I love to travel and a favorite place of mine is New York City. Sometimes traveling can be difficult on a gluten free diet. (I still can't believe I've bee living this lifestyle for 2 years!) But not the case while in NYC! There are so many options for eating gluten free in New York City. Many of the restaurants specialize in gluten free dining and menus. The perfect place to vacation for those View Post
Best Tasting Gluten Free Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Haul out the turkey and the Thanksgiving decorations... The holiday of turkey is next week! This year's Thanksgiving dinner is going to be totally different for me. Honestly? I was sort of dreading the eating part of Thanksgiving until I found all these yummy gluten free Thanksgiving side dishes! It's my first Thanksgiving being diagnosed as a celiac. I'm sure that I probably had celiac disease View Post
Gluten Free Pineapple Chocolate Snack
Last week I was in Disneyland and there's a really dandy gluten free pineapple treat there. Know what I'm talking about? Are you a fan of Dole Whip? This gluten free pineapple chocolate snack recipe actually reminds me of a Dole Whip. Perhaps I still have Disney on my mind since we only just arrived back home yesterday... My family and I love a good Dole Whip. We've found that the perfect thing to View Post
Gluten Free Coconut Macaroon Cherry Bombs
How does some gluten free coconut macaroon cherry bombs sound? Mmmm. These treats are also perfect for the patriotic holidays, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day, because they are red, white and blue! Chuck full of coconut goodness. And I love me some coconut. Basically any coconut flavored baked good is my weakness. Until I was diagnosed with celiac disease that is. For the longest time View Post
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip
When you are living gluten free, desserts are extremely hard to come by. Basically you have to get creative and find out what works for you or even make your own entirely. I've found that it's not that difficult to make my own. Just takes a bit of thinking outside of the box. I'm in no way a cook or baker so it's not an option to create my very own recipe entirely. I'll mostly take existing View Post
Gluten Free Eggplant Parmigiana Recipe
When I was first diagnosed with celiac disease I thought of it as a death sentence. I know that sounds a little over the top and even harsh. But that's how I felt. Can't change how you feel in that moment. One of my favorite foods is Italian. I'm not Italian at all in heritage but the flavors of the food is just dandy in my opinion. I've always loved eggplant parmigiana. What was I going to View Post
Gluten Free In St Louis: The Block
I love living in St Louis and I love all the great restaurants that we have here. Tons and tons of yummy things to eat. A big stress for me when I found out that I have celiac disease was whatever would I be able to eat??? Could I still eat out in our fine city? Were there any options to eat gluten free in St Louis? How would I learn where I could eat? Well the answer is yes I can still eat View Post
How To Live Gluten Free In The Lou
When I was first diagnosed with celiac disease I definitely went through the stages of grief. Okay I'm still in the stages actually. Grief is a long process. I've experienced loss before and I do feel somewhat odd comparing this diagnosis to the loss of a loved one. It seems almost trivial. To compare my change of eating habits to losing someone close to me? But in many ways it's just like View Post
Gluten Free Lasagna The Dandy Way!
How easy is it to make a gluten free lasagna? Time to find out! Now that I've gotten that whole "I have celiac disease" thing out of the way I'm able to share with you all what I've been up to... learning to prepare gluten free meals! This is all trial and error, folks and I'm in this for the long haul. The autoimmune disorder isn't going anywhere. I will have to be gluten free for the rest View Post
I Have Celiac Disease
Deep breath in... I have celiac disease. (Said super fast and almost unrecognizable.) There. I said it. Out loud. Well kind of out loud. But I said it. This admission has taken a while to be forthcoming with publicly. A few people know and it has slowly been coming out, but for the most part I've kept this bit of information guarded. Why the hesitation? Well for starters I only just View Post