Hello and report about a restaurant

[Guest guest]

My husband Jim was diagnosed with CD last summer, after being

hospitalized with severe diarrhea, dehydrated and with kidney failure.

He came back positive on all 3 blood tests, and also had a camera

endoscopy. The GI specialist thinks that a biopsy is NOT needed given

the response to the blood tests. He is fine now, but had a minor

set-back when the doc tried to put him back on Benicar HCTZ. I don't

think it was any gluten reaction, just that he has developed an

intolerance to that drug, and both it's components. He seems to have

no other CD symptoms.

So we have been doing well with a GF household, for the most part.

He's always taken his lunch to work, and seems to like the bread and

other products that we can make GF. We never have used many processed

foods in cooking in the first place, so to switch to rice pasta (can't

stand the quinoa!) isn't a problem.

I found a reference to the Italian chain Carino's Italian Grill having

a GF menu, and found it on their website. But I stopped in at their

restaurant in Gilroy yesterday to just ask, and bad news is that the

manager has never heard of them having a GF menu. So don't believe

what you read on the internet, not even on the company's own website.

I plan on contacting the company with a complaint.

Anyway, we live just north of Salinas, and are having good luck

shopping at Whole Foods (altho they haven't lately had their

house-brand corn bread mix in stock) and TJ's. And I bought a case of

Bob's Red Mill bread mix for the machine from Amazon. 8 packages,

free shipping and about a dollar less a package. Amazon has a nice

selection of product, but I like to try things before I buy in

quantity. And who suggested using those great TJ's ginger snaps for a

cheesecake crust? What a great idea!

Helene

[Guest guest]

The gingersnaps would have been me. I also thought I'd share a find - although

most

likely quite a few of you already know, and I'm just lagging. Glutino has the

most

wonderful 4-pack of frozen pizza crusts. They literally taste like a fresh

non-greasy Pizza

Hut crust - kind of similar to chebe, with a crisp chewy outside and a soft

fluffy inside.

Also, Glutino do a flaxseed bread that will actually crisp in the toaster.

Shocking!

Steph

>

> My husband Jim was diagnosed with CD last summer, after being

> hospitalized with severe diarrhea, dehydrated and with kidney failure.

> He came back positive on all 3 blood tests, and also had a camera

> endoscopy. The GI specialist thinks that a biopsy is NOT needed given

> the response to the blood tests. He is fine now, but had a minor

> set-back when the doc tried to put him back on Benicar HCTZ. I don't

> think it was any gluten reaction, just that he has developed an

> intolerance to that drug, and both it's components. He seems to have

> no other CD symptoms.

>

> So we have been doing well with a GF household, for the most part.

> He's always taken his lunch to work, and seems to like the bread and

> other products that we can make GF. We never have used many processed

> foods in cooking in the first place, so to switch to rice pasta (can't

> stand the quinoa!) isn't a problem.

>

> I found a reference to the Italian chain Carino's Italian Grill having

> a GF menu, and found it on their website. But I stopped in at their

> restaurant in Gilroy yesterday to just ask, and bad news is that the

> manager has never heard of them having a GF menu. So don't believe

> what you read on the internet, not even on the company's own website.

> I plan on contacting the company with a complaint.

>

> Anyway, we live just north of Salinas, and are having good luck

> shopping at Whole Foods (altho they haven't lately had their

> house-brand corn bread mix in stock) and TJ's. And I bought a case of

> Bob's Red Mill bread mix for the machine from Amazon. 8 packages,

> free shipping and about a dollar less a package. Amazon has a nice

> selection of product, but I like to try things before I buy in

> quantity. And who suggested using those great TJ's ginger snaps for a

> cheesecake crust? What a great idea!

>

> Helene

>

[Guest guest]

The gingersnaps is a good idea for a crust! It's so funny how everyone

has different favorites- I didn't care for Glutino frozen pizza crusts

(also don't like their mac and cheese). I guess I just don't want

crisp chewy outsides and fluffy insides! lol. I like homemade GF

products best, though, so it's really hard for the prepared stuff to

compete. The only prepared bread I like is Whole Foods sundried

tomato, and it's too pricey here in California.

-

>

> The gingersnaps would have been me. I also thought I'd share a find

- although most

> likely quite a few of you already know, and I'm just lagging.

Glutino has the most

> wonderful 4-pack of frozen pizza crusts. They literally taste like a

fresh non-greasy Pizza

> Hut crust - kind of similar to chebe, with a crisp chewy outside and

a soft fluffy inside.

> Also, Glutino do a flaxseed bread that will actually crisp in the

toaster. Shocking!

>

> Steph