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Thanksgiving changed for us when my husband was diagnosed with  celiac disease.  Almost every tradition changed in a moment, because most Thanksgiving food has gluten in it.  We cooked gluten-free corn bread stuffing, pie with a gluten-free crust, rice flour dinner rolls and scrapped some favorites, like green bean cassarole.  But the experience made the meal so much dearer because we all focused on making his environment safe instead of normal family drama.

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