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Ana comments on Yeast-Free Soy-Free Vegan "Parmesan Cheese" (gluten free, ACD, vegan, raw)

Ana — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:09:59 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the parmesan cheese recipe! For health reasons, I have recently gone dairy-free, and there are just certain things that seem really hard to substitute (like cheese). But I tried your recipe tonight with roasted sunflower seeds (didn't have raw), and it worked great. I agree with you that fennel seeds are a great addition - seems to add some more umami taste. I just made a large batch to keep in my fridge. Thank you for sharing!

VictoriaP comments on Honey-sweetened Gluten-free Mesquite Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

VictoriaP — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:20:56 +0000

Thrilled to have found you blog. Only problem?! Cannot stop reading and sharing it. Look forward to trying these sophisticated cookies this week-end.

Gwen comments on Mexican Spice Adzuki Bean Fudge (gluten-free, dairy-free, cane sugar-free, low sugar)

Gwen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:01:55 +0000

I just want to say, I am obsessed with this recipe. I have been making it without blending it by cooking the beans for a long time until they sort of mush up on their own, stirring in the other ingredients, and putting the mixture into several individual serving sized bowls instead of making it into the fudge squares. this makes for a really interestingly textured, dense fudge-y pudding. my addition of raisins kind of enhances this texture too. Thank you so much, I love your blog & recipes!

Patty comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Patty — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:21:17 +0000

It's beautiful :)

Jennifer comments on Helpful Hints for Battling a Herxheimer Reaction - or - my adventures with Teasel

Jennifer — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:17:36 +0000

Have you heard of using Celtic Sea Salt in capsules to bind to the toxins to aid in carrying them out and to also aid in de-tox relief? Also have you heard of using malic acid in supplement form to help the liver release the toxins as well?

B. comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

B. — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:55:09 +0000

I'm not a tatoo fan myself, but your beet tatoo really got me. Simple, original, elegant. Great idea! :-)

Adrienne comments on Yeast-Free Soy-Free Vegan "Parmesan Cheese" (gluten free, ACD, vegan, raw)

Adrienne — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:51:22 +0000

Thank you ssooo much for this! This is the only ONLY vegan parm recipe I found that didn't require nutritional yeast! I didn't have any on hand and they didn't have any casein free parm at the grocery store. But this recipe worked out great and was super delicious!

Beverly comments on Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes: Dairy Free Black Bean Fudge (gluten free, vegan, ACD-friendly)

Beverly — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:06:52 +0000

I need to know haow many calories on in one square, can anyone give me an aprox. calorie count?
thanks

michele comments on No-Bake Sweet Potato Pie (gluten-free, vegan, low-sugar, grain-free, nut-free)

michele — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:35:38 +0000

This looks fabulous, my husband is allergic to coconut---any suggestions for substitute for the shredded coconut?

Cheryl comments on Yeast-Free Pumpkinseed Teff Sandwich Bread (gluten-free, vegan, ACD)

Cheryl — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:44:28 +0000

Guar gum and xanthan gum are polysaccharides. They are sugars. The one PubMed abstract I viewed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4065389?dopt=Abstract) indicates that there is a proteinaceous component of guar gum (less than 2.5-4.5%) consisting of about 11 different amino acids, including aspartic acid and glutamic acid (aka glutamate). Aspartic acid and glutamic acid (aka glutamate, very similar to mono-sodium glutamate) are excitotoxins. To be clear, polysaccharides are not at all MSG-like. Their chemical structures are completely different from each other. So, approximately 2/11 (18%) of the 2.5-4.5% proteinaceous content or 0.25% of the total content of guar gum can be considered an excitotoxin. I didn't read the article to see if the other 10 amino acids were found (there are 21 different amino acids that comprise proteins). Not all amino acids were found in the same amounts in that 2.5-4.5% and I didn't take that into account either.

This recipe uses 1.25 teaspoons of guar gum and yields, what, 12 servings?
(1/12 of 0.25%...)
You get greater exposure to excitotoxins using Benefiber (http://www.sailhome.org/Concerns/Excitotoxins/Hydrolysis.html).

Another study found that guar gum reduced serum cholesterol levels (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17457723).

Virtually all proteins contain aspartic acid and glutamic acid (I am a biochemist & study the structure & function of various proteins). We eat proteins everyday that are digested in our bodies. I wonder that a person with a leaky gut would have a risk of greater exposure to these amino acids in the blood and that consuming foods with a higher proteinaceous content than these gums (or foods such as legumes, grains, dairy, seeds, turkey that are naturally high in aspartate and glutamate) might be more of a problem than occasionally enjoying a recipe that has gums in the ingredient list. BUT, this is just an educated guess.

Looks like a yummy loaf of bread!

Heather comments on Yeast-Free Pumpkinseed Teff Sandwich Bread (gluten-free, vegan, ACD)

Heather — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:45:51 +0000

Holy guacamole! This is AMAZING bread! Thank you so much! I've been gluten and dairy free for a few years and I'm finally getting serious about cooking for myself--this is the first gluten free bread I've made, and it's delicious! Thank you! This makes me so happy I could almost cry. Delicious warm out of the oven with strawberry jam! I thought the recipe was easy to follow, I had all of the ingredients except Teff flour, but I was excited to buy some and experiment! I'll definitely be making this again! THANK YOU!

Debbie comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Debbie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:09:17 +0000

I love, love, LOVE your tattoo! Beets are one of my favorite foods. You have done them justice!

Christy comments on Lemon & Herb Chicken Liver Paté (gluten-free, grain-free, ACD)

Christy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:42:10 +0000

That was a seriously yummy recipe. I liked it even better after a few days in the fridge. Also, I put in half stock and half rose wine. My hubby, who is icked out by the thought of liver, loved this recipe.

Kay comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Kay — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:38:39 +0000

It's beautiful!! I'm still chicken to get a tattoo even though I love it.

Beets are my new fav. veggie after I discovered grated beet salad with ginger, lemon juice and seasalt! LOVE it!!

Imegahan comments on Fermenting Experiment: Quinoa-Millet Gluten Free Sourdough Starter

Imegahan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:15:13 +0000

Question really. You talk about kefir, and you talk about sourdough, so why is there no option/ discussion for making milk kefir sourdough starter? Wouldn't "soaking" the flour produce a sourdough culture? Believe me, yours is the only site where it seems appropriate to ask this question (for many reasons). Thanks.

Imegahan comments on Get Cultured: Dietary Sources of Probiotics

Imegahan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:12:05 +0000

Question really. You talk about kefir, and you talk about sourdough, so why is there no option/ discussion for making milk kefir sourdough starter? Wouldn't "soaking" the flour produce a sourdough culture? Beleive me, yours is the only site where it seems appropriate to ask this question (for many reasons). Thanks.

valerie comments on Shake it up: Ten Ways to Embrace Change in Your Diet and a Raw Strawberry "Milk"Shake

valerie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:58:14 +0000

This is SO helpful. So. Helpful. I'm trying to cut out a lot of thing for a month to see if it helps with chronic skin & digestive issues.
At first I felt overwhelmingly upset about it. I loved this view...."I could either get crabby or get creative." Hehe. Woo!

Larry comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Larry — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:51:22 +0000

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Fernandez Joseph comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Fernandez Joseph — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:44:43 +0000

Look really nice in someone's body not mine, I am little bit scared of having tattoo in my body. It's very painful. But this was awesome!!!!!!!!!

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maz comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

maz — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:23:27 +0000

I love your recipes but I think it's too bad we feel we need to tattoo ourselves. We are beautiful just the way we are, why mess with nature?

Eiga comments on Yeast-Free Pumpkinseed Teff Sandwich Bread (gluten-free, vegan, ACD)

Eiga — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:19:21 +0000

A beautiful bread - I'm going to try this on Christmas Eve! I'm at 8300 feet, and it's usually trial and error on the correct time and oven temperature, but almost guaranteed it will need more time and higher temp up here.
Thanks for your multitude of recipes!

TBee comments on Spanish Yellow Rice, Rice-Cooker Style (gluten-free, vegan, ACD)

TBee — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:23:27 +0000

Wow! What a gorgeous website - so beautiful and well done! I just bought a rice cooker and was surfing for some yummy recipes when I discovered your site. I too am going through a healing process (Hashimoto's) and am so grateful for all the work you've done building this resource - chock full of gluten-free, soy-free options. I wanted to send a big THANKS! your way . . . and also ask a question: is your Spanish Bean Soup recipe online? I may have overlooked it - it looked so-o-o-o good with the Spanish Rice recipe you've posted. Again, many thanks for sharing your journey and knowledge!

ashley comments on Yeast-Free Soy-Free Vegan "Parmesan Cheese" (gluten free, ACD, vegan, raw)

ashley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:49:35 +0000

I made this with roasted sunflower seeds and was really disappointed. It tasted like ground up sunflower seeds and nothing else. We cant do nuts in our household. :(

Kate comments on Easy Rice Cooker Vegetable Pullao (gluten free, vegan option)

Kate — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:19:06 +0000

Kim - I just want to say I want to make EVERYTHING on your site. Even canning, though I am timid about it. This website is such an inspiration. And it is really funny that you are from Oshkosh - I am from Menasha. AND you play the viola - me too. As if I didn't respect you enough as it is! Thank you for providing such a cheerful and delicious outlook on life with food restrictions. Or should I say health liberations.

Kate comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Kate — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:39:56 +0000

Beautiful, Kim! Thanks for sharing!!

Amber comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Amber — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:17:17 +0000

Fantastic tattoo. I'm a lover of body ink. Your tattoo is classy yet edgy. Well done.

I have a large sunflower tattoo on my back. This is as close as it gets to a food tattoo for me I guess, but we could go with the food theme and say there are sunflower seeds in there. :-)

Be Well,
--Amber

Jana comments on Homemade Vanilla Salt, Two Ways

Jana — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:10:02 +0000

Wowww! I do love vanilla-salt too:-)))
First time I ever saw it was in the French Caribbean and I purchased some with some hesitation...however I simply did love it:-) perfect on avocado dip or almost any salad (sorry I am vegetarian)...
so great to see your tips for home-making it!

PS. the Caribbean "sel-au-vanille" was a mix of sea salt, vanilla and some local spices...some times after I ate all of it I also tried to make my own adding to the basics cumin and black pepper;

ZuVuYah comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

ZuVuYah — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:33:41 +0000

Your new tattoo is quite beautiful, imo. I am inspired. I am a passionate locavore & adore cooking, so now will consider....what would I get inked?
I just discovered your blog and am super enjoying it! I look forward to keeping in touch! Many Thanks for brilliant recipes and info *!*

Kristy comments on Harvest Festival: Turnip Broccoli Au Gratin and Red Russian Borscht (gluten free, vegan)

Kristy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:24:37 +0000

Is it really 3 cups of water for the sauce? Mine isn't really thickening...

Renee comments on Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?

Renee — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:30:52 +0000

I can say I do not have any food tattoos - loving yours though. Thanks for sharing!