Chicken Nuggets and French Fries
I came across the recipe for these nuggets and thought it would be fun to have a typical "kid" meal of chicken nuggets and fries for the kids on Saturday night. Of course, being gluten, corn, dairy,...
View ArticlePumpernickel Bread
I first made this bread to go in our Thanksgiving stuffing (I use my Grandma's much loved recipe), and also because I was looking for a sub for my much craved rye bread. I think I found it. This is...
View ArticlePumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
If there was only one treat I could eat for the rest of my life, I would immediately name these as the one. My fiance likes to say that he fell in love with me for these - before he had any clue...
View ArticlePull Apart Cinnamon Raisin Crockpot Biscuits
All of Christmas break I had been promising to make the kids a crockpot breakfast, and they've been craving cinnamon rolls or something similar. I got out my WONDERFUL new cookbook, The Everything...
View ArticleCrockpot Millet Hot Cereal with Apples and Pecans
I made this to go with our biscuits this morning as a Mandie-safe alternative to oatmeal. Steve and I thought that the flavors and texture are incredible - though we boosted the nutrition a bit...
View ArticleAllergy Friendly Egg Rolls, Fried Rice, and Sweet N Sour Sauce
Lately my family has been craving Chinese. Needless to say, with all of our allergies, especially soy, gluten, and peanut, eating out is pretty much off limits. I searched around and finally found a...
View ArticlePumpkin Spice Donuts
I decided to surprise my kids with donuts when they got home from school today - since they had school and I did not. They've been looking at the recipes I've looked up and wanting pumpkin spice...
View ArticleAmanda's Allergist Visit Update
On Thursday January 10th, Steve, (a very very excited) Mandie and I headed up to LaCrosse for Mandie's twice a year visit with Dr. Mary Morris of Allergy Associates of La Crosse. Her visit was at...
View ArticleFamily Pictures
My family!Hunter - 7 1/2. I love his smile in this one.Very good shot. I love Mandie's attitude!My Bug is always smiling with this little "devil grin"!Princess Mandie - almost 6!My three loves!Sweet...
View ArticleTuscan Potato, Kale, and Sausage Soup
TUSCAN POTATO, KALE, AND SAUSAGE SOUPModified from The Everything Gluten Free Slow Cooker Cookbook1 Tbsp. olive oil4 slices bacon, diced1 lb sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces1 medium onion, chopped2...
View ArticleGluten Free Flour Tortillas
GLUTEN FREE FLOUR TORTILLAS¾ cup brown rice flour¼ cup Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose gf flour½ cup potato starch½ cup tapioca starch1 tsp. guar gum1 tsp. sea salt1 tsp. Hain Featherweight Baking Powder...
View ArticleGuest Post on Pretty Little Celiac - Managing A Family Full of Allergies -...
A few weeks ago I was asked to write a guest post for Rebecca Black of Pretty Little Celiac.. She asked me to write about my journey with children with celiac disease and food allergies. I am...
View ArticleBiscuit Topped Chicken Pie in the Crockpot
BISCUIT TOPPED CHICKEN PIE(free of gluten, dairy, soy, corn)4 Tbsp. brown rice or sorghum flour4 Tbsp. grapeseed oil1 ½ cups Kitchen Basics Chicken Broth1/ 2 cup hemp milk1 tsp. sea salt½ tsp. ground...
View ArticleGluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Crepes with Cream Filling
YUM!I originally made these for Mandie's Kindergarten class, as part of her international unit. Of course, I made plain crepes, with cherry filling, for her for class. They were amazing. They...
View ArticleStrawberry Pie
Steve has been really craving Strawberry Pie lately, so last night I looked up the recipe (after he was wonderful enough to buy me 6 quarts of fresh berries!) and a pie crust recipe - and tonight I...
View ArticlePUMPKIN WAFFLES
PUMPKIN WAFFLESMakes 7 servings, 4 small waffles eachCooking spray6 eggs6 egg whites½ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar5 ¼ cups warm water1 ½ cups canned pumpkin6 tsp. vanilla extract1 cup sorghum...
View ArticleCarob Syrup
I found a wonderful recipe for homemade chocolate syrup the other day, and decided to modify it for Mandie, so that she could enjoy "carob milk" when the boys are drinking chocolate milk. When it was...
View ArticleMandie - safe "Fudge" Pops
MANDIE-SAFE FUDGE POPSThese are the reason I made the Carob Syrup recipe in the first place - so that I could make "fudge pops" for Mandie like I was going to make for the boys.For the carob "fudge"...
View ArticleBook Review of "The Food Allergy Experience" by Ruchi Gupta M.D. and Denise...
BOOK REVIEW OF “THE FOOD ALLERGY EXPERIENCE” BY Ruchi Gupta M.D. and Denise Bunning “The Food Allergy Experience” is one of the best books I have read lately on the subject of living with food...
View ArticlePerfect Sandwich Bread
I have another bread recipe up on this blog, but I can't resist trying any new recipe that catches my fancy. This one did, but of course I totally modified it and came up with my own mix of flours...
View ArticleHomemade Fruit Leather Roll Ups
I've had several recipes for these floating around for quite some time, and I meant to make them for Mandie for school lunches last year, but had too many other things to make and managed to forget....
View ArticleWedding Pictures!
My favorite photo of us, sitting on the bench in my mom's garden under my brother's tree.Such a sweet, private moment with my husband and our all time favorite Harvest Day Cake!Our cake was my Harvest...
View ArticleExperiencing Anaphylaxis
Experiencing Anaphylaxis (9-21-13) I have experienced anaphylaxis several times (including to airborne milk in cheese cracker crumbs and powdered milk in a bread mix), but this past Thursday (9/19/13)...
View ArticleGluten Free Apple Cake
GLUTEN FREE APPLE CAKEIngredients: 2 eggs (or 2 Tbsp. flax or chia seed dissolved in 6 Tbsp. hot water)1 ¾ cups pure cane sugar (C & H or Domino brand)2 heaping teaspoons ground cinnamon½ cup...
View ArticleGrain Free Apple Cake
GRAIN FREE APPLE CAKEIngredients:4 eggs (or the equivalent in flax or chia goo) 1 ¾ cups coconut sugar½ cup pure maple syrup½ cup melted coconut oil 2 heaping teaspoons ground cinnamon1 tsp. ground...
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