Gluten-Free Oreos are here! Oreos have actually been vegan for quite some time now, but for someone with wheat allergies, they were still off the menu — until now. How do they stack up?
Author: Aaron
Product Spotlight: JUST Egg
Eggs, quite honestly, are little miracles. They’re used in nearly infinite ways in all different kinds of cooking. So you when you’re dealing with an egg allergy, it can take dozens of different ingredients to replicate what an egg can do. But what about when you want just… eggs?
Planting Cherry Trees in the Dark
A small adventure in parenting — or rather, trying to get absolutely anything else done while parenting.
TRY IT OUT! Vegan Sugar Cookie Recipe from Nora Cooks (Gluten-Free modification)
Our favorite pandemic-era tradition is one that we didn’t even realize started during the pandemic. We’ve been baking sugar cookies to celebrate birthdays and other occasions, thanks to this recipe by Nora Cooks. It’s not a gluten-free recipe, but we’ll show you how to make it one.
RECIPE UPDATE! Allergy-friendly Cornmeal Waffles
We’ve been making lots of waffles lately thanks to a new kitchen gadget…
Cheerios, Chili Seasoning Mix, Popcorn
Can someone who’s allergic to wheat, barley, and dairy eat Cheerios? Popcorn seems like it could be a problem — would it? Surely there would be nothing wrong with a spice mix… or would there? Let’s find out!
TRY IT OUT! Pupusa Recipe from Views On The Road
We try out a pupusa recipe from Views On The Road, which only needs one easy ingredient substitution (vegan cheese) to be allergy-friendly.
Allergy-friendly Bread (Gluten-free, Vegan)
There are many wheat-free bread options on the market these days, but many of them compensate by adding dairy or eggs. So I studied a few different recipes; some gluten-free, others vegan. They often felt pretty complicated, as opposed to the beautiful simplicity of classic home-made white bread. I wanted to make it simpler, so I tried to imitate my favorite white bread recipe as much as possible. Here’s what I came up with.
Marshmallows, Rice Krispie Treats, & French Fries
Welcome to Yes/No/Maybe, where we categorize 3 food items by how they fit into our sons’ allergy profile. (Read our allergy statement for more info — it’s not all of the top 8, or a 100% vegan diet, but it’s a little of both with a side of gluten-free.) Generally we’ll focus on the ones that caught us by surprise, or the ones we’ve had to explain to people a lot.
Introducing a New Feature: “Yes/No/Maybe”
Life with allergies can be really tricky to navigate. Even once you’ve determined what allergens to avoid, you still have to figure out all the foods that contain them — sometimes the hard way. And even after you’ve learned all that, you’re still often put into situations where you have to depend on other people […]