Author Archives: Laura
More Gluten Free Berkeley, CA
Berkeley has a pretty good variety of eateries with gluten free options and since I didn’t get the chance to try all of them, I thought I’d let you know about the other celiac friendly options I came across…
The cost of being diagnosed as coeliac?
Recently I’ve been speaking to gluten free travellers from around the world. Some of these people have known they are coeliac for many years, others have been fairly recently diagnosed like myself and a number know that gluten affects them negatively but have not yet discovered the full reason for this.
Gluten Free Paesano’s, Philly
This weekend I ate what may possibly have been the greatest sandwich of my life this far. Granted, it had been a while since my last sandwich adventure, but this one was  not like anything I’ve ever tasted before. Definitely worth the hour long walk in the rain to get there!
Coeliac Disease and Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity
There is huge debate and research going on right now on coeliac disease (CD) versus non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). For a long time it appears that NCGS wasn’t  a diagnosis that was made but with more and more people with text book symptoms testing negative to CD it’s becoming more and more written and talked
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Celiac Disease and Oats
Oats are one of the most confusing topics where celiacs are concerned. Can we or can’t we eat them? Why all of the misunderstanding? Oats are naturally gluten free, right?
Post Pebbles Gluten Free
Yabadabadoo!!!! The Flintstones don’t like gluten either. Post is following in the footsteps of General Mills, making the decision to re brand one of their top cereals as gluten free! Five different varieties of  Chex have filled the shelves of many a gluten free household for a while but they now have a prehistoric companion…
No Gluten Ingredients: Trader Joe’s
My first experience of gluten free grocery shopping in Philadelphia was not the greatest. It was my first visit to Trader Joe’s and it didn’t turn out to be what I was hoping for! The huge sign at the front of the supermarket explained the signs to look out for in order to make shopping
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Gluten Free Philly Cheesesteak
After spending 5 months in the world capital of beef, it’s no surprise that my tummy rumbles for more steak. How perfect then that I now find myself right bang in the middle of the city whose name goes in front of cheesesteak! Wandering through the snowy streets of Philadelphia, PA I am faced with
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Gluten Free Haggis
It’s Burns night and you’re probably itching for a big plate of haggis, neeps and tatties, right?Possibly even with some whisky gravy and a can of Irn Bru just to make it really Scottish! So the question is…where can you find a gluten free haggis?