Gluten-free traveler on a mission to enjoy safe, delicious food that isn't a "nice salad"…
If you need to eat on the go, I’m sure at some point you might have typed into Google’s search bar, “Are Mcdonald’s fries gluten-free?” or perhaps “Are McDonald’s french fries safe for Celiacs?” I mean, they’re potatoes. And potatoes don’t have gluten, right? Nevertheless, there could be something more going on, and you’ll need …
Read More Are McDonald’s Fries Gluten-Free?
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. …
Read More Toronto: Off The Hook Fish & Chips
You know when people quit smoking or find religion or whatever behavior or lifestyle change they’ve made, and then become this completely annoying person that’s out to convert everyone else? That’s me with tofu. I’m a former tofu hater. Like, big time. All I knew about tofu is that my parents poured ginger syrup over …
Read More Eat Your Words: Crispy Baked Salt and Pepper Smoked Tofu with Cilantro Jalepeño Sauce
Since Celiacs mainly eat junk food made with potatoes, corn, or rice flour, the taste and flavor profiles can get pretty same-old/same-old after a while. The two guilty pleaures that never get old? Fresh, hot popcorn and crispy frites! A good friend of mine (who was a major foodie) recommended that I go to a …
Read More The Truffle Trend: Tricks of the Trade
This isn’t a post to lecture you on why you should use correct punctuation (although I’d prefer if you did). It’s about, well…eating shoots and leaves. We all know that eating salad is good for us, and that as mature adults we should eat salad frequently for fiber, nutrients, and all that kind of good …
Read More Eats Shoots and Leaves: A Post for Salad Haters
It’s no secret that I’m no slave to the stove. I’m generally capable of about five, maybe 10 minutes of heating edibles when I’m so over the concept of food not made by others. My mother once said to me, bluntly, that she never figured me to become an avid chef. And she’s right. But …
Read More Earthy Mushroom Broth Risotto***Sad Update: This product is no longer available. Are you a Celiac that loooves cooking, and makes each and every one of your meals with delicious, organic, from-scratch ingredients, turning recipes into fabulous, gourmet creations? Awesome. Leave your week’s menu in the comments, and I’ll put my order in with you. If not, chances are …
Read More SoLo: Low Calorie/Low Glycemic Meal Bars That Don’t Suck“Congratulations! You’re the winner of an incurable, lifelong, invisible autoimmune disease that will complicate your life!” Yeah, that’s pretty much what I heard when I got my diagnosis of Celiac Disease. Actually, I wasn’t the only one that heard it: the phone call from the gastroenterologist’s office came through the hands-free speaker of my …
Read More Getting a Celiac Disease Diagnosis Sucks