<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> 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 the email distribution list. **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List* Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC