Friday, October 29, 2010
Cooking Allergy Free: Getting Ready for the Halloween Parties
Cooking Allergy Free: Getting Ready for the Halloween Parties: "Eating Allergy Free has become a part of our everyday. Sure, I still keep a bag of pizza rolls in the freezer for my son and his friends, a..."
Getting Ready for the Halloween Parties
Eating Allergy Free has become a part of our everyday. Sure, I still keep a bag of pizza rolls in the freezer for my son and his friends, and a package of wheat bread for the rest of the family. That's all, though. So, today is their Halloween parties at school. Fun! My son is in 5th grade and they are having a small 30 minute end of the school day party. I made rice krispie treats with frosted Kellogg's Rice Krispies and cut them out to look like ghosts. Rice krispie treats are a great allergy friendly treat as long as you buy the name brand, the generic brand has soy in their ingredients.
My daughter is younger and her Halloween party is scheduled to be for an hour and a half the last part of her school day. A pizza party will ensue, not a great thing for those with food allergies, but a lot easier to manage. I use Udi's pizza crust and make her own pizza that I can take to school with the party. That way, she's enjoying the same thing as her friends. That's the most important thing, that she doesn't feel different. I also made Rice Krispie treats for her class using her Sunbutter and cut them out to be pumpkins. The Sunbutter gave them a great orange(y) color. I added a heaping tablespoon to the marshmallow-butter mix before adding to Rice Krispies. I also found Cherrybrook Kitchen sugar cookie mix. She could have it, I was so excited. No soy! I found some allergy friendly candy to make up a goodie bag for just her - starburst gummies and pixie sticks with a chocolate candy bar from Enjoy Life. They are a little pricey, but to have as a treat for times like this is truly great!
My daughter is younger and her Halloween party is scheduled to be for an hour and a half the last part of her school day. A pizza party will ensue, not a great thing for those with food allergies, but a lot easier to manage. I use Udi's pizza crust and make her own pizza that I can take to school with the party. That way, she's enjoying the same thing as her friends. That's the most important thing, that she doesn't feel different. I also made Rice Krispie treats for her class using her Sunbutter and cut them out to be pumpkins. The Sunbutter gave them a great orange(y) color. I added a heaping tablespoon to the marshmallow-butter mix before adding to Rice Krispies. I also found Cherrybrook Kitchen sugar cookie mix. She could have it, I was so excited. No soy! I found some allergy friendly candy to make up a goodie bag for just her - starburst gummies and pixie sticks with a chocolate candy bar from Enjoy Life. They are a little pricey, but to have as a treat for times like this is truly great!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Cooking Allergy Free: An Allergy Free Halloween - KY style.
Cooking Allergy Free: An Allergy Free Halloween - KY style.: "Designing a Halloween party for the family and friends has been quite the experience. It's our first Allergy Free holiday! A good trial fo..."
An Allergy Free Halloween - KY style.
Designing a Halloween party for the family and friends has been quite the experience. It's our first Allergy Free holiday! A good trial for the upcoming holidays. A small Halloween party is planned in lieu of trick-or-treating, complete with hayride, apple bobbing, chili, hotdogs, apple cider, and roasting marshmallows. I debated on giving goodie bags with allergy free candy, but ended up deciding against it. Our society does too much with food anyways. I would rather give halloween themed fun stuff - pencils, stickers, etc. What's so wrong with that anyways?
I'm looking forward to making some fun stuff to eat for the kiddos. I'm making a monstery mac 'n cheese, the kids are gonna love it.
When heating the water to add the rice pasta, add green food coloring! The pasta will come out green, the more you add, the deeper the color! So fun. Cheese sauce starts with beschamel made from melted butter and flour to make roux (sorghum or allergy free all purpose),add milk to thin roux a bit and remove flour-y taste, then adding white cheddar cheese. Add more food coloring to white cheese sauce to make it yummy green fun. You can always get really brave and fun with the smaller kids and add broccoli florets or sweet peas. The kids will love it and get to eat healthy and not even realize it. http://cookingallergyfreekitchen.com
I'm looking forward to making some fun stuff to eat for the kiddos. I'm making a monstery mac 'n cheese, the kids are gonna love it.
When heating the water to add the rice pasta, add green food coloring! The pasta will come out green, the more you add, the deeper the color! So fun. Cheese sauce starts with beschamel made from melted butter and flour to make roux (sorghum or allergy free all purpose),add milk to thin roux a bit and remove flour-y taste, then adding white cheddar cheese. Add more food coloring to white cheese sauce to make it yummy green fun. You can always get really brave and fun with the smaller kids and add broccoli florets or sweet peas. The kids will love it and get to eat healthy and not even realize it. http://cookingallergyfreekitchen.com
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A great rainy weekend
With a rainy, fall weekend upon us - staying in is a great way for us to relax. Weekends such as this, we enjoy big bowls of soup while watching movies or reading books. A new favorite for our family is this Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato soup.
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
1 tbs olive oil
1 red chili pepper - seeded and chopped
1 small onion - chopped
1 lb butternut squash
2-3 sweet potatoes
4 cups vegetable stock
1 tbs tahini
Cut the squash in half and scoop seeds out. poke with fork, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in 350 degree oven until soft. Scoop flesh out and add into bowl.
Add olive oil into warm skillet, add chili pepper and onion and stir until softened. Into stock pot add vegetable stock and peeled diced potatoes. Cook until fork tender. Add squash, onions, peppers, and tahini to pot. Stir until combined well. Add to food processor in small batches and pulse until smooth.
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
1 tbs olive oil
1 red chili pepper - seeded and chopped
1 small onion - chopped
1 lb butternut squash
2-3 sweet potatoes
4 cups vegetable stock
1 tbs tahini
Cut the squash in half and scoop seeds out. poke with fork, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in 350 degree oven until soft. Scoop flesh out and add into bowl.
Add olive oil into warm skillet, add chili pepper and onion and stir until softened. Into stock pot add vegetable stock and peeled diced potatoes. Cook until fork tender. Add squash, onions, peppers, and tahini to pot. Stir until combined well. Add to food processor in small batches and pulse until smooth.
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