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Welcome to the list, Debra...

> In order to try baking GF breads I want to purchase a hand-held (and
> therefore cheaper) mixer with enough power to handle GF doughs.  Is
> the Kitchen Aide hand-held mixer powerful enough?  Are there other
> hand-held mixers that are powerful enough?

To tell you the truth, I'd recommend spending the extra money and getting
a kitchen-aid stand-up mixer; they're well worth it (plus you can buy
attatchments to make pasta or grind flour).  I don't know if there are
any adequately strong handheld mixers out there; I've never come across
one.  I have two mixers; one is a kitchen-aid and the other is one of those
things that can either be mounted on a stand or used as a handheld, and
though it's pretty big (weighs about five pounds) it's useless for
anything thicker than cake batter.

> Does anyone know of brand name analgesics that are gluten-free?  For
> instance ibuprophen, asprin, tylenol-type analgesics.

Tylenol assures me that their products are all gluten free; so does
Bayer.  Nuprin appears to be safe.  I think that covers the three major
over-the-counter analgesics; I haven't tried to find out whether anaprox
is gluten-free yet.

> I understand Walnut Acres makes a GF mayonaise.  Does anyone know where
> I can find this?  Are there other brands of mayonaise that are GF?

If you were in California I'd recommend Trader Joe's; their mayonnaise is
made with cider vinegar.  But I don't know what's available back east.
Anyone?
                                                eh