Re: FOR: newly diagnosed -- some simple tips for kitchen control

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Where can we find your blog? Thanks.

H.

In a message dated 3/26/08 3:35:13 PM, gluten.free42@... writes:

I have a GF Travel blog, with lots of resources from all over the US and

Canada, from our years of exploring and living in our motorhome. Others

go to Philly to see the Liberty Bell -- I went to find Mr. Ritt's

bakery.

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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, gypsyroadwriter wrote:

much snippage...

> Hope this helps with some of the little things to learn about GF living.

> And, believe me, it is LIVING again.

>

> Michele

>

Wow, Michele. That just so much that I don't do any more. I used to

keep a mixed kitchen, but found it so much more trouble. So, I don't

do it anymore. The guys have a couple of breakfast items in the

kitchen that are carefully kept in separate wrappers, and any other

gluten-y foods are kept in their rooms.

It helps that I do 99.9% of the food buying and cooking, and that I've

learned that gluten free doesn't mean tasteless or boring or deprived.

Though there gluten free processed food items available, I seldom

buy them, preferring to make my own. I've found lots of gluten free

cookbooks, plenty of gluten free recipes on the net, and I've learned

to adapt old and new favorite recipes to be gluten free. (And I'm

willing to share!)

To put it another way, none of my household are starving or deprived

living gluten free!

--Ruth Anne

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You are absolutely right, Ruth Anne -- It's a lot easier to not have a

mixed kitchen. We've eliminated most non GF food from ours. This latest

turkey episode I don't think I'll repeat. COSTCO had a great pre-cooked

turkey breast over the holidays, and we got spoiled. This was the next

best thing, but since I can't eat it, and it's messy to deal with, I'd

rather cook one than hassle it this way.

I wish one of us was less kitchen-challenged, but alas, it ain't so. I

bake Cravings Place Ooey, Gooey Chocolate Brownies from a terrific mix,

sometimes other Cravings Place goodies (egg/wheat/gluten/dairy free!),

Angeline's frozen scones and cookies, Trader Joe's new GF peanut butter

pre-formed cookies in the freezer section.

I have a GF Travel blog, with lots of resources from all over the US and

Canada, from our years of exploring and living in our motorhome. Others

go to Philly to see the Liberty Bell -- I went to find Mr. Ritt's

bakery.

I'd like to email you off-list about sharing resources. Besides my blog,

for the first time in my life, I have both time and space to learn to

cook!

Michele

> Though there gluten free processed food items available, I seldom

> buy them, preferring to make my own. I've found lots of gluten free

> cookbooks, plenty of gluten free recipes on the net, and I've learned

> to adapt old and new favorite recipes to be gluten free. (And I'm

> willing to share!)

>

> To put it another way, none of my household are starving or deprived

> living gluten free!

>

> --Ruth Anne

>