What the hell? That was my "PG" response when I was told, at the age of 37, that I had Celiac disease and could not eat gluten. I was overwhelmed and very ignorant on what it all meant. I thought that Celiac disease was a very obvious condition that focused primarily on the digestive system....um, nope! And I thought gluten was primarily wheat flour....bread, muffins, cakes, oh my! Wrong!
And so I began my journey to not only educate myself about being a Celiac, but also to learn a new way of eating-really, a new way of living. I could no longer wander into Starbucks and grab an apple fritter to go with my latte. Or get Chinese take-out as a treat. Or grab a whopper with fries. Or enjoy a bowl of my husband's yummy spaghetti sauce on a bed of tortellini noodles, completed by a side of garlic bread. Or a huge chunk of moist carrot cake, three layers deep with raisins, pineapple, and walnuts, crowned by a thick slather of cream cheese icing. Simple delicious things I had enjoyed all my life until I was diagnosed - and then poof! Gone. No more. Now everything had to be questioned, examined, scrutinized-how was I going to change habits I had had my entire life and be gluten-free in a gluten world?
My blog is about my new life as a Celiac as I embrace a new way of eating-both at home and eating out. It is about the rants and rave for products, companies, restaurants, and recipes as I share my gluten-free experience; however, I will also share opinions and reviews from my gluten-eating family (husband, picky 6 year old son, and infant daughter) and friends to see if the food is really as tasty as I think....or not. My experiences will run the gamut of the good, the bad, and the disgusting....but it will all be gluten-free.
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