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Cookbook Recognition

Ingredients listed in her cookbooks have been approved by CSA/USA (Celiac Sprue Association), GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group), and NIDDK (National Center for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

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Connie's recipes have been featured in many books including:

Gluten Free Bible by Jax Lowell

Wheat-free Worry-free by Danna Korn

Gluten-free for A Healthy Life

by Kimberly Tessmer, RD, LD

Gluten Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource

Guide by Shelley Case, B, Sc, RD

Nothing Beats Gluten-Free Cooking from the

Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University

Handbook for Newly Diagnosed Celiacs

by Shona Bloom

Waiter, There’s Wheat In My Soup by LynnRae Ries

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The WFGF Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults has been endorsed by both Dr. Peter Green from Columbia University and Dr. Alessio Fasano from the Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland. Dr. Fasano wrote the Foreward for this book.

The Dessert Cookbook, Reduced Calorie Cookbook and Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults have been endorsed by CSA/USA (Celiac Sprue Association) and GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group).

The Newly Diagnosed Survival Kit is being given to newly diagnosed patients throughout the country by dietitians and gastroenterologists. Many celiac support groups distribute this Kit to their new members.

Connie's customized menus are used by many dietitians and nutritionists throughout the country, including the Celiac Solution, LLC in Massachusetts.

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Connie's books are sold internationally, including England, Germany, Canada, South Africa, and Australia,.

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Public Speaker

Connie has been a featured speaker at many conventions and conferences ---

GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group), Denver, CO

CSA/USA (Celiac Sprue Association), Omaha, NE

Celiac Disease Conference, Columbus, OH

Iowa State Meeting, Waterloo, IA

NEOUCOM Conference, Akron, OH

Children's Hospital Conference, Akron, OH

Special Needs Expo, Youngstown, OH

Indiana Autism Awareness Conference, Angola, IN

Seminar for The Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition, Cranberry Woods, PA

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Connie has spoken to Celiac and Autistic Support Groups in 37 states.

Nationwide Recognition

Gastroenterologists and dieticians throughout the country hand out informational fliers about Connie's books to their patients who have been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Some of these doctors include:

Dr. Joseph Murray, Mayo Clinic, Dept. of Celiac Research

Dr. Charles Halstead, author of "The Many Faces of Celiac Disease", in The New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Peter Green, Columbia University, Department of Celiac Research

Dr. Aaron Brzezinski, Cleveland Clinic, Head of Department of Gastroenteroloy

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Her Wheat-free Gluten-free Cookbooks have been written up in more than 450 Celiac newsletters and magazines. Her recipes have been featured in Living Without" Magazine, Cooking Light, and First Magazine.

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Connie is a writer for the quarterly 'Journal of Gluten Sensitivity'. She has a monthly column in the Clan Thompson Newsletter entitled "Cook's Corner" where, besides featuring her recipes, there is an "Ask The Cook" section where readers write in their culinary concerns for Connie to answer. She also writes for many online health sites.

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Connie has written articles for newspapers and magazines about gluten-free cooking.and has been interviewed by numerous newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and The Washington Post.

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Connie puts out a newsletter that is distributed to over 3600 celiacs monthly.