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For years, Brandi has said it best: DC girls are “gals on the go” and need big purses to carry all their gear. For a long time, before I adopted a gluten-free lifestyle, when I needed a meal in my purse, I grabbed an Odwalla bar or a ZonePerfect bar. Now, I find or fear [...]

It’s that time of year when weekends begin to fill up with barbecues and baby showers, not to mention picnics, tailgates and nights at Wolf Trap! What’s a glutie supposed to do? Here’s a a tried-and-true gluten-free crowd pleaser that always makes a few table top and picnic basket appearances when summer finally arrives.
Adrian’s Ginger [...]

I set out on my gluten-free adventure on July 5, 2007. The night before, I ate nearly an entire 9×13 yellow sheet cake with chocolate icing that a friend brought over for a barbecue. (I still conjure up the smell and taste of that very cake…). I woke up so bloated, achy and swollen that [...]

I have been a bad lil’ blogger. To make up for it, I humbly offer you what I’m digging right now in no particular order.
1. Gluten-free restaurant menus - in the area. That’s right, dedicated GF menus that you can ask your host or server to provide: P.F. Chang’s in Ballston (I love the Chang’s [...]

I made it through the holidays without weight gain - not even a pound. Yet, over the last two weeks, we’ve been busy and leisurely weeknights filled with cooking and conversation are on hold. Our “diet” has been a scavenger hunt of what’s in the pantry; we’ve had little time for our usual preparation and [...]