Kishari S. Patient Expert

Los Angeles, California
A lifelong cook, part-time caterer and overall foodie, in 2003 I discovered that I was allergic to... Full Bio
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The Food Allergy Queen is traveling to China by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies One of the benefits of being unemployed is that you are suddenly freed up to new opportunities -- I was recently invited to accompany my mom on a 10 day trip to four cities in ... Read on »
Gluten-free oatmeal. Or is it? by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I finally got a chance to try gluten-free oatmeal to try and add different soluble fibers back into my menu. This was from Bob's Red Mill who is usually pretty reliable with q ... Read on »
It's chilly! Time for white turkey chili by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies All of a sudden it's turned chilly and fall-ish in Los Angeles. Two weeks ago we were sweating in shorts and flip flops and now we are dragging out sweaters and boots. It wa ... Read on »
Hidden sources of gluten...the game is afoot by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I was out having sushi with a friend the other day that I hadn't seen in a while , and discovered during this visit that she was also gluten-free. However, I also discovered ... Read on »
Shrimp and Mango salad with glass noodles by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I found this recipe on Epicurious one night after discovering a luscious mango at the farmers market on a hot summer day that I wanted to showcase as much as possible. I adde ... Read on »
It takes a village...Enjoy Life granola by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies A while ago, the lovely folks of Enjoy Life Foods sent me three of their gluten-free granolas to try out: Cinnamon Crunch, Cranapple Crunch,and Very Berry Crunch. Great chee ... Read on »
Breakfast Corn Muffin recipe by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies As promised folks, here is the recipe for the Breakfast Corn Muffin picture I posted last week. Breakfast Corn Muffins Adapted from Robyn Ryberg Makes 12 muffins 1 cup mil ... Read on »
Food Allergy Cooking Class cancelled :( by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I'm sorry to report that my food allergy cooking class at the New School of Cooking got cancelled for this weekend due to low attendance. Thank you to everyone who was suppor ... Read on »
REMINDER: Food Allergy cooking class this Saturday 7/25 in LA! by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I will be teaching a class at the highly-regarded New School of Cooking in Culver City (Los Angeles) to share tips and techniques on how to cook for multiple food allergies. ... Read on »
Summer tuna salad by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies It's summer, it's hot and who wants to stand over a stove when you're overheated and sticky? Here's how I eat a tuna salad sandwich since I can't have bread. (I use cucumber ... Read on »
POM wonderful is....wonderful! by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies A few weeks ago, the nice folks at POM Wonderful (who follow my blog) kindly sent me some of their pomegranate juice to try and review. Note that I said this happened a few w ... Read on »
FAQ Chewy chocolate chip cookies! Yay! by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Last week I did a free demonstration on cooking for food allergies at Surfas Gourmet Food & Restaurant supply in Los Angeles. Thanks to everyone who came out! In attenda ... Read on »
Gluten-free baking ingredients by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I had a minor freakout yesterday as I was preparing for my demo next week. I met the celiac wife of a chef who is doing a gluten-free demo on the same day as I am, and happen ... Read on »
Eating Las Vegas for the FAQ by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Just got back from a quick road trip to Las Vegas for my cousin's wedding. Short, but sweet. Boy is it tough to get a food-allergy friendly meal in a smoky casino/hotel! The ... Read on »
The Food Allergy Queen is teaching in LA! by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies My little kitchen has been a beehive of activity for the past few weeks as I've just confirmed that I will be teaching about cooking with food allergies in two places in the n ... Read on »
Babycakes NYC cupcakes by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I was totally excited to get my new Babycakes NYC bakery cookbook this week. If you are not familiar with Babycakes, they were one of the big bakery names bragged about durin ... Read on »
Shepherd's Pie by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I made Shepherd's Pie one evening when it was chilly. This is what we would call "rib-sticking"....hearty and comforting, it makes sense that's it's a staple in col ... Read on »
Potato starch vs. potato flour by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies A reader just asked a good question: "is potato starch the same as potato flour?". The answer is no, so I thought I'd share this with other gluten-free readers, jus ... Read on »
Hi-tech way to manage food allergies! by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Very cool. I saw this in the paper the other day, someone wrote an application for the iphone ($3.99 from the app store) for travelers to be able to communicate food allergi ... Read on »
An IBS breakfast...start the day off right! by Kishari S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I know this is not a sexy title for a post, but it's sometimes key for when your stomach and digestive system just won't settle down. It makes good sense to start off the da ... Read on »