Cooking class offers ‘mammal-free’ recipes

An upcoming cooking class will focus on recipes for sufferers of alpha-gal syndrome or "meat allergies." The illness means avoiding foods associated with a mammal.

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September 19, 2023 - 2:08 PM

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As Saturday’s Register article noted, alpha-gal syndrome, caused by a lone star tick bite, has severe consequences. Potentially fatal, the syndrome requires those who have it to avoid eating anything associated with a mammal. 

An event this Sunday at Iola’s Seventh-Day Adventist Church will help participants discover how to transition to a healthy, mammal-free diet.

Retired nurse Debbie Goff and Betty Hawley will showcase a variety of dairy-free cheeses, plant-based butter, and old-time favorites like biscuits and gravy. “We hope to help teach people how to…

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