Restrictive diets make shopping during the current pandemic even more difficult and require planning. My family tries to shop as little as possible, hopefully reducing our risk of exposure. This has required me to rethink both what I eat and how I purchase things like fresh veggies and fruits. To complicate things further the frozen veggie aisle has been very depleted during recent ventures into the grocery store. Here are some of the changes I've made that have helped: 1. Freeze things. I freeze fresh scallions, bell pepper, celery, pineapple, melon, and leeks, all chopped and ready to be u ..read more

I am not a baker. I just never gravitated to that type of cooking and so I have never developed recipes that fall into that category. I love to eat baked goods however and early on I learned to do some gluten free baking. I thought it might be helpful to share some resources with readers of this blog who are also longing for some baked goods. If you are gluten free you probably remember the angst of giving up bread and muffins and all things baked with wheat flour. Bread itself has some very significant cultural meanings; it is associated with religion, money and commerce, and life itself ..read more

It's time for April 1st Resolutions! If you have ever followed this blog you know that I believe Resolutions are best made on April 1st not January 1st. You can read more about that here. If you have gotten into the habit of making your resolutions on April 1st then today is the day! First review last year's resolutions to see what worked for you and what didn't. If you weren't successful then what derailed you? Were your resolutions too grand? Then maybe scale back to something more manageable this year. My own resolutions last year actually started as a single resolution to make fewer ch ..read more

I wanted to share a link with you today to a great interview with Arturo Chaćon-Cruz, a leading operatic tenor, who has performed all over the world and is now the spokesman for Beyond Celiac.  I am sure if you are celiac you will be able to identify with many if his experiences as a celiac. Click here to go to the Beyond Celiac web site ..read more

If you've ever visited this site on January 1st you know that I don't do New Year's Resolutions, instead I do April Fool's Day Resolutions. I just like it that way because I like the spring better than the winter. Winter is a season I just try and make the best of, it's not a time of year when I need a challenge. Resolutions are great things even if you don't keep them, which most of us don't. A Resolution is something to aim for and you can't really fail because the act of trying, of aiming for a goal, is a success in it's own right. Last April I decided to make monthly resolutions, small go ..read more

I haven't posted any recipes since August, I have been away so to speak. I have been on a dietary adventure that has challenged my recipe making skills and my shopping skills and worst of all my ability to adapt. I have gone dairy free. In the past I have avoided lactose but avoiding dairy all together has been a vastly different struggle especially in cooking. First and foremost let me say that this must be a struggle for those of you with children who can't eat dairy. So many things, desserts especially, contain dairy or are topped with dairy! Like corn, dairy ingredients are quite common ..read more

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Today's headline: "Weed-killing chemical linked to cancer found in some children's breakfast foods" Today's headline did not surprise me; in September of 2017 I published an article here on the Sane Kitchen that highlighted the amount of glyphosate used annually on crops in the United States and how to avoid products made from those crops. I did not emphasize the product glyphosate at the time, but the method - Genetically Modified Organisms - that has made its use all but universal on major crops in the United States. You can read the original article, "Don't Ask, 'Is it GMO?' Ask, 'Why is ..read more

I never know when I'll need some fresh lemon or lime juice and I always seem to be out of them right when I need one or find they've gone bad in the frig. The solution? Freeze the whole fruits and always have them just a short defrost away. I just learned you can freeze both lemons and limes and I can't wait to try it. This means if my market has a great sale on a bag of limes I can go ahead and purchase them knowing I can freeze what I don't immediately use. The thawed lemon or lime will probably be a bit mushy but fine to use. I discovered this great advice on Still Tasty, a web site I have ..read more