Fish-Free category (19) posts

Allergy Friendly at Fairway – Red Hook Brooklyn

As expected, Red Hook Fairway is enormous with a selection of fruits, veggies, meat, fish and goodies to match. The gluten free section is OK, they did have what I was looking for (Cherrybrook Kitchen Pancake mix – with chocolate chips!) and an alright selection of gf bread. (I suppose I was expecting a whole ..more

What CAN I eat? Fine Cooking August 2010

Typically when I thumb through my Fine Cooking Magazine I drool. The pictures are always stunning and I really want to try out every single recipe. But alas, that ain’t gonna happen in this house. So here goes what you can eat in Fine Cooking August 2010. From Make It Tonight: Sirloin Steaks with Garlicky ..more

MSG By Any Other Name

may still make you feel crummy. Did you know asthmatics should not eat it? How much is too much? Well actually there is some controversy on just how much MSG you have to eat in order for it to be hazardous to your health. But with all that we have been through in this house, ..more

Gilbert’s Goodies – An Allergy Friendly Treat For Almost Anyone

While at the NY Fancy Food Show the Gilbert’s Goodies table caught my eye. On display was a nice size cookie platter tower thing. You know, the kind Martha Stewart uses. It had all these little cookies all over it in 3 flavors (Chocolate Chip,  Super Dooper Snickerdoodle and Sensational Sugar) there for anyone to ..more

Gluten Free Dogs in Blankets

Here’s my kids’ favorite gluten free Hot Dogs in Blankets recipe. We hope you like it too! 6 organic gluten free hot dogs (OK I am lucky and have a great local organic butcher who makes chicken, beef and turkey gluten free hot dogs but good old Oscar Mayer hot dogs are gluten free – ..more

Easy Chicken Meatball Soup

It’s raining and cold so let’s make some soup! It amazing how much the weather determines my food choices. Here’s my really quick and easy recipe for basic chicken soup. 1 Tbs olive oil 1/2 onion minced 2 cloves of garlic smashed 10 carrot sticks (my kids like cooked carrots – feel free to use ..more

The Autism Cookbook – Book Review

Looking for a great new gluten free casein free (gfcf) cookbook? Well look no further than “The Autism Cookbook”.

Food Allergy Support Group Of Minnesota Launches New Website

After much anticipation, FASGMN’s new website is complete and ready for visitors! Take a moment to check out the new site. You’ll still find all the same great information from the old site PLUS these exciting added features:

Gluten Free Pantry Chocolate Truffle Brownie Mix

What time is it? It’s brownie time!! It’s gluten free, peanut free, tree nut free, dairy free brownie time! How do I make such a brownie? From the Gluten Free Pantry Chocolate Truffle Brownie Mix, that’s how. (This image is from their website because once again, I did not remember to take a picture of ..more

Laws On Food Labels – Quick List

Recently, a friend asked me if a business was required to disclose major food allergens in their ingredients label. Honestly, I could not remember what the law states exactly so I did a little digging. The answer is yes and no. Yes they do have to list the common 8 allergens (see our icons above) ..more

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