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Upcoming GF News Segment
Coming up tomorrow, October 4th, at 10pm (9C), on NBC’s “Rock Center with Brian Williams,” will be a segment on the gluten-free diet and why it is the food boogeyman. I am interested to see what the full report covers. So many of the celebrities that go gluten-free these days have no idea why they…
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Kosherfest
For those of you that are near the New Jersey area, Kosherfest ’12 is coming up soon. There is a lecture on “Meeting the Special Needs of the Kosher Consumer,” part of which is about gluten-free. Our house is VERY much looking forward to Passover because of the great variety of gluten-free (and soy- and…
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Hot Chocolate for Braden
Sometimes, just wishing out loud (or in print) for something makes it come true. Â Well, when it comes to sharing our knowledge, that is. On my post about Hey Shuga! and Lil’ Shuga!, I mentioned that I was going to look into hot chocolate recipes for Braden, since we have to avoid wheat, corn, soy,…
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Victoria’s Kitchen Almond Water
There is always something new around the bend. I recently received some samples of Victoria’s Kitchen Almond Water from the company. Â The closest thing I’ve ever seen to this before was coconut water, which I only had a brief sip of once. The Almond Water really is refreshing. Â It is pretty sweet, with 30 grams…
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Hey Shuga!, Lil’ Shuga!
Some people just have great timing.  Right before we moved, we received some samples of Hey Shuga! and Lil’ Shuga!  It was great timing, because right at the same time was when we found out about Braden’s allergies.  Bye, bye corn syrup (not that we used it much), hello organic sugar cane syrup. My first use…
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