Eating Well Despite Food Allergies With Help From Your Fellow Bloggers

Dear Kalyn-

How did I miss this post? I have no idea. Please accept my belated heartfelt thanks for posting this and bringing food allergies into the spotlight!

My bad!

k a r i n a

Karina's Kitchen: Recipes from a [Gluten-Free] Goddess ( http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/ )

A Painter's Kitchen [art. words. life.] ( http://painterskitchen.blogspot.com/ )

Let's face it - much of our lives is accented by the foods we eat and it's such a relief to not only find foods that don't make us sick, but to find foods that make us thrive. Thanks for sharing and helping others in the process.

Nina Frusztajer Marquis, MD
co-author, The Serotonin Power Diet
http://www.serotoninpowerdiet.com
Fight Antidepressant Weight Gain and Emotional Overeating

Thanks Julie. I'm not much of a baker, but I have used almond meal with good results in baked goods and as a coating on fish and chicken. Of course, this is not for anyone with an allergy to nuts, but for gluten allergies it could be great!

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

To add to your excellent recipes I recommend you check out alternatives to traditional flour: here is a nut flour ( http://www.wiredberries.com/features/2007/02/flour... ) recipe for a three-nut torte. Gluten free of course!

Happy cooking!

Carmen, so true. It seems like these kind of allergies can be even more serious in children. I've had a couple of kids as students who had peanut allergies, and I was always terrified that they would eat the wrong thing at school. Sounds like you are prepared.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

Obviously, it should be, "We deal WITH food allergies here".

I need some sleep.

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Food allergies are nothing to sneeze at. One of my boys has anaphylactic reactions to tree nuts, peanuts and coconut, and you would not believe how many products have these things in them. It's also tough to get other people to take it seriously. That is, until they see you administer an epi-pen; it's amazing how quickly they can turn around!

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Babz, what a scary experience, actually going into a coma from being allergic to foods. I'm glad you figured it out and can avoid those foods now. Hope you like the recipes!

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

Several years ago I was diagnosed with cancer and as a result I developed a food allergy to dairy products (milk, cheese, butter, milk proteins, casien). Now my Drs all came to the agreement that I was probably always allergic, but that it was dormant( Many African-Americans are lactose intolerant--and yet we buy more milk than anybody on the planet). I discovered this allergy after going to the hospital several times with pneumonia-like symptoms (my allergy mimiced a lot of upper respitory dieases). Finaly after being in a coma for a couple of days, WE--my DRs and I figured out I am allergic to milk proteins. I know my case is severe and not the norm. Anyway, I have learned over the years to become my own food advocate and the places that I frequent are used to me and they cook accordingly. But it has been in the last several years that I was able to find reciepes for people like me. It is a pain in the ass but these days it is a lot better than it was in the mid 90's. So off I go to Cooking for Karina: The recipe round-up. I am a chef by trade ( I am formally trained)--so I am better than most at altering standard reciepes for my own palate.

Thanks!
Love,
Babz
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Love,
Babz