Dr Mel's Place

Dr Mel's Place A comprehensive hands-on approach to eliminate pain and create best functional outcomes.

They really turn green inside! 💚🍀
03/05/2026

They really turn green inside! 💚🍀

Paleo Irish Soda Bread and naturally green inside St Patty’s Day cookies… are you ready for March 17th with your food re...
03/05/2026

Paleo Irish Soda Bread and naturally green inside St Patty’s Day cookies… are you ready for March 17th with your food restrictions??

The Winter Tea was a beautiful success. I had so much fun sharing this theme as a personal passion of mine to make all t...
03/02/2026

The Winter Tea was a beautiful success. I had so much fun sharing this theme as a personal passion of mine to make all this food from scratch so that those with food restrictions can eat it all. One of my guests was squealing with delight as she cannot eat any dairy or gluten but could eat everything I served her. 🥰🥹

Delicious foods for everyone and a lovely time together. 🍥🥮🥪🍓🍎

Did you miss out?? The Spring Tea date is now set for May 17th! Reserve your table today. Pinkies up! Bow ties and fascinators optional. 🍵🌸

Yesterday’s SOUND BATH included a snack of paleo mini Irish Soda Bread with homemade ghee. A morning that was delicious ...
03/02/2026

Yesterday’s SOUND BATH included a snack of paleo mini Irish Soda Bread with homemade ghee. A morning that was delicious for the mind, body, and soul. 🎶✨🌈🧘🏻‍♀️🥣

Announcing that a second sound bath each month has now been added to the calendar! Join us by signing up on the schedule through “classes” on the first Sunday or third Wednesday of the month. (Schedule subject to change.)

The tea cups are ready for cleaning for this Sunday’s tea event! Scone recipe successfully tested today as well. There a...
02/20/2026

The tea cups are ready for cleaning for this Sunday’s tea event! Scone recipe successfully tested today as well. There are still some spots open if you want to join us for a completely made from scratch afternoon tea.

Did you grow up with your favorite birthday coming from Baskin Robbins? Me too. An ice cream cake is a thing of magic. N...
02/14/2026

Did you grow up with your favorite birthday coming from Baskin Robbins? Me too. An ice cream cake is a thing of magic. Now you’re sensitive to dairy and gluten? Well I cracked the code…

This is grain-free chocolate cake with mint chip coconut cream ice cream, a whipped coconut cream frosting, and chocolate drip. Hell yeah! It’s beautiful and delicious! This is now a part of the special order menu from Dr Mel’s Place.

Who needs a special cake??

Cousin asked for an afternoon tea for her birthday again last week, so I had to deliver. I must say, I outdid myself on...
01/05/2026

Cousin asked for an afternoon tea for her birthday again last week, so I had to deliver. I must say, I outdid myself on this one. Balance of nutrients, varied flavors, and all around delicious.

I’d like to start hosting afternoon teas this year as one of my kitchen business events for everyone with food restrictions to attend. Do you or someone you know want to come to a tea where all the food is tailored around your food restrictions? When would you like to see this happen?

All current and past patients… it’s time to celebrate 10 years in business and the transition to my new home in Santee! ...
11/08/2025

All current and past patients… it’s time to celebrate 10 years in business and the transition to my new home in Santee! All the construction workers are gone and I am ready to show off what I’ve been working on!

Sunday, Nov 16th. Demonstrations of all my offerings, raffle prizes, food, wine… what more could you ask for??

Head to my website drshortridge.com to the members area for all the details. Must be a member to unlock the info and all members must be approved by me. 😊

I am having so much fun with my fall baking! Do you need anything for an upcoming event with individuals who have food r...
10/21/2025

I am having so much fun with my fall baking! Do you need anything for an upcoming event with individuals who have food restrictions? Get your orders in!

Next I’m going to start experimenting with making different candies. What would you like to see me make?

Season of Cakes with all kinds of substitutions:1: Pineapple upside cake - pineapple cake with cherry caramel filling an...
09/30/2025

Season of Cakes with all kinds of substitutions:
1: Pineapple upside cake - pineapple cake with cherry caramel filling and pineapple frosting and caramel drip
2-4: Coconut dream cake - coconut cake with coconut mousse and coconut cream “cheese” frosting and toasted coconut
5-6: lemon blueberry - lemon cake with blueberry filling and lemon frosting
7-10: S’mores Cake - cinnamon honey cake with chocolate frosting and marshmallow topping

All cakes are grain free, dairy free, and sweetened with some combination of honey, maple, coconut, or date sugar. Some of these were vegan as well. I did my first two quarter sheet cakes and I am having a blast! 🎂🍰🎂🍰🎂

Any birthdays out there in need of a specialty cake??

Today I did a very special test run of an event that has been a brain child of mine for a while. I actually got into coo...
08/23/2025

Today I did a very special test run of an event that has been a brain child of mine for a while. I actually got into cooking because I was into wine pairings first. But when you realize you have a long list of food restrictions, going to a prix fixe menu event is fairly impossible.

Today I took a small group of people with food restrictions and created a personalized flight of bites to go with each wine we tried at two wineries. These food boxes are free from dairy, grains, legumes, eggs, refined sugars, some nuts (almonds, pistachios, pecans), seafood, seed and vegetable oils, and a couple of other specifics. We tasted the wine and the foods together to enjoy a full pairing experience… no one was left out. A huge shout out to Josie at Lemelson and Jacob at Domaine Divio for allowing us to come and play today!!

Box One:
1. Watermelon stack salad with dairy free feta, basil, and pickled onions, paired with the 2024 Rosé of Pinot Noir.
2. Orange honey glazed chicken wing, paired with the 2024 White Pinot Noir.
3. Potato soup, paired with the 2021 Meyer Pinot Noir.
4. Zucchini baba ganoush with cassava seed crackers, paired with the 2021 Stermer Pinot Noir.
5. Roasted Fresno peppers stuffed with dairy free cream cheese, paired with the 2021 Jerome Reserve Pinot Noir.
6. Collard green wrapped spring roll with ginger cashew sauce, paired with the 2022 Barrel Select Chardonnay.

Box Two:
1. Moroccan lamb meat ball with saffron coconut yogurt sauce, paired with the 2024 Passetoutgrain.
2. Raw turnip ravioli with creamy pine nut and herbs filling paired with the 2022 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir.
3. Roasted sweet potato with basil pesto, paired with the 2022 Chehalem Mountains Pinot Noir.
4. Konjac noodles with cherry hazelnut sauce, paired with the 2022 Willamette Valley Chardonnay.
5. Zucchini cheese with cassava seeded crackers as an extra snack but paired particularly well with the 2021 Gabriel Block Pinot Noir.
6. Mini cherry pie, paired with the 2022 Clos Galia Estate Chardonnay.

I’ve been asked to do some very fun specialty cakes in the recent weeks. 1 mocha raspberry 2-4 chamomile lemon lavender ...
07/16/2025

I’ve been asked to do some very fun specialty cakes in the recent weeks.

1 mocha raspberry
2-4 chamomile lemon lavender
5-7 lemon coconut with pride, plant based coloring and vegan

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