Get Yer Eat On When I wrote my third book, Bake Sales are my B*tch (the star is there because this book is for the children) I hoped parents everywhere would grab some recipes to make their allergic kids’ lives easier. Living in Los Angeles, I knew it was only a matter of time before I, too, would be called upon to make some allergy-friendly baked goods for a classmate of one of my children. Surely my days would be spent whipping up allergy-friendly cupcakes by the baker’s dozen. However. Between the pandemic and the public school rule of only having pre-packaged treats, I have been very disap ..read more

Hey gang! Are you still there? I don’t even know, as I’ve been super preoccupied by life, work, babies (they’re not babies anymore) and the other things. For those of you who have followed me here, and for those of you who have read my book, and for those of you who are related to me, thank you for reading as this is incredibly important. Anyone who’s been reading in the online world knows that while blogs are a way of connecting, sharing information has changed. We’re all up on Insta, FB, the Twitter and for the young peeps-things I have NO IDEA ABOUT HOW THEY WORK. My very good friend Rebecc ..read more

Do you guys ever get an Italian food craving so intense you’re like, “I MUST HAVE RED SAUCE, PASTA, CHEESE AND ANY OF THE MEATS RIGHT NOW!!!!!” I do, and way too often. I love myself some Italian food and as we know it’s chock full o’ gluten so we have to find decent substitutes and make our own.* Phhhhpt. It hit me hard last week and I was also feeling overwhelmed and did NOT want to spend the night in the kitchen. I was cranky, hungry, and not in the mood. And then I had one of those a-ha moments. It was like Oprah herself entered into my head and changed my life. What if I don’t have to fry ..read more

It happened. My girl who has had stomach issues on and off since she was 6 years old, has been tested for celiac and told she has the gene, but hasn’t developed it yet, got hella’ sick while we were on vacation because she was hoovering as much gluten as she could put in her gluten hole, since every meal wasn’t prepared by moi. I realize it looks like we’re having fun up there, but soon after things were not pretty. In the poop department. You know what I mean. Back to the GI doc we went, and what we discovered was while the celiac is still not there, she most likely has non-celiac gluten sens ..read more

Hey gang! I just spent a bit of time in London and am now thinking about moving there. I’m kidding. Kind of. I mean it was fun, urban, safe—except for me never knowing which way to look for oncoming traffic—and we had an amazing time. Loved it. LOVED IT. I checked a few sites to find out what was great and gluten-free and I also found some places on my own that worked. Because, as we know, sometimes you find yourself in a location that is nowhere near the best reviewed gluten-free fish and chips shoppe, and you’ve just got to make it work. It was not that hard, ya’ll. My most favorite thing ab ..read more

My mom did not love to cook. She had her standards that were delicious — mashed potatoes, chicken fried steak, Sunday roast — and the holidays were always filled with the best sweets when she toiled over divinity, whipped up some fudge and on my birthday, always the Oreo ice cream cake. But still, she didn’t love the job that was given to her by virtue of her time and gender. One thing my mom did love to make, and was very, very good at were pies. Unfortunately for a very picky daughter, I did not like, and still do not, cooked fruit. So while I would chow down on her pecan pie at Thanksgiving ..read more

I am a lucky lady. So lucky I just spent 9 days in England and France. More if you count the endless flights, but that does not count and I’d also like to forget being crammed into a tiny space for 12 hours. If you’ve read my book, you know that I stumbled my way through Paris the last time I was there and while this time I did better, well, let’s just say I was happy the focus of my gluten-free time was mostly London. Since my diagnosis I have not visited England, and I was super stoked to go as it seems they know what’s up in the gluten-free world. Readers, I was not disappointed. London, Ba ..read more

It’s still hot in LA, which always makes me long for the season changes. Yes, I know I’m romanticizing fall weather and many of you are angrily wearing rain boots and cursing. But here in LA it’s still hot enough to have a summer salad for dinner and go to bed naked. I’m a fan of the traditional Cobb Salad, but not a fan of the hard-boiled egg element, so I’ve picked my favorite Cobb Salad ingredients (and I encourage you to do the same) and added some extra crunch via the homemade gluten-free croutons you can see hanging out at the bottom of the bowl up there. Jeez, I miss having croutons on ..read more

As celiacs our relationship with gluten-free bread is complicated. If we find some that doesn’t fall apart in a dry crumble of sadness, it can mean that it’s overly processed and has zero nutritional value. Schär knows our pain, and have consistently delivered great gluten-free products for those of us who can’t deal with the gluten. Schär just dropped some more greatness on us with their new 10 Grains and Seeds bread which offers the high quality of Schär products, with a nutritional punch. So what are we talking about here? We’ve got the 10 grains and seeds that are sourced from ce ..read more

Current Mood. Here we go again, America! As the Republicans that are supposed to represent us in the Senate continue to push a huge tax cut to the wealthiest of our fellow Americans, and pay for it on the backs of the rest of America who can’t afford a prolonged illness or even a hospital stay, I thought I’d do a drill down on my own health care situation. And if you’re reading this, it’s probably your situation as well. I mean, as if not getting to eat a Croissan’wich without crapping your pants and inviting cancer cells into your gut isn’t horrible enough, for those of us with pre-existing ..read more