Our St. Patrick's Day revolves around ‘safe' Irish food, gluten free beer, and good fellowship. This article states that most — but not all — corned beef is gluten free and recommends specific brands. The article also contains recipes cooking corned beef and baking soda bread. Click here for a recipe for Irish Stew. When...

Easter, like every holiday, can be celebrated gluten free with a little bit of advance preparation. Of course, almost everything we do needs a bit of planning, but these articles will make it easier: ? The simplest way to side step the whole gluten free Easter basket issue is to fill the basket with non-edible

If you enter the term "gluten free" in the google search engine it will give you more than 52 million choices. I have not read them all, but I have managed to narrow it down to 1444 choices. That number will increase as soon as soon as I finish this article. TMI (too much information)

How can we be reasonably sure that the food we consume is gluten free? Two common strategies are to read ingredient labels defensively and to trust gluten free labels on food containers from companies that we trust. There is a third option. Three national organizations place their "seal of approval" on items that they have

I recently challenged by? two articles that ask about the etiquette rules that pertain to people who live gluten free or people with other food restrictions . I also read a Click here to read the second article. I would like to add my thoughts on how do handle these situations. Here are my rules:

My thanks to the 2300+ people who subscribe to our weekly newsletter. The newsletter was plagued by some nasty technical problems for the past three weeks, but was published successfully last Thursday. That newsletter was cluttered and hard to read because I was trying to address all the articles that have been posted since this

My three articles on gluten free sushi are among the most controversial posts on the website. I must confess that I am not a sushi fan but I do love a gluten ‘heated discussion'. In my first article, I quoted a gentleman who considered sushi a lifesaver. He has a point — inviting someone to

There are relatively few gluten free restaurants in the Dakotas. Fortunately, several nationwide restaurant chains are committed to serving America's gluten free community. Keep in? mind that our ‘safest' meals come from restaurants owned by large corporations with large number of employees charged with maintaining quality control and making ...

These restaurants serve serve gluten free travelers and visitors in the state of Vermont. Unless otherwise stated, the link will give you access to the restaurant as well as to its gluten free menu. ? BATTLEBORO / Cai's Dim Sum Teahouse and Catering / 802.579.9088 ? BATTLEBORO / Fireworks Restaurant / 802.24.2073 / site states

All Subway restaurants in Oregon will offer gluten free sandwiches. They will also testing their gluten free offerings in Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. I'm thrilled — especially since I live in Oregon — to pass on this information to you. I am concerned because the Subway website does not mention this fact. I got...

"You've got abdominal pains, bloating, fatigue, and foggy thinking. You feel worse after eating wheat or other foods with gluten, and better when you avoid them … Is it wheat allergy, celiac disease or the power of suggestion … or might it be an ailment medicine doesn't officially recognize yet?" The Wall Street Journal asked...

Since everything that we deal with on this website has something to do with our gluten free diet, writing a power page called "The Gluten Free Diet" is a monumental undertaking which I am now ready to begin. The page will be divided into six chapters and I plan to add a new chapter each

People who live gluten free frequently need to explain their needs to a food server who does not speak English fluently and then expect their server to convey that message to a kitchen worker who may be even less fluent. ‘Restaurant Cards' , which explain the gluten free diet in other languages, may be a

Which gluten free breakfast cereals do your family prefer? This survey is designed to answer this question. Of course, your favorite cereal may or may not be the best choice available, but determining the most popular cereals may give you useful shopping tips. I had originally planned to cover both hot and cold cereals in

How can we afford to live gluten free? Where do we find the time to cook ‘safe food' at home? These seven websites have valuable ideas: ? Gluten Free Dirt Cheap (dot com) a newly discovered favorite of mine. ? Gluten Free on a Shoestring (dot com) lots of valuable information. ? Penny Pinching Epicure

Here are links to six gluten free pizza restaurants in Texas: Amarillo / 575 Pizza /806.331.3627 /displays its gluten free crust prominently on its website but says nothing about the pizza being gluten free in all respects Austin /Brick Oven on 35th / 512.453.4330 / posts gluten free pasta and pizza menu Austin /Wild Wood

Here are links to gluten free bakeries in Florida: Cape Canaveral / The Bald Strawberry / 321.868.7100 / the kitchen is dedicated gluten free and is also dairy free. Hollywood / Belly Hugs / 954.322.8291 / dedicated gluten free and casein free. Miami Beach / Bite / 305.538.2483 / gluten free and dairy free. Tampa

It is possible to deduct at least some of our gluten free food expenses from our income tax. For more information about this, read this article from The Celiac Disease Foundation and/or this one from The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. The only issue is for the individual to determine if the deduction is worth

These Denver restaurants?post gluten free menus on their websites. Give them a try, enjoy your meal, and support America's gluten free community by sharing your thoughts with us by adding a comment to this article: 730 SOUTH BAR AND GRILL posts gluten free menus for brunch, lunch, and dinner. ABRUSCI'S posts both a gluten free

WHAT ABOUT ME? I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1999. I had recently retired, primarily because my then-undiagnosed celiac disease was making my life miserable and ineffective. Fortunately, I was diagnosed four months after I retired. A few months after that, I was thinking seriously about trying to get my old job back. At

A member of our gluten free community sent these comments on choosing a ‘safe' restaurants. After you read these thoughts, I will comment on them. "North Americans eat out on average four times per week, which means that the chances of ingesting wheat or gluten if you are not careful can be quite high. "Many

Here are some ideas for Superbowl Sunday — which is not officially a holiday but certainly a day for gluten free food and fellowship. Since this most of this eating and drinking will take place in groups that include both people who live gluten free as well as wheat-eaters. I wrote on this subject earlier

Masala Dosa looks like India's answer to the taco and I've also seen it described as a ‘stuffed pancake'. It is almost always gluten free (but, as always, you need to read the ingredients label carefully). The box I picked up at Trader Joe's described it as "crisp rice crepes stuffed with spiced potatoes and...

Shirataki noodles are gluten free. They are also low calorie (40 calories for an 8 ounce serving) and? almost completely fiber. If you are not familiar with these ‘miracle noodles', click here and/or here for general information. They are different in taste, texture, and aroma from? noodles that you may be familiar with, so it

Many supermarkets provide lists to? gluten free food. Our power page "Gluten Free Supermarket Shopping" lists celiac friendly supermarkets that provide this service. These lists are particularly useful when shoppers are looking for "store brands" which tend to be less expernsive. Find these lists by locating the Power Pages section of the side bar ...

I celebrated my 73rd birthday Dunday with a gluten free spice cake from a mix by Namasta foods. My grandchildren were flabbergasted when they saw me eating it — they had no clue that this great cake was gluten free. When I sat down to write this post, I was surprised that not only is

We're told to "read every ingredient list" every time we purchase food. To do that effectively, we must know the what all the terms mean or at lead which of the terms are warnings that we should put the item back on the shelf and continue shopping. An excellent list of? ingredients that may-or-may-not-be safe

This is the third and final step in choosing a gluten free restaurant. Note that this post is titled "VISIT the restaurant". There is still a very real possibility that you will choose to dine elsewhere. In the words of celiac-maven Jax Peters Lowell, "there are worse things in this world than being called ‘fussy'....

You can learn a great deal about a restaurant by "reading between the lines" on their website.? Ask yourself questions like these: ? Is the restaurant certified? The Gluten Free Restaurant Awareness Program (GFRAP), a service of the Gluten Intolerance Group, certifies restaurants that meet fairly strict requirements. There logo should be displayed ...

At least three steps are involved in choosing a gluten free restaurant: Part 1 … Explore your options (we deal with that today, January 19) Part 2 … Study the restaurant's website (tomorrow, January 20) Part 3… Check out the restaurants? (Saturday, January 21) Friends from your gluten free support will probably have suggestions fo...

Here are links to several low calorie gluten free recipes. The experts seem to agree that people who live gluten free lose weight for the same two reasons that everyone else — we consume fewer calories and/or we burn more calories than we take in take in.? We may disagree on whether the gluten free

Our recent survey asked which gluten free flour mixes provided the best results for the members of our gluten free community. We considered 20 different products and got these results: PRODUCTS THAT RECEIVED ALL POSITIVE RATINGS (satisfactory or very satisfactory) Arrowhead Mills Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour Mix Namaste Foods Gluten Free Perfect F...

Yesterday, I had the privilege of spending time with the most talent site designer I know. Some ideas that had been floating around in my mind months were suddenly moved to ‘center stage'. What was wrong with the "old site"?? This site now contains more than 1400 articles and assuming that each article contains 5

I'm in the process of giving this site a new face. Unfortunately, anyone who visits the site is looking a my experiments. Stay and look around if you like, or come back tomorrow (Saturday) or the next day to see a more polished product. By the way, you can still submit comments and I hope

On February 5, you will probably be hosting a gluten free Superbowl Party, attending such a party, or watching the game with a few friends. You may be extremely lucky and be in Indianapolis for the big event. If you are hosting a party, click here and/or here, and/or on the third option which is titled

Today I informed the management of Romano's Macaroni Grill that they have the dubious distinction of the "most complained about" restaurant chain featured on this website. I will continue to list them on this site because they do offer a gluten free menu. Please be aware that my articles contain both positive and negative information....

My recent post called "Battling Gluten Free Food Costs" generated three very thoughtful comments. As I always do, I attached the comments to the article that inspired them, but it seems to me that these inputs deserve close attention. I am reproducing the comments here and providing my reactions to them. I will use a

Our current survey about gluten free flour mixes has generated many fascinating comments. Some of you seem to be concerned about gluten free flour mixes and others are concerned about the more general question of choosing the best baking options available. "Too many options" can be confusing! Six of your comments are added to the first...

Yes! It is soy bean protein plus a curdling agent and is therefore gluten free (as well as vegetarian and vegan) unless wheat-based soy sauce or some other off-limited ingredients are cooked with it. Click here to read more about this question in the very-useful summary posted by Gluten Free Living (dot com). Here are

Today I added four new restaurant chains to our "Gluten Free Restaurant Meals" power page. You now have 68 restaurant chains to choose among. I also added a disclaimer that is so important that I will repeat it here: "Keep in mind that this list is based on my study of the restaurants? websites, not physical

I tried my first rugelach during the recent holiday season. About all I knew about it was that it came in a container labeled ‘gluten free' . I enjoyed it very much. I found out later that rugelach is an important part of Jewish cuisine, particularly during Hannukah, and that it is somewhat like a

I recently received this letter from a newcomer to the gluten free diet.: "…have been on the gluten free diet for only three weeks and am starting to feel much better. My problem is to figure out which products are gluten free and which are not. Products that are labelled "gluten free" [are not a problem]

Today I added the ShopRite and the Wegman's supermarket chains to our "Gluten Free Supermarket Shopping" power page. I also added an independent supermarket in California and fixed two items on the page that were not working properly. All the supermarkets listed on this page have lists of the gluten free products they have available. This...

This is a time for fresh starts. I began this website in 2002 and the gluten free world has changed so much during that time. In 2002, we were desperately looking for scraps of useful information that would nourish us without causing too much discomfort. Now we have a huge variety of products (that

"I am very baffled at how everyone complains of the higher cost of gluten free foods. The only gluten free foods that will cost you more money are the pre- packaged processed ones like these flours, cookies, cakes, tv dinners etc.. Most foods are automatically gluten free and thus do not cost us more money

Many gluten free flour mixes claim to replace traditional wheat flour in recipes for bread and baked goods. What is our best possible option? This survey will help you decide. The survey lists 18 brands and asks you to state your preferences and to enter comments that will help others make their decision. We must always

My third and final rule for making New Years Resolutions is "Keep track of your progress. Make changes as necessary." I strongly suggest that you do this on paper. You probably know if you have or have not been totally faithful to your resolution but not — but that is not the entire point! Are

Yesterday we began talking about New Years' resolutions for people who live gluten free. Yesterday's rule was Today we'll talk about Rule #2: "Focus on the positives". An example: suppose that you are concerned about the high cost of gluten free food. You have three family members who need to carry a brown bag lunch...

I have a long list of gluten free New Year's resolutions, some pertaining to my gluten free live style, many pertaining to this website, and more related to my personal life. Click here for a great list of gluten free New Years resolutions. The problem is to make sure that lists turn out to be

Here is my family Christmas card. The fellow in the lower left corner is my son who is the professional computer guru who encouraged me to begin the site in 2002 and is responsible for the technical improvements. My other son is a Baptist minister and a part-time computer guru. I am the gentleman with