Allergens

I thought I'd share this letter I wrote to a friend whose starting out on the gluten free dairy free journey, I thought I'd share with her what has helped me, as it is, in a way documentation of what we're up to...

Hey Tanya,
I hope you had a nice anniversary! Connie watched the kids and we went out for a meal and a movie! Well, I was thinking of you, and I thought I'd send you some recipes that work for us and could maybe help out.

Here are some staples I need in my house, to make this diet work.
-Br rice pasta
-Br rice flour
-Potato flour
-Xantham gum (binding agent)
-'Gluten free pantry's' chocolate truffle brownie mix (tastes like the real thing, found at Superstore)
-...and something I'm looking for that I want as a staple is a good muffin mix recipe, so I could make muffins easily and then add different flavours to it - cranberry, apple cinnamon, blueberry...
-Soy milk
-Tofutti "cream cheese spread" great for making dips, icing, spreads
-PC Organics European Dark Chocolate 70% cocoa solids, dairy free!
-Purely Decadent Vanilla Ice Cream - better then the real thing! I'm not kidding! (they're also coming out with a coconut milk Ice Cream, I can't wait to try it!
-Organic Corn Chips

Here's some Ideas for quick filling breakfasts
(I'll let you know when I find a muffin mix I like)
-brown rice (whenever I cook some up for supper I make extra for rice pudding in the morning - vanilla, soy milk, raisins or nuts and a touch of sweet)
-if you like potatoes, whenever I'm going to bake something in the oven for an hour, I toss in some potatoes wrapped in tin foil once baked put them in the fridge for the night and then slice them up for quick hash browns in the morning, or add them to some fish cakes for supper the next night.


Here are some great recipes we love

Fluffy Boiled Icing - Allrecipes


-for the crab cakes, I took my favourite flavours from both recipes, used potato flour and gluten free bread crumbs. They cook really well in the oven, and squeeze lime juice over top, a new family favourite!
Mini Asian Crab Cakes
Crabsolutely Fabulous Crab Cakes - Food Network Canada

Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad with Feta Cheese
I used more vegetables, and sprinkled blackberries and nuts on top, and warm the goat cheese, it makes all the difference!
with this vinaigrette
Maple Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
eats like a meal

and for desert
Chocolate Chip Cookies
The whole family loves this recipe

Here's a site full of beautiful gluten free, dairy free recipes, and pictures.
Pig in the Kitchen
The side bar is full of awesome recipes. She'll help you get excited about the things you can eat.

Well I hope this gets you excited, there are so many delicious recipes out there, anything I can do to help, please call or email!

J