So many of us are lactose intolerant these days, but there are so many milk substitutes that it's difficult to know where to turn! Find out where to go, and how to incorporate these substitutes into your cooking.
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Tip of the Day: Experiment with non-dairy milk
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Cherrybrook Kitchen makes allergen free baking mixes
For all of you out there concerned about food allergies I would like to tell you about Cherrybrook Kitchen. They make natural baking mixes; frosting, cookie, cake, and pancake mixes that are wheat-based and gluten-free. They are also vegan, kosher, and peanut, dairy, egg, and nut free.Patsy Rosenberg was addicted to chocolate cake. Hey, that's not something that bad is it? Well is wasn't, until she developed food allergies. She started reacting first to chocolate, then seafood, nuts, and any dairy and egg products. Doctors told Rosenberg that she could no longer eat any of these foods or else risk a life threatening allergic response.
She tried to stay away from all the foods that she reacted to and finally got fed up. She started playing around in her kitchen trying to create cakes without eggs and dairy products and after many failures came up with a few good recipes. She took cakes to parties and got such a good response that she decided to start Cherrybrook Kitchen.
The mixes have gotten some good press from Parents and Family Circle magazine, as well as some of the specialy mags. Now their mixes can be now be found in national chains, such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Kroger, Super Target, and Giant Eagle, for a total of around 3.500 stores nationwide.
Starbuck's newest test-market drinks: soy and acai
Attention everyone who either doesn't drink dairy or simply prefers soy milk: Starbucks is test marketing their new soy-based blended drinks in some California markets right now. Of course, this is good news for me since I live in California, but it shouldn't be a problem to get them at your local Starbucks even before they're released.
From what I can tell, the drinks they're offering right now are basically the Pomegranate and Tangerine frappuccinos, but instead of being made with tea, they're being made with soy milk. Since this is a simple change, it means that if you ask your neighborhood Starbucks baristas very nicely, they should be able to make one up for you even if you're not in the current test market!
Since I like the Tangerine tea blends, it's no surprise that I also like the Tangerine Soy. I have to go back to taste the Pomegranate, but I hear that it is even better than the Pomegranate tea frappuccino. I still can't wait to try the soy coffee frappuccinos that Starbucks has had in the works for ages now. Hopefully it won't be too long before we see those on the menu boards, too.
Another drink being tested right now was brought to my attention courtesy of some friends in Texas. Apparently, there is an Acai frappuccino at some stores. Acai is the newest "superfood" of the moment, so there is little doubt that this drink will have a few potential health benefits touted if it hits the rest of the country.
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