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Hi TK, thanks for your note. There are lots of re...

2011-11-28T14:24:24.390-08:00

Hi TK, thanks for your note. There are lots of resources for gf recipes out there, here are some places to start. In no particular order:

Celiac.com
Robin Ryberg http://robenryberg.com/
Karina Allrich Gluten free Goddess http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/
Carol Kicinski http://simplygluten-free.com/
Elana Amsterdam http://www.elanaspantry.com/ (bases hers on almond flour)
For online shopping: http://www.celiac.com/glutenfreemall/

For the eggs, you can use Ener-G egg replacer, or try 1 TBSP of unsweetened applesauce, or flax seed soaked in water (I'm allergic to flax so don't know the proportions, but vegans use this a lot. I'm sure someone posted a recipe.) Don't be discouraged, there's lots of info out there. Good luck! The FAQ

I am seeking recipes or suggestions for my househo...

2011-11-22T11:22:30.091-08:00

I am seeking recipes or suggestions for my household, my eldest daughter is allergic to eggs (whole egg) and my youngest daughter is gluten intolerant. Any clue where I can locate recipes or alternatives that will not have me making two separate full meals for them?
Thanks
Trish

Susan For breakfast can you use cornflakes for yo...

2010-03-10T04:44:05.579-08:00

Susan

For breakfast can you use cornflakes for your daughter?

Devi

By the way, about Bob's Red Mill GF Flour, I h...

2010-01-06T20:21:00.088-08:00

By the way, about Bob's Red Mill GF Flour, I heard some Costco's in Phoenix, Arizona area carry 5 lb. bags. Have to check the So Calif. Costco's around here, maybe if we ask alot, they'll stock it for us too.

Maggie, thanks so much for the great quinoa sugges...

2010-01-04T23:27:32.262-08:00

Maggie, thanks so much for the great quinoa suggestion -- I have not tried using it for hot cereal, but don't see why you couldn't (I've made a baked quinoa pudding (like rice pudding) with it, and it works great)!

Susan, if you've never cooked with quinoa before, be sure to rinse the quinoa really well before cooking -- it tastes very bitter if you don't. And duh, it occurred to me that you could make these corn muffins http://tiny.cc/IuRxN and use all cornstarch instead of the potato starch. If you have tapioca starch, that would probably add a little more structure but either should work ok. They freeze well too, so you can make a batch ahead and just toast them in the a.m.

I'm working on reorganizing my blog so that the recipes are easier to reference. Whew.

Thanks again Maggie, I so appreciate the extra brains right now! I'm also going to try Asian and Indian stores, let me know if you have any luck. I'm also going to add a discussion board so we can share this info with others.

If I may volunteer some breakfast ideas for Susan:...

2010-01-04T23:07:54.712-08:00

If I may volunteer some breakfast ideas for Susan: How about cooked quinoa as a hot breakfast cereal? you can cook it and add fruits, chia seeds (high in omega-3), ground flax, or coconut, that is whatever items that your daughter can tolerate.

If she can eat corn, use corn tortillas to wrap cooked meat, beans, veggies.

For FAQ: Thanks! I will also continue to check around. There might be an ethnic cuisine out there that uses large quantities of potato starch in their recipes.

PS to Maggie. Hm, I am looking for that myself......

2010-01-04T20:17:30.049-08:00

PS to Maggie. Hm, I am looking for that myself...I've found large sizes of cornstarch at Smart and Final, but not potato starch. I'll look at Costco next time I'm there -- I know Surfas doesn't carry large quantities, but will look into other places in LA since I'm baking a lot lately too.

Maggie, I just looked up substitutions in Rebecca ...

2010-01-04T14:05:41.987-08:00

Maggie, I just looked up substitutions in Rebecca Reilly's book....if you want to substitute out the tapioca, she suggests sweet rice flour instead. Since tapioca is from a root, it most likely has a little more structure to it. You can however switch out potato starch and cornstarch.

Hope that helps!

Hi Susan, thanks for your comment. If you see some...

2010-01-04T13:44:50.912-08:00

Hi Susan, thanks for your comment. If you see some of the options for flour, you can use Bob's Red Mill gluten free mix, which is what I used. No rice! :)

As far as a potato allergy, I would imagine both red and white contain the same protein that triggers your allergy.

I'm sorry I don't have any breakfast recipes to share with you right now that avoid all your daughter's allergens. I could possibly come up with a custom recipe for you but would need to charge you for my time (which I also did for catering clients). Let me know if you want to discuss further by emailing me at foodallergyqueen@gmail.com.

Thanks!

The FAQ

Cakes looks sooo good. Could I replace the tapioc...

2009-12-29T11:52:24.167-08:00

Cakes looks sooo good. Could I replace the tapioca starch with potato starch? (I'm trying to minimize using tapioca)

Also, is there any way of buying somewhat larger quantities (in the LA/OC area) of potato starch than the Bob's Red Mill 24oz. bags? I seem to be going thru those pretty quick (a couple recipes or so & they're done).
Thanks so much.

I see you are allergic to many of the items my dau...

2009-12-26T07:17:04.819-08:00

I see you are allergic to many of the items my daughter is, such as rice and potatoes, in addition to wheat, barley, etc. I was wondering how you eat this cake, if you are using Brown rice flour? Also, do you know if a potato allergy is the same for red or white. Her chart specifies potato (white) but on the foods that were ok, there was only sweet potato, not potato (red) on either. Breakfast is the hardest to find variety to eat. She is allergic to wheat, barley, buckwheat, oats, rice, potatoes, tomatoes, pineapple, eggplant, dairy, eggs...etc. Any help would be so appreciated.