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Omelet wrote:

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Isabella Woodhouse wrote:
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The jury is still out on oats since they do not contain gliadin. But it
does contain a different gluten molecule to which some people with
celiac respond. Some say oats not contaminated with wheat are OK but
I'm not willing to take the risk with any oats. I was unsure whether
barley had the same kind of gluten molecules as the triticums. Barley
may have the other kind of gluten called glutenin or something like
that... not sure.

I've never actually reacted to Barley, at least not in the past...

Wheat allergy is it then?

but I tend to stick to rice now. There are so many varieties. :-) I
don't use white rice at all. Just brown and varieties of red and black.

The asian market has never been so fun. g

Needless to say, rice figures big on our menu as well, though in the
summer we rarely have it since there is so much from the garden. About
the only white rice I ever have is with sushi. I've heard you can make
it with a brown sticky rice but I've never found it. I put wild rice
(from Minnesota) in lots of things as well, including some winter salads.

I have some chicken foot stock I'm planning to make some rice with
probably this weekend, as soon as the 15 bean soup is gone that I made
with ham skin stock. Dad's really enjoying it, and I'm glad! He can use
the fiber load.

Ruth Reichl has a wonderful part in her _Garlic and Sapphires_ book,
when she was the NYT restaurant critic, about eating duck webs at a
Chinese restaurant.

Since I cook for him, I keep track of what he eats. Care and feeding
of an elderly parent is a big responsibility and fortunately, he
likes my cooking. I'm considering deboning some of the chicken feet
and pureeing them to add, but it might make the rice a bit too
rubbery when it's cold. g

I'm using chicken foot "meat" right now to help heal degenerative
disk disease and arthritis. That and trotters. The type II collagen
they contain seems to be keeping the pain at bay if I eat enough of
it, and am consistent. It just took awhile at first.

Thank the gods for good chiropractors...

You're doing an anti-inflammatory diet then?
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