Bob's Red Mill, the king of Gluten free flours is hosting a giveaway!! That's right, for the next 3 days you, and all your friends and family, can enter to win a NEW comfort-foods cookbook, all purpose flour and flax meal. It's all gluten free and all from Bob's Red Mill! Now, I have to ask, have you tried any gluten free products...

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My doctor's always trying something new with me. Okay, I guess I should rephrase that...I haven't felt "good" in a few years, so my doctor's trying to help me achieve a better level of health. I've felt better over the last year or so, but we're still working towards the good! The newest thing is Aloe Vera. I came home from the doc's...

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So Rachel gets to try some flavors of kettle cuisine. If you don't know about them yet, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?! Anyway, I just wanted to write a quick update on these soups and showcase Rachel's excitement of getting to sample these amazing products! Look for at least six, that's right six upcoming posts related to these soups. I'll give you a hint...

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Now this is a story worth reading! "14 Colleges that Cater to Gluten-Free Students" is a story recently featured in "Best Colleges Online."  While I've never attended the schools listed, nor personally looked into their dining options, I do think this list is a great place to start when searching for colleges for yourself or your children to attend. Beyond academics, extracurricular activities, and...

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If you don't know, Wendy's frostys are gluten free! And while searching around the internet today, I came across a gizmodo article talking about getting FREE WENDY'S FROSTYS for the rest of 2012. The best thing at Wendy's is the Frosty. Now you can get them for free for the rest of 2012, all while supporting a good cause (I think it's a good cause,...

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Check out this GREAT way to avoid cross-contamination at home! Labels to use on your gluten free food! http://www.ceceliasmarketplace.com/gluten-free-safety-labels/ Many of us Celiac folk live with a "normal" person and need to differentiate between our food products. Lucky for me I live with a wonderful man who has ventured into the gluten free world with me. But, he does still have regular sandwich...

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Here's an interesting training course designed for restaurants to properly equip themselves to serve the gluten free customer.  Neat, huh? :) The program is known as GREAT, which stands for Gluten-Free Resource Education Awareness Training, and it covers everything from ingredients and safety to...drumroll please...CROSS CONTAMINATION!  I love it!   Cross contamination is the main antagonist against adherence to the gluten-free diet and something...

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Ohh yeah, that's right, gluten free is a top trend! :)  Number 7 of 20 to be exact. Ha...I just have to laugh because while I"m excited that us gluten free folks are getting recognition, it just makes me giggle that we're on a "trend" list!  Trust us people, we're not trying to be trendy! :)  But, anyways, I get why we made...

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Red Apple Lipstick...a recent make up find for me is fabulous! I just received my first lipstick and lipgloss from them and MAN am I impressed!  You'll definitely be hearing more about this gluten free, paraben free, vitamin e enriched yummy goodness (just a heads up...the lipstick is like putting on chapstick and tastes delish!). For now, I wanted to let you know...

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Welcome to the first Food Free Friday of 2012!I started this feature out a little zealous, saying I'd have a new "non food" post every week.  Ha, sadly, not quite!  But, I do plan to be more consistent this year.  My initial goal will be to have 2 entries a month.  I'll see how that goes and go from there.  Wish me luck! Back...

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Chick-Fil-A is now offering gluten-free chicken nuggets!  According to the Let’s Move initiative, one in three American children is considered overweight or obese. Children also consume 31 percent more calories and 56 percent more fat than their peers did 40 years ago. Starting today, Chick-fil-A® is taking another step in continuing to address the issue of childhood obesity by debuting one of the nation’s...

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That's right people! Celiact.com voted us one of the top 30 gluten free blogs to follow in 2012!  Man are we honored to be on this list.  Seriously!  Just check out the full list here and you'll understand.  Such an amazing group of bloggers dedicated to helping themselves and others with navigating this gluten-filled world while maintaining our health and happiness!  We're so excited to see...

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Alright, so Rachel about jumped out of bed when she saw this and we all know how expensive gluten free bread is. Schar is offering a year's supply of their gluten free bread. Here's the information on it. Join the free Schar Club today for a chance to win delicious gluten-free breads for a whole year from Europe's #1 in gluten-free! The winner...

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Ok people!  It's time to rally up!! :) Yummy Samoas! Hehe...so maybe this isn't a major issue, but in looking over old posts and cleaning up our site I decided to check in on a few things.  One major order of business, how's the gf girl scout cookie petition going?  Well, as it turns out, very slow! :(  That, my friends is no...

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We sometimes believe we are Mexicans at heart, both my husband and myself. I say this because we love Mexican food! And I mean LOVE!! I don't think I could count the number of times we eat something Mexican in a given month? From tacos to nachos, we love it!! Recently we have added to our repertoire of homemade Mexican dishes with enchiladas!...

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Im so excited! Easy Eats 3rd magazine came out today!! On the cover..."amp up your energy...improve your mood...renew your body." Sounds like a great issue and I am about to get started!! I'll make sure and fill you in on what I enjoy after I get a chance to read it more. :) You can check their website out and can choose to...

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Ok so I'm on my new iPad 2 and loving it! My wonderful hubby bought me this as a Christmas gift knowing I wanted to get one so that I would have more opportunities to share the gluten free knowledge and recipes I have with the world. He's such a sweet and good man! Man am I a lucky girl! And now I've...

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