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Holiday Food Sampling Gluten Free Grocery 2009

Holiday Food Sampling Gluten Free Grocery 2009

Last Saturday, Becky and I loaded the “big ride” filled with delicious gluten free and dairy free Holiday pies for a wonderful Holiday sampling at the Gluten Free Grocery(http://gfgrocery.com/) in Westchester, IL.  We had a blast!  Meet Cindy Erwin, proprietor, of the Gluten Free Grocery.  She has a really cool shop and wonderful customers.  Apple’s Bakery is so proud to be a Holiday partner with Cindy and her customers.  Several have pre-ordered Holiday desserts.  Thank you to all for the supportive comments for our work in the gluten free community.  We wish you the safest and most enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends. 

Mary and Becky

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Sharing a cookie on the road!

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While at the small food manufacturer’s conference (http://www.fpc.unl.edu/nsfmc/) in Lincoln, Nebraska, you were kind enough to give me samples of two of your gluten free cookies.  I just wanted to say thank you, and that they were absolutely delicious!  I’m relatively new to being gluten free, and needless to say up to this point hadn’t been impressed with the few cookies and snacks I’d sampled.  The first I tried was the Old-Fashioned molasses, and I was in awe.  Thank you so much for sharing those with me, I’ll be making a trip to your website soon to see the other varieties you have as well.
 
Jennifer

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Simple Pleasures

Recently I decided to use some of the many sets of linen  I inherited as part of our daily meals. I was tired of paper towels and paper napkins.
So I went through the many sets and decided on the ones we would use….a light pale green with a morning glory flower embossed on them. When I first laid them the lunch table…” the man” said what are these? I said linen we are no longer using paper. “Nice” he said…we talked about the design. We now use them every day…sometimes we save things for ” special occasions” or “best” or “company” well every day is a special occasion if you choose to make it one. Every meal can be a “special occasion” as human nature to responds to beauty. Ask yourself what can you do to make this week’s meals a bit more special, elegant or relaxed. Food and a beautiful table is best shared…even if you are sharing that beauty with yourself!
 
Estelle

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Thrive Allergy & Gluten-Free Expo a Success!

We had a great time at the Thrive Allergy & Gluten-Free Expo this past weekend. We took our Apple’s Bakery Gluten Free Kitchen on the road, along with 10,000 gluten-free cookies (!), and participated in the well-attended event at McCormick Place. Here I am with our booth (and a few of our satisfied customers).

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Chicagoist.com and the Chicago Tribune gave the event great reviews.

Click here for a write-up of the event from Chicagoist.com and here for a review in the Tribune’s The Stew column. and see a video of the event here.

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Allergy Awareness Month?

Spring seems to be the start of allergy season, when plants are starting to bloom and grow. Granted, I am excited for the little green shoots poking up from the ground, but it’s also a reminder that soon I’ll be taking several allergy medications. More when the plants first start to grow and even more when the pollen hits the breezes.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America sponsors National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month each May. And several organizations, such as the Celiac Sprue Association, sponsor Celiac Disease Awareness Month. But it’d also be nice to have a general allergy awareness month. I see it as an opportunity for celebrities with an allergy or celiac disease to step up to the plate and share their stories. It’d be a “who’s who of allergies and sensitivities.” Word travels fast when someone famous has a condition. Plus, the awareness month could encourage new labeling laws and allergy menus in every restaurant in America!

-Estelle

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