May 2025 – A Canadian Celiac Blog

On this podcast I speak with Gerrit Janssen a Red Seal Chef who has turned his hand to working with the Gluten Free community including food producers to present Gluten Free Expos in western Canada. His next show is in Vancouver on June 7^th and 8^th. At a Gluten Free Expo you will be treated to a wide variety of local and bigger brands of gluten free food producers as well as an impressive line-up of speakers, some of whom I’ve spoken with on the podcast.

You can follow Gluten Free Expo on Facebook and Instagram at thegfexpo and on his website www.gfexpo.ca. These exciting events inevitably sell out, so best to get your tickets in advance.

Sue’s Websites and Social Media –

Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com

Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com

Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com

Celiac Kid Stuff – https://www.celiackidstuff.com

Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com

Instagram – @suesgfbaking

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL

Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com

Celiac Awareness Month always brings with the hope of spring and the renewal of the plants and flowers in our communities. If you live in a rural area or on a farm, spring brings many more wonders. I’m hoping that it also brings a renewal of your involvement in the celiac community, in person or maybe online. This month Ellen Bayens of theceliacscene and I speak about Celiac Awareness Month, in particular about the mascot for the campaign and some of the activities and promotion related to it. On celiac.ca you’ll find a graphic of “It Be” that’s ready for colouring.

If you’re able to promote celiac awareness month, or share other posts on social media, please be sure to use the hashtags –

#CeliacAwarenessMonth

#CeliacIsAChameleon

#GlutenFree

#CeliacCanada

Also, here is the link to the symptom checker – https:www.celiac.ca/celiac-disease-symptom-checklist

We also spoke about the new course that Selena DeVries RD is starting called The Confident Celiac. You can find Selena online at selenard.com and on Instagram at celiac_made_simple.

Ellen also gave me lots to think about with an article about using rice papers to make croissants. Sounds pretty crazy, but I’ll try over this month and report back.

Here are links from Ellen.

How to tell if a restaurant can do gluten free
Restaurant cross contact anxiety
How to dine out safely – anywhere!

Recipe Worth Trying? Gluten-Free Croissants made with Rice Paper?