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Comment on Banana & carrot cake by allergybabe

allergybabe — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:44:01 +0000

This cake sounds delicious. I will try it as soon as I can with a slight variation of the ingredients. Thanks for sharing

Comment on Yes! Bananas! by Banana & carrot sponge | yesnobananas

Banana & carrot sponge | yesnobananas — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:44:14 +0000

[...] year after year. I needed a repertoire of treats. Plus we were now free to eat banana, Sid having outgrown that ridiculous allergy at 18 months… and banana can be a handy substitute for egg in cake [...]

Comment on An old-fashioned sponge by Banana & carrot sponge | yesnobananas

Banana & carrot sponge | yesnobananas — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:44:12 +0000

[...] his first we managed, after much effort, to create a decent Victoria-style sponge, but I didn’t want to churn out the same staple year after year. I needed a repertoire of [...]

Comment on The perfect cheesecake (two ways) by Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:12:49 +0000

I do a variation with half the amount of cream cheese, plus whipping cream and a packet of lemon jelly made up to 300ml using some hot water (to melt the jelly first) then the rest made up with lemon juice and cooled before adding to the cream cheese mixture. The jelly helps it set so it is a bit more like a mousse and delicious! Sometimes I put some more cream on the top and either strawberries, raspberries or blueberries! But I make this for dinner parties, not my son with allergies because he just doesn’t like puddings of any sort (unless it is a whole block of Dairy Milk…..!)

Comment on The perfect cheesecake (two ways) by Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:17:25 +0000

Lucky Boys,
Thanks it looks, yummy Well Done Supercook!
Have a happy Easter Holiday….. love K xxxx

Comment on ‘Life with my allergic toddler’ by Alexa Baracaia

Alexa Baracaia — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:29:51 +0000

Hello there – thanks so much for your post. I have to confess we have yet to order in restaurants and cafes for Sidney but anecdotally I’ve been told that Zizzi and Carluccio’s are both good at catering for allergies. I’d love to hear your thoughts following your visit. Hope it all goes well!

Comment on ‘Life with my allergic toddler’ by Ageing Geek

Ageing Geek — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:37:52 +0000

I have a dairy/egg/nut allergic son and we find Waitrose a godsend. Unlike Tesco they seem to keep unhelpful ‘may contain’ labelling to a minimum, and as long as I explain what I need I don’t have any problems at the fresh counters – they know me too well now! All this in the wilds of rural Suffolk. We’re actually about to brave a trip to London this weekend (which is how I stumbled upon this blog) and I’m frantically trying to find anyone other than Wagamamas and McDonalds who can reliably cater to his needs and prevent my usual panic breakdown every time he eats food I haven’t personally prepared.

Comment on ‘Life with my allergic toddler’ by Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:58:10 +0000

Good luck! I remember finding out that my eldest son had multiple allergies when he was about 5 months old (starting with egg!) and thinking that I’d never be able to let him out to friends houses/parties, etc. but it really does get easier. For a start I did not take any notice of the “may contain traces of nuts” signs; I feel they are there purely to cover manufacturers. I only read the actual ingredients and avoided nuts (plus various other things – his potato allergy is greater than his wheat allergy!) if they were listed. I have to say I wasn’t impressed with the consultants or dieticians we met during those early stages though. He is now 16 and over the years I have rarely ever told other mums about his allergies, he copes just fine, knows what he can have, and stops eating at once if he gets any sort of strange sensation in his mouth (which is very rare). We ditched the epipens years ago, although did renew the prescription for a recent trip to Australia to appease my mother’s worries. I’m proud of what a confident, well turned out young man he has turned out to be despite these allergies and how well he has managed! Congratulations on your new baby – I had another two boys after Matt and they don’t have any allergies.

Comment on ‘Life with my allergic toddler’ by Alexa Baracaia

Alexa Baracaia — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:50:30 +0000

Amazing to hear about places that can cater for multiple allergies – they are few & far between so thanks for the top tip! Good to hear your littlest is allergy free, too – we’re hoping. And fingers crossed your son shakes off at least a few – thank you ever so much for reading and posting. Be great to hear any tips/thoughts you have along the way. Resources for allergy parents are scarce so advice from fellow families is invaluable… X

Comment on ‘Life with my allergic toddler’ by Alexa Baracaia

Alexa Baracaia — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:46:51 +0000

Thanks Marc!