Gluten-free traveler on a mission to enjoy safe, delicious food that isn't a "nice salad"…
Virgin Voyages gluten-free dining –is it any good? Lest I wonder forever, I decided to find out for myself! The quest to discover how good Virgin Voyages is at gluten-free My husband and I test-sailed Virgin Voyages’ insanely Instagrammable Scarlet Lady in February 2024 for a five-day “trial” cruise to see if we’d like this …
Read More Virgin Voyages Gluten-free 2024: Everything I Ate on the Scarlet Lady
Don’t you hate it when everyone else gets to eat those yummy Lindt Easter bunnies and Lindor balls at Easter? You know, while you’re busy Googling “Are Lindor truffles gluten-free?” to see if you can enjoy them too…only to find out that the ones in front of you are not, and you’re out of luck? …
Read More Are Lindor Truffles Gluten Free? Easter Chocolate Dupe Alert!
Figuring out how to eat gluten free at restaurants can be challenging when you have celiac disease. You’re never quite sure what you’ll be able to have! Always ask the server about their food service supplier if they’re unsure what’s safe for you to order. If you find out that it’s Sysco Foods, you’re in …
Read More How to Eat Gluten Free at Restaurants – Sysco FoodsWell, my last post from 2018 aged like a carton of milk left on the counter! It’s now 6 years later, and we STILL don’t have a cure or therapy for Celiac Disease. ImmusantT was a bust. And we still need to master how to eat gluten-free, especially when we eat out. I was completely …
Read More Learning how to eat gluten-free is still necessary :(“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 …
Read More Scary Ingredients: Is Glucose made from Wheat Gluten-free? (Shudder)
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 š I have discovered deep fried pescatarian heaven. …
Read More Toronto: Ā Off The Hook Fish & Chips
You know when people quit smoking or find religion or whatever behavior or lifestyle change they’ve made, Ā 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 JalepeƱo Sauce
Since Celiacs Ā 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? Ā 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 Ā 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