Author: Louise

LipSense: A Test-Drive & Honest Review of this Gluten-free Lip System

 It felt weird putting on lipgloss before I went to bed, but I did it anyway.  No, I wasn’t in seduction mode (too bad for my poor husband!):  I was testing a product that fellow Instagrammer  Sandra Hudson @lifewithlipgloss asked me to try and opine on, no holds barred.  I love opining.  It’s what I do …

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Gluten-free Snacks on the Plane – MadeGood Minis

What gluten-free snacks are here? I’m starving and I can’t get up! No, I’m not taking the piss out of a TV commercial; I’m on a plane, the seat belt sign is on (turbulence), the refreshment cart has passed through, and I haven’t eaten today.  Unless you count a small bag of Haribo Gummi Bears, …

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Oh MyFries Edmonton: gluten-free goodness!

If you’re traveling to Edmonton, Alberta, and trying to find french fries that are gluten free, there’s a hidden gem of a place that creates inanely good fries that are both gluten-free and are not fattening! Like we died and went to French fry heaven! (It’s a mystery to me as to why this place …

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Protein Crepes – Nutritious and Delicious!

I see a lot of recipes for gluten-free protein pancake stacks, but I’ve not seen many a gluten-free protein crepes recipe. Remember crepes? Soft and tender, rolled up with simultaneously delicious crispy edges?  Yeah, neither do I. Well, barely.  Stupid celiac disease.   Making the decision to indeed be crepeless no longer My mother used …

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Scary Ingredients: Is Glucose made from Wheat Gluten-free? (Shudder)

“Is glucose made from wheat gluten-free?” Sometimes, you just want to eat your presumed safe candy and pop a piece into your mouth, chewing happily. Then suddenly, you get that sinking feeling as you spot a terrifying ingredient on the label and are furiously Googling…again! Ok…honesty time here: I FREAKED OUT when I saw “gluten …

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Urban Gardening Vegetables – The Balcony Nanofarm

My massage therapist and I discussed the Grow Your Own Food movement (it seems to be a popular topic.) He shared that he loves balcony gardening vegetables!  In general (and compared to the average grocery store veggies), we both emphatically agreed: Yes, we preferred the flavor of our own fresh-picked ones better. As I lay on …

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Homesteading For The Inept: Fake Flash-Freezing

My especially talented sister Elin is an amazing urban homesteader who has been freezing vegetables for years! As a matter of fact, she’s written all sorts of foodie posts on her blog, including about hot water bath canning the season’s harvest. You know, for a little taste of summer in the dead of winter.  Accordingly, she’s …

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Gluten-Free Taco Bell Canada! 

Were Taco Bell’s vegetarian options your drive-thru go-to before you got your Celiac diagnosis? If so, I come bearing tidings of great joy! Ok, maybe not in a totally Biblical sense–but pretty close. But here you are: there are gluten-free options there! ImmusanT not to the rescue at this time Had you been following the …

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Toronto:  Off The Hook Fish & Chips

What’s this?! A title picture of a plate of clearly deep-fried, battered fish and chips? Have I finally lost my patience and sanity with having to be constantly gluten-free and gluten-vigilant, and decided to trash my intestines in a huge gastronomic temper tantrum? Why, no…not at all 🙂 I have discovered deep fried pescatarian heaven. …

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Quebec:  Fairmont Chateau Montebello

I’ve been deliriously happy with the number of restaurants in which I’ve been able to eat gluten-free safely and successfully.  Generally, restaurants that belong to big hotel chains have been my friends, as they’re totally used to the special dietary needs of their clients. The Fairmont Chateau Montebello is a grand, massive log cabin in …

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