Here at Rainbow Poppy you will find the most delicious pastries, cakes, and artisanal breads that are also ALL GLUTEN FREE. YES! Gluten Free!!! (sometimes Dairy (and other allergens per request) Free!)
Julia (the crazy lady with the idea of opening a bakery in her home so she can stay home to raising her third baby and be there for her two teens) bakes in her home micro kitchen. She started baking with a simple goal: to create the GREATEST GLUTEN FREE treats.
In 2019, Julia became determined to figure out why she felt like she was 80yrs old instead feeling like she should in her 20s. Julia started to analyze her bodyβs internal and external signals. She noticed her joints ached, she also had rashes (bubbly) around her elbows and wrists. She noticed no matter what she did, her underarm, elbows and knees were dry and DARK! She knew she had to figured this out. She started to take certain major allergen foods out of her diet like dairy and nuts.
She noticed no difference. Then finally she took Gluten (wheat, all purpose flour) out of diet. Man oh man, when I tell you she felt like she was 15 in ONE WEEK! Her symptoms were dramatically reduced. Her joints left better, her rashes started disappearing and her underarms, elbows and knees were visibly less dry and less dark. She instantly KNEW- itβs been GLUTEN all this time! Intolerable to gluten. Who would have guessed? She mentioned the conclusions of her diet experiments with her doctor and together they decided to make sure she didnβt have celiac. Blood test and skin biopsy were done.
Celiac test came back negative- NCGS (Non-Celiac gluten sensitivity was my diagnosis) After a month without gluten- Julia missed her favorite food! PIZZA! So much she decided fuck it!!! She ate her missed pepperoni, greasy, cheesy pizza and within minutes she was in excruciating pain. Her belly felt like it was going to explode! βGasβ (or however you want to describe it) buillding up inside herstomach seemed to keep increasing as minutes passed by. Her joints aches for DAYS. It took her about a week after that pizza, to feel like her energy was back. After that, she was determined NO MORE GLUTEN! After a few months Juliaβs skin cleared, she felt like she was on cloud nine of how much energy she had, her joints didnβt ache anymore, her dry, dark elbows and knees were NORMAL now! She felt GREAT!
However, going gluten free, was and is NOT easy! However, when you take care of your body- you feel better! Itβs worth it.
NOT only her life had to change but also her whole familyβs as well. It seemed impossible to go through one day without gluten let alone a whole life! Who in their right mind decides to go Gluten Free just because...(hey, if you did, more props to you)
The simple task of choosing a place to eat wasnβt easy. Today ALL of Julia's family meals are cooked at home, 100% Gluten Free. From fried chicken to pizza to Oriental with gluten free soy sauce. YES! Who in the world would have thought soy sauce contain gluten!!! The kids still enjoy the dinning out world once in a while. However, Julia refused to believe that all those yummy goodies were part of the past. Food, was covered by her wonderful husband (who is a chef by the way) BUT baked AND fried goodies like donuts, cinnamon rolls, cookies, BREAD, puff pastries, cakes(just to name a FEW) couldn't ALL be part of the past too.
Julia decide she would start crafting new gluten free recipes everyday. She started baking gluten free goodies to take to work and family events. People started raving about how delicious and not "gluten free tasting" the goodies were. People couldn't believe that the baked goodies Julia brought were ALL gluten free! Julia knew she had a calling/talent/gift (or whatever you want to call it) and she had built a passion for it after so many fails. She didnβt go to school to learn this! Sheβs self taught and learning as she goes.
Julia LOVES a challenge. When Julia found Gluten Free Sourdough, she instantly knew she wanted to achieve GREAT tasting Gluten Free bread! AND it would be SOURDOUGH!
Fear could NOT stop her!
Fast forward a year (Nov 2023- when I first started this journey) now we have sourdough cinnamon rolls, danishes, croissants, and more!
Julia absolutely LOVES being a MOM! She also loves exercising, creating art, going on adventures (all over California) with her familia, but most of all, Julia found the LOVE to bake. That's why Julia decided to quit her full-time dental job of 10 years (which she paid to go to school for btw lol) after her third baby, Julia decided to pursue her passion in making Gluten Free Delicious. Julia always dreamed of being the owner of her time on this earth. Today, she is so excited you chose her to help you on your Gluten Free lifestyle/journey. Together Gluten Free will be delicious, no doubt.
Because without YOU, Rainbow Poppy could not be. Thank you for supporting Julia AND her familia π
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