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What a great dog bed idea!

@Mssassybaskets It actually *does* work as a cup-for-cup swap-out. They tested and tested and tested, and the ratios of flours and other products do allow this to be a really great direct swap. I have been using it for a week now, and can't believe how great it is -- pie crust, bread, biscuits, fried chicken, and even pasta. I was really skeptical until I tried it. It's pretty f-ing amazing.

Too bad that hotel changed ownership a few years ago and it's dirty, and gross, and not at all well maintained.

Call me old-fashioned, but more important than showing up with something that night is the hand-written thank-you note you send the next day.

It's your furnace filter. Replace it immediately.

Mmmmmmmm..... imagine the smell.........

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As someone with celiac, I'd like to point out that my friends have gone to extraordinary lengths to try and do gluten-free dinners for me, but the risks of getting glutened extend fr beyond what you've listed here. If you're cooking for someone with celiac, don't use wooden spoons or cutting boards that have been used in your regular cooking. Also, you have to read every label of every single ingredient you're using -- even down to spices and seasonings.

I've had celiac for years, and have been accidentally glutened by friends who went above and beyond in their preparations, but didn't know you can't bake what you're making me in the same oven as you've got something with gluten baking. Or that most dried spices and seasonings are processed and bottled in facilities that aren't safe. Or forgetting to wash their hands in between putting regular crackers on a plate before putting gluten-free crackers on a plate.

So, I guess another piece of advice for someone hosting someone with celiac, is to be okay with your guest asking if they can bring their own food, and not feeling offended by it. I have to do it, because when I get even a trace amount of gluten, I'm down for the count for nearly a week, and I just can't take the risk anymore. So, my friends are getting used to my showing up at their house with my own food, prepared in my safe/clean kitchen, and they're okay with it.