http://www.celiacsnack.com Gluten-Free Knowledge to Snack On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Libreri family recieved a wake-up call when they found out that their four youngest daughters were Celiacs. The owners of a traditional Italian restaurant, much of their own menu was suddenly off-limits. But they didn't let that stand between them and their love of Veal Parmigiana, Pasta Primavera and ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/04/da-lucianos-gluten-free-menu-family-style/ We stopped in to a new "gourmet foods & fine drink store" tonight and were happy to find Chopin potato vodka on sale. Vrai Amour, on Webster and Sheffield, just under the el tracks in Depaul's campus area, specializes in upscale sausages and truly fine liquors and wines. We inquired about ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/04/vrai-amour-more-to-love/ We've recently heard about a new restaurant/store concept on Chicago's north side, called Balanced Kitchen. Anticipation seems to be just as high around the architecture, as for its food. Designed by 2 point perspective, the space is LEED certified to be "green," and they claim the same about the menu. ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/04/balanced-kitchen-have-you-been/ Nancy Lapid over at About.com is reporting that Rice Chex, a cereal that comes oh-so-close to being gluten-free if it weren't for the barley malt, is changing its recipe. General Mills has tweaked the recipe and will be introducing the new GF version in the coming weeks. The new boxes ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/rice-chex-going-gluten-free/ Mexican food, which prior to my diagnosis was not a favorite of mine, is often a relatively easy go-to food for celiacs. Many of its staples are naturally gluten-free (save the flour tortillas), and if done right can be an eclectic meal. That being said, I've had more than my ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/review-adobo-grill/ A list of gluten-free foods I found in a Trader Joe's last week has shown up on the company's web site as part of an overall labeling initiative. As a private label store, selling more than 80% of its products under the store brand, Trader Joe's is in a unique ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/trader-joes-gluten-free-list/ A Swedish study in February 2008 has established a link between the newly-diagnosed celiac and an increased risk of bacterial blood infections, or sepsis. The increased risk didn't appear to apply to adolescents: ...individuals with CD were indeed at ncreased risk of bacterial blood infections. The highest risk estimates ere seen ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/celiac-disease-and-risk-of-bacterial-blood-infections/ The University of Chicago's Celiac Disease Center is holding its annual benefit on April 16th, 2008. The benefit includes gourmet gluten-free foods, silent and live auctions, and will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about celiac disease and talk to fellow celiacs. The UC Celiac Disease Center was a ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/university-of-chicago-celiac-disease-center-benefit/ Important recall news out of California for celiacs. Karyn Zoldan at Circle of Food writes about a recall by Food For Life Baking Company, a Corona, CA-based company, that claimed their bread was GF when in fact it contains spelt grain, a hybrid of wheat. Read the full story, including product ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/spelt-bread-recall/ Back when I lived in the San Juan mountains of Colorado, I was an avid hiker. At any given point you could find bags of trail mix in my backpack, some store-bought, most home made. I haven't been hiking since I was diagnosed with Celiac last year, but Elizabeth over ... http://www.celiacsnack.com/2008/03/gluten-free-granola/