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Low-Lectin, Plant-Based Thanksgiving recipe ideas

 Hi! Emma here, Holiday gatherings and meals can be difficult for people with food sensitivities. It's no fun having to choose between eating what the rest of the family is eating and feeling bad for a few days after or eating your own food and feeling like the odd one out. Some people don't understand that even though you aren't deathly allergic to the food, it still causes you extreme discomfort that can linger for days to weeks. It's just not worth it! Don't put up with heartburn, chest pain, increased anxiety, flatulence, excess phlegm, and migraine headaches just to fit in with your family's eating style. I know how difficult it is to keep with the low-lectin way of eating because of simple daily temptations, let alone the extreme temptation of a dinner you are expected to eat because of family tradition. Because of this, I'm sharing my dinner plans with you!  Here are the dishes I will be making for Thanksgiving with an explanation of any s
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Daikon in the Keto Garden

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I'm really excited about a plant this week! That sentence could probably sum up my entire life, but that's beside the point...  Even though it is extremely popular in many parts of Asia, if you live in a Western country, like me, you may know of daikon but have never actually tried it, or have only tried it when dining out and never cooked with it yourself.  You have probably eaten another variety of this plant before though because daikon is a type of radish ! A bit different from our western round radishes aren't they! Until recently, I regarded myself as someone who very much disliked radishes. They were too spicy and honestly It made me mad that they were extremely easy to grow but so unpalatable. But this year I came across some daikon seeds and decided to give it a go in my garden. I'd heard that that flavor of daikon was milder than the radishes we are used to in the West.  They were extremely easy to grow! I sowed daikon and carrot seeds a
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