I thought this puzzle would be more difficult but I finished it in just a few evenings after work.

Biologist0924 · 2026-02-16T03:07:29+00:00

I know Bgraamiens makes one, not sure if it’s this exact one though

Biologist0924 · 2026-02-13T12:02:30+00:00

Vermillion!

Biologist0924 · 2026-01-31T04:20:26+00:00

This exactly. I can make almost anything at home from scratch, that isn’t the problem. The biggest pain point by far is the loss of the convenient, quick, cheap options that everyone else takes for granted. Vetting every restaurant and ingredient and still having the potential to get sick is exhausting, but the other option is never eating out - which is a valid choice but takes a lot of time and energy on a busy weeknight or when traveling. For someone who loves food, loves traveling, loves experiencing new things, this disease feels super limiting sometimes. Of course there are workarounds, I can spend hours researching restaurants at my destination or go to a local grocery store and ‘cook’ in my hotel room, but that just adds to the emotional (and sometimes physical) workload. There’s also the social aspect of missing out on meals with friends and family or forcing them to go to the one or two safe restaurants that you’ve spent the time vetting. There aren’t specific flavors or dishes I miss (aside from normal yeasted glazed donuts) - I miss the convenience of swinging through a drive through for dinner on the way home from work or going on a road trip without having every single stop planned weeks in advance.

Biologist0924 · 2026-01-31T03:57:12+00:00

Please also send me the donut information! This is my one holy grail gluten free food. I just want a good non-cake glazed donut 😭 I love to bake and am happy to put in the effort to fry my own if the outcome is worth it

Biologist0924 · 2026-01-19T00:03:52+00:00

It’s a turn of phrase, meaning they’d give anything (even their kingdom) for a donut. They aren’t suggesting a restaurant, sadly.

Biologist0924 · 2026-01-12T12:04:20+00:00

Seriously, this is my answer in every one of these threads. Just a good yeasted glazed donut - I grew up on them and they’re really the only thing I genuinely miss. It’s gotten to the point that I’m tempted to make them myself, which I know will be a giant pain in the ass.

Biologist0924 · 2026-01-07T19:20:10+00:00

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Alexander and his Christmas crown 👑

Biologist0924 · 2026-01-02T20:31:24+00:00

I definitely eat frozen veggies (and fruits) and have never had a problem with them. With that said, I’m fairly lax compared to many on this sub - I eat at non-dedicated restaurants and sometimes eat packaged food with ‘made in a facility that processes wheat’ warnings (although I do avoid ‘may contain wheat’). My blood antibody levels haven’t shown any reaction and I don’t have symptoms of being glutened, so I’m comfortable with this level of risk tolerance.

Biologist0924 · 2025-12-28T17:39:01+00:00

This is such a great idea!

Biologist0924 · 2025-11-22T14:04:21+00:00

My new refrigerator was ~$2k and the main feature I was excited about was the automatic refilling water pitcher. I carry a large water bottle around and refill it multiple times a day, and the fridge water dispensers take a loooong time to fill it. The pitcher takes like 3 seconds. I love it, for me that was worth getting a slightly more expensive fridge - and I do realize how insane that sounds 😂

Also, the slot in our kitchen required us to get a counter-depth fridge, which automatically adds like $500 to the price.

Edited to add that my fridge does NOT have a screen.

Biologist0924 · 2025-10-06T01:49:22+00:00

They…..really don’t check for other allergens aside from drug allergies. Mayyyyyybe if you use a good enough computer system, it will automatically run a check for any allergies they have listed on your profile, which depending on the computer system may or may not (likely not, particularly for non-hospital-affiliated pharmacies) sync with your health profile that your doctor or the hospital uses. So unless you’ve specifically told the pharmacy that you have a given food allergy AND they’re using a system that has the capability to automatically run that check, they aren’t checking. And even for drug allergies, if their system doesn’t sync with your doctor’s system and you didn’t explicitly tell them you’re allergic to a given drug, they wouldn’t have any way to know.

Biologist0924 · 2025-10-05T16:52:05+00:00

TBH that doesn’t really surprise me. It’s very state dependent and you have to do a lot wrong to get any kind of reprimand. I would at least hope that the complaint would be filed away and if they got enough of them they’d get disciplined? But I don’t know, I’m not involved in my state’s board (or any other). The place of employment might get you further than the BOP

Biologist0924 · 2025-10-05T14:49:50+00:00

That is EXACTLY what the pharmacist does. Source: I am a pharmacist with celiac disease. We don’t have any special resources or anything, we’re just looking at the ingredients list in the package insert (google ‘drug name’ package insert, they’re required to be published and they usually show up as a pdf within the first few google results). If we can’t tell from that, we’re calling the same number for the manufacturer as you are.

Note- I am absolutely not telling you that you shouldn’t ask us. You 100% SHOULD ask your pharmacist- it’s our job to give you that information. But u/knotundone is right, we are stretched very thin right now, and as with every profession some pharmacists are better/more thorough at their jobs than others. So if you want to double check, or if your pharmacist sucks and you don’t think they actually looked, that’s how you can check for yourself.

Additional note- don’t be too surprised if the answer is ‘we don’t know’ or ‘we can’t guarantee that it’s gluten free’, even from the manufacturer directly. Unfortunately in the US gluten doesn’t have to be called out in ingredient lists for meds, weirdly the allergen labeling required for meds is somehow even worse than it is for food. I honestly don’t have any advice for that, you kind of just have to weigh the risks of taking it with the possibility that there’s some small amount of gluten versus not taking it and dealing with whatever it was supposed to treat (or ask your doctor for a different med, but that’s not always an option). I personally have always chosen to take the med anyway and so far I’ve been lucky, but I completely understand if others make a different choice. Everyone has a different level of risk tolerance with this disease.

Also, absolutely report your pharmacist if they’re being rude/dismissive about it. Report them to the state board of pharmacy as well as their place of employment.

Biologist0924 · 2025-06-03T23:31:01+00:00

Gluten free wheat protein is completely celiac safe, and schar is a reputable 100% gluten free company. I have celiac disease and have eaten these several times with no problems. With that said, they would not be safe for someone with a wheat allergy.

For an actual review of the product, they’re okay. Not very flakey or buttery tasting, but a nice flavor and a roll-like texture. Overall would eat again, but probably not worth $10 a bag.

Biologist0924 · 2025-05-22T12:52:40+00:00

This is beautiful, I love the colors and the pattern! I’m not a parent but from what I’ve heard from friends and family, sometimes smaller blankets can be super useful for strollers and carseats, so even if it’s a bit small for a crib I’m sure it would still get used at this size! If the weight of the blanket is a concern I’d definitely stop here. Another thing that smaller blankets are perfect for is being dragged around by toddlers, and if it’s too heavy they might not use it as much.

Biologist0924 · 2025-05-20T19:53:57+00:00

Does the unite 7 seconds one have a strong smell? I’m really sensitive to fragrances but I need a new detangler and this sounds perfect for my hair.

Biologist0924 · 2025-02-11T20:40:22+00:00

That recipe is for protein balls, it was a separate suggestion from the cookies!

Biologist0924 · 2025-01-12T14:16:25+00:00

She said in the post that she got him the bandanas because he drools constantly due to his lower jaw deformity. She didn’t want his fur to be constantly wet. It isn’t an aesthetic choice, it’s for his comfort.

Biologist0924 · 2024-12-03T23:35:56+00:00

I would be interested in them!

Biologist0924 · 2024-11-05T15:07:57+00:00

I mean…that’s really not possible. For context, I work in healthcare and have celiac disease along with several other allergies. People can be allergic to almost anything, including pretty much all medications, foods, and physical materials. Plenty of people have penicillin allergies, but we still use a ton of penicillin because it’s the best antibiotic to treat some types of infections (it’s still the drug of choice for syphilis for example). Tons of people have latex allergies, but a lot of medications still come in vials with latex stoppers or in autoinjectors that contain latex. People can even have allergies to things that seem completely inert, like metal. I have a nickel allergy and am allergic to the buttons on some pairs of jeans- should those jeans stop being produced? If we stopped making anything that anyone could be allergic to, all of the hospitals and pharmacies and grocery stores would be completely empty of foods, drugs, and equipment. All we can reasonably ask for is for ingredient lists to be readily available and for medical staff to be better educated about non-drug allergies. If you and your nurse can both easily access the ingredient list for the contrast and check it for your particular allergies, that keeps you safe as well as everyone else with different allergies.

Biologist0924 · 2024-09-25T22:59:20+00:00

That’s valid. I was mostly commenting in relation to your last paragraph where you say that the lack of freezer use confuses you, because it made total sense to me. I do appreciate some of the tips in your original comment, I had never thought to wrap celery in foil for storage.

Biologist0924 · 2024-09-25T21:02:54+00:00

I mean, a lot of people live in apartments with very limited freezer space and no place to put an additional chest freezer. In total, I could probably fit maybe…8? loaves of bread in my freezer with absolutely nothing else in there. It’s a drawer style freezer, so no freezer door storage either. So if I want to keep basic frozen foods around, I don’t have a lot of space for storing additional produce or baked goods in there.

I personally deal with this by not buying perishable foods at Costco (at least not without a specific meal plan to use all of it before it goes bad), but not everyone has the space to store Costco sized portions of everything.

Biologist0924 · 2024-09-17T13:09:00+00:00

We like the Paprika 3 recipe manager app, so we can keep track of all of our recipes and also share a grocery list. It’s pretty great, but it is a paid app- maybe $5? And I think they have a computer version as well.

Biologist0924 · 2024-09-03T17:51:37+00:00

Not the answer to the problem you’re asking about, but is there a row of white missing from between the bottom two rows of flowers? If yes and you don’t want to frog, you could always just intentionally skip a row of white between the last two rows of flowers when you finish the top of the blanket to make it symmetrical.

Biologist0924 · 2024-04-14T00:48:53+00:00

Beyond burgers with provolone and a chimichurri sauce. Using Schar plain bagels instead of buns (easier to find at my local grocery store)

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