I’m in love with spelt. In case you don’t know, spelt is an ancient cousin of wheat; that is, it’s related to wheat but its not the same as wheat. As you may have heard by now, wheat may not be right for everyone’s digestive tract, but luckily even some who can’t tolerate wheat may […]
Category: Allergy-free Foods
Vegan (egg-free) and Gluten-free Pancake Recipes
I’m a huge fan of pancakes when living with dietary restrictions. Forget the traditional wheat pancakes your grandmother made on Sundays for creative versions that may include lentils, chickpeas, or almond flour but are just as fun to eat. Not only are pancakes filling and satisfying to eat, they are easy to cook, can be made […]
The Teal Pumpkin Project = Allergy-Safe Trick-or-Treating
Have you heard of the Teal Pumpkin Project? Begun by FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) and in its third year, pumpkins painted a bluey-green teal indicate a house that hands out food-allergy-safe/non-food items on Halloween to trick-or-treaters. This year, my house will be joining in. We will be handing out glow bracelets instead of candy, and we […]
Additive-free Cooking Spray Oils
I used to love using spray-cans of cooking oils because they were so easy and convenient, and they spread the oil so evenly over the surface. In fact, during the years I was developing recipes for my cookbook I couldn’t have imagined cooking without an aerosol spray can of cooking oil with which to lubricate my […]
Grain-free Gluten-free Banana Pancake
One of my patients is getting super creative with her customized anti-inflammatory diet that we designed from her MRT food sensitivity testing results and is happy to share her quick and easy breakfast recipe. This super simple recipe is just banana beaten with an egg and an optional dash of cinnamon and spatter of chocolate chips. […]