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genuinegirly · 01-14-2010, 05:37 PM

A friend of mine was recently told by her doctor that she needs to avoid a large list of common foods for the next month. It takes a gluten-free diet to another extreme.

She can eat anything, EXCLUDING: oranges, corn, creamed veggies, wheat, barley, rye, soy, tofu, peanuts/butter, Red meat, eggs, dairy, mayonnaise, caffeine, condoments, sweets, honey, vinegar.

A few recipe suggestions that I found when thumbing through recipe books:
French Potagere Soup
Onion
Celery
Leek (optional)
Potato
Carrots
French-cut frozen green beans
Tomatoes
Salt to taste
16 oz Vegetable broth
Noodles (optional)
Water
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (olive oil has the best flavor)
Rosemary
Oregano
Parsley

Dice onion, leek, and celery. Peel and chop potato and carrots. Place oil in bottom of stockpot. Heat gently. Stir in onion and celery. Cover 1-2 minutes. Add potato, carrots, and 1 cup vegetable broth. Add rosemary and oregano. Stir and cover. Stir occasionally until potato is soft, then add green beans, noodles, and the remainder of the vegetable broth. Add water to thin out the soup and keep heat just under a boil until noodles are soft. Add remaining spices. Slice tomatoes into thick slices, add to pot, cover. Cook tomatoes until their skin begins to shrivel – this will be quick. Serve up with fresh oat bread.

Flaxseed Egg Substitute
½ Cup Flaxseed
1½ Cups Water
Grind flaxseed into a fine powder (use a coffee grinder). In blender, blend flaxseed and water 2 minutes. Chill 1 hour to set. Good when refrigerated for 3 days. ¼ Cup of this mixture is equivalent to 1 egg.

Quick Oat Bread
¼ Cup Flaxseed Egg Substitute, beaten
2 Cups ricemilk
1½ Tablespoon melted margarine
2 Cups oatmeal (plain quick oats or old fashioned rolled oats will work)
1 teaspoon brown sugar dissolved in 3 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
½ Cup almonds

Combine flaxseed egg substitute, ricemilk, sugar water, and melted margarine. Stir in flour and baking soda. Stir in almonds. Spoon batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees until done. Cool. Bread will be dense.

Vegetable – Stuffed Stuff

¼ Cup Black Beans
¼ Cup Brown Rice
¼ Cup Quinoa
1 Bell Pepper
1 Tomato
½ Yukon gold potato
8 oz vegetable broth
Tomatoes & bell peppers to stuff

Cook in crockpot on low heat for 7 hours, stirring every hour or so, adding water if it becomes too cakey and dry. The resulting mush is delicious filler. Gut tomatoes and bell peppers. Broil in oven briefly, under 3 minutes. Stuff and serve.

Hungarian Lentil Soup
1 Cup dried lentils
2 Cups water
4 Cups vegetable broth
4 Cups mixed frozen vegetables
1-2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine ingredients in soup pot. Cover. Cook 1 hour. Season to taste. Mix in a blender or food processor to make a consistent texture.

Garlic Potatoes
4 large potatoes
6 tablespoons margarine
3 cloves garlic

Peel potatoes. Gently boil in salted water until barely tender. Drain. Put drained potatoes back into pan and shake over heat until they appear to have flour on the outside. Cool and thinly slice. Melt margarine in large skillet. Add garlic through a press. Season with salt and pepper. Add potatoes to skillet. Turn and press into a flat cake. Cook over slow heat, turning until browned. Serve hot.

Mushrooms with Green Beans
1 package frozen french-cut green beans
½ Cup margarine
½ lb thinly sliced mushrooms
Salt, pepper, and basil

Lightly steam green beans. Melt 4 tablespoons margarine in a large skillet. When it begins to brown, add sliced mushrooms a few at a time on high heat. Cook until crisply browned. Add beans and remaining margarine. Season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of basil. Serve hot.

Flavorful Easy Potatoes
2 large potatoes, sliced
½ eggplant, diced and salted
4 oz tomato pizza/pasta sauce
1 Cup alternative cheddar cheese

Coat glass dish with a thin layer of margarine, sprinkle with alternative cheese. Place potato slices and eggplant in pan. Pour sauce over the mixture. Top with more alternative cheese. Bake at 400 degrees until the potatoes seem cooked. The alternative cheddar may not melt.

If you can think of anything to add that meets these very odd specifications, I'd love to hear your ideas!

absorbentishe · 01-15-2010, 06:50 PM

My mother in law is on a gluten free diet, but wow, I couldn't imagine trying this...

Can she have fowl, (chicken, goose, turkey, duck)?

I'm drawing a blank.

amonkie · 01-16-2010, 09:00 PM

I had to go through an allergy diet as well, and I would in fact confirm whether she can have dairy or not. I was not allowed to, and that included margarine.

Avoiding a lot of these foods is not as hard as it seems if you are in total control of what gets put into your shopping cart. One of my favorite places to look for recipes is Eden Foods (Eden Foods - Good Food Good Reason Health and Happiness), where you can search for recipes by diet restrictions.

Daniel_ · 01-17-2010, 04:56 AM

My wife is gluten free, and from personal experience I can say that "doing without" is better for me than "using substitutes".

She can have poultry, fish, shellfish, leafy vegetables, potatoes, rice, non-cirtus fruits (including tomatoes and other fruit like vegetables).

From this, she can eat a basically mediteranean diet (baring bread), or an asian one (baring wheat noodles and pancakes).

I'd start with grilled seasosned chicken with salad or steamed vegetables, look at seared scallops with a green rissotto, confit of duck with borlotti beans, there's hundreds of things.

Get hold of a copy of Elizabeth David's mediteranean cookbooks and just strike out the ones with the wrong ingredients.

genuinegirly · 01-17-2010, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the tips!

01-14-2010, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Brainstorming for an Odd Diet A friend of mine was recently told by her doctor that she needs to avoid a large list of common foods for the next month. It takes a gluten-free diet to another extreme. She can eat anything, EXCLUDING: oranges, corn, creamed veggies, wheat, barley, rye, soy, tofu, peanuts/butter, Red meat, eggs, dairy, mayonnaise, caffeine, condoments, sweets, honey, vinegar. A few recipe suggestions that I found when thumbing through recipe books: French Potagere Soup Onion Celery Leek (optional) Potato Carrots French-cut frozen green beans Tomatoes Salt to taste 16 oz Vegetable broth Noodles (optional) Water 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (olive oil has the best flavor) Rosemary Oregano Parsley Dice onion, leek, and celery. Peel and chop potato and carrots. Place oil in bottom of stockpot. Heat gently. Stir in onion and celery. Cover 1-2 minutes. Add potato, carrots, and 1 cup vegetable broth. Add rosemary and oregano. Stir and cover. Stir occasionally until potato is soft, then add green beans, noodles, and the remainder of the vegetable broth. Add water to thin out the soup and keep heat just under a boil until noodles are soft. Add remaining spices. Slice tomatoes into thick slices, add to pot, cover. Cook tomatoes until their skin begins to shrivel – this will be quick. Serve up with fresh oat bread. Flaxseed Egg Substitute ½ Cup Flaxseed 1½ Cups Water Grind flaxseed into a fine powder (use a coffee grinder). In blender, blend flaxseed and water 2 minutes. Chill 1 hour to set. Good when refrigerated for 3 days. ¼ Cup of this mixture is equivalent to 1 egg. Quick Oat Bread ¼ Cup Flaxseed Egg Substitute, beaten 2 Cups ricemilk 1½ Tablespoon melted margarine 2 Cups oatmeal (plain quick oats or old fashioned rolled oats will work) 1 teaspoon brown sugar dissolved in 3 tablespoons hot water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ½ Cup almonds Combine flaxseed egg substitute, ricemilk, sugar water, and melted margarine. Stir in flour and baking soda. Stir in almonds. Spoon batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees until done. Cool. Bread will be dense. Vegetable – Stuffed Stuff ¼ Cup Black Beans ¼ Cup Brown Rice ¼ Cup Quinoa 1 Bell Pepper 1 Tomato ½ Yukon gold potato 8 oz vegetable broth Tomatoes & bell peppers to stuff Cook in crockpot on low heat for 7 hours, stirring every hour or so, adding water if it becomes too cakey and dry. The resulting mush is delicious filler. Gut tomatoes and bell peppers. Broil in oven briefly, under 3 minutes. Stuff and serve. Hungarian Lentil Soup 1 Cup dried lentils 2 Cups water 4 Cups vegetable broth 4 Cups mixed frozen vegetables 1-2 Tablespoons lemon juice 1 Tablespoon paprika Salt and pepper to taste Combine ingredients in soup pot. Cover. Cook 1 hour. Season to taste. Mix in a blender or food processor to make a consistent texture. Garlic Potatoes 4 large potatoes 6 tablespoons margarine 3 cloves garlic Peel potatoes. Gently boil in salted water until barely tender. Drain. Put drained potatoes back into pan and shake over heat until they appear to have flour on the outside. Cool and thinly slice. Melt margarine in large skillet. Add garlic through a press. Season with salt and pepper. Add potatoes to skillet. Turn and press into a flat cake. Cook over slow heat, turning until browned. Serve hot. Mushrooms with Green Beans 1 package frozen french-cut green beans ½ Cup margarine ½ lb thinly sliced mushrooms Salt, pepper, and basil Lightly steam green beans. Melt 4 tablespoons margarine in a large skillet. When it begins to brown, add sliced mushrooms a few at a time on high heat. Cook until crisply browned. Add beans and remaining margarine. Season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of basil. Serve hot. Flavorful Easy Potatoes 2 large potatoes, sliced ½ eggplant, diced and salted 4 oz tomato pizza/pasta sauce 1 Cup alternative cheddar cheese Coat glass dish with a thin layer of margarine, sprinkle with alternative cheese. Place potato slices and eggplant in pan. Pour sauce over the mixture. Top with more alternative cheese. Bake at 400 degrees until the potatoes seem cooked. The alternative cheddar may not melt. If you can think of anything to add that meets these very odd specifications, I'd love to hear your ideas! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

01-16-2010, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	I had to go through an allergy diet as well, and I would in fact confirm whether she can have dairy or not. I was not allowed to, and that included margarine. Avoiding a lot of these foods is not as hard as it seems if you are in total control of what gets put into your shopping cart. One of my favorite places to look for recipes is Eden Foods (Eden Foods - Good Food Good Reason Health and Happiness), where you can search for recipes by diet restrictions. __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

01-17-2010, 04:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	My wife is gluten free, and from personal experience I can say that "doing without" is better for me than "using substitutes". She can have poultry, fish, shellfish, leafy vegetables, potatoes, rice, non-cirtus fruits (including tomatoes and other fruit like vegetables). From this, she can eat a basically mediteranean diet (baring bread), or an asian one (baring wheat noodles and pancakes). I'd start with grilled seasosned chicken with salad or steamed vegetables, look at seared scallops with a green rissotto, confit of duck with borlotti beans, there's hundreds of things. Get hold of a copy of Elizabeth David's mediteranean cookbooks and just strike out the ones with the wrong ingredients. __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

01-17-2010, 08:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Thanks for the tips! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

01-15-2010, 06:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	My mother in law is on a gluten free diet, but wow, I couldn't imagine trying this... Can she have fowl, (chicken, goose, turkey, duck)? I'm drawing a blank.