Hold The Gluten: Recent Episodes
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Episode 79 “Gluten-Free Update!” Features:
- Maureen’s gluten-free dining on Montserrat
- Importance of testing family members
- New Glutino Toaster Pastries
- Response to listener Erin about gluten-free products
- Response to listener Marla aboutOlive Garden Gluten-Free Menu
- New study about infections in infants causing CD
- Celiac Guidelines Roundtable sponsored by Children’s National to establish guidelines for pediatric celiac disease follow-up (meeting of the minds – 7 celiac centers from USA and Canada
- Gluten-Free Easy Bake Oven Mixes
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Episode 78 “Gluten-Free Vacation Prep!” Features:
- Maureen’s upcoming trip to Montserrat
- Flu shots – yay or nay?
- GF Chicken Nuggets taste test
- Where are Dunkin Donuts new gluten-free goodies?
- Pastariso Mac n’ Cheese
- Go Picnic pre-packaged meals
- Vanessa’s challenge – cooking savory meals with chocolate
- Traveling? Check out Delight’s Travel site
- 2013 Expos – Maureen will be at the GFAF Expo in San Francisco and Vanessa will be in Canada
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Episode 77 “Hello Gluten-Free 2013!” Features:
- Maureen & Vanessa’s Holiday recap.
- Gluten-free options for EZ Bake Ovens!
- Dunkin Donuts tests gluten-free goodies in Florida & Massachusetts.
- Trifle - it’s the new dessert…
- Maureen’s upcoming trip to Montserrat
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Episode 76 “Gluten-Free Holiday Frenzy” Features:
- Hanukkah gluten-free – latkes & brisket!
- Cheers to gluten-free alcoholic bevs
- Wholesome Chow‘s Gluten-Free Vegan Baking Mix
- Mike’s Hard Lemonade now gluten-free
- Maureen’s gluten-free holiday frustrations & pie crust debacle
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Episode 75 “Gluten-Free News, Gifts & Grub” Features:
- Maureen’s 2013 1/2 marathon – whoo hoo!
- Holiday gift baskets – gluten-free options
- GlutenFreely HUGE website sale
- Maureen’s new fav pizza crust – Udi’s thin & crispy pizza crusts
- Jennifer Espisoto of Blood Bloods
- Dr. Drew video with Jennifer Esposito
- Listener Renee writes in about her husband and his gluten-eating habits
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Episode 74 “Gluten-Free Leftovers” Features:
- Gluten-Free Turkey Day!
- Leftovers – what to do with them?
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Episode 73 “Gluten-Free Giving Back” Features:
- How you can give back!
- Dee Valdez (Gluten-Free Dee) created National GF Food Bank movement in 2009
- Dedicated gluten-free food banks
- What gluten-free staples to donate
- Gluten-free companies giving back all year long
- Gluten-free care packages in the military
- Working in a food shelter
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Episode 72 “Beating the Winter Blues” Features:
- Hurricane Sandy – Preparing for Emergency
- Emma’s 1st gluten-free Halloween
- Celiac disease and depression
- Ways to beat the winter blues & get through the holidays
- Shout out to listeners Sandy & Tzipora
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Episode 71 “Gluten-Free Cookbook Compilation” Features:
- Gluten-Free Cookbooks – Maureen & Vanessa’s favs
- HTG’s own fabulous author Vanessa: Beyond Rice Cakes, Gloriously Gluten-Free
- How to Cook Gluten-Free – Recipes That Really Work – Elizabeth Barbone
- Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook – The Lodge Company
- Cooking Gluten-Free – Karen Robertson
- 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes– Carol Fenster
- The Complete Book of Thai Cooking – Linda Steven
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Episode 70 “Halloween Gluten-Free” Features:
- Prepping for Halloween – Maureen takes on New York Comic Con
- 2012 Gluten-Free Halloween Candy List
- Prepping for a gluten-free Halloween
- Delight Gluten-Free Mag’s Gluten-Free Trick or Treats
- Trick or Trade: Out with the Gluten
- Triple check the ingredients - minis or different variations may have gluten
- Gluten-free products – be aware of almost identical packaging
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Episode 69 “Gluten-Free Grocery Store” Features:
- Listener shout outs!
- Thanks to Mel for her Universal Studios Florida gluten-free tips
- Newbie Tracie Louise from Down Under & her fab photography
- P.Diddy & free vodka? Totally genius Adrienne!
- Vanessa’s gluten-free discovery Cafe Patachou
- HTG guest Emily aka Grocery Store Guru
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Episode 68 “Gluten-Free Roundup” Features:
- Maureen’s upcoming trip to Disney & Universal Studios Florida
- National Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth
- Listener Marla’s question: Soda Stream – how to make healthy drinks
- Alpina Yogurt with Gluten-Free Granola!
- Pamela’s Products Pizza Crust Mix
- Maureen’s bazillion gluten-free Bisquick pancakes
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Episode 67 “Gluten-Free and Healthy” Features:
- Eating gluten-free and maintaining good health
- Vanessa’s weight loss & Maureen’s 10k training
- Fortified gluten-free products?
- Natural Products Expo East – Vanessa’s fav products: Tonya’s Gluten-Free Kitchen, Healthy Pantry,Ginny Bakes, Nantucket Pasta Goddess
- Shut the Front Door! Bacon Shortage?!
- Doh! Twinkies apparently DON’T last 20 years in a trunk.
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Episode 66 “Bard’s Gluten-Free Beer” Features:
- Welcome Bard’s Beer as part of the Hold the Gluten Family and Sponsor!
- How does the malting process happen?
- Difference between malted sorghum & other malted grains
- Baking with Bard’s & malted sorghum relation
- What exactly is a craft brewery?
- 15,000+ gallons of Bards goodness!
- Adjusting to gluten-free brewing – training staff
- Take a Bard’s Beer Tour!
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Episode 65 “C is for Gluten-Free Cookie” Features:
- Happy National Celiac Disease Awareness Day!
- Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Troop becomes first US Council to launch gluten-free cookie
- Vanessa’s gluten-free Thin Mint Cookie recipe
- Go to “premade cookies”Dr. Lucy’s, Pamela’s Mocha Choco Chip Cookies, Melissa’s Monster Cookies, General Mills Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- Gluten-free Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich
- AP Flour that works best for baking cookies –Cup4Cup, Gluten-Free 123, Gluten-Free Pantry, Pamela’s Products
- Online resources – Amazon.com, GlutenFreely, Delight Gluten-Free Magazine
- Whaaaat? Cookie Monster no longer eating cookies?
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Episode 64 “Gluten-Free Tailgating” Features:
- Summer’s over – bring on Fall sports!
- How to prep for a gluten-free tailgate and sports events
- Goodbye Neil Armstrong – enjoy your gluten-free space ice cream
- Life on Mars – could we go back to eating gluten?
- Aramark offers gluten-free in stadiums
- Tons of stadiums offer gluten-free menus items and dedicated booths
- Gluten-free beer, hard cider, naturally gluten-free munchies
- School sports – how to handle post game “snack” aka Snack Mom or Snack Dad
- The Commish of Tailgating
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Episode 63 “Gluten-Free Baking Shortcuts” Features:
- Baking short cuts – cookie cakes, 123 Gluten-Free, Gluten-Free Pantry Pie Crust. Whole Foods, Kinnikinnick & Wholly Wholesome frozen pie crusts.
- How to make gluten-free chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
- Vanessa’s new closet – including a beer shelf!
- Maureen’s dream of a tea cup pig.
- Williams Sonoma pie maker
- Dallas, TX Gluten-Free & Allergen-Free Expo
- Philadelphia, PA NFCA Appetite for Awareness
- Additional upcoming Gluten-Free Expos & Conferences
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Episode 62 “Gluten-Free Back to School” Features:
- Our take on Lady Gaga going gluten-free to lose weight
- How to handle gluten-free back to school from pre-school to college
- Gluten in playdoh, paper mache, sensory touch tables
- Gluten-free art supplies & school supplies
- Gluten-free labels & products for lunches
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Episode 61 “Gluten on Your Skin?” Features:
- Gluten in skin care products
- Why do we need gluten-free products?
- How can we identify gluten in products?
- Labeling of gluten in skincare products
- Jay of Red Apple Lipstick joins us
- Red Apple Lipstick on Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest
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Episode 60 “Picnic Perfection” Features:
- Summer picnics – how to avoid getting glutened
- Maureen’s 7 layer dip recipe
- Homemade gluten-free dishes by host – how to handle?
- Pack your “emergency” gluten-free stash
- GoPicnic pre-packaged meals ready to eat meals
- Focus on fun, family & friends
- Delight’s new Recipe Database
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Episode 59 “Gluten-Free Online” Features:
- Gluten-Free Dana Vollmer breaks world record.
- Gluten-Free Olympian updates – cheer them on!
- Gluten-free online – medical perspective
- Digestive Health SmartBrief and Restaurant SmartBrief
- Social media community – Pinterest - Maureen &Vanessa, Twitter, Facebook
- Gluten-Free Blog resources – some of our favs! Gluten Free Girl, Gluten Free Easily, Gluten-Free Goddess, Gabby’s Gluten-Free, Simply Gluten-Free, Gluten-Free Fun
- Bacon is Rad. Gluten is Bad.
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Episode 58 “Gluten-Free Middle of Nowhere” Features:
- Celiac Awareness Night – Phillies Citizens Bank Park
- Listener Scott schools us on roller derby
- Gluten-Free in the middle of nowhere – how to deal with it?
- Vanessa’s gluten-free finds in small town Indiana
- Patty Cakes, Procopio’s, Tour of Italy, Grandma’s Pancake House
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Episode 57 “Gluten-Free Expos Galore” Features:
- Getting glutened at sporting events?
- Crunchmaster partners with gluten-free swimmerDana Vollmer
- Greater openness of gluten-free celebrities and athletes
- Listener Laura’s question on genetic/blood tests for her children
- Celiac Awareness night at the Philadelphia Phillies
- Gluten-Free Living NOW Expo
- Univ of Chicago Celiac Disease Center Blood Screening
- Maureen & Emma are attending NFCA Appetite for Awareness September 23rd
- Delight’s Calendar of Gluten-Free Events
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Episode 55 “Gluten-Free Expos Galore” Features:
- DC Gluten-Free Expo
- Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse
- Fancy Foods Expo East – GF options
- Probios Pasta coming to the US!
- Doritos GF options & new Apple Cinnamon ChexCereal
- Shout out to Gluten Free Saver
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Episode 55 “Gluten-Free Expos Galore” Features:
- DC Gluten-Free Expo
- Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse
- Fancy Foods Expo East – GF options
- Probios Pasta coming to the US!
- Doritos GF options & new Apple Cinnamon Chex Cereal
- Shout out to Gluten Free Saver
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Episode 54 “Pizza Pizza” Features:
- Happy 4th Birthday Hold The Gluten!
- Blair Raber, Celiac Disease Program at Children’s National Medical Center discusses the psychological impact of diagnosis
- Vanessa’s trip to Italy gluten-free food options Pribios Pasta & Ciro and Sons
- Domino’s Pizza NFCA Amber Designation disappointment
- Chuck E. Cheese does gluten-free pizza right!
- Maureen’s thanks to Scott’s gluten-free bread tip
- Washington, DC Gluten-Free Expo – Friday, June 15th
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Episode 53 “Tell 5 Friends About Celiac” Features:
- Vanessa’s upcoming trip to Italy for the CIBUS Conference
- Vanessa researches gluten-free travel options in Italy
- Celiac Awareness Month – educate your family & friends. Tell 5 random people!
- Check out the Gluten-Free Expos & Conferences on Delight’s site
- Maureen’s gluten-free bread dilemma. Genius Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Rudi’s, Pamela’s Bread Mix, 123 Gluten-Free Bread Mixes.
- Miley Cyrus is gluten-free?!
- Maureen’s Color Run 5k
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Episode 52 “Celiac Awareness Moth ” Features:
- Vanessa’s gluten-free round table discussion withWolf Blitzer of CNN
- Maureen & Vanessa talk about how it feels to be newly diagnosed
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Episode 51 “Gluten-Free Globetrotting ” Features:
- Vanessa’s traveling to Phoenix Gluten-Free Expo 2012
- Picazzo’s Restaurant in Sedona, AZ
- Gluten-Free Easter & Passover eats
- Super fab ice cream truck man (bring your GF cones!)
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Episode 50 “Help With Celiac Disease Research” Features:
- Dr. Daniel Leffler of Beth Israel Medical Center speaks about a study that will help researchers better understand a new test for celiac disease.
- Learn how to participate from the comfort of your home!
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Episode 49 “Gluten-Free Fabulosity” Features:
- Maureen’s gluten-free food finds! Obsessed with instant oatmeal, graham crackers, ice cream cones, “oreo” cookies, sugar & spice pan bars
- Vanessa’s Expo West gluten-free finds – Russo’s Pizza, RP’s Pasta, Pappardelle’s Pasta, Julie’s Organic Ice Cream, Hilary’s Eat Well, Imbue
- Coming up – road trip to Milton, Delaware to visit Dogfish Brewery
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Episode 48 “Gluten-Free Road Trip” Features:
- Making Tracks for Celiacs 5k run, 1 mile walk & vendor fair
- Maureen’s wine allergy panic and allergy testing
- Listener question from Sally on celiac disease vs gluten intolerance
- Delight Gluten-Free Magazine & Gluten Freely Recipe Contest for Pastariso Mac & Cheese Contest
- Sneak Peek of our gluten-free road trip – Sherry Lynn’s and The Italian Chef
- Vanessa makes the donuts!
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Episode 47 “Pizza Perfection” Features:
- Maureen & Vanessa interview Trevor & Corbett of Bella Monica Pizza – learn their gluten-free story.
- Near Raleigh, NC? Visit Bella Monica’s restaurant!
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Episode 46 “Gluten Free Family” Features:
- Maureen’s 10 year old daughter just diagnosed with celiac.
- Vanessa’s chocolate mission
- New classification system for gluten-related disorders.
- Gluten-free camps for kids. Sign up now across the country.
- Gluten-free bagels are possible!
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Episode 45 “Hut Hut Hike! Score a Gluten Free Goal!” Features:
- Gluten-Free Super Bowl snack ideas!
- Maureen’s mozzarella sticks, onion rings, & 7 layer dip recipes.
- Delight Gluten-Free Magazine Super Bowl event
- Vanessa’s gluten-free trip San Fran, California & Vancouver, Canada
- Trip favs – Q Drinks, Herbal Water, Iveta, No Bake Cookie Company
- Chick-fil-A fast food chain offers gluten free chicken nuggets
- Clean out your pantry! All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix list
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Episode 44 “Happy Gluten-Free 2012!” Features:
- Happy New Year! Gluten-free resolutions
- Vanessa’s trip to Breezes Bahamas – gluten free food galore
- Maureen’s Philly gluten free dining experience
- You voted! Winners of the GFreek Awards are announced
- Maureen’s Beer Battered Onion Ring Recipe
- Vanessa head to the Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco, CA January 15 – 17th
- 14 Colleges that Cater to Gluten-Free Students
- Maureen’s schooling of Vanessa on all things 80′s
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Episode 43 “You Asked and We Answered!” Features:
- Congrats to Scott Morizot – winner of the free Delight Gluten-Free Magazine Digital Download
- Can you have Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance and other food allergies or intolerances?
- When do you introduce gluten into a child’s diet of parents with celiac or gluten intolerance?
- What is the difference between celiac disease and gluten intolerance?
- Vanessa’s ridiculously fabulous Chocolate Hazelnut Whip Recipe.
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Episode 42 “GFreek Gluten Free Awards & Delight Magazine Giveaway ” Features:
- Special Guest Josh Schieffer of GFreek.com
- GFreek 2nd Annual Gluten-Free Awards
- Josh’s family’s gluten-free story
- December Gluten-Free Giveaway! Win one free download of the Winter/Holiday 2011 digital issue of Delight Gluten-Free Magazine.
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Giveaway! Enter to win one FREE download of the Winter/Holiday 2011 digital issue of Delight Gluten-Free Magazine. Delight Gluten-Free Magazine is a quarterly international food and lifestyle publication for people living with food allergies and sensitivities. This issue is full of tips for a perfect gluten-free holiday season. Deadline to enter is December 21st . Winner will be chosen on December 22nd, just in time for a holiday download!
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Episode 41 “NOT So Gluten Free Primetime ” Features:
- Man Up needs to Man Down – disappointment with ABC & Man Up Show
- Send your feedback about the show to ABC.com
- Yes Please! Pastariso Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese Cups
- Helping Hands Gluten-Free Bakery and their story
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Episode 40 “Infertility and Undiagnosed Celiac Disease ” Features:
- Vanessa’s trip to Israel and her amazing gluten free experience
- Bar-El Gluten Free Baked Goods
- Link between infertility and undiagnosed celiac disease
- Maureen’s 1st gluten free experience with Red Robin Burgers
- Great Gluten Free Expo in Alabama (5k Run!)
- University of Maryland 5K for Celiac Disease
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Episode 39 “Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour Launch at Per Se” Features:
- Maureen and Vanessa attend the Thomas Keller & Lena Kwak Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour Launch
- Chef Keller and Chef Kwak speak about what makes Cup4Cup so remarkable
- Find Cup4Cup at Williams Sonoma and Bouchon Bakery
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Episode 38 “Gluten Free Groceries ” Features:
- Maureen shares her pizza woes
- Mamma Lucia – gluten free pizza
- Gluten free grocery shopping
- Gluten Freely & Amazon Subscribe and Save
- FREE gluten free oats from Montana GF Processors
- Bird Poop Theory
- Hotels Go Gluten Free
- Kind Bars Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate
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Episode 37 “Gluten Free Food Fanatics ” Features:
- Dr. Fasano says we’re too clean and that’s why the incidence of celiac is going up.
- New study looking at growth in gluten-free market.
- Natural Products Expo East where there are more than 200 gluten-free companies exhibiting this year!
- California Pizza Kitchen pulls gluten free pizza from menu
- Gorton’s Seafood offers gluten free grilled fish options
- Maureen’s experience with Macaroni Grill’s gluten free menu
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Episode 36 “PIX11 Health & Wellness Expo 2011” Features:
- Maureen & Vanessa attend PIX11 Health & Wellness Expo NYC
- Karen Miller of Three Dogs Bakery
- Erin Smith of Gluten Free Fun
- Jamie McIntyre of ShopRite Super Markets
- Nicole Hunn of Gluten Free on a Shoestring
- Spent the day with Dom and Corey of Gluten Freely
- Dinner at Ta Cocina Restaurant
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Episode 35 “Celebrate Celiac Awareness Day” Features:
- Podcast guests (and gluten eaters) Eric and Chuck (our husbands) share their experience in living with a gluten free person.
- Gluten free beer taste test – Bards & Redbridge vs gluten-filled Yuengling.
- Cooking with gluten free beer – Vanessa makes beer brownies, beer bread, and more!
- Dogfish Brewery in Delaware to offer GF beer. Thanks to Gluten Free Philly for sharing this info!
- How much gluten is safe for me?
- Dr. Fasano’s breakdown on FDA labeling.
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Episode 34 “Gluten Free Emergency Prep” Features:
- Gluten Free Emergency Preparedness Kit – what to include in it?
- Romano’s Macaroni Grill has gluten free pasta available on their “Create Your Own Pasta” menu at all restaurants. Extensive gluten free menu!
- Vanessa’s trip to Denver for the CSA Incredible Edible GF Expo. Gluten free food finds: BeauJo’s (cheesy garlic bread!) and Blue Moon Bakery (gluten free lava cake!).
- FDA Information explained.
- NEW Hold The Gluten Podcast voicemail line! 1 (502) 35GFREE aka (502) 354-3733
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Episode 33 “New Beginnings” Features:
- Update on where the heck Maureen has been…
- Introducing Hold The Gluten Podcast’s new fabulous co-host Vanessa!
- Subway incorporating gluten free sandwiches.
- California Pizza Kitchen gluten free menu: safe or unsafe?
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Episode 32 “Gluten Makes Me Grumpy” Features:
- Feedback from listeners Scott and Nate about onion rings in the french fry order.
- Are you attending the Gluten Free Life TV Twitter Party on February 2nd?
- 2010 Gluten Free Cooking Expo April 17th & 18th in Lisle, IL.
- Sausage Recall due to salmonella. 1.2 million pounds of sausage recalled!
- In search of gluten free gravy for my mashed potatoes: Trader Joe’s GF Turkey Gravy (premade) for $1.49 and Road’s End Organics Golden Gravy Mix & Shitake Mushroom Gravy (mix) both 99 cents.
- BIG Brown Rice Tortillas from Trader Joe’s – my review.
- Have you joined the Hold The Gluten fan page on Facebook?
- Prevention Magazine offers over 4,000 gluten free recipes (keyword search “gluten free”).
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Episode 31 “Gluten Free 2010!” Features:
- Listener Amanda, a high school student with celiac disease, shares her story.
- Is there a connection with celiac disease and our immune system going into hyper-drive when faced with other illness (i.e. common cold)?
- Gluten free cookie crisis — Hershey’s recipe revamp gone terribly wrong.
- Burger King shares their gluten free food options!
- Listener Joe Z. found Joe Corbi’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough to be tasty.
- Listener Julia LOVED Udi’s White Sandwich Bread — even untoasted!
- Gluten free food ideas: Peanut butter sandwich ala Trader Joe’s GF pancakes & some peanut butter. Waffle Panini made with apples, cheese, and (mmm) bacon in between two GF waffles.
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Episode 30 “October aka Celiac Awareness Month” Features:
- Gluten Free Holiday – GF Turkey list. Butterball new GF gravy packet.
- Joe Corbi’s fundraiser offers Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
- My horrible GF lunch experience at Maggiano’s (Cherry Hill, NJ location).
- Gluten free dining in Walt Disney World. Sit down vs. counter service. Road trip to Pizza Fusion in Orlando, FL.
- Discovered a tasty new GF cider — Strongbow Cider.
- GF cakes: Listener Julie recommends 123 Gluten Free Chocolate Pound Cake. I recently discovered Amy’s Organic now offers GF Chocolate Cake.
- Armour Chili Beans Recall
- Gluten Free iPhone Apps: Is That Gluten Free? $5.99 and I Eat Out Gluten & Allergen Free $8.99
- November Gluten Free Giveaway! Betty Crocker.
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Gluten Free Giveaway! The fantabulous folks at Betty Crocker sent me a their gluten free fruit-flavored snacks to sample. They’d also like to share the gluten free goodness with one lucky Hold The Gluten listener! Leave a comment for a chance to receive a Betty Crocker “Simple Joys” prize pack that includes 2 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit-Flavored Snacks, a retro Pick ‘em Up Sticks game, a light-up yo-yo and a classic Frisbee. Betty Crocker Fruit-Flavored Snacks is a snack you can feel good about as they are made with real fruit and each serving is less than 100 calories! Now kids – and kids at heart – can enjoy the simple joy of a fun, great tasting gluten free snack. Deadline to enter is 12/14/2009.
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Episode 29 “October aka Celiac Awareness Month” Features:
- Glutened by a dog biscuit. And mayo. My crazy story.
- Erin of Gluten Free Fitness knows my love for anything bacon & shares info on GF Baconaisse.
- Need to appoint a “taste tester” for all glutenous food in the house.
- Ready for Halloween? Check out Sure Foods Living Gluten Free & Allergen Free Candy List.
- Listener David (gluten free since 1977) shared with me some of his challenges of being gluten free 30+ years ago.
- Betty Crocker Vanilla Cake tweak and review.
- PF Changs updated gluten free menu.
- Upcoming Event NFCA Gluten-Free Cooking Spree in San Francisco.
- Listener David shares info on Pizza Fusion.
- October Gluten Free Giveaway! Shabtai Gourmet.
- GF community driven sites: Gling and Special Gourmets.
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Gluten Free Giveaway! Leave a comment for a chance to win Shabtai Gourmet’s Gluten Free Prize Package! Shabtai Gourmet is a unique Gluten Free Bakery line specializing in Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Soy Free, Casein Free, Peanut Free & Dairy Free Cakes and Cookies. Shabtai has brought a fresh and exciting new approach to allergen free baking. Shabtai and his family owned bakery has grown over the years, yet has never lost its old world out of this world taste.Three lucky winners will be chosen. Deadline to enter is 11/06/2009.
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Episode 28 “Hold The Gluten Hiatus No More” Features:
- Hold The Gluten is back! Where I’ve been and what the heck I’ve been up to.
- Recap of NFCA Appetite for Awareness Event on September 30, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA.
- Upcoming Gluten Free Giveaway from Shabtai Gourmet. Drawing will be held next podcast.
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Episode 27 “Gluten Free: It’s What’s For Dinner” Features:
- Announcing Aleia’s Gluten Free Giveaway Winner!
- WOW Baking Company “Tell Us Your Story & Get a Free Cookie”
- Two GF friends share their fav bread recipes. Michello’s Farmhouse Buttermilk Bread and Gluten Free Bay’s Miracle Bread
- Proclaim your gluten free freedom with a tattoo?!
- Easily gluten free in the City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia).
- Random Primetime TV mention of “gluten free” – Hung on HBO
- Listener question answered: Can you gluten yourself if you don’t actually swallow the food?
- You Tube videos: Dr. Peter Green and The Celiac Disease Center of Columbia University
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CONGRATULATIONS MARTHA! Martha was the lucky Gluten Free Giveaway Winner! She’ll be munching on Aleia’s Gluten Free Italian bread crumbs, parmesan croutons, almond horn cookies and chocolate chip cookies!
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Episode 26 “Gluten for Punishment” Features:
- Glutened by Sami’s Bakery Millet & Flax Hot Dog Buns. My story.
- Betty Crocker FREE coupon to sample one of their gluten free products (cake, cookie, or brownie mix). Call 1-800-446-1898, select Option 4, and provide your name and mailing address.
- Starbucks discontinuing their Valencia Orange Cake. Sign Triumph Dining’s petition to bring back the Gluten Free Cake.
- Trader Joe’s GF Pancake/Waffle Mix and GF Mac N’ Cheese review.
- Check out Gluten Free Faces – the latest social network for gluten free peeps.
- Celiac Disease Insights: Clues to Solving Autoimmunity (thanks for sharing Mike!).
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Episode 25 "Happy Birthday Hold The Gluten" Features:
- Hold The Gluten podcast celebrates one year!
- I (finally) sample Uno Chicago Grill's GF Pizza
- Betty Crocker GF cake, cookie, and brownie mixes. Buy in bulk on-line via Amazon's Subscribe & Save.
- Chex recipe Chili and Garlic Snack Mix rocks!
- GF Soft Pretzel mix by Dutch Country Soft Pretzels
- Listener Julia shares that Trader Joe's now offers GF mac n' cheese, hot dog buns, and chocolate mousse.
- Gluten Free mozzarella stick recipe
- Julie's Organic GF ice cream sandwiches
- Tostitos - beware of the evil flour and multi-grain chips!
- Tasty Gluten Free Giveaway in Episode 26
- Urban Legend - Gluten in Envelope/Stamp Glue
- Gluten Free Communion Hosts
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Episode 24 “What The Gluten?’” Features:
- Listener Julia shares that Trader Joe’s now offers GF Creme Brulee in choco cups (find them in the freezer section)
- Reminder! Betty Crocker to launch GF cake, cookie, and brownie mixes on June 1st.
- Gluten Free mozzarella stick experiment a HUGE success!
- Got ice cream? GF ice cream cone options: Let’s Do Organic GF Cones, Barkat GF Waffle Cones, & Glutano GF Cones.
- Gluten Free Summer Camp options for kids.
- Mark Your Calendar! Gluten Free Twitter Party on Sunday, May 31st hosted by Joyce Paige. For more details check out Joyce’s site as well as the Gluten-Free Lifestyle Twibe.
- 4th Annual Gluten Free Culinary Summit (East and West Coast events).
- Have you had your bone density scan?
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Episode 23 “No Gluten, No Poopin’” Features:
- Restaurant tip from GF Blogger Mike made for a fantastic GF Mother’s Day lunch at The Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ.
- Uno Chicago Grill now offers GF Veggie Pizza!
- Urban Spoon offers a “gluten free” search option
- 14 year old listener Ivey needs gluten free school lunch ideas
- Grilling season…GF hot dog/hamburger bun options:
- Kinnikinnick, The Grainless Baker, Ener-G, Gluten Free Creations, and a GF Blogger’s recipe
- Plant a garden, join a co-op, or visit a farm stand. Naturally gluten-free & good for you!
- GF White Bean Hummus with Balsamic Vinegar recipe
- Aleia’s Gluten Free Foods - croutons, cookies, stuffing, and breads!
- Feedback from fellow GF Blogger Melanie on the vaccine trial is underway in Melbourne, AU for Celiac Disease
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Episode 22 “Prime Time Gluten Free” Features:
- Recent dining experience at Joe’s Crab Shack
- Getting comfortable in my gluten free life
- Mention of “gluten free” during Prime Time:
- Beverly Hills 90210 GF Bread & French Toast
- Celebrity Apprentice GF Meal for Schwan’s
- Real Housewives of New York Bethany Frankel’s GF muffins
- The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s new book “The G Free Diet Book“
- Starbucks to offer GF Valencia Orange Cake with Almonds in US stores from May 5, 2009
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) with gluten free enchiladas, nachos, & margaritas!
- Grilling season is upon us - all Bubba Burgers are gluten free!
- Vaccine trial is underway in Melbourne, AU for Celiac Disease
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Episode 21 “Gluten Free is the Bomb Diggity” Features:
- Got cake?! GF Carrot Cake recipe.
- Be Free For Me website offers coupons and samples of Gluten, Dairy, Nut, Soy, & Fish Free products.
- Conte’s Gluten Free Frozen Pasta (ravioli, stuffed shells, gnocchi, pierogis). Also offer gluten free pizza and lasagna. Contact Customer Service for locations: (800) 211-6607.
- Gluten Free English Muffins at Trader Joe’s.
- Upcoming Event: NFCA Gluten Free Cooking Spree in Washington, DC area on 05/01/2009.
- NFCA Appetite for Awareness in Philadelphia, PA on 09/30/2009.
- Betty Crocker GF Update: Yellow Cake Mix, Devil’s Food Cake Mix, Chocolate Chunk Brownie Mix, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix June 1st rollout
- Gluten Free Mama
- Gluten Free Soy Sauce: San-J Organic Tamari. Look on the bottle for it to say “wheat free soy sauce”.
- Gluten Free Twitter Party a HUGE success!
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Episode 20 “‘Glorious Gluten Free Food” Features:
- Effective June 1, 2009 - In addition to Gluten Free Rice Chex, General Mills will make the following Chex cereals gluten free: Corn, Honey Nut, Chocolate, Cinnamon and Strawberry.
- General Mills Betty Crocker brand will include gluten free brownie, cake, & cookie mixes. Check out About.com for further information as well as Kill The Gluten’s blog for product review.
- Have you had a “gluten nightmare”? Dreams of accidentally ingesting gluten…
- Successful gluten free dining experience in Atlantic City, NJ. Delicious gluten free options at Buddakan Restaurant.
- Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Pasta Review (Rice Sticks Traditional Thia Pasta & Organic Spaghetti).
- Bob’s Red Mill Certified GF Oats
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Episode 19 “‘There’s A Party In My Tummy!” Features:
- South Florida-based Palm Beach County Celiac Support Group offering gluten free meal assistance to economically challenged
- Natasha’s Health Nut Cookies - a moist & chewy GF cookie.
- Listener Pennie shares her snack suggestion… Mrs. Dash on popcorn! 13 different blends that are Gluten & MSG Free.
- Bahama Rice Burger - tasty soy and gluten free “meat alternative”.
- Gluten Free and a vegetarian/vegan? Check out Vegiac.com
- MSG mystery - feedback from listener Erick in Indonesia (writes that MSG manufactured in SE Asia contains gluten).
- Join the Gluten Free Twitter Party on Friday, April 3, 2009
- Check out my article “A GF Lifeline Created Online” in the latest edition of Gluten Free Living Magazine (Number 1/2009)
- Gluten Free Girl: How I Found The Food That Loves Me Back…And How You Can Too is now in paperback.
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Episode 18 “What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’?” Features:
- Would love to see “Celiac Disease” as a check off on physician forms.
- Uno Chicago Grill now serving Gluten Free Pizza nationwide!
- WalMart now carrying Amy’s Organic Gluten Free Frozen Meals.
- February 2009 issue of Rachael Ray magazine offers gluten free recipe.
- Chocolate Cheesecake with Cocoa Pebbles Crust recipe on Hold The Gluten blog.
- MLO Brown Rice Protein Powder is gluten free and vegan.
- On-line reference The Gluten Solution offers cooking videos, and grocery & product lists.
- Gluten Intolerance — does the longer this disease go undiagnosed correlate to additional disorders, allergies, or illnesses?
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Episode 17 “I Like Monkeys!” Features:
- Peanut Butter Recall includes PB Cookie Lara Bar.
- Birthday dinner at Pizza by Elizabeths
- Comment from HTG listener Julia re: gluten intolerance does not always equal skinny or hungry looking.
- Epic Fail Part 1 - GF Easy Bake Bread Mix by Orgran
- Epic Fail Part 2 - Nasty Orgran Bread made into French Toast encrusted with Cocoa Pebbles.
- Listener Mike’s answer to my question, “Can I be “glutened” by inhaling pasta steam from traditional glutenous pasta?” Check out this article!!
- GF Food on the cheap: Trader Joe’s GF Brown Rice Pasta & Amazon.com Subscribe and Save Program
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Episode 16 “Happy Gluten Free New Year!” Features:
- How you can claim a tax deduction for gluten free food (and mileage!).
- Question from HTG listener Lydia: How do you ensure you are getting a GF meal when dining out? How do you get your family/friends to focus on the meal and not your food intolerance?
- Triumph Dining Cards can aid in communicating gluten-free needs.
- Wellshire Farms “Gluten Free” Kids foods pulled from shelves due to gluten content. Sold exclusively at Whole Foods Market.
- Episode 16’s Contemplation by Maureen: Can I be “glutened” by inhaling pasta steam from traditional glutenous pasta?
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Episode 15 “Dog Drama, Super Duper, & Dough” Features:
- Baxter vs. my GF holiday cookies.
- How I avoided getting glutened over the Holidays!
- Duper our imaginary friend.
- Did you know Playdoh contains gluten?!
- Gluten free dough options: Aroma Dough, A Year of CrockPotting, & Gluten Free Dough Recipe
- Gluten Free mixes for the EZ Bake Oven by Food Tek Quick Bake Kids
- Why are people who are not gluten intolerant going GF?!? The mystifying GF fad diet.
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Episode 14 “Is It January Yet?!” Features:
- Wine and M&M’s…Duh - forgot gluten free food at a recent party.
- Gluten Free Flours - always refrigerate (4 to 6 months) or freeze (up to one year). Due to the lack of processing, most alternative flours will go rancid if not stored properly.
- There is no “Holy Grail” for a GF Flour combination. With flours such as Amaranth, Buckwheat, Millet, Quinoa, Sorghum, and Teff — use the 1/3 rule.
Remember that gluten free flours tend to absorb more liquid. You may need to increase your liquid ingredients to avoid your baked goods being too dry/crumbly.
Amaranth: Powerhouse for fiber, iron, B vitamins, and calcium. Works well in baked goods due to high moisture content in grain. Provides a nutty, grainy flavor. Note - there is a strong smell/taste with Amaranth.
- Brown Rice: Healthier choice than White Rice Flour due to whole grain. Nutty flavor. Can have a gritty texture (combine with other flours to combat this).
- Buckwheat: No relation to wheat whatsoever. Buckwheat is actually a herb and related to the rhubarb plant. Provides a nutty, earthy flavor.
- Millet: Non-acid forming, making Millet Flour easy to digest. Creates a light, crunchy crust for baked goods. Provides a sweet, nutty flavor.
- Quinoa: Works well in baked goods due to high moisture content in grain.
- Sorghum: Closely mimics wheat flour. Good for pizza crusts, scones, biscuits.
Teff: Excellent thickener for soups, gravies, puddings, or stews. Provides a mild, nutty flavor.
Don’t get glutened over the holidays! Never be embarrassed to ask questions or double check the labels of that well-meaning family member cooking for you.
- What’s your holiday tradition? Have a new tradition you’ve created since going gluten free? E-mail me at celiac@holdthegluten.net
- Are you an Gluten Free Eagles Fan? Check out EaglesFanCast blog & podcast. Yes, this is another shameless plug for hubby!
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Episode 13 “Holiday Heebie Jeebies” Features:
- My personal quest for a GF turkey. Gravy that is gluten free!!
- Holiday menu ideas: GF pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, and stuffing (check out my recipes!).
- Carol Fenster’s 1,000 Gluten Free Recipes cookbook.
- Use caution at bake sales, craft shows (gluten free foods made/sold from the home).
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Episode 12 “Gluten Free Thanksgiving” Features:
- Celebrating Thanksgiving “Gluten Free” is possible!
- Gluten Free Turkeys: Empire Kosher, Honeysuckle White, Jennie-O, Perdue, Sheltons, & Shadybrook Farms.
- Butterball states that gluten is not a “top 8 allergen”. Verify with Butterball that the product you are considering purchasing is gluten free.
- Gluten Free Gravy Mixes: Road’s End Organic Savory Herb Gravy, OrgraN Vegetarian Gravy, Maxwell’s Kitchen Brown Gravy.
- Stuffing options: substitute gluten free bread, cornbread or rice stuffing.
- Sides: Homemade cranberry sauce, fruit salad, Kahlua candied yams, green bean casserole with Funyuns.
- Desserts: Whole Foods GF Bakehouse pre-made pie crusts, my own low-fat pumpkin pie, or pumpkin cheesecake (will post recipe shortly).
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Episode 11 “All That & A Bag Of Gluten Free Chips” Features:
- Cross contamination addendum - wheat gluten in dog & cat food/treats.
- “On The Go” lunch suggestions for listener Angela.
- 2008 Gluten Free Halloween Candy List.
- SillyYaks On-Line Support Group founded by Melonie Katz.
- Cooking gluten free: finally feeding and nurturing myself.
- New gluten free alcohols - stay tuned for future updates on my purchases (Green’s Beer & Roth Vodka for the Philadelphia Eagles tailgate party.
- Are you an Gluten Free Eagles Fan? Check out EaglesFanCast blog & podcast. Yes, this is a shameless plug for hubby!
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Episode 10 “Avoiding Cross Contamination” Features:
- Listener Sally (newly diagnosed) asks about avoiding cross contamination in the home.
- Toaster vs. Toaster Oven (purchase extra rack & tray for ovens for GF foods).
- Separate container of spreads, condiments (i.e. butter, mayo, cream cheese, jelly, peanut butter).
- Non-food items such as sifters, baking sheets, & wooden utensils.
- Did you know? Flour dust can stay airborne for hours after use.
- Storage containers for gluten free food.
- Label, label, label!
- Bread makers and deep fryers.
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Episode 9 “Celiac Palooza!” Features:
- Huge gluten-free Thank You!
- NFCA “Appetite For Awareness” event synopsis
- Cold River Blueberry Potato Vodka
- Boar’s Head Lunch Meats, Cheeses, & Condiments
- Food Tek individual microwavable slices/rolls
- October is Celiac Awareness Month - get the word out!
- Gluten Free Fried Foods - Cool Daddy Deep Fryer joy.
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Episode 8 “The Good, The Bad, and The Gluten Free” Features:
- Frustrations with being gluten free
- Obsession with poop
- Rarity of dining out - miss social aspect
- Positive aspects of being gluten free
- Diagnosis
- Amazing gluten free community on Internet (GF blogs, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace)
- “Mainstream” gluten free foods
- Rachel at Crispy Cook 2 80+ blogger listing
- NFCA Appetite For Awareness Event, Philadelphia, PA 09/24/2008
- NFCA’s Gluten-Free Kitchen Protocol Training Program (GREAT)
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Episode 7 “Gluten Free Buns of Steel” Features:
- Weight gain after celiac disease diagnosis.
- Gluten free foods - awareness and consumption.
- Summer Olympics 2008 - Amy Yoder Begley, distance runner and Celiac.
- GF food options that are workout friendly:
- Bumble Bar, Lara Bar, PureFit, Think Products, Hammer Products (bars & gels), Zing Bars, Sharkies Sports Chews, & Gu Rocktain Energy Products (Vanilla Orange gel)
- Get blood work done regularly to monitor any need for nutritional supplements.
- Dietitian/Nutritionist can assess your gluten free diet and make necessary recommendations.
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Episode 6 “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Gluten Free!)” Features:
- Getting to your destination.
- Airlines offering GF meals.
- Pack GF snacks in carry on (a must!)
- Research, research, research!
- GF blogs & newsgroups can provide info on where to safely eat at your destination.
- Find chain restaurants and grocery stores in area.
- Triumph Dining Cards - free GF American Dining Cards during month of August.
- Lesson learned - unknowingly given grain alcohol on trip - told it was potato vodka.
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Episode 5 “Happy Hour, Gluten Free!” Features:
- Discussion on what alcohols are gluten free.
- Tequila - Jose Cuervo. All Jose Cuervo Tequilas, Authentic Cuervo Margaritas, Margarita Minis, and Golden Margaritas are gluten-free.
- Rum - Bacardi Rum. Mojito Recipe.
- Cider - Woodchuck Draft Cider. All gluten free!
- Sake. Know of a safe sake??
- Beer - Bard’s Tale Beer - Dragon’s Gold, Anheuser-Busch’s Redbridge, Ramapo Valley Brewery Honey Beer, and Newgrist Beer from Lakefront Brewery.
- Wine - Kendall Jackson, Beringer, Ecco, and Copperridge. Discussion of celiac sensitivity to other ingredients in wine (sulfites, egg, and casein).
- Vodka - Chopin, Luksusowa, Ciroc (which is actually made from grapes), and Teton Glacier
- “Off Limits” Beverages - Wine Coolers, Smirnoff Ice, Twisted Teas, and Hard Lemonade, Bacardi Mojito Coolers.
- Controversy of distillation process and grain alcohol.
Read the blog. Listen to the podcast. Educate yourself.
Rock on Celiacs!
Visit my main site at http://holdthegluten.net
Episode 4 "Get Tested!" Features:
- Discussion on genetic testing and blood tests. Exactly who needs them?
- The genetic test for Celiac Disease is known as the Celiac Disease DNA Test. To clarify even further, specify HLA genotyping of the DQA1 and DQB1 genes.
- The Celiac Disease DNA test is most useful for family members of individuals with the disease — particularly first-degree relatives— such as parents, siblings, or children of people who have been diagnosed.
- A Celiac Blood Panel should also be performed to check antibodies.
- Celiac Blood Panel tests include: Anti-endomysial antibody test (EMA-IgA), Total Serum IgA, and Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG-IgA)
- What happens if a family member does test positive for the Celiac Gene but negative for Celiac Disease? What next?
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Rock on Celiacs!
Visit my main site at http://HoldTheGluten.net
Episode 3 "Picnic Paranoia" Features:
* A Celiac's "Picnic Paranoia".
* Food as a social experience.
* Surviving (gluten free!) summer picnics, pool parties, and various shindigs.
* Easy Gluten Free dishes to bring to get togethers.
* Maureen's 7 layer dip recipe.
* "Beyond Rice Cakes" - a gluten free cookbook authored by Vanessa Maltin of the NFCA.
* Enjoying the summer months with an unglutened belly!
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Rock on Celiacs!
Visit my main site at http://HoldTheGluten.net
Episode 2 - July 2, 2008
Good things are happening at Hold The Gluten!
Episode 1 of the HTG Podcast is now under my belt. Whew! With wet feet, I have eagerly returned to the microphone and Episode 2 of my Hold The Gluten Podcast is now live!
Episode 2 "One Sandwich, Hold the Bread Please" Features:
BREAD...the holy grail for all celiacs.
Oddities and quirks of gluten free bread.
GF bread options on Cusinart CBK200 and Breadman TR875 Breadmakers.
Making gluten free bread in my new Cuisinart!
Bob's Redmill Gluten Free Bread Mix.
Review of my four favorite frozen/pre-made bread options that are actually edible.
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Rock on Celiacs!
Visit my main site at http://HoldTheGluten.net
Episode 1 - June 25, 2008
Well, it’s official, the very first episode of my Hold The Gluten Podcast is LIVE!!!
I need to give huge props to my very talented tech-savvy hubby. Without him, I would never have entered this mystifying world of two turntables and a microphone. Well, there’s really no turntables, but it just sounds hipper.
Episode 1 “Is This Thing On?” Features:
Why I created this podcast.
What the heck is Celiac Disease?
My celiac story - who I am and where I’m from.
Read the blog. Listen to the podcast. Educate yourself.
Rock on Celiacs!
A podcast will be forthcoming very very soon...
But in the meantime, please visit my main website, where I will be blogging about life with celiac on a regular basis. This site will serve only as a copy of each episode's Show Notes, and the main feed for the podcast itself.
So stop on over to Hold the Gluten, stay a while, and say Hi!