Tag: recipe
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Avocado and roasted tomatillo salsa recipe (Keto)
This is my version of green salsa with avocado or guacamole salsa. The slight tartness from tomatillos makes this a great salsa for serving with rich meat tacos.
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TVP pasta sauce recipe 🍝
Elevate your pasta game with our delectable TVP pasta sauce recipe. A flavor explosion that will leave you craving more!
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Instant pot rajma recipe 🧅
My Fitness Pal has been telling me that my protein intake has been low. Rajma or red beans with flavorful spices are a tasty way to get my protein. Using the instant pot makes it quick and I do not have to stand over the stove. Here in Louisiana Red Beans and Rice are commonly…
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Easy vegan pizza dough recipe.
Did you know that most pizza dough is vegan? Well for the most part it’s flour, yeast, salt, and water. It can also include oil or sugar. Depending upon how you top your pizza it is a food that is safe for gout sufferers. Most traditional toppings for pizza are not safe for gout sufferers.…
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Fried jackfruit “chicken” nuggets
I have to admit chicken nuggets have always been one of my favorite junk foods. But since I have gout regularly eating a 20 piece from the Golden Arches is out of the question. This is my alternative using jackfruit. Since they are fried they are not healthy but they are good. Especially with your…
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General Tso Tofu 🍙
This simple recipe for General Tso Tofu is a plant-based version of my General Tso Chicken. My family likes that recipe so I wanted a similar experience including flavor and texture. This meat-free recipe gives a similar taste and by freezing, pressing, and frying the tofu we can get a nice texture. It’s not the…
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A Tofu Recipe that does not suck 🥢
Today’s Baked Tofu, Broccoli and Shiitake Mushroom recipe is one that most of the time consuming steps can be done ahead of time. Baking the tofu, soaking the mushrooms, blanching the green veggies, and making the sauce. Then when your busy schedule allows you can whip up a tasty and healthy meal in just minutes.…
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Pulled King Oyster Mushroom Sandwich
Before I started having gout attacks I regularly ate BBQ. Now that I have to severely limit my consumption of fatty meats traditional BBQ is a very rare treat. If you follow my Instagram account you will see that I recently did have ribs but it is no longer a normal thing. But by using…
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Squash and Mushrooms in Salsa Verde
Lately, I have been craving something cooked in salsa verde. But of course, it has to be something gout friendly. So why not squash and mushrooms. The most important part is a flavorful salsa made with tomatillos. Today’s raw salsa verde is just a basic salsa verde. If you want you can also roast everything…
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Baked Black Bean Burger
It was only recently that I had my first black bean burger. Luckily for me, it was one of the good ones made in house. Since then I have had some of the pre-made ones that are not so good (some pre-made ones are good). I decided that I had to learn how to make…
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Vegan / Gout Friendly Gumbo
One dish that I really do miss since going on the Gout Friendly Diet is gumbo. Most variations have something that is on the bad list for me. On the bad list is items that I have to severally limit. So why not do a version with nothing from the bad list. This is my…
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Dairy Free Sweet Potato Mac and “Cheese”
This delicious mac and “cheese” recipe using sweet potato and unsweetened almond milk keep the recipe dairy free and vegan. The sauce is very creamy and does not taste like eating a sweet potato. You will not miss the heavy cheese.
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Smothered Okra and Tomatoes 🍅
Smothered okra and tomatoes is a dish that was around every summer when tomatoes and okra were abundant. But it’s one of those dishes I never really thought about. Let’s face it I do prefer fried okra.
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Vegan / Gout Friendly Sausages
One food that is very dangerous for Gout sufferers is sausages. We have no way of knowing what cuts of meat were used which is not a good thing. Did they use thymus glands? Thymus glands are extremely high in purine. They can also contain other possible outbreak triggers like MSG, curing salt and high…
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Simple Vegan / Egg Free Mayo
Egg free mayo is one of the simplest recipes you can make. Some people do not eat eggs and some for medical reasons can not eat raw eggs. The egg is replaced with Aquafaba is the liquid used to cook chickpeas. I used the liquid for chickpeas that I cooked but the stuff from the…
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Crunchy Fried Okra Recipe🍴
I love okra raw, fried, stewed with tomatoes, in curry, or in gumbo but will not eat boiled okra. Let’s just say slime is not for me, enough said. Growing up in South East Arkansas I was able to eat a lot of fried okra. What’s not to like about something fried until golden…
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Chuck Roast Steak with Mushroom Sauce / Sous Vide
Chuck Roast is a cheap and very flavorful cut of meat. It is perfect for long cooks that’s why it is perfect for making pot roast. But it’s not good for quick high-temperature cooking methods. This is why it’s not a good cut of meat for steak. But by cooking Sous Vide for 12 hours…