Celiac Kids Camp! Last call for safe summer fun

It's still the middle of summer, but already the store shelves are filled with "back to school" supplies. Before school gets in session, why not treat the kiddies to one last hurrah and send them to celiac summer camp?The Michigan Capital Celiac/DH (read full article)

Vegas Vacation!

Hello all! If you've noticed the lack of posting, it's because I was on vacation in Las Vegas. My cousin tied the knot, so my family and I headed out to the desert to be a part of her big day. This was a very exciting trip for me, not because of m (read full article)

Gluten Free Birthday Cupcakes!

Hats off to every one I know who eats a gluten-free diet – it can be really confusing! People who are managing Celiac Disease, or  who have a gluten intolerance may follow a gluten-free diet.  Gluten is in SO many things: wheat, rye, and barl (read full article)

Gluten Free Tasting

Generally, for obvious reasons, I avoid samples of food that are offered in the local stores, but when the local Whole Foods had a sample stand of gluten free carrot cake, I was curious. The stand had vegan and gluten free cake samples in little cupc (read full article)

OMG...It's Gluten Free!!

That's right, how cute is that?! There really is a little gluten free cafe with that name right here in the Chicagoland area. This past Saturday, OMG...It's Gluten Free! held their Grand Opening celebration from noon until 2pm. Alexandra and I hav (read full article)

Great Local Story on Gluten Free in the Chicago Suntimes

I came across this article on the Chicago Sun Times website. Sun Times photographer, Jean Lachat, has celiac disease and she talks about switching to a gluten free diet. Local restaurants with gluten free menus are mentions as are some great links. C (read full article)

The NFCA at the National Restaurant Association!

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

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)

Celiac and Gluten Intolerance Awareness

May 2010 is officially Gluten-Free Awareness Month. As I mentioned before, the first-ever Gluten-Free Challenge is happening on May 22-23, 2010 in order to raise awareness. If you’re interested in learning more about the challenge (or taking th (read full article)

Oyakodon—Japanese Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl

* Find out how you can help to save the life of my friend’s little boy. * ================================================================= A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Lauren, the talented creative force behind Celiac Teen.  She exp (read full article)

Happy Celiac Awareness Month!

May is Celiac Awareness month and this is a lot to celebrate! When I first was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2000, there were barely any options for breads or cookies. Most restaurants had no idea what "gluten free" was. Since then, awareness of c (read full article)

Roasted Carrots and Onion with Honey Balsamic DressingGluten Free - Dairy FreeIngredients-2 bunches baby carrots, ends cut off-10 small white onions, peeled, cut in half-2tbs olive oil-3tbs balsamic vinegar-2tbs honeyInstructions-Preheat a fan-forced (read full article)

Celiac Awareness Month, a Gluten-Free Challenge, and a Food Revolution

May is Celiac Awareness Month, and the Gluten Intolerance Group and Pamela’s Products have teamed up to bring us the first-ever Gluten-Free Challenge! Many of us adhere to a gluten-free diet every day, but in an effort to increase awareness (read full article)

Eat, Drink, and Donate!

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)

Buyer Beware! False "gluten free" products!

Thanks to the Gluten Free Mom post on the alarming discovery by Jules Shepard, Synder's Pretzels is slapping a gluten free label on their bags of pretzels "because Glutino is making a killing" Rrrrrrrrpppp (takes the needle off the record)Excuse me?W (read full article)

Bonnie Bell is back again!

Awhile back, I wrote about my love for Bonnie Bell's Dr. Pepper Lipsmackers. I found out that they were not gluten free. Bummer. I gave them up and switched to Yes to Carrots (the Citrus Lip Butter is awesome!)Last week I was wandering through my (read full article)

Put On Your Thinking Caps, It's Time to Get Creative!

The National Foundation of Celiac Awareness and Dr. Lucy's Cookies have teamed up to sponsor a contest called "Creative with Cookies". They want to know how YOU celebrate the gluten free lifestyle by enjoying Lucy's cookies.What I love about this con (read full article)

Adopt a Blogger: Round 4

I've adopted a food blogger! Kristin of Dine & Dish has successfully paired veteran bloggers with newer bloggers for the past 4 years and this year I jumped on board and offered to be an adoptive blogger. I figured with 4 years under my belt and (read full article)

Proteinaceous Popcorn Balls

Yes! Another post within a period of a few days. No, I didn't actually get enough time to go seek out a kitchen and cook again, but I did hole up and get a lot of homework done. I fueled that homework with the newest creation in college cooking: pean (read full article)

Vitamin D Deficiency

On Monday I told you about why vitamin D has become such a hot topic over the past few years. One of the things I mentioned is that it is quite difficult to take in the amount of vitamin D that is now considered necessary for your health. This means (read full article)