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Allergy Friendly Pumpkin Pancakes

admin November 15, 2012 2 Comments

Pumpkin seems to be a fall favorite for many. If you made these pumpkin donuts, you will have some pumpkin puree left. What to do but make some pancakes? These pancakes are sure to be a hit. And what is better? They are free of the top eight food allergens! But this recipe is adaptable. Are you gluten free, but not on a milk free diet? You can substitute the milk cup for cup. Eat...

Apricot Glazed Green Beans

admin November 13, 2012 4 Comments

Green bean casserole is a popular Thanksgiving dish. But with the cream soup and French fried onions it is not allergy friendly. While I love green beans plain, that does not seem festive enough for Thanksgiving. So I came up with a special way to fix green beans. To me, it seems like a good holiday side dish. However, this does not need to be limited to holiday dinners. It could...

Fruity Cranberry Chutney

admin November 11, 2012 5 Comments

I love cranberries. I could eat them year around. Growing up, the grade school I attended always had a turkey supper fundraiser. Each table would be set with about 2 ounces of cranberry sauce for a table of six or eight. Even as a child, I thought that was ridiculous. I could eat more than 2 ounces myself! Cranberries are good for your urinary tract system, can help prevent plaque...

Chicken Pot Pie

admin November 9, 2012 0 Comments

Chicken Pot Pie. Nothing says down home, comfort food like a pot pie. And you can have it too! Yep, that is right! Even with food allergies one can enjoy this one dish meal. Now it is a bit more work than buying a Marie Callender’s, but it is also way healthier! Plus I think it is fun to make a pot pie and see the delight on the family faces at dinner time. There is just...

Easy, Quick, and Simply Delicious Cherry Pie “Larabars”

admin November 8, 2012 2 Comments

Not too long ago I wrote about Larabars. They are so simple. With only three or four ingredients, I thought they would be good to try make my own. Well, I did not have to go far as I just happened to stumble up a recipe for Cherry Pie “Larabars” at Jen’s Natural Kitchen. Other than the tree nuts, these are a great allergy free snack as they are gluten free, egg free, milk free, and...

A Milk Free Hot Chocolate Mix—Product Review

admin November 6, 2012 2 Comments

Finding a milk free hot chocolate mix is nearly impossible! I have been looking for two plus years. I stumbled upon this quite by accident and thought I would share it with you so you do not have to visit store upon store only to get disappointed when you cannot find a milk free hot cocoa mix. I found this Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix by Archer Farms at Target. I am not trying to endorse...

Jerk Chicken Rice and Beans

admin November 5, 2012 2 Comments

You may see this title and write this off as a recipe you may not want to try. I encourage you to not do that. You will be missing out on an easy and quick meal. You may hesitate to try something spicy, but you can adjust the seasonings to your liking. It is always a good thing to try new things…expand your horizons and taste buds. Adding spice to your meal may add spice to your...

Why You Should Make Your Own Caramel Dip and How To Photo Tutorial

admin November 3, 2012 18 Comments

Caramel dip with apples is an autumn treat that the milk allergic cannot enjoy. Store bought caramel dip is loaded with milk, butter, cream and the like. But I have come up with five reasons that everyone, regardless of allergies or not, should make their own caramel dip. It is easy to make. It has only 3 ingredients. The store bought kind has 17 (I counted them at the store yesterday)...

Buckwheat Millet Pancakes Gluten Free and Allergy Friendly

admin November 1, 2012 18 Comments

Making a gluten free pancake without eggs and milk is no easy feat; at least not for me. I have been trying all sorts of combinations of flours and egg replacers. Some were so-so and some were bad. I even had one turn out fabulously, but I didn’t follow my own rule of writing meticulous notes so I’m in the process of recreating that one. But in the meantime I have settled on this...

Apple Pie Porridge

admin October 30, 2012 12 Comments

I have never been one to like oatmeal. It just seems too mushy to me. But I know it has health benefits like high amounts of fiber, little fat, and no sodium or cholesterol that I should be enjoying. That is why I decided to try steel cut oats. Steel cut oats are oats that have been cut, not rolled and I think of it as less refined than the rolled oats. They are not mushy, but have...