MAY IS CELIAC AWARENESS MONTH
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Flagstaff Celiac Support Group
Meetings: The third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.Meetings are usually held at the Flagstaff Medical Center (east campus) cafeteria on the first floor of the main hospital. Go in the entrance next to the cafeteria and look for the group in the seating area to the left.
Meeting Recap: Those at the May meeting really enjoyed the delicious cinnamon rolls and red velvet mini cupcakes from Julia's Bakery. (Thank you Mike, for bringing us samples!) Jeanette said a number of Julia's Bakery items are available at Fry's, however, they aren't with the majority of the gluten-free items. They are located in the refrigerated cases at the end of the bakery section at the back of the store. Udi's bread also is located there. The Julia's Bakery products Fry's carries include the cinnamon rolls, red velvet cupcakes, a variety of muffins, and more.
Brenda said that Delight Magazine contained many gluten-free recipes.
Martha reported that New Frontiers was carrying gluten-free tortilla wraps. She is hoping these will work for the cheese crisps and burritos that her son misses now that he is on a gluten-free diet.
Tom noted that John at Buster's Restaurant offered to sell him a case of the "regular" size Udi's sandwich bread. This bread is larger than what you can buy in the grocery store and is only being sold to restaurants. Tom said he needs to get more details, such as the number of loaves in a case and the cost, but wondered if any in the group would be interested in sharing a case. Several people said they would be interested so Tom will get back to us when he has more information.
Jeanette said she had found two new brands of gluten-free cookies. One brand is Lucy's, sold at Safeway and New Frontiers. She had the ginger snap cookies and said they were very light and tastey. They come in other flavors including cinnamon and chocolate chip. She discovered some Amy's shortbread cookies at New Frontiers. They are made from almond flour and taste much like Pecan Sandies. Very good.
Next Meeting: The next meeting will be June 21.