Allergen Friendly Easter Egg Hunt

Join the Sacramento Food Allergy Meetup group for an Allergy Free Egg Hunt Saturday April 16 at 10:30 am at William Land Park at 13th Ave. and Riverside. Please RSVP by Friday, April 15 at 3 PM.

The park is located on 13th Avenue between Riverside and Land Park Drive. The Tiny Tot Time Preschool building and the Land Park Play pool are in this area. The hunt will be just west of the fenced in playground. Please call my cell if you have any trouble finding us: 916-425-3823.

Egg Hunt Begins at 11 am. Arrive at 10:30 a.m. if you are bringing eggs.

***NEW THIS YEAR*** If you are bringing a child to the egg hunt, please bring 25 plastic eggs stuffed with stickers or small plastic toys per child. Please don't spend more than about $5 on eggs and toys.

Absolutely NO FOOD and NO CANDY please. Remember to bring a basket for collecting eggs.
If you are unable to bring stuffed eggs, please consider a $5 donation to help offset the costs of the additional eggs being provided.

Arrive at 10:30 am and plan to play with your child(ren) in the playground for about 30 minutes. My teenagers and I will hide about 200-300 eggs before 10:30 am, and we will also hide the eggs that guests bring.

Note that many of the items in the eggs will be choking hazards due to size so if you have a younger child be sure to supervise them with these items.


Organized by  Sarah Mentz, SacFoodAllergy: http://www.meetup.com/sacfoodallergy/

March Events Round Up

Gluten Free Events at Gluten Free Specialty

Monday, March 14

Cookbook Giveaway Where: Gluten Free Specialty When: Monday, March 14 at 10:00 am until Tuesday, March 29 at 7:00 pm Your RSVP: Attending (edit)

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Thursday, March 17

Sofella Chocolate Cake Sampling Where: Gluten Free Specialty When: Thursday, March 17 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm Your RSVP: Attending (edit)

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Saturday, March 26

Mac and NOT Cheese Where: At the Store When: Saturday, March 26 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Your RSVP: Maybe Attending (edit)

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CSA GF Meetings

• Downtown Support Meeting, Wednesday March 9, 7:00 pm - 8:00+ pm FDA Food Safety Modernization Act reprise.  Join us at SMUD’s Customer Service Center, 6301 S Street, Room 3 (if traveling west on Hwy 50, take 65th Street exit; SMUD is across that intersection, parking on left).      
• Restaurant Outing, Wednesday, March 16, 11:30 at Steve’s Pizza, 3191 Zinfandel Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA.  No rsvp this time; just come!
• Davis Support Meeting, Saturday March 19, 12:30-2:00 pm At Davis Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 317 East 8th Street in Davis.  Contact:  Susan sblarock@sbcglobal.net.  Experienced celiacs, please bring a gluten-free snack to share (including recipe and/or package, for those with additional food sensitivities).
• Sacramento (Watt/ElCamino) Support Meeting, Sunday, March 20, 1:30 – 4:00 pm Can celiacs overcome the effects of pre-diagnosis muscle weakness, gluten ataxia, and similar symptoms?  Isel Lamoureux, a Guild Certified Feldenkrais practitioner, will explain how the Feldenkrais Method helps achieve greater levels of comfort and range of motion, improves posture and leads to greater health and vitality. In the words of Moshe Feldenkrais, founder of this Method of Somatic Education: "Movement is the key to life."  St. Marks United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento, CA.  Experienced celiacs, please bring a gluten-free snack to share (including recipe and/or package, for those with additional food sensitivities).
• Placerville Support Meeting, Sunday, March 20, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Judy Fields, Registered Dietitian, will speak about resources and nutritious meal planning for Celiacs and will answer audience questions.  The meeting will be held at Federated Church, Placerville:  1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA 95667.  Contact Information:  Kathleen Hughes 530 672-1104. Experienced celiacs, please bring a gluten-free snack to share (including recipe and/or package, for those with additional food sensitivities).

CSA 34th Annual Conference, San Diego, September 15-17
Save the dates!  It’s within our reach – 3 days of great information, “celiac research celebrities,” gluten-free feasts and fun.  

April GF Classes in Sacramento

Pizza Night: Thick and Thin
Apr 08, 2011 - Start Time: 6 p.m.
Apr 08, 2011 - End Time: 9:30 p.m.
Held at East Bay Restaurant Supply.
Before you were gluten-free, did you have pizza when you wanted a simple and tasty dinner? Get the good times back by learning to make delicious pizza—no gluten, dairy, eggs, or soy necessary. We'll start by preparing insalata misto, a salad of greens with finely chopped and marinated vegetables and toasted walnuts. We'll then prepare two delicious pizzas: a risen-crust pesto pizza with roasted vegetables (vegan) and a traditional thin-crust pizza with pastured pork sausage and mushrooms. We'll finish up by preparing some heavenly chewy chocolate chip cookies; then we'll sit down to enjoy the repast. How do you say 'delicious' in Italian?

Gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, with vegan options. Contains nuts (salad and pesto), yeast (thick crust pizza), and meat (thin crust pizza).

$58/person. Limit of 12 participants.

Homemade Bread and Soup
Apr 10, 2011 - Start Time: 4 p.m.
Apr 10, 2011 - End Time: 7 p.m.

This class is centered around one of the great pleasures of the weekend: homemade bread. We’ll make two loaves of fabulous, safe sandwich bread. To accompany it, we’ll prepare two organic soups: a riff on Julia Child's French onion soup and a vegan smoky split pea soup. For dessert, we’ll make my husband's favorite dessert: mesquite chocolate chip cookies with roasted pecans. Then we’ll sit to talk and enjoy our meal together. It’s the kind of weekend day that makes you sigh with satisfaction.

Gluten-free, casein-free, lactose-free, egg-free, soy-free, with vegan options. Includes beef stock (French onion soup), legumes, citrus (pea soup), nuts (cookies).

$53/person. Limit of 12 participants

Register on Tilthforhealth.com

Upcoming Events at GF Specialty

Check out the Upcoming Events at Gluten Free Specialty for February and March 2011:

Hands on Cookie Decorating Where: At Gluten Free Specialty When: Saturday, February 12 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Sweet Sampling Where: At Gluten Free Specialty When: Saturday, February 12 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Double Rainbow Soy Cream Sampling Where: At Gluten Free Specialty When: Saturday, March 19 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Mac and NOT Cheese Where: At Gluten Free Specialty When: Saturday, March 26 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

February Event Round Up

Gluten Free Events at Gluten Free Specialty

• Feb TBA: Gluten Free Diet for Beginners with Dietitian Meghan O'Hara. Interested? Show your interest by sending us an email, commenting below, or signing up at Gluten Free Specialty. You'll be informed when a date has been set.
• Feb 12 12-2 pm Decorate your own Valentine's Day Cookie for $5. You'll be provided with one heart shaped cookie, 2 frosting options, sprinkles, and a few other fun surprises. Options will be gluten free and dairy free.
  
• Feb 12 2-4 pm Need some inspiration and/or motivation for making cookies for Valentine's Day? Mary Mieth will be baking up a storm, offering three fun, simple, and healthy cookie options. She knows how to tweak a recipe to make a cookie fancy without much effort, so why not come observe, and go home with a recipe to surprise a gluten free loved one or your BGFF (best gluten free friend).

Other Gluten Free Events:

• February 1 Popchips Twitter Party 6-7pm PST. Learn about eating healthy and meal tips from busy moms.
  
• February 13 from 5-8pm Thrive @ Holidays: Banchetto D'Amore (Feast of Love in Italian) at the Steel Magnolia Kitchen (G And 16th). Think a safe and satisfying Italian feast is beyond your gluten-free, dairy-free, allergen-free hopes? Think again! Indulge in a wonderful meal and develop your cooking skills at the same time with this celebration of love, food, and love of good food. We’ll prepare—and then devour—easy breadsticks, light minestrone, Caesar salad, lasagna, and then (maybe not quite Italian but definitely amazing) chocolate pudding cake. Truly a celebration worth experiencing! Gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, peanut-free. Contains fish (anchovy paste), nuts, corn.$58/person. Register here. Email any questions to sally@tilthforhealth.com. Oh, also, until January 31st, there's a $5 discount on each admission if people enter the code "GFLove." Sound intriguing? Shop at Gluten Free Specialty between Jan 15 and Feb 4 and you may be randomly selected for a pair of free tickets to the class!!! Don't have a GFF (gluten free friend- let us know and we'll find you a pair) The more times you shop the better odds you have, so come on by.

Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating and Demo

In honor of Valentine's Day Gluten Free Specialty will be offering a full day of Cookielicious Activity on Saturday February 12th

12pm- 2pm: We encourage kids and adults alike to come on in and decorate a sugar cookie in honor of Valentine's Day. Decorate one for yourself, or one to give to that special someone. Access to a heart shaped cookie, frosting options, sprinkles, and more! FREE event, but donations appreciated.

2pm-4pm: Gourmet Cookie Demo with Mary Mieth. Demo/class sharing some easy and delicious heart shaped cookies to taste and learn to make. All are gluten and dairy free. Featured cookies will include filled shortbread hearts, marzipan hearts, and chocolate covered mint hearts.

Camp Celiac Summer 2011

Camp Celiac sign-ups start today! Registrations received between Feb. 1 and Feb. 14 will be given equal priority. Nice system - takes the edge off! Details below. Please address your camp and registration questions to campceliac@gmail.com.

For 2011 there will be TWO separate weeks of camp (each with a different group of campers):

• Week 1: Thurs, July 21st- Monday, July 25th, 2011
• Week 2: Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th, 2011

The second week of camp is designated for returning campers in case they want to attend the same week as their camp friends, but campers may give as a preference either week. Campers will only be allowed to attend one week and priority is given to campers from Northern California as well as to Northern California campers who have never attended Camp. Campers from Northern California can register anytime between Feb. 1 and Feb. 14 and will be given equal priority. Registration for counselors also opens on Feb. 1. Counselors can sign up for one or both sessions and priority is given to counselors restricted to a gluten free diet and non-parents. We always need male counselors. We are also looking for a camp MD for session one.

Jennifer Iscol

www.northbayceliacs.com