Category: Appetizers

  • Miraculous ALLERGEN-FRIENDLY Fried Cheez Nuggets

    When Denise and I sat down to discuss things we needed to learn to make, things we could not longer eat “normal” versions of, one of the things that popped to the top of the list was what my college roommate called “bar food” — fried foods that tasted great and had little or no…

  • Kiss Me if You Dare Onion Dip

    If I’m completely honest, that mayo or sour cream based French onion dip (one package of dip mix plus a carton of sour cream, I think?) wasn’t something I made all that often or bought all that often in my pre-allergen days.  But I liked it at parties, and maybe that was enough for me…

  • 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 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…

  • Latkes

    This season seems to be full of tradition on so very many levels, including food, food, and food.  I think this can make the holidays difficult for adults with newly diagnosed food allergies.  This was me last year — going to holiday gatherings where I could not safely eat anything.  Missing traditional foods, wanting to…

  • Easy Buffalo Wings (Two Versions, One Gluten Free)

    Why buffalo wings?  Because I love them, and I can’t eat them out anymore. Buffalo wing sauce is generally made with butter or margarine, and therefore contains milk. And depending on the particular restaurant, the breading may contain milk and they might use an egg to coat the chicken before breading it. And many restaurants…

  • Happy Layers Nacho Dip

    This is that layered Mexican dip that someone always brings to a potluck.  I don’t recall being a huge fan of it in the pre-diagnosis days, but it was one of the random things I really missed when I suddenly couldn’t have it.  This version is only 4 layers (no sour cream and no olives),…