Before each meal, a person with Celiac, food intolerances or allergies has to stop and determine if the food in front of them is safe to eat. Before every birthday, these same cautious, deprived people are thinking “what will be under the candle?” Will they just watch everyone celebrating and eating something they can’t consume?…
A Holiday Gift
This year, I, the Gluten Free Jewish Momma, am giving an amazing gift to all of my friends, for Hanukkah and Christmas. My gift is not monetary, nor religious, edible, or materialistic. My gift to you all is my personal concern about your health and making sure that everyone is aware of the possibility that…
Halloween Horror Bites
I remember the first time I took my little girl trick-or-treating. Alex looked so adorable in the blue gingham and lace Dorothy costume I proudly made for her. As first-time parents of a mobile trick-or-treater, my husband and I were thrilled to have a reason to go collect a big pumpkin full of a large variety of candy. He was…
GFJMOMMA’S MISSION
As Celiac Awareness month comes to an end, I am reaching out to all of you. My plan was to spread Celiac awareness this whole month of May, but unfortunately I was mourning the loss of my daughter’s best friend. Instead of skipping this year due to my sadness, I have decided to use my…
Chag Purim! Chag Purim! Gluten-free for yeladim!
My little Queen Esther is now in college. Oh where has the time gone? Looking back, no wonder she hated Hamantashen….another natural response her body had been trying to tell us. Yes, I’m still beating myself up for poisoning her with gluten her whole childhood. Thank goodness she is ok. It truly is a blessing…
Gluten Free Pasta Salad
GLUTEN FREE PASTA SALAD Ingredients: 1 box GF Pasta cooked/drained, then immediately run under cold water 1 cup Broccoli or Green beans cut to bite size (you may steam 2 minutes and cool for softer veggies) 1 cup Carrots (small chip shapes work great) 1 cup Halved cherry or grape tomatoes 1 cup Cheese cubes…
Giving Gluten Free Thanks
After my daughter was diagnosed with Celiac in 2012, the whole family was tested. There is 1 in 22 chance for positive results if Celiac runs in your family. My husband, who had suffered with various symptoms, made it to his 40s without knowing he was Gluten Intolerant. When he learned he would be living…
Quick GF Potato Latkes
Total Prep: 20 min. – Servings: about 8 Latkes Ingredients: 4 cups shredded hash browns (I use Simply Potatoes) Sometimes I replace 1/2 cup of the hash browns with grated zucchini to be healthy & fancy 🙂 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup fresh minced parsley 2 Tbs Milk 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup GF Flour…
Chocolate Gelt
The festival of lights is early this year! Jewish people light the first candle to celebrate Chanukkah the evening of December 6th. Although Chanukkah is a minor holiday, we enjoy family traditions, giving, singing, eating, and of course spinning the dreidel for 8 fabulous nights! Before the 19th century, Jewish people traditionally gifted Chanukkah gelt (Yiddish for money),…
GFJMomma has a Happy Heart
The GFJMomma had the best weekend as a host for 3 wonderful teen girls. My daughter, Gluten Free Goldie, participated in her first NFTY youth group event. Not only did she have a fabulous time and make new friends, she met another GFG (Gluten Free Girl)! Opening our home to someone living the same GF…
SPEAK UP! The restaurant industry needs to know!
TELLING A RESTAURANT YOU’VE BEEN GLUTENED! (featured image from Gluten Free & More Magazine) I was just about to blog about this topic and here is this wonderful article (LINK ABOVE)! I completely agree with the fabulous Celiac and the Beast, Miss Erica. My Celiac daughter and Non-Celiac (Completely) Gluten-Intolerant NCCGI husband (my own acronym) used…
Gluten Free Celebrities
Today was a fabulous day. To celebrate my husband and his mom’s birthday, we attended the Celiac Support Association Brunch. After years of feeling so thankful for 2 amazing websites that have supported my family, I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful women “behind the screen” and give them a real hug! The local…
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