List of things that I use (or would use if I could!)

Gold Bond UltimateOkay guys, living with allergies is hard so I have a list of products that I use (some that I don't, but you might be able to) that may make it a little easier.  Here we go:

Food Products

Applegate Seriously, I love the chicken nuggets! Try them out!

Enjoy Life Foods They have a great range of products that have helped me along my journey. Check them out!

Bob's Red Mill They have a large selection of gluten free grains and flours to help meet your baking needs.

King Arthur Flour They have gluten free baking mixes to die for! Just mix in Enjoy Life Chocolate chipps and you have the perfect allergy friendly chocolate chip cookies!

Tinkyada Pasta Noodles What can I say? Perfect, perfect, perfect! I have been using these guys from the beginning. I seriously cried when I found out that i was allergic to wheat, and for no other reason than: I CAN'T HAVE SPAGHETTI!!! I was a mess. But thank God for moms, huh? She came home with rice noodles, and I've been hooked ever since (you should hear about the first time I ate spaghetti).

So Delicious Dairy Free Okay. Shut up. Wow. I luv their products (and for your information, luv is stronger than love)!

If you have an ALDI nearby try their selection of gluten free products. My niece has Celiac and she enjoys their frozen entrees. I also use their all natural ground beef, turkey sausage, and chicken.

Prego  I only used  Traditional, Garlic and Onion, and Garden Vegetable. The Cheese  was a no no for obvious reasons, but the Meat flavored sauce had yeast in it.

That's pretty much it for food products; everything else will have to come out of your own kitchen.

Makeup & Skin Products

All you guys (like, man guys) out there may not care for this part, but pay attention anyway (then again, you might). 

I'm not going to be too specific with lotion, but whatever you use make sure its fragrance free. I also look out for Lactic Acid, Soy (soya), Sweet Almond oil, Shea Butter, and Wheat Germ oil, these ingredients can even be found in hypo-allergenic products, so beware!

 I use Gold Bond Ultimate for my daily needs along with my prescription ointment, but use whatever works for you.

For lip balm I use Singing Dog Vanilla, sounds funny but it works. My personal favs are Mint and Cherry. I have also heard that Red Apple Lipstick has a great lip balm (not to mention lipsticks!) that you may want to try.

E.L.F or eyes lips face is where I get most of my makeup products. Plus at Walmart you can get some of them (like brushes, fake eyelashes, mascara, lip gloss, matte lipsticks, etc.) for 2-3 bucks! Not everything can be found at Walmart though; I bought the 144 color pallet off of their website but it doesn't look like they have it anymore.

Rimmel London is the main lipstick I've been using, I like the Kate Moss Lasting Finish  and the Moisture Renew Lip Colour.

That's about it for my products list. Check back often as I will be adding as I use more products.

Thanks!

Coconut Dip & Sour Cream

Hey Guys! It's been some time since I have made a post, but I have something I made last night you will enjoy. I promise, it's good. It's two recipes in one, the first one I used with my dinner last night, and the second I had it for lunch today, and I want more. Okay, let's get started.

What you need:

1 Can Coconut milk (not the lite version!)

Vinegar or lemon juice

basil

onion powder

Remember the Coconut Ranch recipe? You need to place the can of coconut milk into the fridge and let it sit there for a few days (this one has been in the fridge for about a week, yeah)

Put all of the solidified cream into a bowl.

This is what I used, rice vinegar can be found at any store. Pour some into the coconut cream and stir it until you reach the desired consistency and tang. This is the sour cream.

Yeah. It was good. Now add the other seasonings (you can use as much or as little as you want)
Umm. I forgot to snap that picture, but you can eat it with chips, or fresh veggies. Enjoy!

 

 

Chocolate Fudge Sauce

Hey everyone! Easter is coming, and we all know that Easter means chocolate. Chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies, chocolate treats of all kinds! Now I do not particularly care for chocolate (as I have mentioned before somewhere), but if I have to eat it, it needs to be milk chocolate, or it needs to be paired with mint if it's gonna be dark chocolate (I get it from my Dad, he and I love white chocolate). Anyway, I tried to make an allergy-free version of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (I loved those! Oh, how I miss them...),  they turned out to be rather large and quite chocolaty. Not at all what I wanted, but maybe you guys will like it? I will post the recipe later, just in case. So I have been on the hunt for a milk chocolate recipe to use for my little creations. Good for me, I have found one to modify! Unfortunately, I need to do some experimenting to get it right; what I came up with though is almost just as good!

What you Need:

2/3 cup coconut oil

2 cups coco powder

2/3 cup room temp. coconut milk

1 cup sugar

1 cup hot (but not boiling) water

Start with the coco powder and the coconut oil (i think next time  I will use coconut cream)

Blend with a fork until fully incorporated and the consistency of a thick paste (sorry, forgot to take a picture of this step, but you guys get the point right?!)

Add the sugar, hot water and the milk and whisk until smooth

Pour into a container of your choosing and enjoy over brownies, ice cream, cake, or whatever floats your boat!

(It makes a lot more than this, I am using this one for another recipe)
Enjoy!

Update:

My sister (who, I might add, is a chocolate lover), says that this stuff is strong as coffee. So beware!