.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }Brown Rice spaghetti with Walnut cream sauceTonight I had just a few minutes to get a tasty meal on the table. Thank goodness I take after my mom! She taught me to always have pas...

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }popovers GLUTEN FREE! YIPEE!!!!, originally uploaded by drjeannd.I have never been sure why an Irish-Catholic family decided to have a classic British Christmas feast, but that is ...

The nice folks at IdahoAs© Potatoes sponsored my creation of this recipe.Gnocchi, tender potato and flour puffs, made a frequent appearance on my dinner table before we went gluten-free, but alas, once we went gluten-free, finding any to purchase was difficult. They are so quick to get on the plate. It isn't truly hard to make, a combination of p...

Ever since childhood, potatoes have been my favorite food.Makes sense, my Irish roots are truly showing.I love potatoes in all forms, but especially in quirky spots like inside the filling and dough of cake that is perfect with a dark cup of coffee.I know the recipe looks a bit daunting, with three different components to make and combine.It's ...

Sometimes the simplest foods are the most missed when you go gluten-free. Although there are quite a few crackers available in the markets, the flavors of most are quite bland and their cost is typically double other crackers. Crackers are almost a food group in my house. With twin teen athletes balancing busy schedules, these crispy flavorful bit...

Simplicity itself, this recipe has two ingredients. Well, as long as you don't count salt and pepper, and I never count those. I created this for a dairy allergic friend who had a big birthday event. This makes any meal truly special. The coconut milk combines with the natural starch from the potatoes to create a creamy sauce without any work on yo...

Teriyaki stirfry- No Sugar, No Gluten SauceThis is my go to sauce for those late night dinners, stirred together quickly to feed the hungry tummies. It can be used on any protein- from tofu to steak with equal ease.Recipe: Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free Teriyaki SauceIngredientsAs¾ cup (200 grams) gluten free tamari sauceAs½ cup pineapple juice (200 gram...

When you have those lonely brown spotted Appaloosa bananas on the counter, do you feel a pang?My frugal soul cringes just a bit when I have a few bananas that look like these.I know I could mix up a batch of pancakes, or muffins. But my long time goal has been a crisp crusted, tender hearted bread that could stand up to a smear of peanut butter.And...

Top 10 Inadvertent Gluten ExposuresThis list is of foods that newly diagnosed gluten-free folks typically forget have gluten, creating an exposure and reaction.1. Soy Sauce “ Most soy sauce contains wheat, which means any food made with soy sauce is gluten-full, including things like Barbecue and Teriyaki sauce. This is the reason that I don't enco...

Gluten-Free living is incredibly complicated, especially when you are listening to outdated, incorrect information about what is safe to eat or not eat.Over the eight years I've been writing about thriving gluten-free, I've found some pieces of celiac lore that just won't die, even once completely disproven. The reason so many of these urban legend...

From the archive files: Research from American Journal of Epidemiology. Jul2014, Vol. 180 Issue 1, p76-85. Document Type:July 2014Association of Maternal Education, Early Infections, and Antibiotic Use With Celiac Disease: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northeastern Italy. suggests that having repeated infectious episodes treated with ant...

Getting dinner on the table some days seems like the most difficult task in the world. Especially if you work late or have children waiting for your second job of cook to be finished. I'm so fortunate to live in an area where fabulous wild fish is the norm and not the exception. One of my patients is a reefnet fishermanAs and happily lets me kn...

There's always a reason for cake.Tea time, a book group meeting, brunch with your family, heck just because.But for us gluten free folk, it isn't as easy as stopping at the local bakery to pick up a wonderful treat.Luckily, this variation of a classic sponge cake bakes up in a short 6 minutes, and you can cool and fill it within 25 minutes....

As a naturopathic physician, I love to keep people healthy. When I first made the choice to be a naturopath rather than a medical doctor, I was hoping to make a difference in people's life by helping them heal without having to take a poly-pharmacy of drugs. In part, my choice was driven by watching my first husband die of cancer, then my mother di...

April 25, 2013 by Jean LaytonVilli under an electron microscope As© 2011 S. Schuller, Wellcome Images, used under Creative Commons license.Published today in the BMC Gastroenterology, finally a conclusion that might help people get to an understanding of their reaction.This review study gathered information from 40 different studies, all looking to...

A long time ago, I lived in Greenpoint Brooklyn, well before it became the hot and happening place it is now. As My first husband and I had a two story loft right on Greenpoint Avenue in the center of the rough and ready neighborhood. It was a beautiful place to have lots of space, great neighbors and wonderful Polish food. This was so long ago, I ...

Happy New Year!Now for those pesky resolutions.You know the ones, the ones that get people to pay for yearlong gym memberships as they commit to an exercise plan every morning for the next 362 days.The resolutions that say they will never again let saturated fats, sugar or alcohol past their lips till ....Yeah, those terribly impractical resolution...

As a physician who diagnoses celiacs frequently, there is a sequence of cautions I give whenever we have our laboratory review and initial diagnosis. I caution about exposures to Wheat, Rye, Barley and conventional Oats.I caution about topical products ranging from lip balm/lipstick to lotions and hair care products.I caution about how to eat safel...

A dear friend sent me a request to take a look at a new book, Enchiladas: Aztec to Tex Mex . She knows I love spicy foods, knows I love new techniques and knows I like to support other writers.Put all this together and you get me cooking homemade tortillas at 9pm after a long day at the office. They are not hard to make at all. So simple, I got in...

Recently diagnosed, and wondering what you can or can't drink?You know you can't eat gluten ¦ but what is in your mug? There are many drinks that you can enjoy, whether hot, cold, alcoholic or not.water “ whether tap, mineral or flavored should be fine. There's no gluten in pure water, and we should all be drinking more of thispure fruit juice “ no...

It is that time of the year,Time seems to be moving in double time as we get ready for the holidays, setting up our decorations, buying and wrapping gifts, celebrating birthdays. December is just a blur most years.Even in the midst of crazy celebrations, Dinner needs to happen daily.For most gluten free people the ability to go grab take out is di...

It's that time of the year when everything seems to be full of sugar, wheat, nuts and dairy.Trying to find a healthier choice for breakfast as a gluten free or dairy free eater is kinda tough.Luckily, when you start out from good choices, the finished product is lovely and satisfying.Combining Fresh cranberries, organic oranges along with a judicio...

When a good friend asked me recently for a killer gluten-free, dairy-free cake recipe for a friendly competitive potluck, I considered a lot of options from my recipes. Knowing that the event was a fabulous celebration of a new marriage, and that the bride is both gluten and dairy intolerant.There are lots of kids to consider in the family who lov...