Split pea soup and putting up Christmas tree.
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Split pea soup and putting up Christmas tree.
Tell me how you make split pea soup. Are you making it without ham for your husband?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
two weeks ago I started on my journey of “no red meat “to see if my Gastro problems were affected (remember, I tested fairly high for Alpha-gal.)
So far they have not been affected but it’s hard to tell for sure.
I’ve maintained since this medical test that I’m really not affected by Alpha-gal. And here is something interesting: I’ve recently read that people with B positive blood MAY have a natural immunity to the Alpha-gal antigen. Someone in St. Louis at Washington University has done that research.
what is your husband‘s blood type? I have B positive.
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Originally Posted by iris lilies
He is O positive. He was definitively diagnosed with alpha-gal after anaphylaxis after eating a hamburger. Hospital confirmed it was allergic reaction and he has never had mammalian protein since. It's not just red meat--also white meat, pork. Any mammalian protein.
I use turkey bacon! I soak the bag of split peas overnight. Cook the turkey bacon and set aside, then saute onion and celery in olive oil. I use salt and pepper and a couple of bay leaves. Then chop up the turkey bacon and put all ingredients with the soaked split peas, then cook. I season to taste with salt and pepper and a couple of bay leaves. I started it about 11 I think and we just ate some at 2:30. I just cook it on top of stove, no insta pot or anything. It's very simple and it really turned out great. I think in the paste I have also put in diced potatoes, but I didn't think to do that this time and it really did not need them.
A quick point about thinking you don't have it--he was getting hives every time he ate a hamburger and then he would take benadryl and be fine. Until he wasn't--ate half a hamburger and started coughing and choking and turned the color of a tomato and I rushed him to the hospital; it was really serious. So be careful, I wouldn't risk it, and get an epi pen.
Yes I’ve thought about getting an EpiPen so maybe I’ll do that. I don’t have one. I don’t know how to use them, but I suppose I could learn. I know that it’s mammalian non-primate meat we are to avoid not just beef, but I say “red meat “for ease of language. Some Alpha-gal people have to avoid all dairy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
turkey bacon, that’s a great idea for split pea soup. I’m glad you mentioned this because I’ve been wanting to make some split pea soup, but wanted to forgo the hambone. I’m eating a lot of turkey these days.
it really isn’t that hard for me to avoid the mammalian meats, I would say on a scale of difficulty 1 to 5 it’s 1.5. It would be FAR more difficult to avoid cheese and dairy products.
I have never soaked split peas….Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Cleaning out the fridge, so dinner tonight is Everything Soup. Added some additional pantry items and may make some biscuits to go with.
I have been cleaning out our freezer and pantry the past few weeks. Making good headway. Having to use up those silly things I purchased on a wild hair.
Trying to make chicken parmesan for the first time.
Expecting a lot of snow today, so putting chicken stew in the cp. Will be nice having something ready after all the anticipated shoveling.