A Gluten-free Birthday Celebration at NFCA Headquarters
February 23, 2011 at 2:11 pm Whitney 3 comments
Birthday Girl Opening Gifts - does she look excited or what?
Today the NFCA office gathered together for one of our special birthday lunches. The guest of honor? Our very own Healthcare Communications Manager Kristin Voorhees!
I so love these rare occasions when we all sit down together for a half hour or so to eat, open presents, and enjoy each other’s company. Today’s lunch celebrating Kristin’s 26th was particularly special for me, because we have become such close friends both inside and out of the NFCA office.
Over today’s lunch of sushi and avocado salad, Kristin opened some fantastic birthday gifts from the gang, including a drop dead gorgeous cookbook from Beckee, cleverly named “Food Porn Daily”.
(Having recently released our Sex and the Celiac video, the group got a chuckle out of the funny…and timely…title!)
Beckee's Fantastic, Funny, Thoughtful Gift.
Celebrating a birthday with a celiac can sometimes be a challenge, especially when it comes to the cake! I took on the role of finding one of Kristin’s all time favorites, and sadly, something she hasn’t had since being diagnosed with celiac disease: gluten-free carrot cake.
Gluten-free carrot cake, the birthday girl's favorite.
Fortunately for me, the wonderful folks at Sweet Freedom Bakery were able to make Kristin’s birthday wish come true, and we all enjoyed a decadent 2 layers of carrot, coconut, frosted, gluten-free goodness.
Special thanks go out to Heather Esposito and the Sweet Freedom Bakery team for making my friend’s birthday celebration a gluten-free success.
If only I could have them come to my kitchen to help with the dinner party I’m throwing for Kristin on Friday night – I am very nervous about cooking my first gluten-free lasagna!
a gluten-free celebration courtesy of Sweet Freedom Bakery
Entry filed under: Whitney. Tags: bakery, food photos, gluten-free, happy birthday, kristin, office shenanigans, we love cake, whitney.
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