First, I want to thank you all for being part of this community. It’s been such a wonderfully nourishing experience for me have this website and be able to share recipes and tips for good living with all of you.
However, there is another side to running a website. Like everyone in this age of information overload, I’m looking at working better and smarter. Doing more with less. As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting quite as often. I’ve also gone on a social media diet, checking into Twitter and Facebook a couple of times a week instead of several times a day.
Further, after much consideration, I’ve decided to close down the Forums. Although the forums have served a good purpose, all in all, I’ve found that they are one more place for me to monitor in terms of the work I put into this website. I believe that the community can continue to connect in the comments section of each post and that it will still be productive for you to leave your remarks there.
So yes, change is in the air.
And I’m interested in you. I want you to tell me what type of information you find useful on this site. What are you doing with your life right now and what in particular are you looking for here?
So please, leave a comment and share your thoughts. I’m very interested, even though I do not often respond to comments, I do personally read each and every comment that you leave on every post.
Thanks for 6 great years and looking forward to many more!
Shana says
Elana,
My daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last March. She started insulin injections that day. In July, we started a GF, low glycemic diet and found that her pancreas was working well enough that we could take her off insulin totally, as long as we fed her really well. Your site and your books have helped tremendously with this.
She is still insulin free so we continue to eat a low glycemic diet and even when she has to go back on insulin a low glycemic diet will help us manage her diabetes.
Thank you for all your wonderful recipes and if you come out with another book, I’ll be the first in line to buy it!
Shana
Laura T says
we just started GAPS and I know your blog will be a great resource so keep the recipes coming :) thanks for all you do!
Tamara says
Elana ~ Your’s has become one of my favorite “go to” sites as I just recently started eating gluten-free. It’s a struggle to change one’s ways and having good, reliable recipes makes such a huge difference! I’ve never commented on any of your recipes…I guess I thought you just could assume how much you are appreciated. Sorry about that! But, I can’t tell you the number of recipes I have printed out with the intention to try them all EVENTUALLY. So, thank you for all you do – the time and effort that you give to provide us with all of these lovely recipes and your website. THANK YOU!
Eve Ilsen says
P.S. By now I have bought six copies of your Gluten-free Almond Flour Cookbook, because whoever tastes one of your dishes wants to see it, and hten I end up giving it to them…
Eve Ilsen says
Your recipes are terrific, and I love having access to them and being able to print them out. I appreciate your tips, your referrals (to food sources, cooking supplies, etc.) and your sons’great photos. As well as your wit and cheer!
Amy says
For me it’s about the recipes, and occasionally a suggestion for tweaking the recipe in the comments.
I thank you for sharing all your cooking expertise with us in your blogposts, and beyond that is, I think, well, way beyond the call of duty. Cyberspace can suck us into a vortex that is hard to escape and can leave our families wanting.
I say good for you.
Theresa Watson says
Hi Elana,
Your recipes are the best – please, whatever you do, don’t stop posting your recipes.
The rest of the information, while wonderfully helpful, can be found in other forums as well – so don’t waste your time with info we can find elsewhere.
But your recipes we can only get thru you!!
Love & Blessings,
Theresa – Merritt Island, FL
Sonia says
I was recently diagnosed with Candida and absolutely starving and at my wits end when I found your site. It has been a life saver! I’ve recommended it to so many people. I use mostly your almond/coconut bready/dessert type recipes and exchange out the agave for stevia. I follow you on FB and here, but I haven’t used the forums really nor the amazon list. I love your recipes! I am so thankful you are there posting delicious recipes I can eat!
JANE MACRAE says
Elena, i did not participate in the forms. I just want you to know
I am super grateful to you for the great recipes and ongoing learning
about stuff like Agave syrup. I am continuing to heal my brain
from trauma 20years ago and wheat free is now shifting to grain free
which is fabulous new learning. i am v. interested in addiction
prevention and treatment using an assist with a nutritional
protocol, including supplements, and head injury recovery. I
use your recipes, making small modifications like some molasses,
ghee instead of coconut oil and love what comes out. Many thanks, Jane
Shari says
What I get from your wonderful site is fantastic recipes to try. I know and understand your intensive testing before you post them for all of us.
I tweak to my own needs, (low carb, no sugar or really low, low sugar), if needed, but I have a paleo/primal starting place with your recipes. I very much appreciate your recipes and the stories you share with them. Thank you, Elana, for sharing so freely of your expertise, experience and knowledge.