| When the author Alice Sherwood received her 2 | | | | allergy etiquette, helping your allergic child, eating |
| year old sons diagnosis of nut and egg allergies | | | | out, special occasions, travelling, worldwide cuisine, |
| she ended up putting together a collection of her | | | | shopping, what not to eat and your pantry. |
| own recipes due to her frustration with what was | | | | Just before you get into the recipes - there is a |
| on offer in the market. Some allergy cookbooks | | | | handy quick reference chart about how to |
| try to cater for all allergens in each recipe - this | | | | substitute ingredients with suggested alternatives |
| can end up leaving the recipes bland and boring. | | | | and associated notes and tips. There are over |
| What Alice has done with her recipes in this book | | | | 100 recipes divided into: breakfasts, side dishes, |
| is to provide a basic recipe with one or two of | | | | starters & light meals, fish, meat and poultry, |
| the 'Big Four', eggs, dairy, gluten or nuts omitted | | | | pasta, noodles & rice, desserts, breads and |
| and then provide variations for each recipe so | | | | baking, sauces, dressings and accompaniments. |
| you can exclude or add ingredients depending on | | | | My personal favourite is her recipe for carrot |
| the particular allergens you need to avoid. | | | | cake - the best I have found! This recipe book |
| The book has a great introduction which explains | | | | has been one of my best buys as our son was |
| why she wrote the cookery book, she loves | | | | initially diagnosed with egg and peanut allergies, but |
| good food and found that a lot of people she | | | | has since been found to also be gluten and dairy |
| knew were having trouble finding useful recipes | | | | intolerant - thus we have to avoid all of the major |
| that would enable whole families to eat the same | | | | four allergens! Our second son is also allergic to |
| tasty meals together when one or more were | | | | eggs and I am gluten and dairy intolerant. Our |
| allergic or intolerant to different foods. She then | | | | whole family has benefited from eating a diet that |
| goes on to explain the differences between food | | | | is free from gluten, dairy, eggs and peanuts and |
| allergies and food intolerance, with a good | | | | this book is an essential for our kitchen bookshelf. |
| description of symptoms and a quick reference | | | | Please come and visit our website 'Sensitive To |
| chart for anaphylaxis. The book then has a | | | | Food' where you will find more information about |
| section for each of dairy, egg, nuts and gluten | | | | various food allergies and links to many more of |
| explaining about each and how to compensate in | | | | the resources that we have found in the past 5 |
| your diet for the missing nutrients. Alice then | | | | years of dealing with food allergies in our family. |
| continues with chapters about, staying positive, | | | | |