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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…
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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…
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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…
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Whatever Wednesday Product Review: Earth Balance Mindful Mayo
Mary Kate’s Take: I’ll start off by telling you that, as a midwesterner, I grew up on Miracle Whip, not mayo. Throughout my pre-allergen life, I used both, pretty much inter-changeably, and never much thought about it. I was never a rabid lover of mayo, nor was I a hater — mayo/MW had its…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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