Celebrating foods allergen-free & more
We love the earthy flavor of buckwheat and molasses in these delicious pancakes. Enjoy topped with blueberries, bananas, and pure maple syrup for a delicious breakfast the whole family will love. Or for a super healthy version, top pancakes with unsweetened applesauce…my favorite!
With less than 10 ingredients, make these buckwheat pancakes and start your day with a smile……
free of gluten and top 9 allergens
Summer is here and that means grilling season is upon us. German potato salad is the perfect accompaniment with dinner from the grill.
Sliced red potatoes are tossed in a sweet and tangy dressing. Serve it warm or cold at your next backyard barbecue. It is insanely good…and no mayo!…
Want to make someone’s day? Bake them a loaf of banana bread! Did you know this easy-to-make treat was the most searched for recipe across all US states during the first 30 days of the covid 19 pandemic?
Joel’s grandmother Georgia Schaefer made the best banana bread around with just 6 ingredients. We’ve developed many a version of this popular bread and decided to transform her recipe into an allergy-friendly loaf.
With 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 3 bananas, 1 tsp baking soda, and 2 cups flour, check out what we came up with……
free of gluten and top 9 allergens
There’s nothing like fresh asparagus in the spring. We couldn’t let the season end without a creamy asparagus soup. This classic French soup is simple and made without heavy cream, yet still tastes as comforting and delicious as ever.
Snuggle up with the best asparagus soup. I know it’s hard to label any dish as the best when taste is subjective, but it’s definitely one of our favorites….
free of gluten and top 9 allergens
For an easy and budget-friendly meal in minutes, you can’t beat stir frying. We’ll teach you the simple techniques that go into making a restaurant-worthy dish.
This sweet and sour veggie stir fry has the perfect balance of sweet and savory. It’s great served over rice, quinoa, cauliflower rice, noodles, or even in lettuce cups.
You can totally use whatever veggies you have on hand.
At the end of this post we share a link to this past Saturday’s live Facebook cooking video, At Home With Your Allergy Chefs. Chef Joel’s fundamentals of cooking class takes you through the process of blanching and making this incredible stir fry.
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Imagine a place where boys and girls with life threatening allergies are safe. A place where kids can go through a cafeteria line and safely pick everything they want to eat. Where days and nights are filled with fun indoor and outdoor activities.
A place where children can be independent, confident and carefree.
That place is Camp Blue Spruce. We have the privilege of talking to Louise Tippens, the mom who started Camp Blue Spruce because she didn’t want her child to miss out on summer camp just because of food allergies.
Louise shares her anxieties about raising a child with food allergies in this insightful interview. Many parents have these same worries. See how these anxieties can shift through the different stages of a child’s life. Louise opens up about her struggles and what she did to overcome them.
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