Tag: Celiac Disease

I Heart Gluten-Sensitive People. (Whether They’re Really Gluten-Sensitive or Not).

Louise 0 March 15, 2016March 15, 2016

Every Celiac cringes when their restaurant server responds to their order of a gluten-free meals and specific food-handling details with “so… how sensitive are you?” Uhhhhhh….. It’s not the servers fault: they have been witness to many similar requests. And often, when those requesting a gluten-free meal aren’t happy with the limited choices, they …

Getting a Celiac Disease Diagnosis Sucks

Louise 0 March 1, 2016April 3, 2016

“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 …

Simple Salsa

Louise 0 March 1, 2016April 3, 2016

Simple Salsa is my friend. It’s a fruit, it’s a vegetable (ok, technically it’s just a fruit because it has seeds, but don’t get all technical on me–the USDA considers it a vegetable so that’s good enough!) It’s savory and spicy and just everything good! It’s also always there for me, as my fridge is rarely without …