Sweet, nutritious, cozy -- half-way to a pilaf but with power-packing quinoa instead of rice, this top-8-free, vegan one-pot is an easy solution to chase away the hints of chill in a late summer evening and soften you up for fall!

We're used to thinking of beet stew as a winter favorite - or we were until this gorgeous team of summer vegetables practically leapt out of the fridge and into our Dutch oven!  An easy, weeknight dinner that's as beautiful as it is nutritious - and top-8-free!

I had played around with many recipes trying to develop a gluten-free, dairy-free and yeast-free breadstick recipe. Most of the time they wound up being a glorified biscuit and hard and dense at that. These breadsticks are wonderful. Very quick to prepare and they have just the right texture and consistency. From my cookbook, Celeste's Best Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free Recipes.

This three ingredient recipe is so simple to make we almost didn't write it up.  But wow - apples on the grill make any meal pop!

This recipe was inspired by a rather spectacular, 'pull-apart' Sesame Street cake pan that I found for our rather Elmo-obsessed two year old.  Alas, he has just 15 or so foods he can digest without incident so I'm always looking for some way to disguise them as something new.  Here then, in his honor, is an apple-bread like, top 8 allergen free, Elmo Cake.  As a bonus, I've written a sad-sweet poem about how happy it made him in TableTalk.

Thanksgiving at our house just wouldn't be the same without my mom's acorn squash - decadently sweet, and ridiculously simple to make. Although it takes a little while in the oven, it's easy enough to throw together that it works for workday dinner as well.  And like most things drenched in maple syrup, a pretty easy sell for the kids, too!

With the brilliant pinks of the watermelon, the reds and whites of the radishes, and the bright greens of the kale and jalapeno, this salad is as colorful for the eyes as it is surprising for the tongue.  Combining the hot and sweet flavors of summer make this an infinitely refreshing side dish that's particularly good with the richer summer flavors of grilled meats.

Roasted root vegetables make any fall or winter meal feel cozier.  Even better, they are simple to throw together and reheat well so it's an easy thing to make in bulk and have on-hand for later.  What's more, because they don't take any last minute prep work they work great for a party - and look impressive when they come out of the oven!

This super-sweet short ribs recipe is also super easy to make, does not use any top allergens -- and is lower histamine than traditional barbeque recipes.  Cooks up easily in a large Dutch oven, making it an easy one for entertaining as well.

These lamb burgers taste almost like kofta kebabs - but without the allergens!  So tasty, a bun and ketchup would be a distraction so we like to serve them on a simple salad instead.