Timing is important when cooking with rice pasta; you want the pasta to go into your dish immediately after draining. Courtesy of Don Mauer

Some readers wonder why I seem to steer clear of wheat and prefer gluten-free products. Good question.

Surprisingly, it’s not about gluten. Yes, there is a heightened public awareness concerning gluten sensitivity. However, that’s not me.

Gluten-free products cannot contain any wheat flour. And all tasty food items made with wheat — like cookies, bread, bagels, pizza, etc. — trigger a strong desire in me to eat more. It’s like one cookie is too many and a dozen is not enough. For some reason, wheat seems to grease my fullness brakes and keep me hungry no matter how full I “really” am, unfortunately triggering overeating.

My solution: stop eating w

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