Tag: Allergy Free

How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds – A Photo Tutorial

admin October 30, 2014 2 Comments
We carved a pumpkin yesterday.  It was a project that drew neighbor kids.  Everyone enjoyed it. We saved the seeds. Time to roast them.  First, you need to get all that stringy goop off of the seeds. Place them in a bowl of coldish water and let set for awhile. After 5 minutes or so, use your hands to scoop up seeds and use your hand as a strainer.  Do this over and over.  Then let set for...

Allergy Free Cookbooks-A Brief Review of My Cookbook Collection

admin October 29, 2014 1 Comment
Recently I received a free copy of the cookbook Finally, Food I Can Eat by Shirley Plant. This is more than a cookbook. It could be called a guide book. The first 45 pages are chuck full of all sorts of information ranging from food substitutes, food additives, replacements, common allergens, food combining, and food families etc. The rest of the book contains recipes in every category which are...

Food at Marshall’s Department Store? You Bet!

admin October 6, 2014 0 Comments
I have some fun news for you! You can find allergy free, gluten free and health foods at Marshall's and TJ Maxx Department Stores. You can read all about the different finds and categories of food on this post I wrote for My Life With Food Allergies. Also shared at Allergy Free Wednesday. Gluten Free Wednesday.

Grape Soda – Sugar Free, Corn Free, Allergy Free

admin September 20, 2014 0 Comments
Can you believe I have not had a soda in a year!? I cut out corn and artificial sweeteners about a year ago, so that means no soda since they are all made with either high fructose corn syrup or aspartame/Splenda. (Well, except Zevia, but that stuff is expensive!) I never was a huge soda drinker anyway, so it really wasn’t that big of deal. But then…. I had a garage sale back in August. Those...

Happy Anniversary, Update on AFTK, and What’s Coming Soon

admin August 21, 2014 2 Comments
So today marks TWO years since I posted my first article/recipe.  Happy Anniversary or Happy Birthday, whatever you want to call it, to me a/k/a Allergy Free Test Kitchen!  It  has been fun.  I hope you have found this blog helpful, encouraging and yummy! So, the summer has been crazy and I feel I haven't posted as much as I have in the past.  Just when I thought things would settle down...

Five Cooking Shortcuts I Use

admin August 5, 2014 0 Comments
Do you feel overwhelmed with all the preparations it takes to get a meal on the table?  Cooking gluten free or allergy friendly can be a daunting task.  Maybe you are not gluten free or have allergies, but like to cook REAL FOOD!  That is time consuming too! Head on over to My Life With Food Allergies where I have an article posted with my five cooking shortcuts.  You can read the article...

10 Office Supplies Every (Allergy Free) Kitchen Needs

admin June 5, 2014 2 Comments
The following post first appeared on the blog My Life With Food Allergies where I am a contributor. If you have food allergies chances are you are cooking a lot. I found that there are ten office supplies I use frequently in my kitchen. 1. Three ring binders. These are perfect for storing all the recipes you print off of the internet. 2. Three ring binder dividers. These are the dividers with...

Gluten and Allergen Free Wellness Event Recap

admin June 2, 2014 0 Comments
I attended the Gluten and Allergen Free Wellness Event in St. Louis on Saturday. It was fun! There were speakers to listen to if you wished, and there were quite a few vendors there. Some I had heard of, but many I have not. We ate lots of samples…enough that we could skip lunch that day. Some of the standby companies were Enjoy Life and Udi’s. Just a few of the new products I found out about...

Chocolate Strawberry Tart

admin May 13, 2014 2 Comments
Chocolate or strawberries? Strawberries or chocolate? Which do you love better? Can’t choose? Well you don’t have too with today’s dessert! Hello Chocolate Strawberry Tart! This recipe is literally for anyone! It’s easily adaptable to any food needs. I made a gluten free tart (from The Allergen Free Baker’s Handbook), but you can make any tart crust you can eat. If you can eat store...

Allergic Solution All Purpose Mix

admin May 5, 2014 0 Comments
Allergic Solution is a food company that makes allergy free foods. I first wrote about their baking mixes here. They recently developed an all-purpose baking mix and sent me a package to bake with. (I was not compensated for this and my opinions are my own). First some basics; this blend contains no rice, but rather sorghum, tapioca and navy bean. I have never seen a navy bean flour, so this was...