Re: another night sad about GF

[Guest guest]

I completely understand. I've been GF forever, and i still get a

little down in the mouth when people are appetizing or desserting

away and I can't join. My advice? Order some GF appetizer or ask for

part of your meal to come with the appetizers. OR order a really

luxurious beverage (alcoholic or not, the point is something you

enjoy). OR develop a close personal relationship with your oolong or

jasmine tea cup. Mmmm tea, so good. I know it's not the same. Also,

just think, you're saving yourself the five billion calories in

restaurant appetizers! When you're supermodel slim everyone else in

your family will be jealous. I'm mostly kidding about this, but

there is a bright side! *hugs*

>

> Well, not a whole night, actually. Just about 90 minutes.

>

> But still, it's 90 minutes more than zero minutes.

>

> And don't get me wrong, I'm REALLY grateful to be feeling better.

It's

> just that some meals are easier to deal with than others.

>

> We've found a local Asian food restaurant that will take good care

of

> me in the kitchen. I can get steamed shrimp, other seafood,

chicken,

> whatever, plus a big pile of yummy veggies, plus rice. And I don't

get

> sick.

>

> The part that made me sad is that we all went there tonight. To a

one

> we were all ravenous. So, my hubby ordered two gluten goodies for

> appetizers and soups for whoever wanted soups. That was all before

the

> meal! So, I was still ravenous and every one around me was rapidly

> becoming less ravenous by consuming gluten goodies without me. And

the

> gluten goodies smelled so good, too.

>

> Sigh.

>

> How can I deprive my family of pleasure?

>

> I can't, in good conscience.

>

> But still... The " Woe Is Me " Monster really has a field day when

I'm

> ravenously hungry and every one around me is chowing down on gluten

> goodies.

>

> Thanks for letting me whine. I know that you all will understand.

>

> Esther in RI

>

[Guest guest]

Esther,

Did you check to see if any could be made gluten free? We frequent a Thai restaurant near us. The only soup we can't have is the wonton soup. We can eat their chicken sate and spring rolls as well.

Jupiter, FL

another night sad about GF

Well, not a whole night, actually. Just about 90 minutes.But still, it's 90 minutes more than zero minutes.And don't get me wrong, I'm REALLY grateful to be feeling better. It'sjust that some meals are easier to deal with than others.We've found a local Asian food restaurant that will take good care ofme in the kitchen. I can get steamed shrimp, other seafood, chicken,whatever, plus a big pile of yummy veggies, plus rice. And I don't getsick.The part that made me sad is that we all went there tonight. To a onewe were all ravenous. So, my hubby ordered two gluten goodies forappetizers and soups for whoever wanted soups. That was all before themeal! So, I was still ravenous and every one around me was rapidlybecoming less ravenous by consuming gluten goodies without me. And thegluten goodies smelled so good, too. Sigh.How can I deprive my family of pleasure? I can't, in good conscience. But still... The "Woe Is Me" Monster really has a field day when I'mravenously hungry and every one around me is chowing down on glutengoodies. Thanks for letting me whine. I know that you all will understand.Esther in RI

[Guest guest]

>

> Esther,

> Did you check to see if any could be made gluten free? We frequent a

Thai restaurant near us. The only soup we can't have is the wonton

soup. We can eat their chicken sate and spring rolls as well.

>

> Jupiter, FL

>

Wow, wouldn't I love a GF appetizer! But how do you go about asking

such questions when you and the waitress can barely understand each other?

[Guest guest]

> Wow, wouldn't I love a GF appetizer! But how do you go

> about asking such questions when you and the waitress can

> barely understand each other?

You can start by using on of the free Thai language restaurant

cards on Celiac Travel.

http://www.celiactravel.com/restaurant-cards.html

-patrick

[Guest guest]

They speak English very well at the Thai restaurants near us, but we do have the same problem at the local Chinese restaurants. I tried the family-owned Chinese take-out close to here and spent 5-10 minutes trying to communicate, only to find out that the soy sauce had wheat in it. Haven't tried the PF Changs near us because we switched from Chinese to Thai before going gluten free. We were lucky enough at one point to be a host family to a Taiwanese college student while living in Cincinnati. He was fluent in English, so he was helpful in communicating with the restaurants. Wish he was living here now.

Re: another night sad about GF

>> Esther,> Did you check to see if any could be made gluten free? We frequent aThai restaurant near us. The only soup we can't have is the wontonsoup. We can eat their chicken sate and spring rolls as well. > > Jupiter, FL> Wow, wouldn't I love a GF appetizer! But how do you go about askingsuch questions when you and the waitress can barely understand each other?

[Guest guest]

Thanks! I printed Mandarin and Thai. Esther

>

> > Wow, wouldn't I love a GF appetizer! But how do you go

> > about asking such questions when you and the waitress can

> > barely understand each other?

>

> You can start by using on of the free Thai language restaurant

> cards on Celiac Travel.

>

> http://www.celiactravel.com/restaurant-cards.html

>

> -patrick

>

[Guest guest]

There are some really good Celiac dining cards (printed in the

language appropriate to the food type) that you can bring with you.

I bought the ones from www.triumphdining.com I like them because

they are tailored to each type of food. On the Chinese one, it says

in big bold letters " Soy sauce is brewed with wheat and I cannot eat

anything containing it " . It also references common ingredients that

can't be used.

You might want to check into something like that.

Sue in Denver

> >

> > Esther,

> > Did you check to see if any could be made gluten free? We

frequent a

> Thai restaurant near us. The only soup we can't have is the wonton

> soup. We can eat their chicken sate and spring rolls as well.

> >

> > Jupiter, FL

> >

>

> Wow, wouldn't I love a GF appetizer! But how do you go about asking

> such questions when you and the waitress can barely understand

each other?

>

[Guest guest]

One solution would be to have your dinner brought when the others get

their appetizers/soups. We do that often, as I don't think it is

fair/polite for some to eat while others are forced to wait and watch.

I don't mind dawdling and being social while others finish, but

everybody should be able to start together.

Maureen

>

> The part that made me sad is that we all went there tonight. To a one

> we were all ravenous. So, my hubby ordered two gluten goodies for

> appetizers and soups for whoever wanted soups. That was all before the

> meal! So, I was still ravenous and every one around me was rapidly

> becoming less ravenous by consuming gluten goodies without me. And the

> gluten goodies smelled so good, too.

>

> Sigh.

>

> How can I deprive my family of pleasure?

>

> I can't, in good conscience.

>

> But still... The " Woe Is Me " Monster really has a field day when I'm

> ravenously hungry and every one around me is chowing down on gluten

> goodies.

>

> Thanks for letting me whine. I know that you all will understand.

>

> Esther in RI

>