Welcome to the Blog:
A source of information about common food allergens and links to recipes which don’t contain them
I love food. Especially soup.
I love food. Especially soup.
I was recently reminded just how much.
Vegan dark chocolate
For some people, the food they crave when tired, sad, or stressed is sweet. For others, it’s salty. Some may dream of rich and creamy comfort food, or a food they had often as a child. For me (and many other people) the primary go-to when feeling depleted…or even just feeling, is chocolate.
White bean dip
This White Bean Dip has many of the same benefits of hummus, being made predominantly of beans and olive oil, but there are a couple of important differences. First, it doesn’t contain tahini (sesame seed paste), so it’s safe for those with a sesame allergy, and second, it’s not hummus, so it doesn’t trigger my hopefully short-lived hummus aversion.
Cauliflower and butternut Thai curry
This Thanksgiving I’m not thinking about turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, but of something vastly different yet still appropriate for the time of year and the foods available.
Winter squash ginger soup
It was a dinner-related comment from my friend and walking buddy Jex Calvert of Food Focused Nutrition, along with the possession of an Autumn Frost squash from my CSA, that directed my most recent recipe quest.
“Bowl” meals
One of the handy things about bowl meals is their versatility. Each recipe generally contains a grain, vegetables, and a sauce, and from there the only limit is your imagination (or pantry).
Baking with aquafaba
Numerous aquafaba recipes have popped up on the internet, and the first one that I tried was… muffins. Have I mentioned that I love muffins?
Creamy rice pudding
Rice pudding is an easy-allergen-avoidance dessert to try. It’s simple to make, easy to modify for personal preferences, and completely delicious!
Allergen-free whole grain bread: Part 3
Remember the challenge I had using my old hand mixer to make dough for the first bread trial? Well, I decided that this bread-making enterprise was a good excuse to replace the old relic with a beautiful heavy-duty KitchenAid stand mixer. That’s reasonable, right? Right!
Roasted cauliflower and garlic soup
This Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup from the Collegiate Vegan doesn’t require any adjustment to make it allergen-free, and it’s delicious.
Meeting my need for dessert
Making allergen-free breads and desserts is hard. And while I believe that good mental and physical health involves eating sweets only on an occasional basis, I also believe that it involves being able to eat sweets!