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Let Her Eat (Gluten-Free) Cake: A Lesson in Paying it Forward

Let Her Eat (Gluten-Free) Cake: A Lesson in Paying it Forward by Judy Marano. Photograph of a piece of cake being cut by Henry Be
Photograph by Henry Be

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

You don’t need a degree to be an expert; if you’ve built up credits through the school of hard knocks, you’re prepared to help others.

When I was in my thirties, I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Basically, in the blink of an eye, the world of food as I knew it was altered forever. Imagine that all the foods you love, pizza, pasta and bread, acted

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