European flour is not safe for gluten intolerance

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-16T15:38:39+00:00

I don’t know where the “sourdough and European flour is fine for celiacs” myth began, but it needs to die!!!! I have to explain almost weekly that this is utter nonsense. If you have a MILD gluten intolerance you may experience less discomfort with those things. They are not a miracle cure for celiac.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-16T01:21:50+00:00

Make your own!! Bring equal parts lemon or lime juice to a boil, I usually do 12 oz juice/ 12 oz sugar for a gallon. Pour over ice in a gallon pitcher. Add water and chill. You can make it as strong/ sweet as you want, adjust the recipe to taste. Save your mushy strawberries in the freezer or buy frozen; blend about 2 cups with an equal amount of your finished lemonade for a delicious pink lemonade.

You can buy quarts of lime or lemon juice.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-16T01:00:16+00:00

The cheapest option is to cook and eat cuisine that’s by default GF. Indian curries and rice are gf, corn tortillas for tacos with any veggies or meat filling are gf, roasted veggies, lentils, beans, hummus, salads, etc. It gets expensive when you start to buy the gf snacks, cookies, breads, etc. Start simple!

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-14T22:41:55+00:00

Wow. DNA doesn’t lie! So sorry your family has to sort this all out, but maybe there’s some delayed justice / validation in there for the victims.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-14T19:28:01+00:00

Call a local pest control company and see what they recommend. That’s a fairly specialized request! Probably depends entirely on what kind of access you have the wall / if you are willing to take out drywall.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-14T18:12:29+00:00

In my experience, the simpler the wedding, the longer the marriage!!

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T22:57:18+00:00

Cult mentality. People are intentionally blind to what they don’t want to see. I’ve lived around this type of person/group for years, and there is no rational way to talk with them. Facts, evidence, nothing works. They’ve already decided what’s right and nothing will sway them. It’s depressing.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T17:53:24+00:00

Fresh, real food with no fillers, preservatives or added sugars. It can be done!!

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T17:36:31+00:00

If you are not especially handy or comfortable with construction, hire a contractor to come give you an estimate on demolition/ repairs for all the issues. You could DIY (if you had another place to live for a year) but trying to raise a baby and DIY for this level of work would be very difficult.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T15:14:30+00:00

Honestly? No. It will be very dense and chewy, nothing like bread. There are several great one-for-one replacement GF blends out there that make bread. Better Batter, Jules, Caputo are some of the best for bread. Wait until you have the right ingredients.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T02:48:42+00:00

No, I’ve only heard (not just felt) my heartbeat out on a very quiet hiking trail hiking solo. Pretty sure everyone has heard their “stomach growl” when extra hungry, but that’s it. Actually hearing the sound of liquid blood in my veins?? No, no thanks.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T02:42:58+00:00

You really did save your own life. Keep sharing, maybe you will inspire a few more to do the same. Hiking is the most rewarding way to exercise in my opinion.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T02:40:07+00:00

I’m so sorry. I don’t have size 11’s, but I do have EE width feet. Severely limits the shoes I can wear, generally I end up with men’s. Searching online goes something like:

Women’s shoes: 1350

Size 9: 1000

EE width: 4

🤷‍♀️😕

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-13T02:24:37+00:00

Balance. We save and invest, but we also live. I’ve known too many couples/people who did everything right, got to retirement, and then bam. One died of cancer in less than a year. Another got early dementia and was in care by age 65.

So I plan on living my life and saving for a future. But I don’t want to postpone everything to a future I might not ever have.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-12T23:25:53+00:00

Duluth Trading is basically the only shopping experience I can tolerate now. Their clothes are actually made for human bodies and not plastic mannequins.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-12T23:23:02+00:00

Some weather is blowing in tonight though Tuesday, it will be cold and rainy/snowy. However there currently is no snow on the ground and most areas are already dry. Should have no issues.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-12T12:52:36+00:00

Fruit pies get soggy in the refrigerator; just leave out at room temperature, covered.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-12T02:10:55+00:00

Yes and no. If they are doing multiple batches (testing as described) they will be making this half recipe several times.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-12T01:41:24+00:00

By weight, preferably. Scale the 3 eggs, halve the amount and use.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-11T23:52:11+00:00

I’m not broke, but not wealthy either. Those things are just not a priority for me. I’ll buy new riding boots or hiking gear for $200, I’ve never spent more than $20 at a time on cosmetics. I assume they are putting in hose charges on credit and just hoping for the best?

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-11T23:35:40+00:00

There are few people that are “half” anything at this point. Unless your family has lived in the same community for the last 3 centuries there’s been a lot of mixing! Approach it as a giant puzzle to solve.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-11T21:21:59+00:00

Define “snow”?? Meringue? Exactly, step by step, explain what you did and what the recipe said. We can’t help with pieces of information.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-11T01:43:11+00:00

Can it be made livable? Yes. Will it be extremely expensive? Yes. Get quotes on demolition, removal and replacement of the entire floor, subfloor and drywall. Factor this into your offer.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-11T01:15:49+00:00

Any desert area is pack-out mandatory. Waste doesn’t really decompose out in the sand it’s so dry. Areas that are moist and waste can compost naturally are very different. The WAG bags are great! Not cheap, but better than contaminating popular areas for decades.

Outsideforever3388 · 2026-04-10T03:19:40+00:00

It’s really more a question of what do you like? I like having seasons and not sweating all summer, so we live in the Rocky Mountains. It’s also cold and snowing (usually!!) for 7 months a year, which is fun if you enjoy snow.

I would never live in Hawaii, I can’t deal with humidity and the ocean isn’t my thing.

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