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Gluten Free Cooking Spree

April 14th, 2009 3 Comments

The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness is hosting its next Gluten Free Cooking Spree in Washington, D.C. The fundraiser on May 1 will feature local medical professionals, chefs, reporters and food vendors whipping up their best GF entrees that event guests get to taste and later judge.
Event organizers promise you won’t go home hungry (and they’ll [...]

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Gluten-Free Easter Treat Found in Bethesda

April 8th, 2009 5 Comments

Today’s Washington Post Shopping Cart features a beautiful spring vision (click the link to see the picture): a Saint Honoré macaroon cake from French bistro-bakery Praline in Bethesda.
The cake is available in lemon, raspberry, pistachio, chocolate, vanilla, raspberry-lemon.
It’s thrilling to see “gluten-free” listed as the very first adjective for the cake! I’d be skeptical [...]

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New Calzone Recipe

April 5th, 2009 18 Comments

After a four-day business trip that ran into the weekend, I was looking forward to spending a quiet night at home with the hubby on Saturday. What I wasn’t looking forward to was cooking. I had pizza on my mind, and since the Z Pizza in Arlington has yet to introduce the GF crust to [...]

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Asheville Anniversary (Part II)

December 2nd, 2008 13 Comments

As you know, I had an amazing time in Asheville, NC. Many people think of Asheville and think of touring the Biltmore Estate. But, there is so much more. When we weren’t stuffing our faces, we did a waterfall hike in the Dupont National forest to see a triple-water fall. We took a two hour [...]

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Food labeling: Chicago Tribune investigation

November 21st, 2008 5 Comments

This morning, I dragged myself out of my apartment and scooped up my copy of the Chicago Tribune on my way to the El, like every morning. But when I sat down and opened up, I was greeted by the “shocking” news of crummy food labeling laws with their front page story dramatically titled, “Children [...]

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