Food Allergies? This is the (Cook) Book for you!

A few years ago I watched the author of this book, Cybele Pascal, on the Martha Stewart Show. It was a mildly awkward interview (has anyone else noticed that Martha gives the worst interviews??)--but my ears perked up when I heard ingredients like 'oat flour,' 'maple sugar' and the like. I ended up buying her Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook, which turned out to be phenomenal! The recipes are great--even for non-food-allergic guests--and can easily be shifted around depending on allergy (i.e. my kid isn't allergic to eggs, her kid is, so the recipes call for egg substitute. She gives 'reverse substitutions,' if you will.). I've made the Turkey Ancho Chili--a favorite, and easy!!--for two consecutive birthday parties. It gets rave reviews and requests to make it for the coming year. Pascal gives recipes for cakes, cookies, soups--and quite a few 'comfort' foods that food-allergic people tend to (are forced to?) stay away from (like shepherd's pie! like biscuits!). Considering the number of great recipes (regardless of their semi-hypoallergenic ingredients) this book is a bargain!