Glassnoodle Productions presents:
The Allergic Birthday Cake
A collection of gluten-, dairy-, and egg-free comfort foods
For me, this journey started 16 years ago, with two chronically asthmatic children: one who was mostly holding her own, and one who was not only not thriving, but was in the throes of a desperate back-slide.
After trying all that conventional western medicine had to offer – including one doctor’s firm declaration that my son would not survive to see his second birthday – with no positive result, I decided it was time to shift gears.
In searching for another way to help my children attain good health, I happened upon Dr. Mary Morris of Allergy Associates of LaCrosse. She discovered each of my children's allergies and started them on sublingual antigens. She saw to it that we invested in hope, and endowed my entire family with that most curative of gifts: compassion.
In addition to antigen therapy, we were counseled to practice avoidance of most allergens. The list was extensive, and 16 years ago there was little information – and fewer resources – available for people with multiple food allergies.
Armed with stubbornness, a lifelong passion for cooking, and one very expensive bag of rice flour, I set about trying to feed my family using a severely limited list of ingredients. At that time, we were avoiding all of the grains except rice and corn, dairy, eggs, potatoes, maple, cane sugar, and food coloring. Since my daughter was dealing with Candida at that time, we were also avoiding things like fruit and yeast. And then there were the environmental and airborne allergens…
I expected to fail. I expected my children to die, and that it would be entirely my fault. And I did fail many times. There were buns as edible as hockey pucks, cookies we could have used for shims, and more than one cake that I tried to pass off as bars. But my children didn’t die. Their health started to improve, and I learned so much more than a new way of cooking.
Over the years, awareness of food allergy issues has increased. More products are available, and there are support groups out there that didn’t exist five years ago, much less sixteen. There is no need for anyone starting down this path today to do so with the same sense of loneliness and desperation that I once felt.
In writing “The Allergic Birthday Cake”, I decided to focus on the avoidance of gluten, dairy, and eggs for a few reasons: first, sensitivity to these foods is increasingly common in today’s population. Second, they are each challenging on their own, but combined the challenge of avoiding all three can be daunting at best. Third, I wanted to reach a fairly broad audience and, fourth, books that address all three are rare indeed.
Of course I would like you to buy my book. It has been a labor of love (and sweat, and more than a few tears), and I know that it can help you. My goal, however, is not to make a fortune, but to put useful information in the hands of those who need it.
So whether or not you buy the book, I hope you’ll send me a letter or an email if you need help with your new diet. I am not a health care professional, and cannot – and will not attempt to – answer questions of a medical nature. I strongly encourage you to seek out a knowledgeable and compassionate professional to help you with those questions. But I can really cook, and I have many years of experience in feeding allergic children, and in keeping an allergen-free home.
So stay hopeful, and I’ll hope to hear from you soon.
This book contains over 100 original recipes which are free of gluten, dairy and eggs. More than just a bake book, The Allergic Birthday Cake includes recipes for main dishes, appetizers and much more. Many recipes are also appropriate for vegan and low-fat diets. If you’ve been craving cake, appetizers, pizza, breads, soups, entrees, cookies, or muffins, the recipes in this book are sure to satisfy.
Inside you will find a foreword by Dr. Mary Morris of Allergy Associates of La Crosse. For more information about Dr. Mary and Allergy Associates of La Crosse, please visit www.allergy-solutions.com.
Clear preparation instructions are accompanied by helpful hints and useful information about ingredients and equipment. Spiral bound to lie flat, this 8 ½ x11 inch book has a sturdy, wipe-clean, soft cover.
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Inside you will find these great, gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free recipes:
| All Purpose Blend | Cheese Sauce | Meat Balls | |
| Almond Scones | Chocolate Chip Cookies | Pancakes | |
| Almond Waffles | Chocolate Layer Cake | Pecan Pie | |
| Bagels | Corn Bread | Pizza | |
| Baking Powder Biscuits | Danish Sugar Cookies | Pumpkin Pie | |
| Banana Bread | Date Nut Muffins | Red Beans and Rice | |
| Banana Muffins | Flat Bread | Risotto | |
| Basic Pastry | Gingerbread | Sandwich Buns | |
| Basic Sweet Muffins | Hungarian Beef | Snickerdoodles | |
| Blueberry Muffins | Irish Soda Bread | Strawberry Shortcake | |
| Boston Cream Pie | Island Carrot Cake | Stuffed Bell Peppers | |
| Brownie Pudding | Lemon Bundt™ Cake | Trifle | |
| Brownies | Lemon Poppy Cake | Walnut Fudge | |
| Bruschetta | Macaroni and Cheese | White Layer Cake |
And many more!
To view pages from the book, click here.