Prevalence of Celiac Disease & Margarita’s Gluten-Free List

By Admin, on January 28th, 2012%
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Wheat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wheat_blue_sky2.JPG) By Margarita Persico There is only one treatment for celiac disease: a – diet. Hard Winter Berries (Photo: Margarita Persico) No wonder has a bad rap lately. But it’s not an unjust accusation. People with celiac disease have to abstain from , a protein in barley, rye, wheat (including spelt and kamut, and cross-bred hybrids such as triticale–a cross between wheat and rye) and abstain from all products made with those ingredients, for . . . → Read More: Prevalence of Celiac Disease & Margarita’s Gluten-Free List Prevalence of Celiac Disease & Margarita’s Gluten-Free List

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Beans. Beans galore!

By Admin, on July 27th, 2011%
Beans at Farmer’s Market in Costa Rica. (Photo: Margarita Persico)

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Out of Africa and into America – “Gandules” – Pigeon pea (and recipe)

By Admin, on March 20th, 2011%
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Pigeon pea “Gandules” at Iris Leon's farm (Photo: Margarita Persico) “Gandules” A delicious, nutritious and environmentally sound food eaten by many for thousands of years. Gandules is a staple food in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, and popular in Cuba and parts of Costa Rica. In New York City while growing up, gandules were a seasonal food for me. I consumed in the fall through early winter, especially during the holidays, though most canned from Goya. . . . → Read More: Out of Africa and into America – “Gandules” – Pigeon pea (and recipe) Out of Africa and into America – “Gandules” – Pigeon pea (and recipe)

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