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
Top 9 Allergy Friendly I'm back with all the allergy friendly sauces, dips and recipes for our friends that have allergies to not only those allergens included in the top 9, but allergens outside those top 9 as well! Free From Mustard, Onion and Garlic Too! The top 9 allergens get a lot of attention… Continue reading Allergy Friendly Homemade Marinara
Free From the Top 9 Except Dairy | Also Free From Onion, Garlic and Mustard! Finding a store-bought cheese sauce for dipping pretzels, or for your favorite nacho recipe can be hard. Especially when your allergens include ingredients outside the top 9 allergens. Onion, Garlic, and Mustard Oh My! Onion, garlic, and mustard are three… Continue reading Allergy Friendly Homemade Cheese Sauce & Dip
New Diagnosis With new allergy diagnosis this year, and as we have embarked on the journey of living a full life with 9 allergens for my son, and 6 allergens for my husband - we have found that sauces, marinades, dressings and spice mixes are the hardest! Not to mention all the other things they… Continue reading Allium Free Ranch Dressing | Allergy Friendly No Onion No Garlic
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
Additional Newly Diagnosed Allergies Over a Decade Later Stetson was diagnosed with anaphylactic peanut and shellfish allergies when he was just a baby. We managed his allergy carefully over the years. It had become second nature to us. Fast forward to the age of 14, and he began having what we thought were stomach issues.… Continue reading Homemade Chicken Nuggets
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
