The Complete Food Allergy Cookbook : The Foods You've Always Loved Without the Ingredients You Can't Have!

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Summary: Lots of ideas and suggestions
Review: I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but the first three or four chapters are perfect for those of us who are just starting on our food allergy journey.
I plan to send copies to my mother and my sister-in-law because they have been very concerned about holiday meals. The book includes suggestions for dealing with this. That way when we all get together, I can eat some of the family foods. I will probably also take my own food and the author gives really good suggestions for this, too.

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Summary: Not suitable for the gluten intolerant
Review: I purchased this book from Amazon because of the description. I had my daughter (17yrs old) tested in the UK. She has wheat, egg and apple sensitivities to name a few of the 14. In Hong Kong I had no idea where to start and like most teenagers she loves pastas, pizzas and white bread. I have read the book avidly and it is very informative (especially rotatating grains and sections on wheat alternatives). I have had the book less than 24 hrs and have a shopping list already. I can't wait to try the recipes on my daughter who is willing to try but like most teenagers unwilling to do anything about it! It's still got to be pizza and white bread though. I will recommend it to other people and my local health food store.

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Summary: Review
Review: I thought this book had some good recipes, however, I found that it was not appropriate for the food allergies that my son has. Some of the recipes have soy, egg or nut in them and all of these I must avoid for my son. If you are able to have these items then you may enjoy this book, however, if you are looking for a cookbook that offers alternatives to these allergens then you are better off seeking out another book.

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Summary: not good for those with nut allergies
Review: This book provides so many choices to those of us with food sensitivities. My 5 year old and I particuliarly enjoy the buckwheat pancakes and savory crackers. We are grateful to the author for providing substitutions and options. The only difficulty we have found is that many of the baked goods are quite dense. I would love to find out an appropriate remedy to that problem. I recommend this book to those families just starting out the discovery process. Test out the recipes and have fun.

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Summary: Review
Review: This was the first book I got after finding out my son has multiple food allergies. It was a great help in learning to use all the different types of flours in baking and breadmaking. It was full of helpful information for substitutions in recipes, and every recipe in her book has a list of variations that can be used with that recipe in case you can't use it exactly as is. It also has examples of how to create new recipes from your old recipes using foods you aren't allergic to. I was so overwhelmed when I first found out my son was allergic to dozens of foods. I didn't think I'd ever learn to cook for him, but with the things I learned in this book I'm feeling much more hopeful and confident. As far as the main dish recipes in this book I haven't found much I thought my son would try. But, I learned so much about the basics that I can modify most of our old favorites now and we hardly notice the difference.

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Summary: Perfect starter book
Review: This was the first book I got after finding out my son has multiple food allergies. It was a great help in learning to use all the different types of flours in baking and breadmaking. It was full of helpful information for substitutions in recipes, and every recipe in her book has a list of variations that can be used with that recipe in case you can't use it exactly as is. It also has examples of how to create new recipes from your old recipes using foods you aren't allergic to. I was so overwhelmed when I first found out my son was allergic to dozens of foods. I didn't think I'd ever learn to cook for him, but with the things I learned in this book I'm feeling much more hopeful and confident. As far as the main dish recipes in this book I haven't found much I thought my son would try. But, I learned so much about the basics that I can modify most of our old favorites now and we hardly notice the difference.