Coconut Flour Banana Bread

September 2, 2012

I’ve been on the look out for a good coconut flour banana bread or banana muffin recipe for a long time.  I’ve tried at least a dozen recipes with mixed results.  Coconut flour breads tend to be dense, eggy affairs that may or may not cook all the way through.  Most recipes have been tasty, […]

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Is the Low Oxalate Diet Healthy?

August 29, 2012

One of the first complaints the low oxalate dieting community hears from newbies is “I can’t eat healthy foods anymore!” or “How can this low oxalate diet be healthy?”  In fact, the medical community often echoes this sentiment by stating that the low oxalate diet isn’t healthy over the long run or by expressing concern […]

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Kohlrabi Risotto

August 22, 2012

After three weeks in beautiful Colorado I am finally home and back in my own kitchen again!  Yay! I had some kohlrabi that needed to be used quickly or consigned to the compost heap, so I went exploring and I found this recipe for kohlrabi risotto from the New York Times (see An Introduction to […]

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Chicken Enchiladas Verde

July 23, 2012

I love a good verde sauce over chicken or fish.  This one is fabulous, especially with these chicken enchiladas.  The key to making low oxalate chicken enchiladas verde is to go light on the corn tortillas.  If you insist on filling each corn tortilla with only 2 tablespoons of filling as most recipes call for and cramming […]

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Introducing African Red Bush Tea ( Rooibos )

July 11, 2012

Everyone has at least one or two foods that are hard to give up on the low oxalate diet, and they’re not always what you expect.  The hardest for me, hands down, was giving up black tea.  I used to drink 4-5 cups of tea a day most of it hot with cream, even on […]

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Paleo Ice Cream

July 1, 2012

Paleo ice cream (also known as raw vegan ice cream) is a cool,  low oxalate treat for the hot days of summer.  It’s simple and nutritious.  You simply put one frozen banana per serving of paleo ice cream into a food processor or blender, wait about 5-10 minutes for the banana to thaw enough to […]

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Introducing Low Oxalate Kohlrabi: Roasted Kohlrabi

June 26, 2012

Kohlrabi is one of those vegetables that you probably never heard of until you started the low oxalate diet.  It seems most American chefs and home cooks have never heard of it either, or at least don’t cook with it.  I own at least 20 cookbooks and only Molly Katzen, author of the Enchanted Broccoli […]

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Moroccan Beef Kebabs

June 19, 2012

If you love spiced meats, you’ll love Moroccan Beef Kebabs.  This recipe comes from Karla, chef extraordinaire, from the Trying Low Oxalates Yahoo Group.  It’s  just one of the many wonderful low oxalate recipes you’ll find in the groups’ recipe application, so if you haven’t joined yet, read the Top Ten Reasons to Join the […]

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Guide to Low Oxalate Greens

June 7, 2012

One of the most common reactions I hear from folks who are new to the low oxalate diet is “What do you mean I can’t eat spinach?  But spinach is sooo good for you!  How can this low oxalate diet be healthy?”  Well, I have some good news and some bad news.  First, spinach is […]

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The Low Oxalate Curry Guide

May 31, 2012

I love a good curry, which can be problematic on the low oxalate diet.  If you check out the top four ingredients in most commercial curry powders, you will find three are high oxalate (turmeric, cumin, and coriander) and one hasn’t been tested  (fenugreek seeds).  No wonder the only commercially-available curry powder that’s been tested […]

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