Allergy Free Wednesdays #2

February 1-5, 2012

Hello and welcome to Allergy-Free Wednesdays (AFW).  AFW is a weekly blog hop where folks can share their allergy-free cuisine, gain knowledge about allergy-related topics/issues, and connect with others living or caring for someone with food allergies.   Our kickoff last week was huge success!  So many delicious things to try and I discovered some new blogs, love it!!  THANK YOU!!

SIGN UP FOR MY GLUTEN FREE GOODIES GIVEAWAY!!

This is a weekly blog hop hosted by myself and 4 other fabulous allergy-free bloggers.  Your weekly submissions will be shared on all 5 blogs!  Each week, we will each feature a favorite recipe(s) from the week before.  Sometimes there is simply too much goodness to pick only one!  Please visit each blog to see their favorites!

• Laura@Gluten Free Pantry
• Nancy@Real Food Allergy Free
• Amber@The Tasty Alternative
• Tessa@Tessa Domestic Diva
• Michelle@The Willing Cook

I had so much fun visiting everyone's sites this week.  I played around with lots of recipes thanks to inspiration from your submissions.  Can't wait to see what this week holds in store!  This event is very bad for my new-recipe addiction!

My picks from last week (I got a little carried away!):

• I made a vanilla variation of the Oreo Truffles@ Gluten Free, Simply Good. So easy and a real crowd pleaser!  
• I also made a grain free Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie @ Traditional Foods....a real treat, nice and dense texture. 
• I made a version of the Cuban Beef @ Gluten Freely Frugal: my family loved it! We changed it a bit to suit our tastes: no beans or olives, added red pepper and red wine.  A great sweet/savory flavor combo.
• I made the  Seed-Sational Paelo Breakfast Bars@ Fresh4Five, outstanding!  Refer to her comments section  to see the changes I made.
• Chipotle Butternut Dip @ Tasty Eats At Home - can't WAIT to make this!
• Chinese Dumplings@Cook Lisa Cook -I love the idea of using the tapioca wrappers and sauteing them for crunch....brilliant!
• And I am going to start making my own yogurt with guidance from this post: Homemade Coconut Milk Yogurt@Small Footprint Family!

Top three reader favorites (It was a tight race!):

1. No-Bake Cookies @ Organized Chaos
2. Coconut Flour Profile @ Traditional Foods
3. Grain Free & Dairy Free Snack Ideas@ Jo's Health Corner

What can I link-up on AFW?  
*We welcome allergy-free cuisine in any shape or form
*Tips & allergy related articles/information welcome
*Food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities all welcome

Rules & Guidelines   
*Please provide a link directly to your post (not your homepage).
*Please provide a link back to our weekly blog hop somewhere in your post.
*Past and current recipes welcome.
*Please provide a description of your recipe, such as DF (dairy free), GF (gluten free), SF (sugar free), V (vegan), etc.
*Recipes do not have to be free of all common allergens, just allergy-free in some way.
*Three weekly submissions max please.
*Grab yourself a badge and help support Allergy-Free Wednesdays and the allergy-free community.
*Entries that don't comply with stated rules and guidelines will be respectfully removed.
*Please leave a comment after you link-up and tell us about your weekly submission(s).