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Vancouver, British Columbia

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I decided to book a trip to the famous Dean River to go fly fishing for King Salmon and Steelhead.  Not only did it require some work on making sure I had the right gear, flies and travel arrangements but I had to plan food for the trip.  To get to the Dean from San Diego meant a layover in San Francisco, a night in Vancouver, another flight to Smithers and then a float plane to the lodge. But when you fly over British Columbia in one of these you get to see some really beautiful country. The lodge I booked with Blackwell's thru  April Vokey's Flygals  service and they let me know that their lodge cook, Julie, could accomodate my gluten free needs.  That was one big hurdle to get over since I would be there for six days in the middle of nowhere.  As any one would food sensitivies would do I still packed a fair amount of GF options to be on the safe side. I made a section in my luggage for Schar GF bread, Glutino breakfast bars, Kind bars, tunafish packets, chocolate

Terra Verde Farms

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We like salsa.  Salsa on chips, eggs, pork, chicken, shrimp, on platters, tacos, and burritos.  We make homemade salsa too but it is nice to have a go to jar available in the house.   There are lots of brands we have tried and a few that have found their way into our kitchen for being both good and GF (Organicville, Cookwell & Company and Mrs. Renfro's). My wife picked up a jar of Terra Verde Farms  Green Chile Salsa.  It is vegan, soy and gluten free.  It tastes fresh - a lot of that depends on the tomatoes and chiles and onions they use and they must have a great fresh supply of fruits and vegetables (yes, if you didn't know a tomato is a fruit).  The salsa has just the right amount of heat and kick. They are located in Carlsbad, California (Just north of San Diego) and looks like they have another office in Arizona.  As of today they have a new website being produced so it under construction until the  end of July but I am hoping to see what other products th