Dr. Oz show

There will be a segment about CD on the Dr Oz. show this Thursday, Dec. 10th at 4 PM, WFLD.

Restaurants with Gluten-Free Menu

Cooper's Hawk Winery in Orland Park and Burr Ridge has a gluten-free menu. View it here.

White Chocolate Grill in Naperville also has a gluten-free menu.

December 5th meeting

We will be celebrating the holidays with cookies! Please bring your favorite gluten free cookies and a copy of the recipe.
Bob's Red Mill has donated shortbread cookie mix as well as a yellow cake mix. I will be baking up a few batches for us to try and I will have copies of the BRM recipes available for everyone.
We will discus holiday survival and strategies to stay happy and healthy while celebrating with "wheat eaters."
Information and discussion on currant clinical trials.


Jewel/Osco Caton Farm Road and Rt. 59 (South Plainfield) will host a Gluten Free Health Fair from 1-3. The fair will include product sampling, free product, free tote bags, and a chance to enter and win a basket filled with gluten free food.

Please keep in mind our next meeting will be February 6, 2010

Recipes from our Nov. 7th meeting

I will post these over the next few days so check back often to see the recipe you are looking for!! We had a great time and the food was FABULOUS! Thanks to all the great cooks out there!
Also a HUGE thank you to those who donated misc. items and money for the Operation xmas boxing event I am hosting! Your generosity is appreciated!! My son was surprised to see what I collected today. He thanks you all for thinking of HIS military family still out there!

Reel Club Oakbrook IL

I wanted to share some info I found out while dining at a restaurant last night. It was the first time I went to the Reel Club in Oakbrook. It is next to Maggianos. After gobbling up some yummy rolls I asked our server Olga if they had a gluten free menu. And the typical questions after..does the entire staff know about GF and the cross contamination issues and etc. She went on and on how everyone is trained. And when an allergy request is made, there are several steps taken all the way to the way its entered in the system to different tags placed on the order. She said they take it very seriously! They do not have a special menu but can go over everything that you can eat, or modify what you would like. The grouper I had was awesome and the fillet my daughter had was GREAT! Then she told me something that just about knocked my socks off. The rolls we are eating are GLUTEN FREE! They hand make them there..tapioca flour and such. WOW..I told her I would be bringing my hubby in (David) to eat here for sure! She sent me home with 7 rolls for David to try. HE LOVED THEM! If you go, ask for her, she was nice and knew it all. Although she tells me they all are well versed on this. Its not cheap but not really expensive. You can see the menu on line. She told me the roll recipe was on line but I couldn't find it. I emailed them for it. I will post it when I get it! Ok..happy eating!

New order for one item

I can order Pamelas peanut butter cookies for $2.25 a box. 7.25oz size box. I order so much from Amazon that they give me special prices that only last a few hours. If anyone wants some let me know. Not sure how long this will last..it says a few hours. I can bring it to the meeting in Nov. If you are not going then, you will need to pick this up at my house. Thanks Wendy

Gluten Free Informational Event

Meijer is having a gluten free informational event on Saturday Oct. 24th from 10 am to 1 pm. Sample gluten free products and pick up your free living gluten free booklet. (While 250 last per store ) They will be set up neat the pharmacy. I know for sure its at the store in Plainfield. You can call your local Meijer to see if they are doing this as well.