Cooking with Sweet Potato: Tips and Tricks

Have you ever tried a new food, only to fall head over taste buds and become a…

Gluten Free at Legoland

When amusement parks come into mind, first thoughts usually revolve around the…

Celiac Disease and Identity

Whenever I find myself crying over some aspect of celiac disease (I can't e…

Surprise! Sammy's Woodfired Pizza

I promise I'm not addicted. I don't drown all my problems in a sea of …

Favorite Snack 2: Glutino Pretzels

College and late night snacking are synonymous, but, as a celiac , my snacking…

A Gluten Free Dating Site? What?

They say opposites attract . Does that mean I, the gluten-free celiac, will fal…

My Chronic Illness Revealed Society's Sick Weight Standards

I lost 15 pounds in two months. I should be excited . At 5'3" I now …

Replacement Gluten Free Croutons

In my mind, celiac disease is all about experimentation . You experiment with …

Celiacs and College Roommate

It's a common nightmare scenario . The popular, blond teenager boarded wit…

French? Italian? Nope, my Food Culture is Gluten Free!

Ethnic wise , I usually call myself a mutt . If I'm feeling funny, I'll…

A Gluten Free Birthday

A birthday is supposed to be the one day when diets don't matter . The foo…

Breakfast Food Review: Chex Cereal and Van's Gluten Free Waffles

So you've been diagnosed . You've walked out of the doctor's office…

A Celiac and the Slumberparty

Everyone has baggage . A kid from a previous marriage. A phobia. That one annoy…

Moving on Past Diagnosis

Success with celiac disease involves walking a fine line . Enjoying a normal l…

FDA Friday

As humans , we are prone to categorization . She's a nerd, I'm a jock. …

College Celiac Fears

I am starting college in less than a month and I don't know how I feel . Wa…

Living With(out) Limits from Celiac Disease

Since childhood , we are raised to believe that the world is limitless . Dreams…

Practice Makes Perfect?

Right now I'm feeling a bit like creeper. It's an Edward Cullen moment,…

Gluten Free Soup: Comfort in a Bowl

I mentioned in my last post that soup is my ultimate comfort food . Sure, I …

A Disease of Chance

Celiacs is a gambler's disease . Not to mean that all those inhaling the s…

Body and Mind

When describing what I should expect, my doctor named three months as the mag…