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Summary: Super!
Review: If you or your child(ren) have food allergies, you MUST have this cookbook! When we realized my daughter (at the time, 13 months old) was allergic to dairy and eggs it was difficult to get used to the idea of having to cook without dairy products especially. Ms. Coss' book has many recipes that are delicious and healthy as well. My biggest concern was to be able to provide meals which were healthy and nutritionally sound and many of the recipes in this book are just that. My child, now 18 months old is growing beautifully being fed many meals via recipes from this cookbook. It is easy to follow, and once you do your preliminary "major grocery-shopping" trip to get a lot of the spices and basic ingredients, you can really make almost anything at any time. Cooking allergy free has actually become enjoyable for me as so many of the recipes from this book seem to have become classics in our house. Everyone loves them and it makes me feel good to be able to provide my child with foods from this book that bring us all a sense of normalcy.
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Summary: Delicious recipes
Review: My daughter is 2 and allergic to peanuts, milk, eggs, and sesame seeds. We have a difficult time finding interesting foods for her to eat along with items the rest of the family can enjoy. The recipes in this book are great! I've made a few dishes for parties and everyone asks me for the recipes. This book also has a great recipe for a Chocolate Birthday Cake. We are very limited in what she can have in the sweets area so this is a welcome treat for her, and others love it also. It's been a life saver!
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Summary: Delicious Recipes!
Review: My grandson is allergic to dairy products, eggs & nuts and my daughter got copies of this book for both of us. The recipes are so delicious that I am cooking them even when my grandson is not here!! I especially love the Turkey Meatloaf, the Mediterranean Chicken, and the New Potatoes with Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing. Of course my grandchildren love the desserts.I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Great!
Review: My son (a 1 year old) was diagnosed with food allergies (Egg, Nut, Milk, Fish, ShellFish, Tree-Nut). This cookbook was then only one that I could find that addressed the harder of the three to avoid (milk, nut, and egg). With the help of this cookbook I can now prepare for my son most of his favorite foods! The pancake recipe was a indeed a lifesaver...I could not figure out how to prepare this much loved favorite without the egg and milk...this cookbook solved the problem and he LOVES them! The recipes are realistic and easy to follow. Highest Recommendations!
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Summary: Great!
Review: My son (a 1 year old) was diagnosed with food allergies (Egg, Nut, Milk, Fish, ShellFish, Tree-Nut). This cookbook was then only one that I could find that addressed the harder of the three to avoid (milk, nut, and egg). With the help of this cookbook I can now prepare for my son most of his favorite foods! The pancake recipe was a indeed a lifesaver...I could not figure out how to prepare this much loved favorite without the egg and milk...this cookbook solved the problem and he LOVES them! The recipes are realistic and easy to follow. Highest Recommendations!
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Summary: Not a great book for a child with mutilple food allergies
Review: My son is allergic to Milk, Soy and Corn and this book is just okay in coming up with ideas for your child if they are allergic to one of these foods. The reciies are just okay and not the best in the world. I found I did better on my own just experimenting with my Bettie Crocker cookbook. Probably wouldn't recommend it.
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Summary: Simply the BEST allergy cookbook
Review: My son will be 6 years old this summer. His severe milk/egg/nut allergies started when he was 4 mos old. Over the time I bought all of the available allergy cookbooks, and cooked some pretty strange things. I was desperate to make my son a birthday cake, and for years I had to excuse myself and give him either Jello (he hates) or try to make cakes from mixes and cakes made from other cookbooks. The results were always bad, and the look in my son's eyes made me cry. And then one day I found this book. I ordered it, but was not too excited, I did not expect too much. And then for his birthday I decided to make "Orange Chocolate Marble Layer Cake". The cake came out great, and when I was walking into the room full of guests with this beautiful cake with candles, my son was jumping high in the air and screaming: "Look this is my cake! This is MY birthday cake!" I was literally crying and thanking Linda for this wonderful moment. The cake tasted great, there was NONE left after the party! People with "normal" children were asking me for the recipe, could not believe that it was made with no eggs.
And from that moment I made almost all of the cakes, cookies, PANCAKES, CHOCOLATE MOUSSE and other dishes and all of them were a success in my house and with my guests. I bought extra copies of this cookbook and gave them as presents to my friends - that is what I think of this book. If you have a child with those allergies you simply must have it. And, finally, make him a real birthday cake!
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Summary: Simply the BEST allergy cookbook
Review: My son will be 6 years old this summer. His severe milk/egg/nut allergies started when he was 4 mos old. Over the time I bought all of the available allergy cookbooks, and cooked some pretty strange things. I was desperate to make my son a birthday cake, and for years I had to excuse myself and give him either Jello (he hates) or try to make cakes from mixes and cakes made from other cookbooks. The results were always bad, and the look in my son's eyes made me cry. And then one day I found this book. I ordered it, but was not too excited, I did not expect too much. And then for his birthday I decided to make "Orange Chocolate Marble Layer Cake". The cake came out great, and when I was walking into the room full of guests with this beautiful cake with candles, my son was jumping high in the air and screaming: "Look this is my cake! This is MY birthday cake!" I was literally crying and thanking Linda for this wonderful moment. The cake tasted great, there was NONE left after the party! People with "normal" children were asking me for the recipe, could not believe that it was made with no eggs.
And from that moment I made almost all of the cakes, cookies, PANCAKES, CHOCOLATE MOUSSE and other dishes and all of them were a success in my house and with my guests. I bought extra copies of this cookbook and gave them as presents to my friends - that is what I think of this book. If you have a child with those allergies you simply must have it. And, finally, make him a real birthday cake!
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Summary: THANK GOD FOR THIS COOKBOOK!
Review: Never in my life have I been so worried or desperate. My son has 8 food allergies!! The poor thing has been eating ONLY potato chips, turkey and Cheerios for the last year! Linda Coss's cookbook is amazing. She's done all the hard work, she's figured out all the substitutions, she's researched all the ingredients. I never knew my son could eat such a variety of food. The waffles are FABULOUS, the only difference is that I make them with rice milk. Now my son eats REAL breakfast food, has oatmeal cookies to share with his Dad and I have an overwhelming sense of relief. Linda Coss is a Mom of two boys with food allergies. She's been through everything all us rookies are going through now. You can tell each recipe was created and modified with love. :-)
I have looked at other "allergy" cookbooks, and none compare. Her recipes are so DELICIOUS and EASY.
Yes, THANK GOD for this cookbook. I feel as if our lives are somewhat normal now. Thank you Linda!
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Summary: THANK GOD FOR THIS COOKBOOK!
Review: Never in my life have I been so worried or desperate. My son has 8 food allergies!! The poor thing has been eating ONLY potato chips, turkey and Cheerios for the last year! Linda Coss's cookbook is amazing. She's done all the hard work, she's figured out all the substitutions, she's researched all the ingredients. I never knew my son could eat such a variety of food. The waffles are FABULOUS, the only difference is that I make them with rice milk. Now my son eats REAL breakfast food, has oatmeal cookies to share with his Dad and I have an overwhelming sense of relief. Linda Coss is a Mom of two boys with food allergies. She's been through everything all us rookies are going through now. You can tell each recipe was created and modified with love. :-)
I have looked at other "allergy" cookbooks, and none compare. Her recipes are so DELICIOUS and EASY.
Yes, THANK GOD for this cookbook. I feel as if our lives are somewhat normal now. Thank you Linda!
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