Author: denisedaniel
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Product Review: Beanitos Chips
So if you’ve been following along, you heard about my (Denise’s) corn allergy positive scratch test result and my corresponding food elimination diet and challenge confirmation. Very, very annoying. Because that means no tortilla chips to go with my salsa or to make nachos, and no taco shells. Again, very, very annoying. A couple of…
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Hot Italian Sausage Burgers with Peppers and Onions
As we’ve previously discussed, since it’s summer, we need things to grill outside, which means burgers. I made this burger because buying Italian sausage can be a tricky thing now. Sometimes I can get some that’s allergy free and sometimes I can’t. Also, I developed this recipe before the positive result on the allergy scratch…
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Margarita Tropical Fruit Salad
So, last weekend it snowed in New Hampshire, and this weekend it’s been 95°F all weekend. Hilarious. I don’t handle the heat well, if at all, nor do I handle the crazy freaking changes well. The humidity and corresponding air quality in New Hampshire has been known to send me right into an asthma attack.…
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Falafel Burgers
So we’re heading into picnic and cookout weather, and we have some holidays coming up that might result in you getting invited to some cookouts. Mary Kate and I thought it’d be a good idea to have some burgers that are safe for those of us allergies that we can prep ahead of time and…
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Tzatziki Sauce (Using a Cashew Base)
Since we can’t have falafel without Tzatziki Sauce (well, you can, but it’s better with), I had to get together a recipe. I started with a recipe at The Vedge, and added some additional things I like to it. Tzatziki Sauce (Using a Cashew Base) 1 cup cashew pieces (raw, unsalted) and soaked overnight in…
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Whatever Wednesday: Visit to the Allergist, that’s a bad, crazy day.
On Monday, April 29, 2013, I had some more scratch test allergy testing done because I was having symptoms similar to those I had before I realized that the milk allergy was bad and couldn’t be ignored any more (see my Denise page, which will have to be updated at some point for reasons that…
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Pork Peking Ravioli (aka Potsticker, Wonton, Gyoza, etc.)
Before the food allergy apocalypse hit, one of the things I really liked to do was to make my own Peking Ravioli (aka Potsticker, Wonton, Gyoza, etc.) or whatever you want to call your basic Asian style dumpling. Apparently you only call them Peking Ravioli if you live in the Northeast because that was what Joyce…
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UPDATED – DIY Shampoo if Allergic to Coconut on Whatever Wednesday
EDITED TO ADD : Please go see the newest version of this recipe – it’s a lot better!! – UPDATED AGAIN!! DIY Shampoo if Allergic to Coconut on Whatever Wednesday Since publishing my DIY Shampoo if Allergic to Coconut post, I’ve made a minor change to the original shampoo recipe. When you see the change you’re going…