The Everything Nut Allergy Cookbook: 200 Easy Tree Nut– and Peanut-Free Recipes for Every Meal by Lisa Horne

 

The Everything Nut Allergy Cookbook: 200 Easy Tree Nut– and Peanut-Free Recipes for Every Meal by Lisa Horne
My Rating: ★★★★★

I received a copy from Adams Media through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Anyone with food allergies, especially any one of the top nine major food allergies, knows that a lot of places and brands are not things we can eat. If the items don’t directly use the allergen, they are manufactured with them, and it is sad times. I developed food allergies in my mid-20s and the first year of allergy life was definitely an experience. I couldn’t believe how many things are manufactured with peanuts as well as how many restaurants had cross contamination with peanuts. This isn’t even including the places I vowed to never eat at after speaking to managers and cooks who didn’t make the connection between peanuts and peanut products (peanut oil, peanut butter, etc.)!

While adapting recipes to not include my allergens is easy, it’s just really nice to pick up a book that is allergy friendly. One of the things that I like about this book is that it addresses allergies to readers who have allergies as well as readers who don’t have allergies but are related to or friends with someone who does. There’s information on the difference between food allergies and intolerances as well as keeping an allergy free kitchen space. There’s also a quick guide on allergy substitutes for nuts, diary, flour, and soy sauce. The recipes also let you know if the recipe includes any of the top nine allergens before you get into the recipe itself. I instantly knew this was going to be a great cookbook!

So many of the recipes look and sound absolutely delicious. I wasn’t hungry every time I picked this book up, but I was sure hungry when I put it down. I recognized many recipes, but I also found new recipes that I want to try out. I’m most excited about the coffee cake recipe just because that’s one of my favorite things that I haven’t had for a long time, even before I developed food allergies. I’m extremely excited to make several of the recipes included and even found some things my younger brother will like that don’t have dairy in it, or even dairy substitutes, since he is dairy intolerant and has issues with some dairy substitutes.

All in all, this is a wonderful book that is great to have on hand.