Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, tarragon, pepper and salt. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
Allergen-Free Cuisine
Cooking well while avoiding wheat, dairy, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, soy and and all other beans, peas, lentils, corn and yeast*
Friday, April 5, 2024
Chicken Salad With Very Few Allergens
Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, tarragon, pepper and salt. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Celery Root in Olive Oil (Zeytinyağlı Kereviz)
Celery root, or celeriac, is a surprisingly tasty, savory vegetable you should definitely check out while learning how to cook without any of the common allergens.
This Turkish cold dish contains no common allergens, no corn, and no yeast. It also has the advantage that it can be prepared ahead of time. Most importantly, it is delicious.
1/4 c. olive oil (See Oil in the Glossary)
1 medium onion, peeled, washed and chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled, washed and chopped
salt (See Salt in the Glossary)
1 large celery root, peeled, washed and cut into 1-inch cubes
juice of 2 lemons (See Juice in the Glossary)
juice of 1/2 orange (See Juice in the Glossary)
Gently heat the olive oil in a pot. Add the onion and carrots. Sprinkle with salt and saute gently until the onion is translucent. Do not brown. Add the celery root and continue sauteing for a minute or so. Do not brown. Add the remaining ingredients and cook until the celery root is tender, 20-30 minutes. Adjust salt to taste. Refrigerate and serve chilled.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Marinated Artichokes
- Trim raw artichokes as desired. At a minimum, peel off all the outer, hard, spiky leaves. I prefer peeling off all the leaves and all the fuzz. Keep the stems, but peel them. This method is time-consuming.
- Precook the artichokes (boil for 45 minutes or so, until the inside is tender: poke with a skewer to check). Let them cool down; then trim them. (BTW, the tender parts of the leaves are good to eat.)
- Start with a can or two of artichoke hearts; drain. Canned artichokes come packed with water containing citric acid, which is likely to be a corn product. Most of this should be removed by the next step, but be aware that this method may not be 100% corn-free.
- Raw, thoroughly trimmed artichokes: 20 minutes or so, until tender.
- Precooked artichokes: 3-5 minutes, until hot throughout.
- Canned artichokes: 3 minutes.
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Asparagus Salad
Raw asparagus is delicious, but it can be a bit tough or stringy. We can improve the texture by 1) discarding any tough, woody bit at the base of the stalk, 2) slicing the asparagus pretty small, and 3) slightly tenderizing the asparagus by soaking it in an acidic dressing.
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dried tarragon leaves
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 avocado, peeled and cut into chunks
3 green onions, trimmed and sliced
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Teff Porridge
Allergic to wheat, dairy, soy and eggs? So, what's for breakfast? Gluten-free oatmeal is one possibility; teff porridge is another. Teff takes longer to cook but has a pleasant, mild flavor and an interesting, non-mushy texture.
water
Bring two cups of water to a boil. Stir in the teff, and bring the water back to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in a little extra boiling water if you prefer your porridge to be more liquid. Garnish with fruit, hemp milk, brown sugar, cinnamon--whatever you like and aren't allergic to. Alternatively, butter and salt make a great garnish if you can tolerate the amount of dairy proteins in a bit of butter.
Friday, November 4, 2022
Hemp milk
So, what milk can you drink if you're allergic to dairy, soy, wheat and every kind of nut? Rice milk comes to mind, but you have to be careful. The manufacturing process often involves barley malt which is not listed as an ingredient. If the package doesn't claim it's gluten-free, it probably contains traces of barley. My wheat-allergic grandkid used to cough and wheeze when he drank Rice Dream rice milk (until we wised up). Similarly, oat milk may contain some wheat (oats and wheat are sometimes rotated in the field), so make sure the label specifies it is gluten-free. Another option is hemp milk.
Unfortunately, all the commercial hemp milk I have found comes in paperboard packaging and I worry what the waxy coating on it was made from (corn? soy?). Well, I finally got around to making hemp milk myself...and felt really silly when I realized how easy it is to make the stuff at home. Like most foods, it's cheaper and tastes fresher if you make it yourself.
I have tried presoaking the hemp seeds and can't see that it makes any difference at all. Don't bother with that.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Marinated Cabbage
1/3 c. lemon juice (See Juice in the Glossary)
1/3 c. olive oil (See Oil in the Glossary)
1 tsp. black pepper (See Spices in the Glossary)
1 tsp. dried dill weed (or 2 Tb. chopped fresh dill weed)
2 sliced green onions
1 grated carrot