<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> When I read the posting about pizza recipes, which was related to one of our peers being robbed..and left with no way to buy gf food or meds, I was prompted to write.... For any of us who have elderly parents, especially out of town, I found from experience that it's a good idea to have a stash of gf foods at their homes, set aside where no-one else uses them. When the almost inevitable emergency phone call comes, and you find yourself rushing to be with them in a hospital...where you wait, and wait, and wait,..your stash may be the only access to gf foods you might have until you can get to find a store or restaurant. And hospital restaurants are terrible for accommodating gf diets, as are the vending machines. I just keep gf crackers, pretzels, tuna, cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, instant rice, and maybe a couple of other things. (Even under good circumstances, she doesn't have much that I can eat when I go there, but if it's not an emergency, I can cook and bring.) Periodically check the stash for expiring dates. Just passing along advice. My mom lives in NY, and Sept. 11 made us all alittle more aware of being prepared. Lin