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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.

Rosemary-Lemon Encrusted Rack of Lamb

Lamb is one of my favorite feast day meats and is perfect to be served at a celebration of the Vernal Equinox. I indulged myself a bit and bought two racks of lamb with the bones already frenched. I encrusted … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Maple Apple Crisp

Last weekend Nikki offered to make an apple crisp for me using a sugar alternative and gluten free oats. I suggested maple syrup and she added maple flavoring to increase the maple. It turned out really well so I came … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Sugar Free Sage Scented Strawberry Tart

I have very finite amounts of energy right now so I’m cooking more out of necessity than pleasure. Tonight I felt well enough to cook for fun. I decided to make another tart. This time I changed my Lavender Scented … Continue reading

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Gluten Free, Sugar Free Cherry-Coconut Tart

Last night I was craving cherry pie but I don’t trust my health well enough at the moment to expend the energy it takes to make pie crust. I decided that a tart could be just as satisfying and easier. … Continue reading

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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Tomato Free Lasagna

Lasagna was another request from my open call for recipes. This one took a lot more prep work than I’m used to doing but the final product was delicious. It’s a special occasion dinner recipe, though, and not something that … Continue reading

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Rice Milk & Rice “Cheese” Recipes

Since I cut most grains, nuts and seeds out of my diet, I’m pretty much stuck with rice milk as a dairy substitute instead of almond milk. Commercially prepared rice milk kind of makes me gag, plus most have unnecessary … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Basil-Shrimp Ravioli w/ Dairy Free Shrimp Sauce

Another request from my open call for recipes was seafood ravioli. I took Ava’s suggestion and created the following the recipes Sunday night for dinner. It turned out well and even my Italian housemate was impressed though next time I’ll … Continue reading

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Sugar Free Black Cherry Sweet & Sour Sauce w/ Gluten Free Fried Chicken

I put out an open call online the other day for dishes people would like to see converted to dairy, gluten and sugar free. I got half a dozen ideas. Michelle wanted Chinese food. I suggested sweet & sour chicken, … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Hamburger Buns

Since I still have Pickled Red Onions in my fridge, I’m looking for good vehicles for them. Tonight I decided to tackle gluten free hamburger buns. I found a decent recipe here but had to make a number of substitutions … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Crunchy Fried Fish

I had an idea for mango-pineapple salsa last night and decided fish tacos would be the perfect vehicle for it. Tonight I made dinner for myself and my housemates. Usually I make salmon tacos but we had salmon with Blackberry … Continue reading

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