Allergies do suck. I'm allergic to most fruits and they don't make fruit-free fruit. My husband recently developed a seafood allergy and there's no decent alternative to that either. It seems like whatever food you love the most, you will end up allergic to it. God, I want a plum.

With water and heat?

No. With butter, in some type of lasagna dish, w/ out rinsing the starches out…etc

My in-laws boil theirs until there is no flavor then they add gravy. It's a crime! I have eaten steamed rice by itself as a meal and it's delicious. Still, pasta would be tough to give up. It's a good thing OP doesn't have to. There are so many gluten-free foods out there and some are really good.

Bleached rice is the worst. All the nutrition bleached out of it. I like my rice like I like my women. Au natural.

bleached rice? rice isn't bleached. when rice is milled, the hull is removed and the naturally white core is exposed. Less nutritious but more delicious.

so for the past 5000+ people have been eating poison...dare I say it...to survive!?

I think she is saying it's a poison if you are allergic so your sarcasm is a little unwarranted.

FAIL!