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About Vandy Roadifer

Vandy Roadifer has a M.S. in Human Nutrition and lives with complex chronic illnesses, which includes many food allergies and sensitivities. She enjoys creating and sharing great tasting recipes that fit her lifestyle, discussing food related topics, and educating people on how best to meet their individual nutritional needs from an evidence based perspective.

Savory Chickpea Pancakes with Mushroom Relish

I bought nigella seeds today so I had to find a recipe that called for them. A broad web search came up with chickpea pancakes. I was thrilled to find a recipe that called for chickpea flour since I had … Continue reading

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Safflower Rice

I had a request for recipes using rice in more interesting ways. I went through my spice box and found a packet of safflower I picked up at the Asian market. I hadn’t used it before but know it could … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Chocolate Wasabi Cake with Green Tea Frosting

This collection of recipes have been in the planning stages for a number of weeks, ever since Icy Sedgwick mentioned she’d had chocolate wasabi cake. I was intrigued by the flavor combination and the challenge of creating recipes to suit … Continue reading

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Green Tea Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Mustard

Pork Tenderloin was on sale this week so I picked up a 2 1/2 pound one with most of the fat trimmed off it. I’ve never cooked one before but I know that overcooking and undercooking are often problems. Ways … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Key Lime Pie

I had a bag of key limes that I needed to use so I thought the most logical vehicle for them was a key lime pie. At the time I didn’t realize it’d be such an adventure since it sounds … Continue reading

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Gluten Free “Graham” Crackers

I have a dozen key limes I need to use. I was considering making ginger-lime panna cotta but then thought “why not key lime pie?” I eliminated nuts from my diet so I needed a graham cracker crust substitute. I … Continue reading

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Gluten Free, Sugar Free Raspberry Cake

I had a gallon bag of frozen raspberries from my parents in my freezer and they’ve been demanding my attention for several days. This weekend we have out-of-town, out-of-state & out-of-country guests staying with us so I decided now was … Continue reading

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Strawberry Ginger Ketchup

I finally woke up at a reasonable time this morning so I had ample time to plot dinner before going to the store. In keeping with my fruit based savory sauces theme, I’ve been thinking about cranberry ketchup for some … Continue reading

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Blueberry Barbecue Sauce

I get bored making the same recipe over and over. I’m a Gemini, need I say more? πŸ™‚ I love my Blackberry Barbecue Sauce but I enjoy experimenting. I put this sauce on beef ribs and it was fantastic. It’s … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Sugar Free Lemon-Rosemary Scones

Scones have been on my list to re-create for months. Nikki has been talking about rosemary scones with strawberry jam for a number of weeks so tonight I made rosemary scones. I had an obscene number of lemons on hand … Continue reading

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