Guest guest Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused about how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely limited. i am the type of person who always craves the fake meats too. i am especially bummed about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy turkey. any suggestions on recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 You can make things like veggie burgers (meatballs, meatloaf, etc.) with varying combinations of beans, nuts, seeds, and veggies. I know in the US they also have " quorn " which is a fungus-based rather than soy-based fake meat. I'm just visiting in the US right now, and I can't remember what other ingredients they had that we couldn't have whether it was gluten or corn or what, so check before buying. Mushrooms are nice and meaty in some dishes. You can use chickpeas in a tuna salad type dish. Curries and chillis tends to be more satisfying too. Pam On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:27 PM, m k <rickybigthighs wrote: > so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused about > how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely limited. i am the > type of person who always craves the fake meats too. i am especially bummed > about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy turkey. any suggestions on > recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? > thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 There are a few recipes in the files for Lentil Cold Cuts that may fit the bill. You just cook up ground lentils, spices, etc, put them in a can (or other container), cool and slice. They are cold but you may be able to heat them slices to eat them warm. HTH, Kim , m k <rickybigthighs wrote: > > so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused about how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely limited. i am the type of person who always craves the fake meats too. i am especially bummed about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy turkey. any suggestions on recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? > thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 My Mom is allergic to soy. It isnt easy. Most foods have it mixed in. Going vegan and gluten free limits you and you are really going to have to be creative in what ever you eat. Whole foods would be your best bet. Good Luck to you. Linda On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:36 PM, pdw <pdworkman wrote: > You can make things like veggie burgers (meatballs, meatloaf, etc.) > with varying combinations of beans, nuts, seeds, and veggies. I know > in the US they also have " quorn " which is a fungus-based rather than > soy-based fake meat. I'm just visiting in the US right now, and I > can't remember what other ingredients they had that we couldn't have > whether it was gluten or corn or what, so check before buying. > Mushrooms are nice and meaty in some dishes. You can use chickpeas in > a tuna salad type dish. Curries and chillis tends to be more > satisfying too. > > Pam > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:27 PM, m k <rickybigthighs<rickybigthighs%40>> > wrote: > > so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused about > > how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely limited. i am > the > > type of person who always craves the fake meats too. i am especially > bummed > > about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy turkey. any suggestions on > > recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? > > thanks > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 My blog is listed below. Not many " meaty " things but good soy-free, gluten free and mostly vegan food ideas/recipes (I'm allergic to eggs and dairy but I do occasionally eat meat). http://youlostbaby.blogspot.com , m k <rickybigthighs wrote: > > so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused about how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely limited. i am the type of person who always craves the fake meats too. i am especially bummed about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy turkey. any suggestions on recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? > thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 GFCFSF is a bummer, but it's definitely possible. Soy seems like such a humble request! ( Fortunately, I can do the occasional touch of wheat-free soy sauce - soy milk and soy flour are the worst) But fortunately, there are lots of variations on beans and rice/corn - think TexMex, Caribbean, Indian.. In terms of fake meats, there's Sunshine Burgers and Bahama Rice Burgers, in lots of flavors. There's also Quorn, but you have to read the labels, as most of the " cuts " have either wheat or soy in them (who did they think was going to buy these things?). In terms of frozen dinners, there's Amy's Black Bean Tamale Verde , which is GFCFSF (but manufactured in a facility....). It helps to make big pots of things, like chili, black bean soup, spaghetti sauce with beans, etc. and freeze them in portion sizes, to get some variety. There's rice protein powder to put in baked things and fruit smoothies. Beans for breakfast was the biggest challenge for me. Salsa, yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Amber, I love your blog--and I love your quotations. I want to try some of your recipes but I don't know what " dari-free " is. Please let me know--like Ricky BT wrote below, I too also have the soy allergy and desparately miss " fake meats " I have been experimenting with various beans and quinoa concotions (adding sage and other seasonings) but I surely miss the convenience aspect of the soy products (like " fried chicken " at Sunflower restaurant here in Northern VA) I wish I had seen this sequence last week when I was up and Maine and could have gone to the Hannafords in Ellsworth to get the baking powder you referenced in your blog. Looking forward to your answer on darifree powder. Pat amber_brown Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:57:11 +0000 Re: soy free help My blog is listed below. Not many " meaty " things but good soy-free, gluten free and mostly vegan food ideas/recipes (I'm allergic to eggs and dairy but I do occasionally eat meat). http://youlostbaby.blogspot.com , m k <rickybigthighs wrote: > > so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused about how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely limited. i am the type of person who always craves the fake meats too. i am especially bummed about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy turkey. any suggestions on recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? > thanks > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 -Can you have nuts? You can make good fake meats from nuts. Think you can buy nutmeat in a can but not sure what else it contains. Hope this helps. -- In , Patricia Boggs <pboggs wrote: > > > Amber, > I love your blog--and I love your quotations. > I want to try some of your recipes but I don't know what " dari- free " is. > Please let me know--like Ricky BT wrote below, I too also have the soy allergy and desparately miss " fake meats " > I have been experimenting with various beans and quinoa concotions (adding sage and other seasonings) but I surely miss the convenience aspect of the soy products (like " fried chicken " at Sunflower restaurant here in Northern VA) > I wish I had seen this sequence last week when I was up and Maine and could have gone to the Hannafords in Ellsworth to get the baking powder you referenced in your blog. > Looking forward to your answer on darifree powder. > Pat > > > amber_brown > Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:57:11 +0000 > Re: soy free help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My blog is listed below. Not many " meaty " things but good soy-free, > > gluten free and mostly vegan food ideas/recipes (I'm allergic to eggs > > and dairy but I do occasionally eat meat). > > > > http://youlostbaby.blogspot.com > > > > , m k <rickybigthighs@> > > wrote: > > > > > > so, i just developed an allergy to soy...i am very sad and confused > > about how to be gf/vegan and soy free. i already felt extremely > > limited. i am the type of person who always craves the fake meats too. > > i am especially bummed about thanksgiving since i make an amazing soy > > turkey. any suggestions on recipes that are gf/sf/vegan and fake meaty? > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Dari-Free is a potato based milk sub made by Vance's. It mostly is sold as a dry mix in cannisters although some places can still get it as prepared liquid milk. BL On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Patricia Boggs <pboggs wrote: > > Amber, > I love your blog--and I love your quotations. > I want to try some of your recipes but I don't know what " dari-free " is. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hi Pat, Thanks - I really need to get more recipes up there but like everything else, it only happens when I have free time! I have so many allergies Dari-Free is about the only milk sub left that I like. See http://www.vancesfoods.com/darifree.htm for more info. You could probably achieve the same results using a powdered rice milk. I just haven't bothered to try any....yet! Like a lot of my food, I order Dari-Free online. Because of the nature of my soy allergy, I react to just about all beans and legumes badly. So, I do eat meat occasionally but I strive for locally farmed, organic choices where I know the type of feed because if a farmer supplements with too much soy-containing feed, my body KNOWS it. You can order the Bakewell Cream online at http://www.yankeegrocery.com/bakewell_cream.html. When I use it for GF tortillas, flat breads, fried dough and biscuits, they don't fall apart and are as similar to the real thing as I could ever hope to get. Hope this helps, Amber ------------------------------ Amber, I love your blog--and I love your quotations. I want to try some of your recipes but I don't know what " dari-free " is. Please let me know--like Ricky BT wrote below, I too also have the soy allergy and desparately miss " fake meats " I have been experimenting with various beans and quinoa concotions (adding sage and other seasonings) but I surely miss the convenience aspect of the soy products (like " fried chicken " at Sunflower restaurant here in Northern VA) I wish I had seen this sequence last week when I was up and Maine and could have gone to the Hannafords in Ellsworth to get the baking powder you referenced in your blog. Looking forward to your answer on darifree powder. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Oops, try this link instead (cheaper). They also have corn free formulations for people sensitive to corn: http://www.newenglandcupboard.com/bakewell-cream.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hi, I was so glad to see your blog. I live in Maine and shop Hannaford, so in my mind knew the container you were talking about. I picked up a can of the Bakewell last week and tried the biscuits using the rice- potato starch-tapioca starch mix. They turned out GREAT!!! I am so happy. I really missed biscuits. I am going to order the corn free one from thier site. I kind of have a sensitivity to baking soda and powder so try to use as little of them as I can. With this, there was no problem. I can't wait to try pancakes and waffles. Thank you for trying this stuff and putting it on your blog. From what I remember KFC biscuits tasting like, do you think they might use this?lol! pat , Amber Brown <amber_brown wrote: > > Oops, try this link instead (cheaper). They also have corn free > formulations for people sensitive to corn: > http://www.newenglandcupboard.com/bakewell-cream.php > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Pat, Thanks. It does make a big difference in the tortillas (they actually roll instead of splitting!). After you asked I had to check online and it IS what KFC uses in their biscuits! - Amber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I will have to try tortillas again. So far we've had no luck making them. I buy them frozen when I can find them. I use them for pizza crust. Thanks for the great tip. pat , Amber Brown <amber_brown wrote: > > Pat, > > Thanks. > > It does make a big difference in the tortillas (they actually roll > instead of splitting!). > > After you asked I had to check online and it IS what KFC uses in their > biscuits! > > - Amber > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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