Garlicky things.

So, for a light lunch, I'm enjoying the gluten-free offerings of a very good friend of mine who happens to work at the local health food store/co-op. Particularly, he gave me Koyo Organic Brown Rice Chips in the garlic flavor (blue) -
which are really more like crackers, but they're delicious, and go quite well with the artichoke dip and baba ganoush that are also from said health food store. Moral of the story - I highly recommend these "chips".

First Post!

Yesterday, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Haven't heard of it? Long story short: gluten, a binding agent found in wheat, rye, and barley, attacks my short intestine. Short term, this means I go through lots of discomfort. Long term, it can lead to malnutrition, cancer (that's the one I have to keep reminding myself about) and a host of other problems.

Today is my first day to be gluten-free. Though not easy for anyone, it is just a smidgen more complicated for me than for many in the gluten-free community because I also happen to be vegetarian. So, I decided to create this blog, to chronicle my journey through gluten-free vegetarianism. It will not, however, be limited to diet in scope. I'll also post about neat things in physics, literature, fashion, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Happy Blogging!