Category: Side Dishes
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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…
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Mini-Thanksgiving, Casserole Style
This past summer, one of my co-workers went through a phase of making Thanksgiving dinners — I don’t think she was cooking a whole turkey, but part of it, plus dressing and cranberries. I think it happened more than once, and the craving turned out to be transferable. But for me? Turkey, eh, whatever. I…
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Somewhat Germanic Potato Salad
I am not a religious person, but if there is one thing that makes me believe there might be some grand design to the world, it’s potatoes. They are a wonderful, versatile, almost perfect food (only “almost” because they don’t greatly lend themselves to dessert, Grand Forks’ chocolate-covered potato chips notwithstanding). I feel as though…
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Grilled Salsa
It’s still summer and there’s lots of good stuff to pick up at farmstands. So Mary Kate and I got the bright idea to buy a bunch of vegetables and experiment with grilling them this weekend. Although we spent a marathon day grilling, one of the things we wanted to share with you all, was…
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Hominy Salad
You know how grocery stores do all sorts of tastings and giveaways for a grand opening? Well, just to get things jump started here, we’re going to post TWO RECIPES for your allergy-free pleasure. Both focus on fresh vegetables, given that it’s summer and even in New England things are fresh. Hominy? What on earth…
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Garlic & Ginger Bok Choi
Bok choi is a vegetable which is high in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and calcium, and often used in Asian cooking. For those of us who are dairy-free, vegetables high in calcium are a good thing. A relative of the turnip, bok choy has a light sweet flavor, and it’s low in calories. I developed…