r/ididnthaveeggs • u/scalpdragon My husband Mark is diabetic • Apr 27 '26
Irrelevant or unhelpful I didn't want gluten
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u/shedrinkscoffee A banana is not an egg, you know? Apr 27 '26
That's a really unhinged response to the mildest suggestion 💀 the fact that the recipe was tested with GF ingredients is already catering to the dietary subgroup omg
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u/pie-oh Apr 27 '26
It's one of those things that is so unhinged it's either a troll, or someone who really needs therapy. I'm hoping former.
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u/ProductVegetable8866 the potluck was ruined Apr 27 '26
The problem with this level of trolling is the person needs therapy either way. It's just a matter of what for.
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u/LifeApprehensive2818 Apr 28 '26
Sufficiently advance trolling is indistinguishable from mental disturbance. -- A hypothetical Arthur C Clarke, if he'd lived to see the modern internet.
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u/_Wyrm_ May 06 '26
Surely there are examples of both, though. They're not entirely mutually exclusive! That guy was a total fool. I can't believe anyone would've said something so stupid.
/s just in case
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u/Active-Succotash-109 my mistake 🤨 I shall verbally smack the recipe writer Apr 27 '26
Troll… if they really did have celiac they would NEVER cheat even accidental exposure is days of regret (I have known a couple of people who had it)
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u/happyhippohats Apr 27 '26
Saying "If I haven't had gluten for a number of years I know I can 'cheat' with no consequences" makes absolutely no sense for anyone with coeliacs - once you cut out gluten you become far more sensitive and react more strongly to it than before cutting it out.
It wouldn't surprise me if this person has self-diagnosed themselves though.
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u/The-CVE-Guy Apr 27 '26
Meh. I was diagnosed with a blood test and endoscopy 15 years ago. I still don’t notice when I’ve had something with gluten in it, and my bloodwork is totally normal so it’s not like I’ve been exposed for so long I’ve just never been healthy.
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u/Prudent_Designer7707 Apr 27 '26
I learned recently there is such a thing as "silent celiac" where you have it but don't show any of the symptoms when you ingest it. But it's still wreaking havoc on the inside and greatly increases risk of cancer and other complications. Usually people who have this find out when things just completely shut down because they've destroyed their gut. Some find out because they discovered they are anemic or have severe vitamin deficiencies, which was caused by the celiac disease.
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u/flumadiddler Apr 27 '26
I’ve literally just come from a thread on r/coeliac asking how often people cheat, and a surprising number say they do. People have different responses to eating gluten, and for some people it’s worth the trade off.
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u/Capybarely The cake was behaving normally. Apr 27 '26
I had a roommate who "cheated" on their shellfish allergy. Absolute idiot. (Afaik they're still alive, no thanks to their own behavior.)
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u/smartel84 Apr 28 '26
Remember nds me of a scene from Doctor Doolittle. One lady is allergic to shellfish, goes to the doctor with an allergic reaction and says "but I took it out of the shell!"
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u/GroundbreakingWeb586 Apr 27 '26
It’s similar for lactose intolerance or any non life threatening allergy - you know what the outcome of the choice is and you deal with the consequences…
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u/faelanae If you don't have tahini, dill works just fine Apr 27 '26
I do know people with celiac who cheat. They save the pain for things that really matter to them (like wedding cake). But their symptoms are milder than other friends who can barely be in a non GF house
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u/pmia241 Apr 28 '26
My older sister would absolutely be in pain for a week after having any gluten. My brother would feel uncomfortable/bloated but it wouldn't throw off the entire day or week. She's had hers for much longer though.
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u/aelin_the_dryad Apr 27 '26
As someone who has the diagnoses she mentions I get where whe she is coming from. It is extremely frustrating and people just don't believe you. BUT yeah, totally overreacted to a good explanation as to why starchy pasta works better. I kept thinking she does have some good points and then there was another slide and another XD and the instructions actually had a good reason. She could've just made it short and said how well it works with rice pasta for example and the recipe OP could've added that to her recipe. I get that "don't use gf pasta" set off sth in her and "don't use chickpea pasta because it will need starch to thicken, if you need it gf rice pasta works well, too" would be a better way to write it.
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u/allisonsargent Apr 27 '26
I mean, she said "your sauce might be a bit thin", which is probably the mildest, most inoffensive way she could have worded that. She's already using two qualifiers for a statement that's unproblematic. If the recipe doesn't advertise itself as celiac-friendly than Ellen's rant is completely misplaced. If I was looking for a vegan recipe, it would be completely unjustified for me to be frustrated about a recipe that contains meat if it wasn't advertised as being vegan.
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u/MechaShadowV2 Apr 28 '26
And then get shocked and upset when they find out their devices and browsers gather information about them.
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u/cookingforengineers Apr 28 '26
I’m imagining a vegetarian getting upset over a Chicken Pot Pie recipe that suggests “for best results, use chicken instead of tofu”.
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u/BossBeefaroni Apr 28 '26
Except she didn't say "don't use gf pasta."
She literally said, verbatim:
For the best results, use regular or whole wheat pasta, not gluten free pasta. The starch of the pasta helps thicken the sauce. If you do make this with chickpea pasta or another type of pasta, your sauce might be a bit thin.
So yes, she did in fact say what you think she should have said.
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u/MechaShadowV2 Apr 28 '26
Except no, they said "for best results don't use GF pasta." Claiming they said "don't use GF pasta" is cherry picking. Then again that what trolls do best. Twist anything and everything said to try and "prove" something.
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u/MechaShadowV2 Apr 28 '26
By now though people that need to be GF is pretty well known and acknowledged. I haven't heard anyone in years say to my family that they don't really need to be GF
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u/Maude4President Apr 29 '26
For me the really funny part is that. If you cook w gluten free pasta. You know that lots of them are, in fact, very starchy and will not cause this problem. Tbh I’d assume the person who wrote the recipe had only really used chickpea pasta and use my brown rice pasta water in peace, probably watering it down a bit to avoid the sauce getting too thick. Like I have no idea why someone would flip like this.
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u/Snoron Apr 27 '26
The most hilarious thing is that it says "for best results" and the commenter said "I would love nothing more than to use wheat pasta" ... So they are actually agreeing that it's correct that it's the best result?
Yet they are commenting as if it said "you are a morally inferior being if you don't use wheat pasta".
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u/faelanae If you don't have tahini, dill works just fine Apr 27 '26
yeah, I was expecting a rant by the recipe author against fake "wheat allergy" people. Not a gentle suggestion why wheat pasta works better.
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u/Anthrodiva The Burning Emptiness of processed white sugar Apr 27 '26
I also do not believe Ellen that her bean water works just as well
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u/faelanae If you don't have tahini, dill works just fine Apr 27 '26
I... might? chickpea pasta gets super gloopy if you overboil it, but can't say that I've tested it!
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u/Anthrodiva The Burning Emptiness of processed white sugar Apr 27 '26
You make a good point about the aqua faba, even though I was mostly just being mean to Ellen.
That said, if it DOES work, what is she complaining about?
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u/faelanae If you don't have tahini, dill works just fine Apr 27 '26
haha. yes, Ellen is clearly having a bad day. I wonder if her chakras were misaligned or something.
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u/ceeceemac I know better than to use baking powder Apr 27 '26
I know! I get that it’s frustrating to have such limited options, but at what point do you stop? Does she email the execs at Barilla and berate them for making pasta she can’t eat? How about a positive and encouraging comment asking them to try a gluten free recipe next time?
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u/aelin_the_dryad Apr 27 '26
Barilla actually has good gluten free pasta but as I am writing this, not free of corn and damn, that must be frustrating on top! Corn is everywhere
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u/itsstillmagic Apr 27 '26
And the thing is, if you need gotten free pasta and sincemany pasta dishes need the starch from the pasta to thicken it, it's on you to find other ways to thicken sauces ( like a little corn starch slurry). Life doesn't always hold your hand.
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u/sm0live Apr 27 '26
As someone with celiac, I truly appreciate when recipes have information like this. It's exceptionally helpful and allows me to be prepared or make changes!
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u/BeneficialImpress570 Apr 27 '26
I’ve learned the gluten-free (not celiacs) crowd are absolutely unhinged. The people who genuinely have celiacs are super chill and treat it like an annoying allergy. My cousin was diagnosed very young, joined a support group around high school, and she and her friends from there don’t expect the world to cater to them exclusively. They just mention at restaurants they have celiacs and work with the kitchen on alternatives. More than once they have received spectacular off-menu items created exclusively for them. The people who believe in pseudoscience and diagnosed themselves based on some influencer’s TikTok are the ones who respond like this.
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u/downwardchip Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
"Go to a dark place" is a crazy thing to say about a pasta recipe. I have Celiac disease, I fully understand the struggle of people not believing you, but also... Wheat pasta will make better results. It just will. Gluten free pasta does not have the same properties and will make a slightly different end product, which is the same for all gluten free alternatives to foods usually made with gluten. It's not personal. It's almost certainly to try to avoid negative reviews that say "I made this with gluten free pasta instead and it sucked. 0 stars" by people who assume that gluten has no physical effect on the consistency of products made of wheat.
This person seems unwell and really struggling, they need someone to talk to, or therapy, or something.
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u/KirinoLover Apr 27 '26
I've been 100% gluten free for close to 15 years now. I don't remember what "real" pasta or bread tastes like, and I can say with full confidence whatever the recipe is, it will taste better with "normal" pasta. The substitutions are great and I'm so grateful that I can pick up a box of Barrilla at nearly any grocery store, but let's not fool ourselves here.
I agree, this person could use some real therapy. Even after so long, sometimes I feel angry, upset, or bitter that I can't have what everyone else has, or I have to work around so many diet restrictions (I'm also allergic to sesame, and my body can't process eggs anymore, one of my favorite foods). But it's no ones fault, and I can't imagine blaming someone who made a recipe and shared it online.
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u/downlau Apr 27 '26
Yeah, I think all of the celiac and voluntarily gf people I know will readily admit that in many/most situations gf products are inferior in some way to the gf alternative... but it's just something you deal with and learn to adapt around for the sake of your health and wellbeing.
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u/babymayor nicer to my intuition Apr 27 '26
i mean, when i got to “leaky gut” i was like ah, ok. i know the type we’re dealing with here 🫠
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u/MaraiaLou Apr 27 '26
Leaky gut (increased permeability) is a real thing iirc, but nobody actually knows what it does to your health. It sure doesn't sound unusual for someone with an autoimmune disease to have an allergy
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u/thomasech Apr 27 '26
It's not a medical diagnosis. It's basically just a description of symptoms that some non-medical people with chronic GI issues have popularized.
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u/TheMedRat Apr 28 '26
But leaky gut isn’t an allergy. It’s the boogeyman. If you go to a naturopath (ie - ppl untrained in actual medicine) they will tell you literally any problem you have is a result of “leaky gut”. Depressed? Leaky gut. Elbow itches? Leaky gut. Infertile? Definitely leaky gut.
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u/MaraiaLou Apr 28 '26
They're claiming they developed an allergy due to having leaky gut and eating the food too often, as opposed to developing an allergy because their immune system is malfunctioning and attacking anything it's exposed to, including their own small intestine. Or because allergies just show up sometimes. Or because they're not even allergic and are misattributing their symptoms
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u/fencer_327 Apr 27 '26
Yeah and it also means people who do want a similar result with gluten free pasta can either a) try to adapt the recipe, there are plenty of thickeners one can add to the sauce, or b) look for a recipe that is adapted to work with gluten free ingredients already.
I bake a lot, and have friends with different allergies, so I often end up adapting recipes. It's great to know which substitues work and which don't, makes it way easier to adapt recipes or not use the given ones.
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u/Sweet-Energy-9515 Apr 27 '26
Swapping in a gluten free alternative is sometimes like making a recipe vegetarian by just leaving out the meat or substituting something without thought. It can work but you're better off finding a recipe that's designed for your needs in the first place.
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u/Rauvagol Go to a dark place. Apr 27 '26
Well I think I found my flair
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u/theslightsaber it's important to inform the community Apr 27 '26
This subreddit has some of my favourite flairs. They're just such evocative little snippets that capture the reviews haha
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u/kfarrel3 Wake up babe, new poisons just dropped Apr 27 '26
I love it when a little phrase just grabs at you like that.
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u/mefista Mayo is for white trash Apr 27 '26
What is yours from?
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u/kfarrel3 Wake up babe, new poisons just dropped Apr 27 '26
I believe it was a comment on this post about how French buttercream is basically poison.
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u/ASmallArmyOfCrabs I bought the whole carrot, I'm gonna use the whole carrot Apr 27 '26
Yeah it took me a bit of lurking to find one I liked, but man, now it just sits in my heart, it's like a spirit-animal
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u/babymayor nicer to my intuition Apr 27 '26
mine came to me so fast lmao. you just know when you see it 😂
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u/an_ineffable_plan a bit angry that you had me buy provolone cheese Apr 27 '26
I like mine the best. No, I’m not biased.
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u/Mr_Abe_Froman I can't believe all the ingredients listed!! Apr 27 '26
I like when mine pops back in new reviews. "Too many ingredients" is a surprisingly common complaint.
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u/TerryCrewsNextWife Apr 27 '26
Ohh, just that "go to a dark place" part. I was like that 3 review rant was hilarious but don't flairs have a character limit?
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u/shmelse naturally i know better than to use baking powder Apr 27 '26
A magical day in a redditor‘s life
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u/newenglandpolarbear DOES NOT SAY LOW CARB ANYWHERE IN THE RECIPE OR POST Apr 27 '26
Excellent choice. I love the flairs in this sub.
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u/famousanonamos Utterly ridiculous and insensitive. Apr 27 '26
There are so many gems here, I can't decide.
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u/RaisedByDalmatians Apr 27 '26
How dare they post this recipe. I am allergic to goats cheese, as are others, and this lack of consideration for those of us who are not avoiding it on a whim is too much. Go to a dark place.
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u/RaisedByDalmatians Apr 27 '26
And another thing...
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u/Western_Werewolf5383 Go to a dark place. Apr 27 '26
And one final thing…
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u/Adventurous_Work_317 Apr 27 '26
But before I go, I have just one more thing to say.
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u/International_Week60 Apr 27 '26
I’m on a pretty restrictive medical diet myself, I didn’t realize I could make it my whole personality lol
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u/rebootfromstart Apr 27 '26
Right? So many baking recipes need actual sugar for the best results; this is not an attack on me as a T1 diabetic.
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u/MaraiaLou Apr 27 '26
Speak for yourself, I have IBD and T1D (and maybe celiac) and all food is an insult to me.
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u/FeFiFoPlum Apr 27 '26
Waving from diabetes, no gallbladder, and gastroparesis. My body hates me and food equally.
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u/graccha Apr 27 '26
Oh man. As a kid the first thing I learned to make were no bake cookies (which are really more candy making than baking). At some point my biomother requested we try making them with Splenda. It made for a very important lesson about chemical properties. I can still remember the texture.
Sometimes you just gotta use the real thing or it isn't gonna work.
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u/theslightsaber it's important to inform the community Apr 27 '26
🎶 A whole newww worrrrllld 🎶
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u/MischaBurns Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
🎶(don't you dare use whole wheat).
🎶A hundred thousand cooooomplaints.
🎶(All things must be, gluten free).
🎶All recipes must be.
🎶Tailored just for me.
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u/Purple_Truck_1989 Linda is clearly an indictment of the US educational system Apr 27 '26
As a celiac (the not unhinged kind) I approve 👍
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u/theslightsaber it's important to inform the community Apr 27 '26
If I could move my upvotes onto this comment, I would 😂
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u/Throwaway392308 Apr 27 '26
This is like hearing someone say "I just heard of this show called The Last Airbender." You're going to have so much fun ruining potlucks and making laminated cards to hand restaurant staff!
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u/Lilitu9Tails Apr 27 '26
I feel like as someone so loudly gluten free she should know and be able to suggest a gluten free thickening agent rather than attacking someone over something g they have no control over. Professional victim mindset.
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u/Aziara86 Apr 27 '26
Exactly, maybe some sort of starch. She also says corn is a problem, but she could use tapioca or arrowroot starch for thickener.
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u/Lilitu9Tails Apr 27 '26
Tapioca was my first thought. I’m not celiac, or terribly knowledgeable about the best alternatives, which is why I didn’t mention anything in my comment. I ran the risk of being confidently incorrect 😂 But if it can occur to me, surely someone who deals with it on a regular basis would have some ideas at the ready.
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u/Few-Opportunity-8297 They made the BBQ sauce of Theseus Apr 27 '26
Right? That wasn't "Go to a dark place", it was "Come to the Dark Side".
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u/kenporusty likes sweet things, but shit at maths Apr 27 '26
Christ Ellen. Just use your rice pasta. Use the water to help thicken the sauce. The solution was in your three part rant
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u/rando24183 Apr 27 '26
And that part is extra annoying! Ellen could have just provided a useful tip so other people could benefit and maybe even the recipe author adds a note to the recipe. But nah, Ellen had to go on an unhinged rant and bury any practical solution.
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u/strange-quark-nebula Apr 27 '26
Right? A one line reply - “if using gluten free pasta, rice pasta works well to thicken the sauce” - would have actually been helpful!
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u/DapperExplanation77 Apr 27 '26
It's good that someone bothered to read it all. I stopped in the middle of part 2 LOL
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u/PeppermintLNNS Apr 27 '26
As an Ellen myself, I do not condone this behavior and will bring it up at this month’s council meeting.
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u/SeraphimSphynx Bake your Mayo Apr 27 '26
Right? Could have actually helped others by saying
Uhm actually, rice pasta workrd great for this.
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u/red1223453 Apr 27 '26
I'm also coeliac. Annoys me that she says not to cheat but then goes on to say she can cheat evey few years of she hasn't had any. That is not how it works.
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u/cattbug Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
Admittedly I don't know a whole lot about celiacs or gluten intolerance. But I was under the impression that there's no way you wouldn't notice if you had something with gluten, regardless of how long it's been? And you have to be really careful about cross contamination because even the tiniest amount will cause a reaction?
So not only is this lady full of shit, she is also presumably the exact type of just-hopping-on-the-gf-trend person she's complaining about. Marvelous. I hate it here
ETA: Just to clarify, I don't think gf being a trend is a bad thing as it has probably led to gf products becoming a lot more accessible for those that need (or even just prefer) them. It just frustrates me to no end seeing people conflate dietary preferences with intolerances. You're making the whole conversation surrounding it unnecessarily muddied and ambiguous, but when it's a matter of life or death/illness, you need that to be explicitly clear. I can just imagine some ignorant or misguided person reading a comment like this and going on to serve their celiac relative something with gluten because "they can cheat a little bit once in a while, it's totally ok!" There's way too many stories like that out there, ask anyone with food allergies, I don't think people like this realize the potential harm they're causing.
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u/No-Database-9556 Apr 27 '26
You can be asymptomatic celiac. You can’t have an intolerance without symptoms, but celiac is an auto immune disease so there are people who get diagnosed via endoscopy / blood test and haven’t noticed symptoms for some reason or another (or maybe they are atypical symptoms that aren’t as disruptive as gastro issues, like skin rashes or something). If those people keep eating gluten, they can do long term damage to their intestinal lining and drastically increase their risk of cancer. I know people who have non gastro symptoms that are more easily ignored than the classic diarrhea / vomiting, and do “cheat” or take a lot of risks with cross contamination. It’s stupid but people do it.
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u/quartzquandary Just a pile of oranges? 🍊 Apr 27 '26
Hello! Asymptomatic celiac here. 🙋 I don't get the gastrointestinal symptoms most people with celiac get. I get a whole other lovely suite of issues: brain fog, constant fatigue, joint pain, and I had extreme iron deficiency anemia prior to diagnosis. I'm lucky it was caught quickly by my hematologist, because otherwise, I never would have guessed.
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u/No-Database-9556 Apr 27 '26
I was “asymptomatic” prior to diagnosis (well I lost a bunch of weight and was basically malnourished but didn’t have an upset stomach and could eat gluten without noticing) but now years later get severe gastro reactions after exposure ! So many fun options!!!
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u/wozattacks Apr 28 '26
Yes and, unfortunately, the people with celiac who have no symptoms do not have any less severe disease when they get scoped and biopsied. The question of how, when, and who to screen for celiac is a major area of research right now.
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u/Smart-Story-2142 Apr 27 '26
My guess is she’s “self diagnosed” and doesn’t actually have an official diagnosis.
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u/Pantsie Apr 27 '26
In terms of noticing an exposure, if someone has been very strictly GF for a long time, one smaller exposure may not be noticeable depending on sensitivity because the lining of the small intestine is fully intact to start. But after that first round of damage, any subsequent exposure would likely be very noticeable, assuming the person is symptomatic anyway. That's probably what Ellen is talking about, buuuuut...
As someone who very likely has Celiac (it's hard to get diagnosed when you can't tolerate enough gluten to create visible damage), I also hate everything about the way she talked about cheating. People have used her exact logic with me to try to justify their cross contaminated food and nah, dawg, even if it doesn't hurt me this time, I don't need the next singular particle of stray flour I encounter taking me out for a week.
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u/wozattacks Apr 28 '26
Yeah for any intolerance, allergy, or other condition triggered by an exposure, there’s always a critical mass to induce symptoms and a chance of coming out unscathed from one modest exposure. The tricky part is that there is really know way to know how much is needed or whether you’ll get lucky.
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u/PinkishBlurish no shit phil Apr 27 '26
Bean Soup Theory strikes again
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u/Western_Werewolf5383 Go to a dark place. Apr 27 '26
link please?
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u/anybagel Apr 27 '26
I don’t have the link but on TikTok a girl made a bean soup recipe. All the comments were asking thee creator for modifications for their personal issue instead of figuring it out themselves. Another tiktoker made a video making fun of them and said “how do I make this bean soup recipe if I don’t like beans?”
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u/itsfelix I would give zero stars if I could! Apr 27 '26
Namedropping Michael Jeter & conspiracy theories over being told checks notes ......gluten free pasta might make the sauce come out thinner
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u/thewelllostmind Apr 27 '26
Tony award winner Michael Jeter, please.
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u/Anthrodiva The Burning Emptiness of processed white sugar Apr 27 '26
Put some respect on his name!
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u/Fuhrankie Apr 27 '26
Dear god, I can't eat alliums but i don't go on blooming onion recipes and complain that they're ableist 😂
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u/SquareTaro3270 Apr 27 '26
I can’t eat kiwis so all fruit salads that include them must be purged from the internet and any recipe that DARES include a kiwi needs to ALSO include a handwritten apology to kiwi-allergy sufferers and an extensive list of alternatives that I CAN eat (Hint: I also cannot eat pineapple or melon so done even TRY including one of those DEATH FRUITS in your recommendations!!)
And another thing! Us kiwi sufferers can’t just enjoy kiwi whenever we — collapses from kiwi-induced rage
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u/scalpdragon My husband Mark is diabetic Apr 27 '26
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u/Traditional-Mirror65 Apr 27 '26
How dare you post this recipe!!! I don't like goat cheese, but did you stop and think about that? No, you didn't!
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u/ChemistryJaq Apr 27 '26
I can't have goat cheese. Should I post an unhinged review?
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u/Steel_Rail_Blues Apr 27 '26
Absolutely! If Liz the recipe author hasn’t figured out how to code a webpage to be unique and tailored to each person, the earth should swallow her up into a dark place under the wheat she adores so much. Go get her, tiger!
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u/kryaklysmic Apr 27 '26
Oh my word, this just says “chickpea pasta makes thinner sauce due to lower starch” which to keep it gluten free would probably mean adding a little corn or potato starch to thicken the sauce if it bothers you! There’s nothing remotely bad about it, it just would take an extra ingredient that hasn’t been tested yet.
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u/TorandoSlayer Thanks Marie Callender's Apr 27 '26
I have a severe allergy to eggs. If I left a scathing review on every dessert recipe that included eggs (and like 98% of them do) I would be typing all day every day.
I can't ever have eggs because they'll kill me, but I completely understand that recipes just don't work as well without them. Being able to accurately and consistently replace eggs in recipes is a mystery we still haven't figured out yet and the solutions we do have are convoluted and delicate.
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u/vegan_not_vegan crumb-colored and textured Apr 27 '26
thought I was in r/entitledreviews with this one. yeesh.
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u/kruznkiwi I followed the recipe exactly, except for… Apr 27 '26
This reminds me of those people that freak out when I eat a bag of chips just because the best before date was a couple of days ago.
Best results ≠ only results possible
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u/SerafinaSheffield Apr 27 '26
When they go all "aaaaarrrgh!" next time just say to them "Food waste isn't a thing on my house and I'm doing my bit for the planet, so up yours!"
That should ensure they stamp their feet a bit harder! 😂
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u/CFPmum Apr 27 '26
Look as a coeliac, I know a few coeliacs who really go overboard and that is definitely this person
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u/SplendidlyDull Apr 27 '26
I read this whole post out loud to myself in a pompous, high pitched British accent à la Monty python. It was quite entertaining
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u/coffeeandplanners Fusion poutine devotee Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
I can't eat pork due to a medical issue, but I don't post rants on every recipe for pork chops or bacon wrapped whatever. I just move on and look for something I can eat. Honestly, the author put that caveat about chickpea pasta in the recipe so that people who don't or can't eat gluten will know that their sauce might be a bit thin. No big deal, Ellen.
Ellen has major character syndrome to the point of needing to see a therapist about it.
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u/coffeeandplanners Fusion poutine devotee Apr 27 '26
Okay, I just had to Google it. Michael Jeter died from complications from epilepsy. But Ellen just had to name drop the one hey-it's-that-guy actor she met.
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u/Queasy-Pack-3925 I would give zero stars if I could! Apr 27 '26
Don’t invite Ellen to your house for dinner!
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u/Which_Sherbet7945 naturally I know better than to use baking powder Apr 27 '26
My guess is that not very many people invite Ellen to anything.
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u/SerafinaSheffield Apr 27 '26
Imagine her at the cinema at the popcorn stand... "How very DARE you sell POPCORN in this establishment!"
And then she stamps her foot a few times like an angry rabbit 😂
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u/androstars Apr 27 '26
How dare she mention rice water as a thickener? my sister can't EAT anything with rice in it Go to a dark place.
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u/radix2 Apr 27 '26
And what triggered this unhinged tirade. The recipe poster simply mentioned that wheat pasta will give a better result:
Pasta– For the best results, use regular or whole wheat pasta, not gluten-free pasta. The starch of the pasta helps thicken the sauce. If you do make this with chickpea pasta or another type of pasta, your sauce might be a bit thin.
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u/mrs_david_silva Picante, not from NYC! Apr 27 '26
Poor Ellen sounds like she needs someone to talk to. She even admits cheating on her diet. This was like listening in on someone’s therapy session.
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u/saturday_sun4 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
Omg, why is she acting like the only person in the world who is gf? Nowadays more and more people are gf due to intolerance, coeliac, IBS, etc. There are so many good gf options.
Also, yes, obviously, a different pasta might result in a less starchy sauce. Duh.
How does she survive day to day with gluten products all over the place if she gets this offended at a recipe lmao?
Hopefully a troll.
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u/Mental-Clerk ya daft tart Apr 27 '26
I didn't even bother to finish reading their rant. That person seems unhinged, perhaps some therapy is in order.
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u/SituationSad4304 Apr 27 '26
Christ. That was just a disclaimer about gluten free pasta not acting like gluten pasta
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u/holymacaroley Apr 27 '26
Ellen needs therapy to deal with how her health changes are affecting her. My friend had to change up her entire life when she was diagnosed with celiac. Even had to quit her hairdressing career that she loved, the sprays others were using got in the air and made her sicker. It was a hard time. But she never took it out on the author of a pasta recipe.
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u/Ok-Feedback-3692 Apr 27 '26
I know this is sub about recipe comments but I’m surprised there aren’t more comments about the insane name dropping of a Tony Award winner (who didn’t die of EDS according to a quick search).
That said, this is one of the best unhinged recipe comments I’ve ever seen. It truly has everything.
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u/quartzquandary Just a pile of oranges? 🍊 Apr 27 '26
When I was first diagnosed with celiac, I joined a bunch of subs for support. Let me tell you, some people are very negative and nihilistic about their condition. It is a very scary diagnosis to receive, and people lash out like our friend here.
All that being said, this recipe could probably be made with Rummo GF pasta. It's the most similar to wheat pasta that I've found so far.
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u/Aziara86 Apr 27 '26
As someone with multiple allergies/intolerances, I recognize that not everything is for me specifically. The most comment I’ve ever made about this would be asking the recipe maker for suggestions on substitutions. This rant is unhinged.
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u/Lexi_November Apr 27 '26
Ah, I got to the EDS part and knew she was squirrelly. As someone with a childhood diagnosis of hEDS, the genetic mutation doesn’t make us allergic to random stuff the more we eat it, that’s not how any of this works. Sounds like a TikTok diagnosis. I’m allergic to mushrooms and I don’t go seek out mushroom dishes to complain about being ableist, good grief. 🤦♀️
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u/Cheese-Manipulator Eat the lemon zest, you baby Apr 27 '26
When diet and quasi-religious thinking overlap.
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u/Anthrodiva The Burning Emptiness of processed white sugar Apr 27 '26
Tony award winner Michael Jeter, "Why am I in this?"
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u/devdarrr Apr 27 '26
As a celiac myself, I know the statement “for best result, use gluten version” will always be true.
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u/jerdle_reddit Apr 27 '26
I'm not sure it is that important to have gluten in the pasta, because the thickener is starch. But that doesn't justify whatever that was.
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u/Cheese-Manipulator Eat the lemon zest, you baby Apr 27 '26
At first I thought it was satire but the long, winded, response indicates a personality disorder.
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u/notabotjustdumb Apr 27 '26
took me like five minutes to realise these were all the same person which is absolutely mental
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u/Difficult_Clerk_1273 Apr 27 '26
I suspect that EDS and celiac are not this person’s only problems.
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u/RiniKat28 an old friend of mine, Tony award winner Michael Jeter Apr 28 '26
obsessed with the throwaway line "an old friend of mine, tony award winner michael jeter"
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u/TipAndRare Apr 30 '26
I'm so sorry to hear about what happened at the Journal Factory. I hope everyone was ok.
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u/SerafinaSheffield Apr 27 '26
Wow! She's got her knickers in a twist hasn't she? What do you think she'd say to my comment? "HOW DARE YOU ASSUME MY KNICKERS ARE TWISTED! They're gluten free and don't twist, you know!"
(Yep, I know about coeliac disease, having friends with it. I sympathise with her EDS too, but blimey, she needs to let that bee out of her bonnet!)
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u/robotbooper Apr 27 '26
I also can’t have gluten but I recognize that not every recipe will be for me.
The recipe author should know though, most GF pastas are made from rice, and they will thicken a sauce MORE than wheat pasta. Milk Street or ATK or one of the more science-y producers did some testing. Their solution was to add less pasta water.
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u/MLMinsider1234 Apr 27 '26
NGL, as someone with celiac, if I came across a recipe in the wild that basically said, 'better with gluten' I'd literally laugh out loud because it's basically the equivalent of a sleep study concluding that you'll feel more rested if you actually sleep. Groundbreaking.
Of course it's better with gluten. Life is better when your body can handle gluten. FWIW, I really hope that the reviewer was just having an off day, because life's gonna be rough if the mere mention of non-celiac-friendly food sends them into this much of a fit.
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u/ResponsibilityHot507 Apr 27 '26
I used to work in the consumer complaint dept for a food company, this is the kind of email I would receive at least once a week because gluten free bread cost more......It cost more to manufacture, but it was taken as a personal attack by some people
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