SF Bay Area Celiac News......March 2008

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CELIAC

NEWS…….MARCH 2008

APRIL MEETING IN SANTA CRUZ: BEA GARTH PRESENTS

" HERBAL HEALING FOR CELIACS "

The next meeting of the Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group will be on

Saturday, April 5 from 11am-1pm in meeting room 1 at Dominican Hospital.

At this meeting Bea Garth, celiac, poet, and artist, will talk about her

lifelong

quest for health using diet and herbs. As the daughter of two

anthropologists,

she also has an interest in the roots of celiac disease and will discuss its

historical and cultural origins. In the early '70's Bea's health, fragile

since

infancy, began to deteriorate rapidly. With some timely advice from her

grandmother, Bea turned her health around through avoidance of allergens.

Soon she found the use of herbal remedies and vitamins to be extremely

helpful. Bea's battle for good health is largely won; she now feels an

overall

energetic youthfulness (unless she is inadvertently " glutened " from

cross

contamination). Along the way Bea has helped many others with their

health

issues; she is currently writing a book about herbal approaches that make

living with celiac disease easier.

The meeting will conclude with a gluten free potluck lunch (please bring a list

of ingredients or the recipe; the potluck is optional for those new to the diet

or too sick to cook) and plenty of time for questions and answers.

For questions, directions, or more information contact Pam Newbury:

831-423-6904, pknewbury@...

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NORTH BAY CELIAC NEWS

SONOMA COUNTY SUPPORT GROUP MEETING APRIL 6

Join us on Sunday, April 6, from 3-5pm at the home of one of our members

in Santa . Celiacs from other counties and people of all ages are

welcome. Please RSVP by March 29 with the approximate number of people

in your party and I'll send directions. Iscol:

info@...

or call 707-824-5830.

NAPA SUPPORT GROUP MEETING APRIL 19

Our next meeting is Saturday, April 19, 10am, at Queen of the Valley Medical

Center conference room. We plan to have 2 guest speakers: Dr.

Talley,

a Napa gastroenterologist, and an owner of a new local restaurant which serves

some gluten free food choices.

Contact: Ann Lowe, madlowe@... or call 707-224-1469

WALK or RUN in the HUMAN RACE MAY 10 to RAISE AWARENESS

Join North Bay Celiacs as we walk as a team in the Human Race in Santa

on Saturday morning, May 10, at 8am. This is a charity race for hundreds

of nonprofit organizations, and ourprimary way to raise funds for our volunteer

work on celiac disease. To join the North Bay Celiacs Team (it's free!) contact

Iscol: info@... or call 707-824-5830.

Information on the Human Race: http://www.humanracenow.org

A GLUTEN FREE BAKING DAY in SONOMA COUNTY

The Patty Cooking School will hold a Gluten Free Baking class on

Saturday, March 29, from 9:30am –1pm at her location in Sebastopol

(west Sonoma County, an hour north of SanFrancisco on Hwy 101). For

registration, go to her web site: www.pattyjames.com

Class Description:

Join us for a day of gluten free baking. We'll begin with Applesauce Pancakes

and Blueberry Muffins for breakfast and then move on to Nuts and Seeds

Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread (with hummus and veggies) for lunch and finally,

Vanilla Bean Pound Cake with (hopefully)fresh strawberries! Join us for this

fun

and delicious class. $65.00 per person.

GLUTEN FREE DINING in the NORTH BAY

Monti's Rotisserie, a lovely restaurant in Santa , has a gluten free menu,

and now a chef ( Schroeder) who is savvy in cross-contamination, thanks

to a free consultation with North Bay Celiacs, as part of our campaign to help

restaurants offer celiac-safe gluten free menu items. Email them for a copy of

the GF menu, and call ahead to discuss your gluten free needs.

Website: www.montisroti.net

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CELIAC CAMP IN LIVERMORE, CA

Registration has opened for Camp Celiac, an old-fashioned summer camp for

celiac kids ages 8-17, Aug. 3-8, 2008 at Camp Arroyo in Livermore, CA.

Please visit www.celiaccamp.com for

information and registration materials.

The Camp is nearly 70% full so register your camper as soon as possible.

Campers from Northern California will be given priority until May 1.

We are also seeking volunteers, ages 18 and older, to serve as camp

counselors and enjoy a week of delicious gluten free cooking. Please

visit

www.celiaccamp.com for information and

registration forms. Please consider

volunteering; we would hate to turn kids away because we do not have enough

counselors.

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Notes from Cafe Mariposa

5427 telegraph avenue, unit d3, Oakland, CA 94609

info@...

510-595-0955

http://www.mariposabaking.com

As of March 20th, Cafe Mariposa will be offering frosted layer cakes,

perfect for

birthdays and special occasions. These deliciously beautiful cakes, crafted by

Hanna at Kapcakes, will be available at our bakeshop year-round starting in

less

than 10 days. Also from Kapcakes, we will be offering hamentashen

cookies

for Purim. These triangle-shaped, fruit-filled cookies will be available from

Thursday,

March 20 through Saturday, March 22.

MEET ANN WHELAN of " GLUTEN-FREE LIVING " MAGAZINE APRIL 12

Ann Whelan, editor/publisher of " Gluten-Free Living " will be here

for a

" meet-the-editor event " on Saturday, April 12. Gluten-Free Living

began

as an 8-page black and white newsletter. It grew as Ann put in-depth

research into each article and wrote in a clear style that was easy to

read and understand. Ann went places no one had gone previously - to

the food scientists and researchers, food processors, ingredient suppliers,

government officials and others who had the information celiacs were

looking for. She straightened out misinformation and in the process made

it easier for celiacs to make safe food choices.

Ann will be here at Cafe Mariposa from 11am-1pm on April 12 with

magazines and stories to share. We hope you'll join us!

BOOK SIGNING WITH JACQUELINE MALLORCA

Also, save the date -- Saturday, May 10 for a book signing with

Mallorca, author of " The Wheat-Free Cook " , a must-have

cookbook for all gluten free kitchens. is a fantastic local

food writer and her book has been praised by many, including

Dr. Green of Columbia University and Chuck , founder

of -Sonoma.

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Local Celiac Contacts:

San Francisco

Palmer, palmer@...

Oakland

Ellen Switkes, 510-655-0215, ellen.switkes@...

East Bay/Tri-Valley ROCK

Ann Reigelman, areigelman@...

Berkeley

Schinnerer, 510-524-3774, jamesoutwest@...

Bay Area ROCK (South Bay)

Velez, 650-303-8409, kelly.velez@...

Debbie Duncan, 650-494-6959, debbie@...

bayareaceliacROCK.

Stanford/Palo Alto

Rohlfs, 650-625-1708 (home-evenings only), no email

Mid-Peninsula

a Magozzi, 650-215-8715, dmagozzi@...

Amy Bhatnagar, 408-244-2403, amy.bhatnagar@...

Santa Clara Kaiser Group

Barbara Dodson, Barbara.dodson@...

Santa Cruz

Pam Newbury, 831-423-6904, pknewbury@...

North Bay Celiacs/ Marin County support group

Belingheri, 415-898-7395, Bel@...

North Bay Celiacs/ Sonoma County support group

Iscol, 707-824-5830, info@...

North Bay Celiacs/ Napa County support group

Ann Lowe, 707-224-1469, madlowe@...

Sacramento

Joan Leforestier, 916-487-3459, oscar368@...

Salinas

Morga, 831-758-3040, amorga@...

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