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Substitute for celery in Thanksgiving stuffing
You don't need to substitute anything, you can just leave it out. I've made both regular and cornbread stuffing with and without celery and I've never felt it was missing anything without celery, in ...
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What can I bake for my nut allergic friend?
Step 1 should always be to ask which ingredients exactly you need to stay clear of, just in case it's more than nuts.
My - possibly naïve - assumption would be that basic recipes that stick to flour,...
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What is a substitute for milk when making ham balls?
As ChrisH said in the comments, probably all that matters is that the milk is a liquid. If the end result is supposed to be something solid, there can't possibly be that much milk in there, and the ...
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Citrus allergy, need substitute
If you are not allergic to citric acid you can use it as a substitute for lemon juice in canning.
Related Can I use citric acid instead of lemon juice when canning?
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Risks of allergen cross-contamination (and how to avoid)
If you do need indeed an allergen free kitchen, you have to ban the allergen in question from the kitchen. Cross contamination will happen in all situations you describe. Even for non-porous surfaces, ...
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Substitute for celery in Thanksgiving stuffing
In my experience, the stalks of swiss chard have a very similar mouthfeel to celery. I find the stalks more fibrous, but that shouldn't be a problem given you'll be cooking them.
Chard is a member of ...
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Bread substitute for wheat allergic
If you want to cast a wide net, searching for gluten-free bread might be your best here, even though is a wheat allergy rather than gluten intolerance, since removing the gluten necessarily means ...
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How does one go about marking food in an oven?
I have spent decades cooking for people who can't have gluten, and I and several other people can't have shrimp. The simplest thing to do is to make everyone's food meet the needs of the allergic ...
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What is a substitute for milk when making ham balls?
If you want to closely replicate the water/fat/sugar content of milk, you can use the following (originally from this other question):
200 mL water
2 tsp pure fat (e.g., cooking oil)
1 tbsp sugar
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Bread substitute for wheat allergic
Disclaimer:
The following answer is aimed at wheat intolerance or allergy, not gluten intolerance. Sometimes the two terms are incorrectly used interchangeably, especially with some "trends" in diet. ...
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Is it possible to treat dairy with lactase to make it lactose free at home?
Ways to make lactose-free dairy at home
Grind your lactase pills into powder, dissolve them in warm water, and dump the solution into your milk. Wait 24-48 hours.
More convenient is to add 7 drops of ...
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Non-shellfish Shrimp Substitutes?
Surimi, sold as imitation crab and sometimes shaped to look like chunks of lobster or even whole shrimp, can be a great substitute for shellfish in a number of recipes, but be aware that, if choosing ...
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How to find out if the coconut oil that I will buy from a supermarket is food and/or allergy safe
Since the question is off-topic, I'm not sure if I should be answering this. If not, I'll rely on those more experienced to edit or remove it.
If you have no known allergies to other nuts or seeds, ...
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Alternative to fish stock
I don’t know if there are commercially available products, but you can always make your own.
My mom would regularly make shrimp stock from the heads and shells of shrimp.
You can use the shells of ...
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Bread substitute for wheat allergic
Almost all 'gluten free' breads lose much of their elasticity when they're cold ... in some cases, they'll crumble if you try using them for cold sandwiches, or they'll be so dry that you need lots of ...
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Tips on cooking for people with different allergies
If your friends are seriously allergic/intolerant to different items, then take a step back and think. Cross contamination could cause some serious problems here - nut allergies for example.
Go ...
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Where can I buy dark chocolate which was not produced in a factory that handles milk?
If you want a product that is allergen/intolerance safe and/or compliant to a certain cultural standard - be it political (vegan, vegetarian), dietary (low carb, low fat), or religious (halal, kosher.....
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Dried fruit and calcium levels
The only thing of note I've ever taken from commercially available dried fruit is that sulphur dioxide is almost universally used as a preservative. Some people are sensitive to this. There are ...
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Looking for peach preserves substitute
Apricots (Prunus armeniaca and peaches (Prunus persica) are botanically speaking “close cousins” and have a quite similar flavor profile. Fresh apricot tends to be both sweeter and tarter, peach is a ...
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What substitutes work with a capsaicin allergy?
You could try other piperine containing types of peppers (Piper genus), these include P. longum (long pepper) and P. retrofractum, as well as white pepper P. nigrum, though any member of the Piper ...
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Citrus allergy, need substitute
I'm allergic to citrus too. For savory dishes, I substitute sumac. For other uses, I mix one part mango balsamic with one part rice vinegar. You can also try cider vinegar in savory dishes. Citric ...
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What ingredients do Bernaise sauce and fruit smoothies have in common?
Bernaise = butter, egg, vinegar (usually white wine), salt, pepper, and herbs. It would surprise me if any of those things were in your smoothie. So, based on the information you provided, I would ...
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Can I make a buttercream using cacao butter?
Cocoa butter isn't like regular butter as it is very hard at room temperature. It's what makes chocolate so hard when cooled, so it's not ideal for a creamy frosting. There are many other alternatives ...
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What's a good substitute for onion for someone with an onion allergy?
I'm highly allergic to onions - start coughing from the smell. I broke out in a rash head to toe plus symptoms of going into anaphylaxis two years ago, so carry an epipen and benedryl.
I use green ...
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What is a substitute for milk when making ham balls?
My wife and daughter can't do dairy and we regularly substitute almond milk or coconut milk for regular milk in recipes. It almost always works fine. I'd probably go with almond milk for this recipe....
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Why would coffee cause stomach cramps? Are there alternatives to Caffeine?
You probably need to distinguish between coffee and caffeine.
Caffeine is a chemical compound that is a central nervous system stimulant. It is basically just bitter.
But coffee contains a load of ...
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Can you separate out the Gliadin from Gluten?
Gliadens CAN be separated from Glutenins. One method is by ethanol.
Also, Gliadens are not a precursor to Glutenins. They are different types. Gliadens are momomers and are soluble in 50 % ethanol. ...
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What can I bake for my nut allergic friend?
I have a friend who's fatally allergic to nuts (along with many other things), but she loves making chocolate chip cookies (and eats them). There must be a specific brand of chocolate chips that are ...
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Which foods are most likely contaminated by dairy due to processing methods used?
Practices will differ with country (or community in some cases) of origin. A country where few dairy products are commonly consumed or produced, or where a significant amount of the population is not ...
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Citrus allergy, need substitute
It looks like the primary purpose of the lemon juice in preserves, jam, or jelly is to increase acidity for safety.
So you should then be able to substitute any other acid to serve this purpose. The ...
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