I had just gone gluten free, and had come to terms with the fact that most of what was sold in the grocery store was off limits for me. I did my rounds along the perimeter (produce, butcher, seafood, fridge/dairy section–skip the bakery), and on my way out, I picked up a box of my […]

One of the [many] hardest parts about going gluten-free is the idea of going to social settings and not feeling welcome, specifically because there is no food available for you to enjoy. Don’t get me wrong–it seems like as soon as two or more people gather together, there will be food. The question is whether […]

I was really shy in high school. One day I was trying to get through the cafeteria, and there were two young ladies from the popular crowd standing in the middle of a choke point, blocking any traffic from getting through. It wasn’t a terrible problem in the eyes of the teachers, though, because I […]

I used to love to bake when I was a kid–and OH, did I love to eat what I baked! When I was still in single digits, I had an Easy Bake Oven, which was just a plastic box with an incandescent lightbulb inside. I’d mix up the mix in the tiny bowl, and pour […]

When I was a kid, my family had a tradition of going out to get Chinese Food for special occasions. I used to love how richly decorated the restaurants were, with the tall red seats hiding us away in our own little enclave and golden dragons smiling down at us from the walls.  I loved […]

When you are first learning how to go gluten-free, there is so much to learn. It seems like every food out there has gluten in it. It’s everywhere! The safest way to avoid getting glutened is to cook all of your own meals without letting anyone else touch your food. That way, you don’t have […]

When I first realized I would have to be gluten free for the rest of my life, I was heartbroken. My heart didn’t sink. It plummeted.  I felt like one of my purest joys in life, food, had been taken away from me. I would never eat good food again. I’d never be able to […]