Sans gluten in France
I want to start off by saying that I’m very lucky to be sitting in a beautiful little bed and breakfast in the village of Monts in the Loire Valley. It’s not all fun and games, it’s a working holiday...
Undiagnosed celiac disease in your parents
My father died at 43-years of age in 1975. I was always told it was because of alcohol abuse, smoking and just generally poor personal habits. I was eight years old and not that close to him as my parents...
Being diagnosed with celiac disease was the luckiest day of my life
I recently read a fantastic article by Danna Korn on Celiac.com titled, Diagnosed with celiac disease? How lucky you are! I am in total agreement with this line of thought and have been preaching this for many years to people. Danna...
If you’re going to advertise the fact that your restaurant offers a gluten-free menu — please do a little research and offer a REAL gluten-free menu
Without naming names, I went to a restaurant the other day that advertised a new gluten-free menu. When I arrived and asked about it, the hostess knew nothing of it — so I asked for the manager. The manager seemed...
Just because it’s gluten-free doesn’t mean it’s healthy.
With the gluten-free diet being a fad of late, it amazes me how many people will buy things like gluten-free donuts, pizza crusts, bagels, cookies and cakes and think that somehow they are getting something healthy. These are obviously not...
