Easy Substitutions from an allergic life

Conditioner
Marshmallow root
Hibiscus flower
Chamomile flowers

Steep in boiled water for 10 minutes.  Use immediately.


Air Freshener
1 bottle Isopropyl Alcohol
3 vanilla beans snipped into 1 inch pieces.

Drop beans into bottle.  Cap.  Put in cabinet.  Retrieve 4 weeks later.  Sieve out solids.  Put liquid into spray bottle.  Use as wanted.

Can also use citrus zest, pieces of fresh mint plants, lavender flowers, chamomile flowers, etc.


Flavored salt/sugar
Layer citrus zest, vanilla beans, fresh mint, etc. into crushed salt or sugar.  Store in GLASS, Opaque bottle or in GLASS clear bottle in a DARK PLACE.  Shake every couple days.  Ready in about 4 weeks.

Syrup Substitute:
In a slow cooker, place 2 cups fruit chunks.  Add spices and sweetener to taste.  Turn onto low.  Cook 12 hours.  Use hand blender to puree.  Sub for any type of THICK fruit syrup.  If you want it thinner, add water when putting all things into slow cooker.

BBQ Sauce re: Carol Fenster, customized for my tastes

BBQ Sauce re: Carol Fenster, customized for my tastes - From May 2012

by Laura A Collins (Notes) on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 12:42pm

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Barbecue Sauce from Carol Fenster's Special Diet Solutions Some changes by me to fit my personal tastes In a crockpot (I double the batch and freeze it in ice cubes for individual servings) - Combine ...

1 cup gluten-free ketchup (I use tomato sauce, garlic powder, honey, and ACV) 1/2 cup molasses (I use safe sorghum) 2 tablespoons dried minced onion (I use 1 tablespoon onion powder) 2 tablespoons brown sugar or honey (I use honey) 1 tablespoon mustard seed (I turn mine to powder before adding it) 1 teaspoon dried oregano (I use 1/2 teaspoon powder) 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I turn this to powder before adding it) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (I omit this) 2 teaspoons paprika (I use Hungarian paprika and do 1 tablespoon) 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt (I omit this) 1 bay leaf (I omit this - am allergic to bay leaves) 1 garlic clove, Minced (I use about 1 tablespoon as I really like garlic) 1/2 cup fresh orange juice (I use fresh lemon juice and a bit of honey - may be reactive to oranges) 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or Ener-G yeast-free/gluten free vinegar reconstituted (do not know if Ener-G stuff is corn-free... I use ACV) Stick in crock pot, turn on low, cook overnight. Makes about 2 cups. I always double it and often make 4x the recipe amount. My friends and family love this. Carol Fenster has several cookbooks for allergen-free cooking and they are fairly customizable recipes

Homemade Mayo recipe

Homemade Mayo recipe - From August 2012

by Laura A Collins (Notes) on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 1:37pm

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‎3/4 cup oil. safflower oil works best.  1 Large or extra large egg.  1 teaspoon prepared mustard (eden brown stone-ground mustard is good).  1 tablespoon lemon juice (make sure is corn free).  1 teaspoon spices of choice (I use broth powder mix).  Blend on highest speed (for regular blender) ...

egg, juice, mustard, and spices.  Add oil 1 tablespoon at a time.  Blend 15 seconds between adding spoonfuls of oil.  When stops having "funnel" in center of blender, start pulsing to mix thoroughly.  Keeps for 2 weeks, but I only make enough for 1 week.  Can add any spice mix you want for flavors - tex-mex, chipolte, etc.  Could also use avocado as 1/2 the oil for a guac type mayo