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For managing food allergies, including substitutions and best practices in the kitchen. Please don't use for requests to diagnose an allergy, to predict cross-reactions, and other medical advice.

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Because of a severe nut allergy, I need a substitution for Heath bars bits in a recipe. The recipe is a chocolate trifle which includes chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, Cool Whip and milk mixed with ...
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My family and I are gluten free and I’m not in charge of grocery trips. I was wondering if there’s a way to make a curry roux without any flour, corn starch or anything to put into a blender to make a ...
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I’ve consistently gotten a bad reaction to fresh dill (lip/mouth/face swelling, itching/burning sensation) so after a few occasions like that I am very careful to avoid it. Recently while traveling in ...
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I have a severe intolerance to lactose. I took years to learn what kind of food to avoid, but in the past few years I did relatively well. Recently I had a sequence of severe reactions. I am still ...
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I've got a friend who's lactose intolerant but loves making bread. I want to give her one of my favorite bread recipes (a milk bread recipe that I use as a base for a lot of things), but it uses heavy ...
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I'm planning on making a cornbread stuffing (likely one of the NYTimes' recipes) for a potluck Thanksgiving. (e.g., stuffing will cooked outside of the turkey) Unfortunately, all of the recipes ...
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My wife has a strange variation of the common seafood allergy; rather than being allergic to shellfish, she can only eat shellfish but reacts badly to finfish (trout, salmon, cod, etc.). I love ...
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Part of my unending series of ice cream related questions: I’m mildly lactose intolerant and usually don’t have a lot of upset from a small amount of ice cream. (Especially since cream is naturally ...
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I am on a diet that also excludes corn and egg whites
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My nephew have lactose allergy and I want to bake his birthday cake , were we live we don't have a lactose intolerance products but I found a cacao butter can I used to make buttercream frosting??
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I'm allergic to beef in the same way that lactose intolerant people are allergic to milk. There are times at home when I cook ground turkey and I react the same way as when I eat beef, so I'm ...
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My allergies prevent me from consuming yeast, alcoholic beverages and vinegar. I often substitute lemon juice for vinegar, but this does not always work. I'm trying to find an allergy-free recipe ...
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Is there any evidence regarding the risks of allergen cross-contamination in a typical residential kitchen environment? Specifically, I'm wondering about situations like: 1) If a seasoned cast-iron ...
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I am trying to narrow down the source of a food allergy. I had a really bad reaction recently and that was my second bad reaction in 2 years. In the first instance, it was after drinking a fruit ...
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My fish and chip shops serves: beef and chicken sausages Fish Chips Cod roe Burgers Is it ok if these are all dipped in same batter containers or should I use separate batter containers? What about ...
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