Hi friends. Does anyone have a tried-and-true yeasted gluten-free dough recipe? I know it can be done, because the pizza in Sicily made me cry with joy. It was like pizza I remembered from BC (Before Celiac), and even my spouse thought it was as good as his glutenous ones. I have tried many recipes since that trip, even translating some from Italian, but always end up with sad, hard crusts.
I’m willing to buy special ingredients, use special methods, or learn all the hacks for whatever recipe you use. I just want real pizza again! Thanks for any leads y’all have.
If anyone has ever worked or talked with a refugee or asylum seeker, none of this is surprising. The US gives so little assistance to resettling refugees that it’s truly embarrassing.
They get three months of bare minimum help - often through religious “resettlement” groups who receive the funds. After three months, they are expected to get a job, pay their own rent, navigate life in the US (including driving), and speak English well enough to do all of that.
They get almost no extra healthcare, rent assistance, food assistance, trauma therapy, or anything else beyond that point unless they are able to navigate the systems to do so. And to be honest, that is difficult enough for someone born here. It’s almost impossible for a new refugee. What little assistance they do get after the first 90 days is often due to community and church groups, not the US government.
Theoretically, they have case workers etc. through the resettlement agencies, but it’s a total mess. It’s an absolute disgrace, and we can and should be doing better to support refugees and asylum seekers. Especially if they are going to get dumped in a small town with no resources. I really understand residents’ frustrations, but I also hope this ugly episode teaches people how woefully inadequate our refugee program is - and helps them advocate for change! We can do better.