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Liz Lovely
I need to start out by letting you know that what I share with you in this review may just change your life! The subject at hand is cookies. Yes, cookies. Those delectable little (or large) morsels of “yum.” When it comes to gluten-free cookies, we celiacs tend to compromise and like our newfound cookies. […]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Avocado Cupcakes (Vegan)
A dear friend sent me this unique cupcake recipe. So unique in fact that it would go perfectly with my one-of-a-kind recipe for Aztec hot chocolate. Vegan & GF Chocolate Chip Avocado Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 ½ cups Dakota Prairie GF Millet Flour Blend ( or any other GF flour blend of your choice) ¾ cup Enjoy […]
Company & Product Review: Sweet Christine’s
www.sweetchristinesglutenfree.com Safe to eat, healthy, gluten-free, and top-of-the-line yummy—that is how we are summing up Sweet Christine’s. Oh my, folks, brownies that are the best ever, better than the best wheat brownies I’ve had in the past—no kidding!—donuts that taste like donuts should, and a truly decadent chocolate lava cake that oozed with chocolate as […]
How is Sjögren’s Syndrome Diagnosed?
There are several ways to test for Sjögren’s which I have added below, even though I have an Article on this very topic posted at the Gluten Free Help website. I personally had the eye test done (brings back memories) and then the blood test done. I have an account with a lab and can […]
Road Trips with Your Celiac Child
For car trips, bring along a cooler or two with already-prepared gluten-free foods and snacks for your celiac child. Luckily for your child, there are more and more gluten-free snacks available which are perfect for road trips. For instance, you can order online various snacks such as gluten-free jerky, gluten-free potato puffs, and gluten-free popcorn. […]
This Incredible Service Can Train Your Restaurant or Kitchen to Meet Gluten-Free Demands!
GREAT Foodservice, a program of the NFCA, is a program designed to efficiently train restaurants or institutional kitchens to meet the needs of gluten-free eaters. First, General Managers and Owners get online training and learn the ABCs of gluten-free food preparation: AWARENESS of gluten and its toxicity to celiac, BRINGING in supplies and menu items, […]
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Roasted Eggplant and Garlic Spread
This Mediterranean dish livens up the winter season and perfectly complements warmer weather. Make some gluten-free crackers for dipping. INGREDIENTS 2 medium eggplants (1 ½ lbs.), with skin, cut lengthwise in half 1 small yellow onion, with skin, cut in half 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, divided 2 large cloves garlic ½ c bottled […]
Food Review: Heaven Mills Gluten-Free Bakery
Alta Schlesinger had a dream after some of her family members were diagnosed with celiac disease. Already with a propensity toward good cooking, she quickly turned a diagnosis into a fun challenge. Alta took many kosher traditional family dishes and turned them into gluten-free ones. Neighbors soon were asking for recipes and to purchase meals […]
Going Blind! by Sandi Star, CCN
I remember using a ton of eye drops and never getting any relief. I was finding pieces of Sclera (the white, dense, fibrous outer coating of the eyeball) inside the lids and I was getting scarring. I was working full time and going to school at night; looking at a computer screen all day and books […]
Celiac Disease Research Needs Support
Why is it that you and your doctors probably haven’t heard about celiac disease? Although the amount of research on celiac disease is growing, it depends entirely on the generosity of benefactors for its funding. Without these charitable donations, there would be no way to continue this research and the efforts to raise awareness. […]
Desert Wind Skin Care and Emu Oil
(No chemicals, detergents, alcohols, solvents, parabens, or petroleum-based products.) Many people have sensitive skin and many of these sensitivities derive from basic allergies or from the fact that so many topicals, shampoos, and soaps are laden with chemicals. So, what’s emu oil have to do with all this? Read on. Celiacs or gluten-sensitive individuals can […]
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
This recipes, donated by a participant at the 2009 Tampa Bay Celiac Group Cookie Exchange, is sure to be a hit! INGREDIENTS ¼ c butter-flavored shortening 1 ¼ c packed brown sugar ¾ c creamy peanut butter 1 egg ¼ c unsweetened applesauce 3 tsp vanilla extract 1 c white rice flour ½ […]
Gluten-Free Essentials – A Company Thinking Outside the Box
This company is not only gluten-free, but it’s run by 2 women who understand the gluten-free business and who are fun. Between the two of them they count 15 grandchildren with immense care for the celiac. With children in mind they also evolved a line – Speedy Bake. These well designed and delicious mixes are […]
Help Your Celiac Child Avoid Cross-Contamination
I can’t insist enough the importance of teaching your child about his own condition and cross-contamination. How much your child can absorb depends on his age and maturity level. You’ll be surprised by how much a child is capable of understanding, though. Even two-year-olds can practice “reading” labels with you at the grocery store. Practice […]
Product Company Review: Custom Choice Cereal
I’m sitting here with three gluten-free custom cereals, each one blended to my specifications, even down to the name. Custom Choice Cereal is really an innovative idea to help those on the gluten-free diet. The company allows anyone to choose a base for their mix, then choose out 1-11 out of 13 “ingredients,” then (get […]
Treating Autism with Bentonite Clay
As a children’s author, researcher, and humanitarian, I have been growing increasingly alarmed at the growing rate of autism diagnosis. Whereas in the 1980s, a study shows that 4 in every 10,000 children exhibited signs of autism, a study conducted recently by Cambridge University’s Autism Research Center showed that approximately 1 in 60 children […]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
This delicious cross between peanut butter and chocolate cookies will be sure to please the whole family! Make some gluten-free chocolate brownies too! INGREDIENTS 1 (1-qt.) jar Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Mix ½ c butter, softened 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking […]
PUMPKIN BREAD OR MUFFINS
I like to make Pumpkin Bread in the autumn, when the fall colors are peeking through my window. It seems so perfect for morning coffee or afternoon snacks once the weather starts to get cool. Your home will be filled with the warm aroma of sweet cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. This recipe makes traditionally […]
The Top Five Tips on Raising Children with Food Allergies
I meet up with a number of wonderful people as a children’s author and due to being celiac myself this adds a whole new element to my wide range of friends. Jamie Eppenauer has a lot to offer the gluten-free community and I’d like to share some of that with you. Please enjoy what she […]
Food Review: Bio-K+ Does It Again
Bio K Plus has just released a new probiotic supplement for celiacs and dairy-free, soy-free, and sugar-free individuals. Each little bottle offers 50 billion—yes, billion—beneficial bacteria at the time of consumption. The recent product is organic-sprouted-rice-based and free of dairy, wheat, corn, soy, and sugar, not to mention certified organic. When we originally product-tested Bio-K+’s […]
