Tag ‘Cooking’
Getting Healthier in 2011 – November Health Goals
Since writing my October health goal wrap-up yesterday, I’ve been racking my brain trying to decide what my health goals for November should be. I don’t want to cut myself too much slack, but I also don’t want to over-do it. That could easily happen with Thanksgiving coming up…not to mention my 30th birthday. Yeah, more
Free Food Allergy & Vegan Friendly Holiday E-Cookbook – Download Now!
Having food allergies has forced our family to get creative in the kitchen, especially during the holidays. With peanut, tree nut, egg and dairy allergies between 3 of our 4 family members, holiday meals were missing the common side dishes and desserts my husband and I had growing up. After a few years of not more
Meatloaf without Egg or Dairy? It can be done!
The number of ingredients that you need for a regular meatloaf is staggering, but it’s almost always stuff you have in your pantry already…unless you need to do ingredient substitutions. Meatloaf without egg? Can it be done? What will I use for binding? Many people try to make their meatloaf without adding eggs, and they more
Project: Food Budget – Don’t Break the Bank When You’re Sick
I didn’t post for Project: Food Budget last week as we were all sick with a really nasty chest cold or flu or whatever the heck that awful bug was. As a result, our youngest had an asthma flare up and developed pneumonia. Needless to say, blogging wasn’t at the top of my list, but more
Project: Food Budget – Vegan / Dairy Free / Gluten Free Mexican Dinner
In addition to having multiple food allergies (peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and dairy), I was also on a gluten free diet for awhile when I became chronically ill. While I am no longer on the gluten free diet, this recipe I discovered one day while I was desperate for a protein packed meal while fasting more
Dairy Allergies? Try this Simple Butter Substitute
I picked up some Crisco for the first time. I never use shortening. I vowed I never would, for the same reason I don’t use margarine, but in this instance, it was worth a try. My grandmother recently gave me her grandmother’s recipe from the depression era for a spice cake. I love spice cake! more
The Dairy Free, Egg Free Pumpkin Pie Experiment – Part 1
As you may already know, we have a great deal of food allergies in this house. Three out of four of our household members has food allergies, including peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk, and some oral allergy syndrome (allergies to raw fruits and vegetables) thrown in for additional frustration. As a result, baking is sometimes more
