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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
We hope you are all keeping warm. With a colder than normal winter for most of the country and more bitter cold weather predicted, we’re in full-blown soup season!
Tomato soup remains one of the top sellers at the supermarket, right up there with chicken noodle. With most canned soups fully charged with sodium, why not make this simple soup from scratch?
Bring on the sweetness…
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Today’s kids are growing up with a new normal of pesticide-laden food and increased food allergies.
Pesticides can cause harmful effects over an extended period, usually following continuous exposure at low levels. Low doses don’t always have an immediate impact, but over time, they can cause serious health issues.
In fact, long time pesticide exposure has absolutely been linked to dozens of health problems, including certain cancers, asthma, depression and anxiety, symptoms of ADHD, autism, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and a multitude of other issues.
Did you know that pesticides can possibly weaken food tolerance in some people, causing food allergy?
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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
Ring in the New Year with this hearty Black-Eyed Pea and Cornbread Panzanella.
Did you know that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day has been considered good luck for at least 1,500 years? There are some traditions that you just can’t ignore.
If this tradition is new to you, you may be wondering how it started.
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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
Christmas Eve is National Eggnog Day. What a perfect time to celebrate this popular drink enjoyed between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
It’s one of those traditions we enjoy as adults because we remember it so vividly as children. Besides, the holidays would not be the same without it.
Eggnog’s innovative culinary delights charm the holiday season, from bread pudding and French toast, to cookies and cake.
At Whole Foods Market in Portland, Oregon we made an eggnog Bundt cake with rum icing that was so popular we could barely keep up with production.
We formulated our holiday nog to include coconut milk and replaced all but one ingredient in traditional eggnog to make this treat free of the top 8 allergens. Yes, we replaced all but the nutmeg and came up with this delicious holiday nog.
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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
Let’s see what’s popular on the holiday table.
We found that December favorites varied from state to state. Based on a post from Organics.org, the most “google” searched term for food and recipes here in California was “stuffing”. This favorite was also shared by Louisiana.
Stuffing goes great with so many main dishes, from cauliflower steaks to beef Wellington and from turkey to ham.
Free of gluten and the top 8 allergens, these delicious muffins come with a surprise stuffed in the center, a tradition with a twist.
Get the low-down on taking stuffing up a notch…
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free of gluten and top 8 allergens
It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 degrees outside or 40 degrees in December, we always love a bowl of soup. What a quick and cozy comfort food!
And we’ve got just the soup. It’s packed full of goodness and worthy of a place on the holiday table.
Moreover, this pumpkin and black bean soup has “Souper” Powers!
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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are the most well-known December holidays celebrated in the U.S. This week we are excited to visit Hanukkah.
Latkes, a.k.a. potato pancakes are great any time of the year, but around Hanukkah there’s a whole latke love!
Some say Lat-KEY, we say LAT-ka. Could pronunciations vary in different regions? We’re not sure, but what we do know is that we can’t get enough when it comes to potato pancakes.
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While working at Walt Disney World Resort as Manager of Product Development and Special Diets, I encountered many families of children with food allergies and intolerances, and learned from them the challenges they face.
If preparing food at home isn’t challenging enough, dining out is a daunting task. At least at home, you have control over what you purchase and how it’s prepared – but when dining out, you are in the hands of the restaurant staff.
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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
Fall is cranberry harvest season. We’re so glad we don’t have to wait for the traditional holiday meal to enjoy this delicious relish.
Call it what you may…chutney, sauce, spread, condiment or relish. Let’s look at the endless ways to use this delicious cranberry relish throughout its peak season.
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free from gluten and the top 8 food allergens
Thanksgiving is about tradition. It’s a time to give thanks, a time for family, friends, and food.
We all have our recipes and traditions that can be very different. This can make celebrating the holiday with family and friends challenging and stressful if you live with food allergies or special diets.
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