My Favorite Recipes - Meet Eliza Teague, Albion

Raised on the Palouse, Eliza is a farm girl surrounded by fields of food she cannot eat.

When Eliza was young her mother, Rebecca Dark, a home economics teacher, discovered she was allergic to dairy products. For many years, Eliza continued to suffer symptoms from unknown food allergies. Years later, she discovered she is also gluten intolerant.

“I would be so hungry but so overwhelmed by what I could and could not eat,” Eliza said, “I would go to the fridge and just eat a carrot.”

Eliza said most prepared foods have gluten or dairy products in them. To purchase groceries, Eliza shops at many...