Monday, 2 May 2011

New to Gluten Free Eating? Check out this site

The W.H.O.L.E Gang has posted an article on Easy Gluten-Free Grocery shopping   Yes, it's U.S. blog, but has great info and recipes. Highly recommend following this blog for the next 30 days as they kick off the 30 Days to Easy Gluten-Free Living series of articles.

I have Voted!

by 7:50am, I had walked the half block to the polling station, and cast my ballot.

Literally 15 minutes for the entire process.  It took longer to walk.

Excellent.

Please get out and vote today.

How big would your back yard have to be? And Emergency Preparedness week.

Infographic: How Big a Backyard Would You Need to Live Off the Land?

Seriously interesting way to visualize boring statistics.

I've longed to be "off the grid" and quit paying for utilities that only make other people wealthy. Don't get me started on high voltage transmission lines.

Besides, there was a time, not too long ago, barely a generation ago in my family, where they didn't have electricity or telephone service on the farm.

Speaking of self-sufficiency - did you know it's Emergency Preparedness Week?
May 1-7, 2011. Check out the links and great tips on these websites:




Emergency Preparedness Week

May 1 – 7, 2011
Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May. This national event is coordinated by Public Safety Canada, in close collaboration with the provinces and territories and partners.

The City of Edmonton, also has an annual event coming this weekend.

This Saturday, come and join us for Get Ready in the Park 2011 on May 7th, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

Sunday, 1 May 2011

La Poutine is OPEN!

Sadly, they were closed when we came back.  Open until 8 on Sundays!

UPDATE: I have sent an email asking if either of the gravy options happens to be Gluten-Free/Wheat-Free.  Stay tuned!
UPDATE May 2: I have received the response!

Hi Monica,

At the moment none of our gravies are gluten-free. We are currently trying to find the best one and hope to have a gluten-free gravy in the near future.
We hope to see you soon for a poutine!
La Poutine


I also spoke with Sarah from Luzzara and she has also had a chat with the folks at the store and offered to sample their potential choices.

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BulkBarn Gluten-Free products on sale this week!

If you haven't visited Bulk Barn in Edmonton yet - you should.

And as a BONUS - this week, they have coupons (many many!) and Gluten Free bulk items are on sale, as well as the El Peto products are 25% off with the coupon (at the checkout) until May 12, 2011.

I love El Peto - one of the first gluten free suppliers I found years and years ago.  They have powdered soup bases that I really really like, and lasts…well, forever.  They also have corn-free mixes - something that is really hard to avoid if you have that as an added challenge to being Gluten Free.

I sadly forgot that one of the coupons on the front expires today… $3 off purchase of $10 or more before taxes.  Hmmm Can I buy $10 worth of bulk corn snack sour cream and onion rings?