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How To Make A “Can” Of Condensed Cream Of Mushroom Soup – Photo Tutorial

admin November 25, 2020 57 Comments
First published in 2013, this remains a favorite recipe. Reposting today so everyone has it handy for Thanksgiving! It took me two and half years to make Ranch dressing and it has also been that long since I ate a casserole that was made with a can of cream of mushroom soup.  I guess I did not miss it that much, as my cooking has changed and evolved into a healthier diet since those days....

Make Meal Planning a Habit – 7 Day Meal Plan Included

admin November 7, 2019 0 Comments
Meal planning!  Make it a habit!  It’s so much easier to eat healthy if you have a plan.  And weeknights go so much more smoothly because you don’t have to wonder what to make…it’s already planned out.  And if you meal plan and check it daily, you can thaw your meat the night before.  When you sit down to plan, check your pantry/fridge for the foods/ingredients you will be using and...

What Are Cacao Nibs?

admin October 22, 2019 2 Comments
***This post is part of the Food Ingredients You Need to Know Series.  In case you didn't know, this blog, Living Free Health and Life, is the new and improved Allergy Free Test Kitchen. Cacao nibs!  You got to have these in your pantry! What are they?  They are crushed pieces of the cacao bean…aka cocoa bean. Cocao beans are harvested, dried, fermented, and then cracked into these little...

Allergy Free Test Kitchen is now Living Free Health and Life – Rebranding

admin September 30, 2019 0 Comments
Hello! This is from the blog of Allergy Free Test Kitchen. You may be subscribed, or follow on Facebook. Exciting news! It’s been renamed! Allergy Free Test Kitchen is now Living Free Health and Life. Why the change? Allergy Free Test Kitchen started out as a food blog meant to avoid the top food allergens and intolerances…wheat/gluten, dairy, soy, tree nuts, corn etc. Then later on, recipes...

News! News! Living Free Health and Life Coaching

admin June 15, 2018 0 Comments
Greetings Readers! While I have been taking a long break from blogging I have been pursuing my next adventure! Because I have realized that food is medicine and can change the outcome of someone’s life and health I wanted to be able to share that in a more personal way and change more lives.  So I have been studying and learning and developing and planning.  I am happy to announce I am a...

Win A Free Copy of My Cookbook Great Food Gluten and Dairy Free

admin July 29, 2017 10 Comments
At long last....you can enter for a chance to win my cookbook! This book has 125 delicious recipes from breakfasts, to soups and casseroles, entrees, veggies and sides, and of course, everyone's favorite...sweet treats! All recipes are gluten free, dairy free, soy free and corn free. To boot...also free of all refined sugars. Recipes are so good they are not even noticeably gluten free! Enter...

Great Food Gluten And Dairy Free – 125 Delicious Allergy-Friendly Recipes

admin May 31, 2017 0 Comments
Big News!  Over the years that I have been writing here on Allergy Free Test Kitchen I was also busy creating and writing a cookbook and it is now available for anyone!  It is on Amazon as a paperback and on Kindle, but they are currently listed separately. This book is literally FOR ANYONE despite the title!  It has 125 delicious recipes (my kid eats every one!) in categories breakfast,...

Make Your Own Chai Spice

admin July 21, 2016 0 Comments
If you ever find a recipe that requires chai spice, don’t buy it!  Make your own! For one, chai spice is hard to find.  Secondly, if you do find it, it will be crazy expensive. Now, finding the cardamom for the recipe can be expensive too, but you can find it online much more affordable.  I bought my on Swanson Vitamins (not affiliate). If you like to make your own seasonings you may like...

Udi’s Gluten Free Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts

admin February 9, 2016 0 Comments
Disclaimer:  I was not asked to write this nor was I compensated. I pretty much skip over the gluten free sections of grocery stores and stick to naturally gluten free foods.  Or I make it myself.  It is more cost efficient and much healthier. However, I did feel like giving these Udi's Thin & Crispy Pizza Crusts a try. They are gluten free, as well as soy, nut and dairy free!  They do...

Make Your Own “Canned” Salmon

admin January 26, 2016 0 Comments
If you ever prepare salmon patties or a salmon loaf the recipe almost always calls for canned salmon.  I don't know about you, but I find canned salmon really gross.  There is black skin in there and bones and you have the added worry of the can being lined with BPA and it is likely not wild caught. So I set out to see if I could make it myself!  And I like to share easy cooking tips now and...