Celiac Disease

In the Health and Women section of this USA Weekend, there is an article about the fact only 3% of the celiac cases are correctly diagnosed. Also about twice as many women than men have this condition.

The National Institutes of Health has begun a celiac disease awareness campaign. Now we know the issues that are painful: small intestine pain, chronic gas, diarrhea, stomach pain, fatigue and reduced absorption of nutrients. The doctors rarely test for the inherited autoimmune disorder.

If you suspect celiac disease you must ask your doctor for a blood test.

There is only one clear and that is total lifelong avoidance of gluten found in wheat, rye, barley and oats.

Good gluten free food blog keeps searching for information and help to post. This is such an easy fix once you decide to live gluten free. There are times that I get annoyed that my husband has the issue. It is harder to eat out. When visiting friends, I keep rice crackers, a potato and other items in my handbag so that Charlie has food to eat.

At other times, I am so thankful that we are aware of the celiac disease. Life with the pain and symptoms is hard.

Be sure to mention celiac disease to anyone with intestinal problems. My children and friends are aware of how I try to promote awareness of celiac disease and also spread the word.

Good Gluten Free Food Hint

Did you see on the Today Show, what Hershey is doing to their candy?

So far certain candy bars and pieces have changed from coco butter to vegetable oil. The candy no longer reads milk chocolate. It says instead chocolate candy.

I hated it when they started using vanilan instead of vanilla. Now this. I am not sure I will buy and of the candy bars again.

At what cost are they ruining the product. I would rather pay more for less than this junk.

This information needs to be passed on to all candy lovers!

Good Gluten Free Food Pizza Crust

I have made the best pizza crust from the Gluten Free Pantry mix for French Bread and Pizza Crust. I mix the dough and then split it in half. One half I bake as a small loaf of bread. The other half I use as pizza crust.

The fun was the first time I tried to make pizza crust, the dough stuck to my hands. I tried to wet my hands with water then oil. The way it works is to use gluten free flour ( I use white rice) and powder the dough each time you roll and arrange it.

The pizza crust baked beautifully even with all of the stuff on top. I bake pizza on fun days and my gluten free husband loves it!

Gluten Free Back Yard Peach Cobbler

Good Gluten Free Food Peach Cobbler

We picked back yard peaches Sunday. They had not been sprayed and were pure organic peaches. Once you pare off the skin and slice the peaches, they were firm and juicy.

Here is the recipe that I used for an easy gluten free peach cobbler.

8 peaches skinned and sliced (or as many peaches as you want)
1 cup of sugar
2/3 cup of gluten free flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup orange juice
1 stick of butter

Grease baking pan 9" X 9"
Layer peach pieces
Cover with orange juice

Mix sugar, gluten free baking flour, cinnamon and nutmeg together then cut in the butter to form crumbs

Cover peaches with mixture

Bake 375 for 45 minutes

Serve plain or over ice cream

This recipe can be used with almost any fruit! It's easy to make and gluten free!

A Gluten Free Bakery!

I just heard about a gluten free bakery. It is in Indiana but may ship. I have no details yet but promise an update as soon as I do.