surviving the food allergy apocalypse

Author: denisedaniel

  • Whatever Wednesday Cookbook Review: Whole Grain Breads By Machine or Hand

    This is not a book for those of you who can’t have gluten.  This book does have five recipes in a chapter entitled “Nonwheat Breads” but two of them have spelt, and I think that spelt is still problematic for some folks.  In any case, this review is geared for those who can eat wheat…

  • Sheer Magic Spinach Dip

    I found this recipe, which I’ve now modified to fit my tastes, on the back of a silken tofu package. I had bought a couple of packages of silken tofu to try as an egg replacement in brownies. Silken tofu might work for others in brownies but not for me, and since I had to…

  • Ranch Dip/Dressing Using Earth Balance Mindful Mayo

    After we perfected the Ranch Dip using a Cashew Base (see today’s other post) we found a recipe for ranch using the Earth Balance Mindful Mayo.  We fiddled with the recipe because liked the flavor profile we had developed for the Ranch Dip Using a Cashew Base better.  The result is pretty awesome.  We both…

  • Ranch Dip Using a Cashew Base

    Ranch dressing. It’s one of those things that seems really, really hard to replace. And you miss that creaminess, salty, tart flavor, especially on salads, buffalo, wings, or just with a veggie tray at a party. When Mary Kate and I started this blog, we began a list of things we missed desperately (okay, so…

  • DIY Lip Balm if Allergic to Coconut

    Guess what?  Most lip balms contain either coconut or palm too. (To see a list of coconut derivatives, go here, thanks to Becky at the Allergic to Coconut? blog).  Luckily, once have all the stuff to make the lotions, you pretty much have everything you need to make lip balm except the coloring and/or flavoring…

  • Whatever Wednesday: DIY Lotions and Lotion Bars if Allergic to Coconut

    Since most lotions contain coconut derivatives (to see a list of coconut derivatives, go here, thanks to Becky at the Allergic to Coconut? blog), and the one that I found that didn’t have any, had two ingredients that turned out to be forms of pesticide, I decided I needed to make my own if I…

  • Turkey, Turkey Stock, and Turkey Rice Soup with Kale – Denise’s Annual Insanity

    Thanksgiving makes me slightly insane. Somehow I channel my grandmother, who is still among the living so I’m not even sure if that’s possible metaphysically speaking, and I make vast quantities of food that bear no rational relation to the actual number of people for whom I am cooking. Our Thanksgiving dinners when I was…

  • WW: 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 So here’s the thing. Being allergic to coconut is a b*tch, once you realize that coconut is in just about every cleaning product on the market. To…