Gluten-free Living in El Dorado County Links Celiac Disease/Autism Celiac Sprue Association The Sacramento Chapter is #24, listed in local chapters. Celiac Disease Foundation Information on CD, living GF, and current research. Autism Society of America Resources on autism, including research on its causes and treatments. Celiac Forums/Blogs Gluten Guide New York-based travel tips plus loads of GF recipes. Children with Diabetes and Celiac How to balance celiac and blood sugar issues, including some low-glycemic recipes. Book of Yum Blog on GF cuisine; also has a great roundup of GF blogs and newsgroups. Gluten-free Girl Includes stories and anecdotes, plus recipes and travel tips. Celiac Chicks Blog on living GF---and staying hip and healthy! GF forum International forum with advice on traveling, how to educate your doctor, recipes, and some sympathetic ears. Gluten Free forum Not quite as easy to use as some of the other forums, but has some great contacts and resources. Sensible Celiac Forum through the Sensible Celiac site. Celiac Forum Forum hosted on Celiac.com has recipes, anecdotal stories from celiacs, info on celiac disease symptoms and treatment. Local Restaurants/Bakeries (also see mail order) Cafe Mahjaic In Lotus near the river, nice dining ambiance. I was able to get GF meal with a little tweaking on a menu item. Their menu changes seasonally so look at their offerings online or call ahead. Outback Steakhouse This link should take you directly to a PDF of their GF menu; if it does not, their site is www.outback.com and you can navigate to it from their. Bidwell Street Bistro French/bistro restaurant that reportedly is open to accommodating dietary restrictions. Their regular menu is online. Farmer's Kitchen Cafe Cafe in Davis that serves delicious GF foods---but be prepared to spend some time there, the service is often slow. Redbud Cafe In Cameron Park, believe it or not! Fantastic salads and I've been able to get a GF entree when they weren't busy. It helps to call ahead. Brookfield's Restaurant They do not have a GF menu specifically, but since they make everything from scratch the menu items can be modified, or at least have a reliable ingredient list. Azna Gluten Free Mail order, or stop by their location in Cameron Park. GF Baked goods. Red Robin The Red Robin in Folsom apparently has a menu available, and it is a little more extensive than Mimi's. Heyday Cafe Menu changes seasonally---you can check it online and see if there is something that lends itself to GF preperation. Call ahead if in doubt. Sequoia Restaurant In Placerville, a lovely old historic building. Kathe says that they will work with you on GF items, but that it helps to go when they are not busy. Maybe call ahead? Healthy Pleasures Storefront is in Shingle Springs, off of S. Shingle near the post office. They also have mail order through their website. Most of their mixes and blends are SPELT based (not a GF food) but they are also carrying a selection of GF items like pastas, cookies, cereals, bars, beans, spice mixes, etc. Taste Restaurant Taste in Plymouth, menus available online and the staff is reportedly open to GF adaptations. Mail Order GF Authentic Foods Authentic Foods makes GF flours, mixes and blends. This website also has a recipe section. The Organic Bistro Frozen "Whole Life" meals, all of which are GF. Gluten Free Mall A one-stop website for everything GF: mixes, flours, baked goods, T-shirts---carries many brands that you would otherwise have to order in bulk. Amazon.com I was surprised to find how large of a GF selection that Amazon offers---many of their prices beat the brick-and-mortar stores. Kinnikinnick Foods Kinnikinnick makes GF and CF (casein free) mixes and baked goods. Grindstone Bakery Makes some GF breads with quinoa, millet and buckwheat. Glutenfree.com A one-stop website for everything GF: mixes, flours, baked goods, books---carries many brands that you would otherwise have to order in bulk. Bob's Red Mill Mills GF flours and has mixes/blends available; lots of recipes on this site, too. Dietary Specialties From their website: "Specialists in the art of Gluten Free and Low Protein meal solutions for over 40 years! For the latest kitchen musts: breads, pizzas, cheeses, entrees, filled pastas, and desserts!" Arrowhead Mills GF flours and mixes, many of which are organic. GF recipes on this site as well. Baby Cakes Bakery in New York that prepares GF, vegan and no-refined sugar items---they do offer some items made with SPELT, however (which contains gluten), so be sure of what you are ordering. Other GF Resources GlutenFreeda Online Cooking Magazine Recipes, product testing results, and more. Celiac Travel Website on how to keep GF while traveling, including an info card to print out and take with you to restaurants. Wellshire Farms Meat products (sorry, vegans and vegetarians) that have no additives, preservatives, and are mostly GF and Casein Free. They label everything very clearly so it's easy to tell if it is safe for you.