Since hubby writes about the beer scene in the South Bay, we also briefly checked out the Oktoberfest at San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose in the morning.
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Andy’s Oktoberfest was a good time to bring out all his beer steins, which are usually banned to sitting in a box in the garage. And he got to show off his new 2 liter beer boot. Not very practical, but he has been wanting one forever. Plus, people had actually fun with it.
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Lots of food to go with the beer. I tried to keep it somewhat traditional but also lighten it up a bit. Certainly too much food to eat “one of each.” I had a plan beforehand as to what I was going to eat (salad, sauerkraut, and one bratwurst). Most of my time was spent catching up with old friends.
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I didn’t have any beer, not even a sip. Since January when I discovered my gluten sensitivity after doing the Conscious Cleanse, I have had a sip of beer here and there. But I always had some discomfort and even pain afterwards. So last weekend, after I had maybe four sips of beer at yet another Oktoberfest and felt miserable all afternoon and evening, I decided I had finally learned my lesson and will from now on stay away from it completely.
Gluten-Free Rice Crisps
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Golden Emblem to see if I wanted to review their baked rice crisps. I don’t eat a lot of packaged snack foods, but once in a while it’s nice to have something around that I can just grab and eat.
So I said yes and was sent one package of their barbeque flavored crisps and one package of their sea salt flavored crisps.
It was easy to get some taste test volunteers.
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Golden Emblem Rice Crisps are sold at CVS.
[Disclaimer: I received two bags of Golden Emblem Rice Crisps for free. All opinions are my own.]
Questions: What was the highlight of your weekend? Do you have any favorite gluten-free snacks or breads? I have yet to try gluten-free bread, and I have only tried a few gluten-free snacks. While I don’t want to eat gluten-free breads and snacks a lot and only have them occasionally, it would be nice to have some options once in a while.
Be well,
Andrea