Author Archives: Vandy Roadifer

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.

Mexican Cauliflower “Rice”

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I had take out Mexican food the other night for dinner (pork in red sauce) and since I couldn’t eat the side of rice that came with it, I made my own version with grated cauliflower. I didn’t have fresh … Continue reading →

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Nut Butter Bread Rolls

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I’ve made this recipe several times with different nuts (raw cashews, boiled peanuts, blanched almonds) and it worked well each time. The boiled peanut bread has a really nice yeasty flavor, the raw cashew bread is sweet enough to be … Continue reading →

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Grain Free Granola Bites

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

These bar cookies are based on Best Express Food’s Traditional Aussie Bites. The original contains rolled oat, oat flour, butter, canola oil, sugar, honey, dried apricots, raisins, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, shredded coconut, baking soda and salt. They’ve addictive but … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chestnut Cupcakes with Chocolate Coconut Frosting

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

Chestnut flour is my new favorite baking ingredient. It has more starch than most things I currently eat but it makes for a light and fluffy grain free cupcake. I’ve made the cupcake recipe as written and also by replacing … Continue reading →

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Roasted Garlic Sauce

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

This is an updated version of an old recipe from “A Kitchen Witch’s Cookbook.” The original recipe called for two heads of pureed elephant garlic and one head of regular garlic. I’ve changed it to use more readily available and … Continue reading →

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Chestnut Gingerbread

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I made this at Christmas and I love how it turned out. It’s very close in flavor and texture to its wheat flour kin. I did use molasses despite my inflammation issues with sugar but some things are worth it. … Continue reading →

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Almond Hazelnut Yogurt Bread

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I’ve been adding small quantities of lactose free dairy back into my diet with mixed results. Unfortunately I react to yogurt if I eat more than 6oz in a week. I had two 6oz containers of plain yogurt in my … Continue reading →

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Almond Flax Tortillas

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Vandy Roadifer

I’ve made these twice in the past two days, using slightly different techniques, and both times I loved the end results. I used the tortilla press I got for Christmas to flatten them but a rolling pin would work as … Continue reading →

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Grain Free Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Vandy Roadifer

My cousin and his wife posted photos of the cinnamon rolls they made before Christmas and it inspired me to make a grain free version. Yeast works well with grain free dough as long as it has enough starch to … Continue reading →

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Grain Free Chocolate Hazelnut Pie Crust

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Vandy Roadifer

This idea came to me a few weeks ago when I made chocolate hazelnut cookies. I thought it’d be a great crust for dairy free pumpkin pie. I replaced corn starch with coconut flour, date sugar with the sugar alcohol … Continue reading →