Links to other recipe discussions and websites. There's been hundreds of threads and they are always too hard to find. In fact, I can't find the threads I had in mind right now. So the links I've posted here aren't necessarily to the best threads. They are just the best of what I find when I search.

Please add to the existing threads. Or, if none exist that suit your topic, start a new thread. Make it a good one and it'll get added here too.

Acne.org threads:

Breakfast foods

Gluten Free Recipe books

Gluten-Free Times

Holiday Meal recipes

Acne Free Recipes

Green Smoothies

Simple Ideas for Chicken

Healthy food ideas

Veggies

More fruits and veggies

Salad Ideas

Dessert ideas and recipes

Offsite:

whfoods.org, where all the recipes prepare foods in the best way possible to preserve nutrients. Which, in the case of veggies, mostly means steaming or what they call healthy saute (in water) and topping them with what they call Mediterranean dressing (olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, S & P).

Eric Ripert's 'Get Toasted' blog
Famous French chef posts recipes using a toaster oven. Fast, easy, healthy, simple, but with the little extra touches a French chef would add. Broiled fruit is really good desert substitute. Or breakfast. I used nectarines. I tried mangos, but didn't like it. Mangos have an aftertaste that got worse with cooking.

Healthy Recipes (links to recipes posted by Danny, plus a few other suggestions)

Allrecipes.com - gluten free

healingnaturallybybee.com Anti-candida recipes and info

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What to eat discussion threads

Note that everything mentioned in a post is going to be good for everyone. Or sometimes for anyone.

There are recipes in these threads as well.


What is left to eat?!?

Healthy Meal ideas, quick easy healthy meals

Foods to Snack on

100 calorie snack bag

what do you guys eat for breakfast?

Official 'Post what you ate today' Thread Apparently, this is the official one.

Another What you ate today thread - good oatmeal cheese pancake recipe in this one.

Bodybuilding on low carbs
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Food-and-...ce-t205099.html


Offsite
WHfoods.org Elimination diet plan to determine food sensitivities

2 types of allergic reactions
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/forums.html...0416

Hypoallergenic foods listed on whfoods.org are:
* Apples
* Sesame Seeds
* Lamb
* Pears
* Winter Squash
* Sweet Potatoes
* Cherries
* Carrots
* Rice

And I have the whfoods book and it has a few more foods in the list such as Cod, salmon, garlic, onions, lettuce, kale, collard greens, grapes, green peas, lentils, garbonzos, pumpkin seeds and for some reason lemon without explanation seeing as citrus is a common allergen. Although, I get cysts from oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and key limes, but I've been able to use quite a bit of lemon and other limes without a problem.

Note that there are groups of foods that don't seem related but could have a substance that is a common issue. Such as: (from whfoods.org)
Tyramine

Reactions to tyramine (an amino acid-like molecule) or phenylalanine (another amino acid-like molecule) can result from eating the following foods:

* Fermented cheeses
* Sausage
* Chocolate
* Sour Cream
* Red wine
* Avocado
* Beer
* Raspberries
* Yeast
* Picked Herring

Symptoms of tyramine intolerance can include urticaria (hives), angioedema (localized swelling due to fluid retention), migraines, wheezing, and even asthma. In fact, some researchers suggest that as many as 20 percent of migraines are caused by food intolerance or allergy, and tyramine intolerance is one of the most common of these toxic food responses.

(I think they meant to say aged cheeses because I think all cheese is fermented by definition.)

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Tips and Substitutes for Cravings

Fruit Desserts:
Sautee, bake, grill or broil fruit and sprinkle with cinnamon or whatever spice goes well with that fruit. You won't miss the sugar or the pie crust or anything else that really just detracts from the fruit. Hint, Chinese 5-spice powder is really good on a lot of fruits. I have it with broiled nectarines all the time. I sprinkle it on a little dollop of yogurt that I top the fruit with and/or sprinkle it on the fruit.

tips/foods for overcoming sugar cravings

Ice Cream substitutes:


Pasta:
Buckwheat noodles/Japanese Soba noodles.
Spaghetti squash. Just cut in half, clean out seeds, then steam or bake. When tender, scrape with fork and it shreds. It will be tender-crisp with a little crunch. I think it would be especially good in Asian noodle dishes. Someday I am going to invent Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai.

Flour
Best Flour Substitutes

Milk Substitute recipes
Chia Milk There's a chia seed pudding recipe in the next post down.
I know I've seen almond milk instructions here somewhere.

Pastry and Pie crust substitutes including a cauliflower pizza crust that is reputed to be really good.

Solid post, major thanks for the inspiration to try some unique ideas.

Edit: Pizza tonight for sure....

Edit: My Fav recipe site Gluten Free Recipes

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The best cooking methods.

In general, you should not char meats or Cook oils higher than their smoking points. Poaching or stewing are good methods to avoid charring. Steaming or sauteing are better for veggies. Fruits are best uncooked. But there are exceptions which are noted in whfoods. Just search for the food.

whfoods.org

Best way to cook Meat

Best way to cook...

My food reheating technique for those wanting to avoid microwaves.
Other info about microwaves and nutrition studies:
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art52758.asp
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Microwave...mp;hl=microwave


Oils

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Beneficial herbs, spices and nutrients and foods/recipes that contain them.

Mint Tea
<a href="http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Peppermint-tea-t202514.html" target="_blank">http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Peppermint-tea-t202514.html</a>

Capsaicin

Cinnamon
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Cinnamon-...ar-t221154.html

Ginger
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Ginger-Am...fl-t191041.html

Probiotics
Yogurt and Kefir
Fermented Foods

Sulfur
Are you getting enough Sulfur
Brewer's Yeast

Tumeric - Sulfur containing spice. Found in curry and yellow mustard. Can be applied topically but may tint your skin.

Salt stimulates stomach acid and saliva, is necessary to hydrate cells and lowers blood sugar
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Salt-lowe...ar-t207247.html


Coconut oil

Quercitin - Anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory
Apples
Rooibos tea

Magnesium might cure you, maybe the most important mineral...
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/forums.html...mp;hl=magnesium

Lycopene not only protects skin from the sun, it's an anti-androgen
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Study-Lyc...amp;hl=lycopene


Omega 3 EFAs:
Best: Oily fish such as Salmon, sardines, herring, small mackerel like the canned mackerel. Also, tuna and large mackerel, but these larger predatory fish will be high in mercury.
Next best: other fish and shrimp (again, limit predatory fish), Plant sources such as Flax and Chia seed, Eggs from free roaming hens fed flax seed.


Offsite:

Look up foods and nutrients, including commercially prepared foods at Nutritiondata.com

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I'm putting this here for now. If I find a thread to post it to, I'll move it.
Proanthocyanidins are flavonols found in apples, cinnamon, grape seed, cocoa, grape skin, and red wines of Vitis vinifera. However, bilberry, cranberry, black currant, green tea, black tea, and many other plants contain them. Of interest because:

* Proanthocyanidins reduce histamine production, and are used in the treatment of allergies.
* Proanthocyanidins help improve circulation by strengthening capillary walls. This is especially important for people with compromised circulatory systems, such as stroke victims, diabetics, arthritics, smokers, oral contraceptive users and people with general cardiovascular insufficiencies.
* Proanthocyanidins inhibit enzymes that break down collagen. Proanthocyanidins help collagen repair. The breakdown of collagen is what causes our skin to lose its elasticity which in turn causes wrinkles. Proanthocyanidins help keep skin elastic, smooth and wrinkle-free. Proanthocyanidins are also taken as an oral cosmetic to help in the prevention of wrinkles.
* Proanthocyanidins act as an internal sunscreen. Inhibiting the daily effects the Sun's rays have on our skin is our best defense against the aging of our skin.
* Proanthocyanidins cross the blood-brain barrier to protect the blood vessels in the brain.

Proanthocyanidins cross the blood-brain barrier. This enables proanthocyanidins to fight free radicals in the vessels of the brain that in turn will help them remain healthy. This can result in increased mental acuity, a decreased potential for stroke, and possibly in fighting senility.

Good recipes can be found if you look up Specific carbohydrate diet. --- such as gluten-free almond pie crust & almond cookies, "spaghetti" and meatballs, gluten-free pancakes-both sweet and savory, etc, etc, etc. (I know I've posted all these recipes somewhere on this site).

Good thread, hopefully a future-pinned one - we need it

Long since wanted a pinned thread of this sort. Of course it only works when we add in the links to other threads AND we post new one's in this one!

Ways to get started cooking healthy meals - Under development.

On the cheap, with minimal equipment, supplies, time etc.

The best cooking methods are those that do not involve browning or charring, especially regarding meats, and don't involve overcooking or washing away vitamins in veggies.

Steaming-
Poaching-
Boiling-
Sauteing-
stir-fry-
grill/broiling - But minimize browning in meats

There are plenty of things you can make that hardly take any more time. I'm a huge fan of one dish, one process cooking. Mostly so I don't have much to clean up, but also nowadays, to conserve energy and preserve nutrients.

Can you boil water? You can boil or poach chicken or make soups. Steam veggies and fish.

Do you have a broiler? You can put veggies and fish or shrimp on the same pan and pop in the broiler and it can be done in less than 5 minutes. You can broil anything you'd grill. You could also get a George Foreman or similar electric grill.

Frozen veggies
Do you have a freezer? Buy veggies frozen and just pour some out of a bag. They have blends of frozen veggies chopped up and ready for soup, grilling/broiling, or the basis of recipes like the 'cajun trinity' of bell pepper, onion and celery. Yesterday in the store I saw the 'French trinity' of onion, carrot and celery.

Of course, by fresh whatever you prefer fresh and can get eaten before it spoils. I personally, am only able to juggle so many perishable foods. I'm getting better at it though.

Lemons and limes are great to have for seasoning. I squeeze some on veggies, fish, chicken, in soups, especially hispanic style soups. There's some evidence that they can help fight the free radicals that may have been created in cooking from bad fats or from charring.

Anyway the frozen veggies are cheap and often on sale. The bags of mixed veggies were on sale for $1 each yesterday. Fish and shrimp are not so cheap, but watch for sales on wild salmon. When it's not on sale, try tilapia. Also, most seafood departments will steam cook anything for you for free. So you can buy some salmon, have them cook it and all you have to do is go home and eat it. Buy a bag of baby spinach or salad greens.

Canned salmon and mackerel are cheap and low in mercury, unlike canned tuna. Use like canned tuna or make fish cakes with them. They do have bones and a bit of skin which you can either pick out or ignore what it looks like and stir it in. The bones are soft and it's all edible and good for you. Fish bones have all the nutrients your bones need.

Herbs and Spices -
You can buy blends of spices and dried herbs cheap, like Italian seasoning which has all the basic dry Italian herbs in one bottle. Bay seasoning for seafood, which you can get free in little packets in the seafood department. Menudo seasoning is a good one if you have hispanic products in your markets. It's oregano, red pepper flakes and salt. My stores all have them in small plastic envelopes for .99 - 1.99. Of course with any you end up using a lot, buy them individually, buy them fresh, grow them, etc.

Cooking/Eating utensils.
Use the least reactive materials which leach the least amount of chemicals into your food or water. These are glass, ceramics (not glazed with anything toxic) and stainless steel. I recommend you drink from glass as much as possible, use stainless steel pots and pans, and pyrex bowls and baking dishes.

Cooking Oil -

Interesting! Thanks for posting. I've been substituting chardonnay as cooking oil when I'm cooking now.

If the cause of your acne, like so many, is Candida - I find folowing the diet of Bee, of healingnaturallybybee.com as the best anti-candida diet. Here is a link to more then a hundred recipes which are allowed on her diet.

List of links to various acne diets, supplements and methods that have been discussed at length before.

http://www.acne.org/messageboard/YEAR-REVI...tml&hl=year

BUMP

Hey all, I'd love to see some meat n' veg recipes on here! I've made these recently:

Cornish hen in covered glass dish with parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, sea salt and black pepper. Add a teaspoon of clarified butter, a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice and a quarter cup of water. Bake at 350F for 30 mins. De-stem green beans and add to glass dish at half hour mark. Bake for another half hour. Try to let it cool before eating!

Broil salmon or rainbow trout fillet with clarified butter and sea salt. Eat with raw veg (ie green pepper and carrots).

Hey all! This curry sauce is a great marinade for chicken! I use some clarified butter and water in a glass dish too.

I like to have a hot drink in the morning instead of breakfast. It helps digestion, is very calming and can reduce cravings for unnatural foods. Any tea will do, but for sweet cravings I really like licorice spice or blueberry teas (blueberry tea: use STASH brand) with NOW stevia powder (additive-free). Tea can be very energizing!

Please add your recipes to one of the existing linked threads. This is an index.