03T09:53:00.000-07:00

While writing an email this information popped in my head. I thought I would put it on here...some may be repeats of other posts.

Tarahumara's on Porter.
Order#13 Crispy Taco without the cheese and sour cream - the chips and salsa is gluten free also the corn tortillas are okay.

Wendy's chili is gluten free.

Some easy things that keep my sanity.... items you may want to keep on hand.

Dinty Moore Beef Stew (Wal-Mart)
Amy's Frozen Dinners-make sure they say gluten free on them (Dodson's, Albertson's)
Valley Fresh Premium White Chicken (Wal-Mart) great for chicken salad
Hellmann's mayonnaise
McCormick Spices
Van's Frozen Waffles (Dodson's)
Kinninnick products are great in the frozen section- bread, donuts, muffins (Dodson's)
Hormel Tamales (Wal-Mart)
Hormel Chili with beans- the other one has gluten (Wal-Mart)
Delimex Chicken Taquitos read the label- make sure you get the right one (Wal-Mart)
Rosarita Refried Beans with Mission corn tortillas (Wal-Mart)
Mission Corn chips (Wal-Mart)
Cream of Rice (Wrights IGA)
Oscar Mayer Lunch meat...smoked ham, turkey
Gillian's Cinnamon Raisin Rolls - frozen have to be toasted ( Dodson's)

Oh, one of the easy things my girls do is Kinninnick Frozen Pizza Crusts (Dodson's) we just keep Hunts tomato sauce and Hormel Pepperoni on hand and they can make pizza's anytime they want. You can also make dessert pizza with some Hershey's chocolate syrup and powdered sugar on top....it isn't bad.

2005-05-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

The sign for the table

2005-05-25T13:08:00.000-07:00

Graduation Gluten Free table

2005-05-25T13:07:00.000-07:00

Coast to Coast for Celiacs -Gluten Free Pot Luck Dinner with Regina and Alex

2005-05-25T13:05:00.000-07:00

Chatting after the pot luck

2005-05-25T13:04:00.001-07:00

chatting after the pot luck Alex, Greg and Greg

2005-05-25T13:04:00.000-07:00

Regina and Alex sharing products and information

2005-05-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

After the pot luck

2005-05-25T13:01:00.001-07:00

The Gluten Free Pot Luck table

2005-05-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

Pot luck table with Kate, Regina, Alex, Beverly, Gary and Deborah

Bolthouse Farms

2005-05-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

We have discovered these and they are wonderful. They sell them at Wal-Mart in the produce section. All gf/cf!!

Silk (White Wave) Products

2005-05-03T11:55:00.000-07:00

A list of gluten-free (no rye, oats, wheat, or barley) products below.

The natural flavors in the products below do not contain gluten.

White Wave Gluten-free Product List:

Soymilk
Silk Organic Plain
Silk Vanilla
Silk Very Vanilla
Silk Enhanced
Silk Chocolate
Silk Coffee Soylatte
Silk Mocha
Silk Chai
Silk Spice Soylatte
Silk Unsweetened
Silk Light Plain
Silk Light Vanilla
Silk Strawberry
Silk Nog
Silk Exclusively Formulated for Starbucks®
Silk Original Creamer Silk French Vanilla Creamer
Silk Hazelnut Creamer

Silk Cultured Soy
All flavors are gluten-free

Silk live! Smoothies
Mango
Peach
Raspberry
Strawberry

Tofu
Hard Tofu (Tidal Wave)
Organic Soft Tofu (Water Pack)
Organic Firm Tofu (Vacuum Pack)
Extra Firm Tofu
Organic Firm Tofu (Water Pack)
Fat Reduced Tofu
Transitional Firm Tofu (Vacuum Pack)

Tempeh
Tempeh Original Soy
Tempeh Soy Rice
Tempeh Sea Veggie

Coast to Coast for Celiac May 24th Potluck

2005-05-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

Coast to Coast for Celiac

The Norman Celiac Group is planning to do a gf potluck at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman on May 24th. We will have her share what has happened on her trip up to this point. For more information please contact: Kate Martin at 364-5612 or email at one4life@swbell.net

Regina Erskine, from Portland, Maine is doing an awareness/fundraising campaign in the form of a coast-to-coast bicycle ride. She will start in late April in San Diego, CA and finish up in Portland, ME by the Fourth of July.

The purpose:

First is increased awareness, which includes educating the general public about celiac and encouraging anyone who may unknowingly suffer from it to get tested.

Second is fundraising, where all donations I receive will go to the university of Maryland, Center for Celiac Research.

Here are some suggestions from Regina's email:

"I welcome your suggestions as to ways that we could make this ride a success for all of us. Here are a few ideas that I have come up with:

- having your members ride with me when I bicycle through your town. Local newspapers and TV stations could be contacted for this and it could be turned into an "event."

- meeting with your group over a pot-luck dinner. I would be happy to talk to your group about my ride and share any experiences I have had.

- helping to find us a place to stay for the night, whether it be a hotel, campground, or even someone's house.

- collecting donations from your members and community to help out with the expenses of my awareness ride.

I'm very open to any other ideas you may have to help me out. Please write to me and let me know what you have in mind!"

www.c2c4celiac.info is the website for more information.

Archives and Links

2005-04-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

Don't forget there may be helpful information in the archives.....Maybe one day when I have more time I can learn how to organize this better to make it more accessible. The links are wonderful so take some time to explore them.

Jr/Sr Banquet

2005-04-17T19:34:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful time at the Jr/Sr Banquet! The chef made gfcf food for the 8 of us who needed it and it was great. He made us chicken breasts sauteed in olive oil and salt and pepper, potato wedges, green beans with carrots lightly sauteed and a salad. Tammy brought gfcf rolls (the recipe is below) and I brought a carrot cake by Namaste and used a cream cheese frosting by Pillsbury (also listed below). One of the juniors, Matt brought a chocolate cake for the after party and others brought some gfcf snacks that were put on a table just for the kids on a gf diet. This was such a blessing and made us feel more "normal".

Another gfcf product found!

2005-04-14T10:48:00.000-07:00

Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Frosting- Cream Cheese barcode 1800076150 is indeed gfcf!! I called today. Their products can change so if you have any questions call their 800-767-4466 if you are in doubt of something. Pillsbury now list gluten and dairy as allergens on their products if they are in them. Go Pillsbury!!!

What do those genetic tests from Enterolabs mean?

2005-04-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Several of you have wanted more information as to what these genes mean.....this is from Enterolab.

"Interpretation Of HLA-DQ Testing by Molecular Analysis and Conversion to "Serologic Equivalent": Today HLA-DQ gene testing is done by analyzing DNA using molecular techniques. In the past, the methods were done by analyzing blood cells for the antigens produced by the genes, and these past methods were responsible for the most commonly known nomenclature for HLA-DQ genes even today (using integers such as "DQ2"). These are called "serologic equivalents" to the specifically analyzed gene material. The serologic equivalents are as follows:

* If the first two numbers of the molecular type are 05, the serologic equivalent is DQ1 subtype DQ5
* If the first two numbers of the molecular type are 06, the serologic equivalent is DQ1 subtype DQ6
* If the molecular type is 0201, the serologic equivalent is DQ2
* If the molecular type is 0301, the serologic equivalent is DQ3 subtype DQ7
*If the molecular type is 0302, the serologic equivalent is DQ3 subtype DQ8
*If the molecular type is 0303, the serologic equivalent is DQ3 subtype DQ9
*If the first two numbers of the molecular type are 03 but it is not 0301, 0302, or 0303, the serologic equivalent is DQ3
* If the first two numbers of the molecular type are 04, the serologic equivalent is DQ4

The gluten sensitive, celiac genes are HLA-DQ*0201 and HLA-DQ*0302 (HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8, respectively).

The other gluten sensitive genes are any molecular type involving another HLA-DQ*03xx number (i.e., HLA-DQ3), or any HLA-DQ*05xx number, or any HLA-DQ*06xx (i.e., HLA-DQ1)

If you have one gluten sensitive gene, then your offspring have a 50% chance of receiving the gene from you, and at least one of your parents passed it to you. Having two copies of a gluten sensitive or celiac gene, means that each of your parents, and all of your children (if you have them) will possess at least one copy of the gene. Two copies also means there is an even stronger predisposition to gluten sensitivity than having one gene and the resultant immunologic gluten sensitivity or celiac disease may be more severe.

For more information about result interpretation, please see http://www.enterolab.com/What_Happens
Thank You For Allowing EnteroLab to Help You Attain Optimum Intestinal And Overall Health."

Early Diagnosis Of Gluten Sensitivity: Before the Villi are Gone

2005-04-13T22:49:00.000-07:00

Click here for Dr. Fine's Essay

Smart List for gf drugs/food

2005-04-06T07:09:00.000-07:00

Click on the title above to get to this page.

Kirkman Labs gfcf vitamins

2005-04-05T20:04:00.000-07:00

These are the vitamins we are using and have had good results with.

Bush's Best Products

2005-03-08T08:42:00.000-08:00

This is from the Bush's web site (click on the title to go there)

Are any of your products gluten-free? Which ones?
All of our Bush's Best products are gluten-free with the exception of Bush's Best Chili Beans, the four varieties of Bush's Homestyle Chili and Bush's Chili Magic^®line.

We use cornstarch in some of our products, but it does not contain gliadin gluten from wheat, barley or rye grains that may cause adverse responses in persons suffering from Celiac Sprue.

2005-03-07T23:14:00.000-08:00

Hey! Click below to hear what I am saying to you!

2005-03-07T22:50:00.000-08:00

Chick-fil-A gfcf list

2005-03-07T21:31:00.000-08:00

Click on the items for a detailed ingredient list.

The following information is provided for those customers who have intolerance to gluten; (wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oats, and spelt.)

Below is a list of our menu items that may fit your gluten diet. This information was obtained from the suppliers of each of the items. We have bolded the grain source on items where customers have had questions. Some ingredients such as spices and natural flavors may be proprietary; therefore, we may not have the source listed for those items.

We recommend you review this list with your physician before consuming any of the products listed below, or any other item on our menu.

Entrée

Chick-fil-A® Chargrilled Chicken Filet
Chick-fil-A® Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad (without cheese and croutons)
Tortilla Strips

Sides

Beverages

All Beverages

Dipping Sauces and Dressings

What's for supper?

2005-03-07T21:17:00.000-08:00

Tonight we had chicken n dumplings

Just boil your chicken and cut up in bite size pieces.
Add Imagine Chicken broth or Swansons.
I also add frozen mixed vegetables.
Bring it to a boil and add in the dumplings.

I make my dumplins with the gfcf flour mix from Special Diets for Special Kids vol. 2. It has a wonderful "biscuit mix" you can make quite abit and keep it in the freezer...pull it out and add Dari free or soymilk and it makes the dumplins.

I make up a very large batch of gfcf flour mix when I make it so that I always have some on hand. As well as the biscuit mix. It is great! If you want the recipe for the biscuit mix I can email it to you.

Bigelow Tea Status

2005-03-07T16:20:00.000-08:00

From: Bigelow Consumer Questions [mailto:bigtea@bigelowtea.com]
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: Web Contact

Thank you for visiting Bigelow Tea's web site. You asked if the natural flavors contained in the Constant Comment Decaffeinated contain any rye, barley or wheat gluten. The Constant Comment Decaffeinated tea does not contain any of these ingredients.

The following are teas that contain barley malt and test positive for gluten. While the flavors listed below have been discontinued, you may find them on the store shelf. They are:

Apple & Spice Herbal Garden Tea
Fruit & Berries Herb Tea
Fruit & Berries Iced Tea
Hibiscus and Rose Hips Herbal Garden Tea
Specially Strawberry Herb Tea
Strawberry Herbal Garden Tea

The teas listed below contain barley malt, but when tested, showed no results for gluten. They are:

Blueberry Harvest Herb Tea
Chamomile Mango Herb Tea
Cinnamon Spice Herb Tea (was called Sinfully Cinnamon Herb Tea)
Take-A-Break loose tea

Any tea NOT listed above is gluten free.

I hope the above responds to your concerns. If you need additional information, please email me at mailto:atkpangrac@rcbigelow.com.

Cordially,

Kathy Pangrac
Consumer Service Supervisor

GFCF Ingredients / Allergens

2005-03-06T17:42:00.000-08:00

Subj: RE: CF Ingredients / Allergens
Date: 3/3/2005 12:12:04 PM Central Standard Time

From: Consumer.Relations@brandspeoplelove.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)

Thank you for contacting us about Trident. Your comments and inquiries are appreciated because they provide valuable feedback about our brands.

All Trident flavors are gluten free. All but Trident White flavors are caseine free. Trident White contains a milk derived ingredient called Recaldent.

Our other gluten free and caseine free products are:

Bubblicious
Clorets
Dentyne
Certs
Freshen Up
Cinnaburst
Mintaburst
Halls Sugar Free
Chiclets

We appreciate you contacting us and hope you will continue to enjoy our brands.

Sincerely,

Consumer Relations

Quick Lunch Ideas

2005-03-03T20:33:00.000-08:00

Sandwhich (kinnikinnick white or brown sandwich bread or Ener-G Tapioca Bread)
Peanut Butter (if tolerated) and Banana or Jam
Lunch meats (Oscar Mayer Turkey Breast and Ham have worked for us)
Thai Kitchen Rice Noodle Bowls
Chicken Salad (Valley Fresh Premium White Chicken or your own)
Corn Tortillas with Refried Beans (Rosarita Traditional)
Fruit
Fruit Smoothies
Salads with Annies Dressings
Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter or Chicken Salad
Raw Vegetables with dip (Better Than Sour Cream with whatever seasoning you have)
Corn chips with Refried Beans
Baked Potatoes
Hormel Chili with Beans
Hormel Tamales
Deli Mex Chicken Taquitos (read label for gfcf)
GFCF Pizza (Kinnikinnick frozen crusts, hunts tomatoe sause, homel pepperoni + whatever other toppings you like)
Left overs from the night before
any breakfast ideas work as well for lunch

Breakfast Ideas

2005-03-03T20:25:00.000-08:00

Fruit
Fruit Smoothies
Cream of Rice
McCann's oats (if tolerated)
GFCF Cereal
GFCF toast/english muffins/bagels (Kinnikinnick)
Baked Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes (we put in Kirkman's powdered Calcium)
Van's Gluten Free Frozen Waffles
Pancakes (rice flour recipe or Kinnikinnick's mix)
Bacon (Hormel)
J.C. Potter Sausage
Scrambled Tofu (I have a great recipe)
Eggs (if tolerated)

Another easy dinner

2005-03-03T20:08:00.000-08:00

Brisket with Head Country BBQ Sause
Mashed Potatoes (Instant from Walmart)
Green beans

dessert
Cream Filled Cakes

2005-03-03T20:07:00.001-08:00

Esther likes them!

2005-03-03T20:07:00.000-08:00

Abi likes them, too.

Cream Filled Cakes

2005-03-03T20:02:00.001-08:00

Use a prepared chocolate cake mix.

I have made cupcakes in the past....that was easier. You just bake them and once they are cooled, make a hole with a straw and use a pastry bag and inject the filling into the cupcake.

If you are more artistic than me you could try putting them on a cookie sheet whatever shape you like and cook for 5 min. When they are cool put the filling on one and cover with one.

The recipe for the filling is:
2 cups of Marshmellow Cream
1 cup of crisco
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 teaspoon salt dissloved in 2 teaspoons of hot water

2005-03-03T20:02:00.000-08:00

Cream filled cakes

The following 3 pictures provide an idea for supper:)

2005-02-23T22:13:00.000-08:00

Fried Chicken
Breaded with rice flour and Morton Nature's Seasons Seasoning Blend.

2005-02-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

Green beans
This one is easy....just open the can put it in the pot.

2005-02-23T22:11:00.000-08:00

Mashed Potatoes
These are Great Value (from Walmart) Instant Mashed Potatoes. I used Willow Run Soy Margarine and 8th Continent Soymilk....to be gfcf. Now you have supper.

Annual Passover warning Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.

2005-02-23T21:15:00.000-08:00

This came from the St. Johns Listserve

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:30:32 -0500

Passover foods will soon be on the shelves. For those who may not know, at Passover time, the foods are more clearly labeled (for religious reasons). The labels and the avoidance of wheat at Passover time make it easier for celiacs to buy cakes, cookies, mixes, condiments, sauces, etc. without fear...and with greater variety.

Without going into the religious rationale behind it, the rule to follow:If NONE of the following four appear on the ingredients label AND it says Kosher for Passover....it is gluten-free. (Must meet both qualifiers.) Spellings may vary.
matzah
meal matzah
farfel cake meal.

The above four are made from wheat. If any of the above four (any spelling) appear on the label...it is NOT gluten-free.

If the food specifies non-gebrochts, you are also safe. It will not contain grains, beans, etc. Check out the freezer section too. I find gf tv dinners that say non-gebrochts.

Links

2005-01-29T13:39:00.000-08:00

I will try to put links up that will benefit our needs. I hope they are helpful. If you know of any links that would be good to add, please email them or leave a comment containing them. I will add any new ones I find.

2005-01-29T13:06:00.000-08:00

NO GRAIN, NO PAIN!

Deborah Martin's syrup recipe

2005-01-16T17:33:00.000-08:00

Here is our family's recipe for syrup. This is the way I have made it for 20+ years.
Deborah Martin

Syrup
Small amount:
1/3 c brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
½ cup water
pinch salt
1 teaspoon vinegar

Large amount:
1 lb brown sugar
4 cup white sugar
4 cup water
¼ t salt
2 Tablespoon vinegar
Cook “pretty high” until a “little” drip doesn’t take too long.
You can add one package of frozen blackberries to the large amount while cooking to make delicious blackberry syrup.

Thanks!!

Good News!

2005-01-15T15:10:00.000-08:00

When someone is newly diagnosed with Celiacs this is good news- they now have the keys for better health! Let's pass along the encouragement and optimism!

Don't enjoy cooking?

2005-01-14T18:41:00.000-08:00

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. - Willie Weiss

2005-01-14T18:25:00.000-08:00

These are the ones with pepperoni- the outside is like a pizza crust.

2005-01-14T18:23:00.000-08:00

Elijah loves Gorilla Munch with 8th continent vanilla soymilk---YUM!

2005-01-14T18:19:00.000-08:00

This is a wonderful recipe from Special Diets For Special Kids vol. 1 page 140 Marci's Soft White Bread and Rolls (I am not an artist so they aren't that pretty, but if you have a natural artistic flare I bet they could be!) I used vol.2 page 82 Mock Runza's for the inside. Today, I made some and used pepperoni inside them and they turned out great!

2005 Meetings

2005-01-14T18:05:00.000-08:00

NO GRAIN, NO PAIN The Norman Celiac Support Group
Meets every 1st Tuesday 7pm at St. Johns Episcopal Church on the corner of Asp and Duffy in Norman. For more information contact us at one4life@swbell.net or call 405-364-5612.

2005-01-14T18:03:00.000-08:00

Greg and Kate Norman Celiac Support Group

Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup

2005-01-14T17:50:00.000-08:00

Dear Ms. Martin:

We appreciate your interest in Pinnacle Foods Corporation. The recipe for Log Cabin® and Mrs. Butterworth's® syrup has not been changed. There has always been a small amount of barley in them, they have never been gluten free. Barley is considered a natural flavor. However, Log Cabin® Country Kitchen is gluten free.Thank you for contacting us concerning our products.

Sincerely,

Darlene Peters
Consumer Response Representative 000468948A