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Dumb As A Mineral? by Alicia

September 9, 2015

”Minerals aren’t sexy”. They’re rocks. Rocks are boring. We even have a saying: “Dumb as a rock.” This tells you that rocks are stupid too. I used to collect rocks when I was younger. I thought they were fossils, so I kept them under the front porch steps. I was Read More

5 Reasons Being A Celiac Is Awesome by Alicia

August 31, 2015

We all know that Celiac disease has its downsides. I don’t think I need to articulate them for you. And, to be honest, sometimes we allow ourselves to wallow in the negative a little too much. ”Whatever a person’s mind dwells on intensely and with firm resolve, that is exactly Read More

Bamboozled by Biaggi’s| A Cautionary Tale by Doris

August 28, 2015

Life as a Celiac is hard enough giving up food you love, not being able to be spontaneous when it comes to meals, scouring labels and calling companies to ensure what you are eating is safe. And that’s if you are just at home, in your insulated world. It’s when Read More

Classic Double Chocolate Cake|Love Letter Cake Shop

August 25, 2015

In all the gluten free cakes I’ve tasted (and as a bakery owner, that’s a lot), there’s just one reaction I’m looking for when I bite into a slice of cake: “I can’t tell this is gluten free.” As simple as this, you’d be surprised how rarely it’s achieved. Folks, Read More

The Pained Life| Part II by Alicia

August 20, 2015

Suffering is “the state of undergoing pain or distress” Did you see that? It’s an important difference. Suffering is a state of mind. It’s something that we create. The story we spin around our pain to make sense of it, to assimilate it into our lives is suffering. The anger Read More

The Pained Life| Part I by Alicia

August 19, 2015

“I feel horrible right now” Those of you with a chronic illness know that you always tend to feel a low level of discomfort. It becomes background noise to the rest of your life. But, just like sometimes you actually hear the elevator music (usually when you’re trying to concentrate Read More

Food About Town|Podcast Interview w/Chris Lindstrom

June 23, 2015

CLICK THE LOGO ABOVE TO LISTEN I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some amazing food enthusiasts who have dedicated themselves to cooking, baking, reviewing, blogging about, and eating good food. By happenstance I stumbled upon an amazing individual who shares these qualities and many more. His name is  Chris Lindstrom Read More