No Onion or Garlic! One of the hardest things living with an anaphylactic allergy to garlic, is not being able to freely purchase premade ingredient staples. Gone are the days of stocking the pantry with products. Now we stock it with ingredients. We love to make tamales at least a couple times a year. Which… Continue reading Allium Free Gluten Free Red Enchilada Sauce Recipe
Allergy Friendly and Healthier Whether you are looking for an allergy friendly Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Chicken or other condensed soup recipe, or alternatively, if you are just looking for a healthier option with minimal real food ingredients, this quick soup is it! Adaptable to Wheat, Gluten and Dairy Free Substitutes While we are… Continue reading Allium Free Homemade Condensed Cream of Soup Recipe | Garlic Free Onion Free
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team | FAACT I work as the Director of Marketing for the National Non-Profit, FAACT. I was recently asked to write "Allergy-Friendly Halloween Fun", for their October e-Newsletter. Halloween and Food Allergies For people living with food allergies and their families, Halloween can be one of the scariest times… Continue reading Allergy-Friendly Halloween Fun with FAACT
Mexican American Roots Coming from Latin roots on my Mom’s side of the family, and in the southwestern United States, horchata has been a familiar drink ever since I was a little girl. Horchata History Mapping Back to North Africa Interestingly enough, horchata originated around 2400 B.C. per many historians. What you may not have… Continue reading Horchata History and Recipe
What Are Alliums? Alliums are any of a large genus, allium that are part of the bulbous herbs of the lily family. This includes onion, garlic, chive, leek, and shallot. Allergy Friendly and LowFODMAP Friendly While 9 foods account for 90% of all food allergies: soy, wheat, egg, dairy, peanut, tree nut, fin fish, shellfish… Continue reading Allium Free Salsa | No Onion or Garlic
Cookie Lollipops Check out my previous posts where I made these delicious and super cute treats for both Valentines Day as well as St. Patrick's Day back in 2019! These are not only easy, they only take 3 ingredients, can be made gluten free, vegan and nut free - they are yummy and festive! Great… Continue reading Hanukkah and Christmas Allergy Friendly Cookie Lollipops
Traditional Hanukkah Latkes It is said that the history of latkes originated from the story of Judith. Judith was a Jewish woman revered as a heroine for beheading the Asyrrian army's General, Holofernes. The story says that Judith fed him some pancakes that were salty and cheesy, along with wine. She took action when he… Continue reading Easy Simple Traditional Hanukkah Latkes
