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Celiac Sprue Association USA, Inc.
 
Celiacs Helping Celiacs

CSA Sacramento Area Chapter #24

  
 

Welcome to the Sacramento area's local CSA support group.

Serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento & Yolo counties

  

July-December 2010 Calendar

(Meeting locations and contact information are below the calendar

as well as the restaurant/resource listing & photos)

DATE

TIME

EVENT

 

KIDS? See (5) below

7/7/10

7-8 pm

Downtown support group meeting (6)

7/10/10
TBA
Restaurant Outing (TBA)

7/18/10

2-4 pm

Placerville support group meeting (3)

Speaker: Diane Craig, CSA Conference Highlights

8/4/10

7-8 pm

Downtown support group meeting (6)

8/7/10
1-3 pm

Combined Sacramento/Davis support group meeting (4)

Speaker: Elana Amsterdam, author

"The Gluten-Free Almond flour Cookbook"

8/14/10

TBA

Restaurant outing (Amici's Pizza, Vacaville) (1)

8/29/10

1:30-4:00 pm

Sacramento Support group meeting (2)

Speaker: Kelly Ward, "Take 5 Exercise"

9/1/10

7-8 pm

Downtown support group meeting (6)

9/11/10

TBA

Restaurant Outing (TBA)(1)

9/18/10

12:30-2:00 pm

Davis support group meeting (4)

9/19/10

2:00-4:00 pm

Placerville support group meeting (3)

10/3/10

1:30-4:00 pm

Sacramento support group meeting (2)

Speaker: Amy from Confluence Kitchen

(GF restaurant in Auburn)

10/6/10

7-8 pm

Downtown support group meeting (6)

10/9/10

TBA

Restaurant Outing (TBA)(1)

10/16/10

12:30-2:00 pm

Davis support group meeting (4)

11/3/10

7-8 pm

Downtown support group meeting (6)

11/7/10

1:30-4:00 pm

Sacramento support group meeting (2)

Class: Stacey Harris, Certified Living Food Chef

(aka "cookie queen")

11/13/10

TBA

Restaurant Outing (TBA)(1)

11/14/10

2-4 pm

Placerville support group meeting (3)

11/20/10

12:30-2:00 pm

Davis support group meeting (4)

12/1/10
7-8 pm

Downtown support group meeting (6)

12/12/10
1:30-4:00 pm

Sacramento support group meeting

 
Numbers on calendar refer to this information:

(1) To receive monthly email reminders, for calendar updates (including speakers and additional dinners and/or breakfasts), for restaurant luncheon details and for rsvps, email dcraig101@hotmail.com, subject line “celiac email”. For Blogs see http://csasacramento.blogspot.com and http://gfeldorado.zoomshare.com (doctor comments-not just for El Dorado County-are under local resources here).

(2) Sacramento Celiac Support Group Meetings are held in the Fireside Room, St. Mark’s UMC, 2391 St.Mark’s Way, Sacramento. Experienced celiacs, please bring a GF snack to share, including the recipe and/or package. Directions: St. Mark’s is surrounded by residences. From the corner of Watt and El Camino Avenues, go east on El Camino, turn right at Andrade, at the 4-way stop go straight through intersection into church parking.  Fireside Room is on the 2nd floor of the building immediately ahead of you via stairs or elevator. Contact Diane at 916-483-8546 if questions.

(3)  Placerville Celiac Support Group Meetings are held at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville. Experienced celiacs, please bring a gluten-free snack to share, including the recipe and/or package. Contact Kathe if questions at 530-672-1104 or kathehughes@sbcglobal.net.

(4) Davis Celiac Support Group Meetings are held at Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 317 East 8th Street, Davis. Contact Susan if questions: sblarock@sbcglobal.net. Experienced celiacs, please bring a gluten-free snack to share, including the recipe &/or package.

(5) Cel-Kids contact Lisa at richlisarad@yahoo.com if you have questions about kids' activities or parent meetings.                  

(6) Downtown Celiac Support Group Meetings are held at various coffee shops. For more information, see (1) above.

 
Click Here to view images from past chapter activities.
 
 
For more information on this group and its activities, contact:
 

Diane Craig, Chair

P.O. Box 2873

Carmichael, CA 95609

Phone/fax: 916-483-8546

dcraig101@hotmail.com

Lisa Radoycis

richlisarad@yahoo.com

Kathe Hughes

kathehughes@sbcglobal.net

Joan Leforestier, vendor liaison

oscar368@sbcglobal.net

National organization CSA/USA, Inc.:  www.csaceliacs.org

877-CSA-4CSA, P O Box 31700, Omaha, NE 68131-0700.

CSA Materials can be ordered with credit card.

 
Eating Gluten Free in Sacramento

We're often asked about gluten-friendly Sacramento restaurants and bakeries. No list is exhaustive, menus change, and your successful shopping and dining experiences absolutely depend on always discussing your situation (call beforehand, alert your server), substituting where necessary (fish sauce for soy sauce; idli for nan bread, etc.), and taking responsibility for your selections.

 

With those caveats, please note:

 

Azna's Gluten-Free Bakery

Cameron Park

(all gluten-free/vegan facility).

Everliving Natural Foods

Orangevale

(gluten-free sandwiches daily;g-f deli items Mondays)(a non-profit organization)

Restaurants where our group has eaten recently:

Claim Jumper

Roseville

(g-f menu)

Farmers Kitchen Café

Davis

(g-f menu)

Kaveri's

Sacramento

(veggie curries/other g-f entrees)

La Rosa Blanca

Sacramento

(call prior day for g-f fried tortilla chips; discuss menu w/owner)

PF Chang's

Roseville

(g-f menu)

Sher-E-Punjab

Carmichael

(g-f selections)

Scott's Seafood

Sacramento

(g-f menu)

Thai Basil

Sacramento

(discuss with server)

Ugly Mug

Folsom

(g-f selections)

Jack's Urban Eats

Sacramento

(salads; ask re ingredients)

Fresh Choice

Sacramento

(g-f soup/salad items/dressings are labeled)

Sudwerk

Davis

(g-f menu)

Sequoia House Restaurant

Placerville

(g-f menu)

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

Natomas

(g-f menu)

 

Whole Foods Deli

Sacramento

(deli item ingredients listed)

Mikuni's

downtown Sacramento

(g-f menu)

The Counter

Roseville

(g-f menu)

 
 

Additional local resources

 
Past Chapter Activities
 
2009

 

June - Safetyville Health Fair June - CalTrans Health Fair June - Chapter Meeting

Health 1

Chapter Member Joan

Health 2

Chapter Member Marianne

Meeting

Michael Mahoney, MD

& Chapter Member Jack

 

May - Gluten-Free Faire

Faire1

Faire 2

Faire 3

 


PO Box 31700 Omaha, NE 68131-0700
Toll Free: 877-CSA-4CSA · Fax: 402-558-1347 · Email: celiacs@csaceliacs.org