Posts Tagged ‘lactose free’
Everyone at some point finds themselves with some bananas that are past their prime and without the heart to throw them out. Banana bread is the perfect vehicle for these over ripe fruits. Despite my distaste for strong, ripe banana flavor, this recipe has a way of mellowing out that flavor. The original recipe is my go to (regular flour and dairy) recipe for banana bread but it has successfully been modified here to be gluten and dairy-free. The gluten free version is a bit crumblier than the conventional version but is tasty nonetheless.
This recipe works as muffins (shown here) or a loaf. Makes 12 muffins or one standard loaf. Can easily be halved.
What do you do when your local grocery store is giving away free sugar pumpkin on thanksgiving eve and your lactose-intolerance prevents you from enjoying pumpkin pie? You make pumpkin souffle of course!
At our house, guacamole and hummus, as individual products, are basically the sole staples of our diet (oh and greek yogurt but more on that in the future). In fact, the week before we got married, when I was working 15 hour days on a crazy project at work and had no time to cook, my husband essentially lived on a few tubs of Sabra hummus. These delicious dips and spreads have become the holy grail of trendy, healthy eating. Chock full of healthy fats from avocados or olive oil, full of antioxidants and the germ-fighting goodness of garlic, and breaming with fiber a-plenty – these international foods have made their way into the hearts and stomachs of Americans across the country.
So of course, it is only natural that these foods find their way into a blissful union. There is no exact science to this recipe, just as there is no exact science to my (award-winning) guacamole or hummus. The result was a very mild, extremely delicate and light tasting hummus with a green tint. On the first day, the avocado was barely discernible as a flavor, acting only through its fat content to emulsify and create a whipped texture for the hummus. On day 2 though (I am surprised the bowl lasted that long), the flavor of the avocado became more pronounced and created a delicate balance. Click here to read full post
The trouble with being lactose intolerant is that eating at restaurants can be a hazard, and forget about anything cream based – just forget about it. But I love dairy everything which means I have learned to cook things I can eat that don’t make me sick. I also love the fact that I know exactly what I am putting in my food. A few weeks ago, I had an intense craving for a seafood chowder, so I did the only logical thing possible – I invented my own recipe for one. This soup is quite brothy and not heavy and thick, but we loved that about it since it meant you could eat more. You can certainly use whole milk, or even cream in place of 2% milk and if you wanted to thicken it you could use more flour, or even a touch of corn starch. I feel that the depth of flavor – the sweetness from the corn, the seafood goodness, and the slight touch of heat more than made up for the lack of thickness. This is the perfect dish for a cold winter night like tonight.
