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Hi Everyone,
 
Hope you are enjoying your summer. Soak in that Vitamin D for the upcoming  
winter months!
 
STORES & RESTAURANTS NEWS
A fellow gluten-free comrade from "down  south" (by Black Diamond, WA) wrote 
to share some of the GF resources available  in that neck of the woods, in 
case you are traveling this summer. Thanks to  Mikey for sharing the information!
 
In case you travel South, Nature's Market in Kent, WA is a fantastic place  
to shop and purchase all sorts of GF items. They also have several GF Food  
Festivals which allow you to taste their products. Just down the road from the  
market is an incredible new GF Bakery called Haley's Bakery 
_http://www.haleyscorner.com_ (http://www.haleyscorner.com)  that has  amazing pastries, cookies 
& cakes. Sunny Valley Wheat Free is another bakery  in Maple Valley that makes 
some very tasty scones, amaranth chips and bread-like  items.
 
Sojo Foods has frozen dinner entrees that are gluten-free. They are a local  
company (Enumclaw, Washington) _www.sojofoods.com_ (http://www.sojofoods.com) 
. They do sell some of  their foods to some Fred Meyers, Top Foods, Whole 
Foods and a Co-op in  Bellingham. They are also open to direct buying.
 
The Basil Cafe in Bayview has an extensive GF menu. Be sure to check them  
out!
The Mad Crab Restaurant in Coupeville has gluten-free menu items. Be  sure to 
ask!
Also Christopher's in Coupeville was able to make accommodations  for special 
needs, although I am not certain if a specific gluten-free menu is  available.
Pilgrim's Vitamins store in Oak Harbor is now selling Dowd &  Rogers cake 
mixes made with Italian Chestnut Flour, plus the pure flour. Check  them out for 
their other gluten-free product lines.
 
OUR MEETINGS & GATHERINGS
The WI GIG met on June 28th to discuss  "Eating Out Safely". We once again 
thank Bob's Red Mill for supplying free  product samples.
 
Our next gathering will be an early dinner on Saturday, August 23 at 5:00pm  
at the Basil Cafe in Bayview (at the Bayview Cash Store). Dinner will be 
served  Buffet Style for $16.50 which includes tax and gratuity. The dinner 
includes  appetizer, main dish entrees, tea, and dessert. The menu items are all  
gluten-free and dairy-free!
Menu includes:
Chicken Satay (chicken  on a skewer)
Three Main Dishes to choose from along the buffet  line -
East  Delight,
Lemongrass  Chicken,
Prawns with Broccoli & Green  Beans
Steamed Rice
Tea
Coconut Banana  Tapioca dessert
Spouses and significant others are welcome, but the buffet  menu items are 
the only ones available through our group dinner.
 
Reservations are required and must be phoned in by August 16. Please call  
Coyla at 360-321-4083 for your reservation.
 
Please pass this email along to others who are gluten-free and have them  
reply to [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])  to be  included on 
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