Check out this amazing new magazine! Delight gluten free is a fun food & lifestyle magazine for people with Celiac Disease, gluten intolerance and food allergies. It hosts delicious gourmet recipes and easy semihomemade as well. Don’t miss the Gluten-Free Meals on a Budget either. Whatever your food allergy you should be able to find something that fits your household, in their February issue they offer gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, egg-free, soy-free and even some rice-free recipes. Not only that, this magazine has a travel section coming in May that will host lots of fun ideas...

I don’t know if cheese is really an aphrodisiac, but I sure love it and as long as you aren’t allergic to casein or lactose, I think you’ll love this recipe, too.  It’s for Pão de queijo, a Brazilian cheese roll, which just happens to be gluten free!  (And horribly addictive.)  Nothing more romantic than feeding some to your sweetie on Valentine’s Day, or just keep a bunch in your freezer for your next party as a quick appetizer.     Pão de queijo 1 c water 1 c milk ½ c oil 1 tsp salt 1 pack tapioca starch (450 g/1 lb) 2 eggs 200 g grated Parmesan cheese or other grated cheese   Bring...

A few nights ago, the thought of eating the same old gluten free dinners, sounded too boring.  So, for the first time, I went to the store and bought a gluten free product…  La Tortilla Factory’s Smart & Delicious Gluten Free Wraps!           The felt very similar to normal flour tortillas!  They were not brittle and did not fall apart.  They cost $4.19 for 6 god-sized tortillas.             I’m really starting to miss pizza, so I decided to make my own.  I used some HyVee pizza sauce, ground beef and a pizza blend of shredded cheese.  I broiled them in the...

Makeup is one of those things we celiacs kind of forget about, but it can be a big issue, lots of ingredients, chemicals, and whatnot so how do you know what’s “safe?” After a few too many breakouts and puff-ups after spending a fortune at the makeup counter, I need a consultant!  Luckily I have a makeup artist in the family to demystify the cosmetic world for the allergy set.    My sister has been a makeup artist for 10 years now and has dealt often with customers’ allergy concerns.  According to her, makeup is like food, you should always read your labels!  And if you have any...

When I was diagnosed about 4 years ago, the food choices weren’t very good. Most of the stuff was really expensive and tasted like either cardboard or packing peanuts. Thanks to government food labeling and much more awareness there’s a lot more selection now, but I still like to do my own cooking, that way you know what’s in there!!! (Story time: I was lied to by a waitress at PF Chang’s who HAS a GF menu and got REALLY sick. Trust no one, kids!!) So to keep all of you from getting sabotaged by a waitress at PF Chang’s, here are my favorite things to keep in the kitchen: My 3-cup...

Last week I was back in St. Louis at my parent’s house, where my dad and sister also have Celiac.  My mom was going to be out for the evening and told me to make the frozen Andrea’s gluten free pizza for dinner.  Andrea’s is GF bakery, located in Chesterfield, MO.     When it is thawed, you have to be very careful if you are going to move it.  When uncooked, the crust is fragile.  It cooks the same way any frozen pizza does.  We had the Spinach Artichoke Cheese pizza.       I didn’t have very high expectations for this “fake pizza”, but it was pretty...

I love BBQ!  I am extremely excited that BBQ, with a gluten free BBQ sauce, is GLUTEN FREE! I’ve run across this recipe all over the internet in the past couple days, and even on the evening news, so I figured I was missing out if I didn’t blog about it, especially since it is GLUTEN FREE!   My favorite food, besides pizza or a good steak, is probably bacon.   Whoever came up with the Bacon Explosion is a genius!! CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE and more pics(food porn)! With the popularity of this recipe, their server has been overwhelmed recently.  Bookmark this and come back to it...

Well, I was a normal college student, ate normal college food, drank normal college beer, up until the fall of 2001, the final semester of my senior year.  I actually had minor surgery and afterwards gastro problems hit me like a ton of bricks. 3 gastroenterologists, 1 internist, years of testing… I don’t even remember how many colonoscopies…2 upper GI’s, 2 endoscopies, 2 camera capsule tests, and riding on the train with unmentionable samples for the lab…no diagnosis.  Finally, someone decides to do some allergy testing (only took 3 years…) lactose-negative (and I always thought...