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The NFCA at the National Restaurant Association!

posted May 29, 2010 in Gluten Free Betsy!

OK, so I'm not a restaurateur, but I am an advocate for celiac awareness and following a gluten free diet. When I heard that the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness was hosting a Gluten Free Showcase Pavilion and holding an educational session (read full article)

Chicago's Gluten Free Gala Review

posted May 16, 2010 in Gluten Free Betsy!

Friday night was The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center's Annual Benefit. It was the 10th anniversary of the event, which raises money for celiac disease research, and the night was filled with live and silent auctions, a raffle, and gluten (read full article)

Gluten Free Chicago Potluck!

posted April 30, 2010 in Gluten Free Betsy!

This past Sunday, the Gluten Free Chicago group on Gluten Free Faces met up for a potluck at Whole Foods on Halsted in Chicago. I met up with a handful of other group members and dined on the MOST delicious gluten free food!There were Chicago style (read full article)

Eat, Drink, and Donate!

posted April 12, 2010 in Gluten Free Betsy!

One of the best things about living gluten freely in Chicago is attending Safe & Sound Dinner parties. Hosted by Lisa Williams, Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and founder of Lisa Cooks Allergen Free, these tri-monthly events are highly anticipated a (read full article)

Gluten Free cooking videos with Top Chef's Hosea Rosenberg and Stephanie Izard

posted December 08, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

This past weekend I had plans to trek out to Whole Foods in River Forest to see Lisa Cooks Allergen Free's holiday recipes and appetizers cooking demonstration. Unfortunately the event was canceled. Luckily Lisa posted all of her holiday recipes on (read full article)

Turkey Cookies and Rainbow Smores

posted November 25, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

Not too long ago, I took advantage of the Jules Gluten Free flour Thanksgiving sale. I downloaded the Thanksgiving eBook and bought a 5 pound bag of all purpose flour and a 1.5ish pound bag of my favorite Graham Cracker/Gingersnap flour.About a week (read full article)

Gluten Free November Events - Better Late Than Never

posted November 08, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

Yikes, November is getting away from me before I can compile the list of events! Hopefully you can squeeze some of these fun things in before your schedule fills up with all of the holiday events!November 9thFox & Obel401 E. Illinois312.948.5440L (read full article)

BOKA Update!

posted October 27, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

For all of you lovely folks that still need to purchase tickets for the Safe & Sound Dinner event, use the code: GFB1102 in the discount code area on the checkout page and receive a discount!It's going to be a fantastic time, see you there! (read full article)

Safe & Sound Allergy Free Dinner at BOKA!

posted October 26, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

In just one week, top chef Giuseppe Tentori will create a complete, multi-course, allergen-free dinner at Boka, the red-hot Lincoln Park restaurant. Tentori has been named one of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs of 2008, famed New York mag (read full article)

Bayless Fest and Margarita Cupcakes

posted October 06, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

This weekend I had the pleasure of being a part of Bayless Fest. Hosted by the amazing, Jenn of The Whole Kitchen, we dedicated the evening to Rick Bayless. Our Mexican fiesta featured Bayless inspired dishes, some actually his recipes and products (read full article)

Happy Celiac Awareness Month!

posted October 01, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

This list is on my Examiner page, so if you already read that, you're one step ahead! I did add new info for Pass Health Foods' Sales event and Lil's Dietary's Grand Opening Events that I just found out, so enjoy!October is Celiac Disease Awareness M (read full article)

A Very Happy (Gluten Free) Birthday!!

posted September 13, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

Yikes! Would you look at the date of that previous blog post...September 6th. It's been a busy week! Lots of news and stories to share.First things first - Have you noticed that Gluten Free Betsy has gone dot com?! That's right, I'm big time, bab (read full article)

Meet Lisa Williams - Lisa Cooks Allergen Free!

posted September 01, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

If you glanced over my previous post on upcoming events in Chicago, you'll see Lisa Williams has a couple events coming up. I first learned of Lisa Cooks Allergen Free when I visited her booth at the THRIVE Allergy Expo in April. I signed up for her (read full article)

Meet Lisa Williams - Lisa Cooks Allergen Free!

posted September 01, 2009 in Gluten Free Betsy!

If you glanced over my previous post on upcoming events in Chicago, you'll see Lisa Williams has a couple events coming up. I first learned of Lisa Cooks Allergen Free when I visited her booth at the THRIVE Allergy Expo in April. I signed up for her (read full article)

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