I absolutely LOVE chocolate. I wanted to share my favorite foods with my son, and when discovered his food allergies I realized he wouldn’t be able to enjoy very many chocolaty things as they generally contain dairy. I started coming up with all kinds of recipes to replace some of my favorite chocolatey treats with…
Pancakes are a breakfast staple but they always have milk and or eggs. For the longest time I would make homemade pancakes with a modified version of my mom’s pancake recipe, but they really didn’t turn out right without the dairy or egg in them. Every pancake recipe I could find didn’t taste very good…
This is one of those ingredients I didn’t really think I’d need a replacement for at first. When our son tested positive for an anaphylactic dairy allergy, I read the ingredients on the normal Italian bread crumbs we would use and noticed they contained milk. Because of that, I would just substitute recipes needing breadcrumbs…
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Raspberry Chia Seed Pancakes Breakfasts are hard when you can’t have eggs, milk, or wheat. Ever since I found a really amazing vegan buttermilk waffle recipe though, I’ve been a lot more confident in my ability to make delicious and nutritious breakfast foods without our allergens. I found a recipe for raspberry…
Growing up, chocolate chip cookies became a Sunday evening tradition that my brother, Todd, started. Nothing beats a warm melty chocolate chip cookie. One Sunday evening a few months ago I was reminiscing on this tradition and decided it was time to start it up again with my own family. Originally I just made a…
When I was pregnant with my second son, I saw a video of someone making their own peach rings – I love peach ring candies. The whole point of the video was to make them from scratch with healthier ingredients, and so I wanted to try it myself. The experiment did not go as I…
Saint Patrick’s day is such a fun holiday to go all out on everything being green. Weather it’s wearing a green shirt, socks, or full on dressing up as a leprechaun, most people enjoy this holiday or at least participate to avoid getting pinched! From what I’ve experienced, most celebrations involve a lot of food,…
Saturday mornings are for donuts! Growing up, whenever my friend and I had a sleep over, her dad would take us through the car wash and then we’d pick up donuts afterward for Saturday morning breakfast. It was such a fun tradition, I was sad when I realized it would be hard to continue for…
Navigating food allergies can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to meal planning, but fear not! If you’re looking for an allergen-friendly breakfast recipe that’s easy to make, you’ve come to the right place. These gluten-free waffles are so delicious you’ll be asking yourself if they’re actually gluten free and vegan. Make them…