These will make your teen smile! Cute decorating idea to use with the egg-free sugar cookie recipe in The Egg-Free Cookbook.
Cookie photo and idea credit: http://thedoughmestichousewife.blogspot.com
Cookies to make teens smile!
Category Archives: just for fun
Egg-Free Easter Ideas
Marked plate idea
This blogger mentions how P.F. Chang’s uses special marked plates in their restaurant to remind the chef, and reassure the customer, that the dish must be safe for a food allergy sufferer. Great idea! Any thoughts as to how this could work in your kitchen at home?
http://www.kristinology.com/p-f-changs/
Another Cute Children’s Book!
Here is another cute children’s book about food allergies.
About OK 4 ME 2 EAT: My food allergies
Sam, a child with multiple food allergies, helps to explain everyday concepts of dealing with his food restrictions. He tells us how both he and his brother have been lucky enough to have outgrown their milk allergy. Sam, still having an allergy to other foods, shows us how he only eats foods that his parents say are safe and most of all how he can still enjoy the fun of being a kid. Sam gives examples of the 8 most common allergens and tells us some of the foods in which those allergens might be hidden.
Can You Guess Which Two?
Can you guess which two of the egg substitutions shown in this graphic are used in The Egg-Free Cookbook? (More than two substitutions are used in the book, but only two of them are shown in the picture.) Remember, only common ingredients are used in the recipes!
Graphic source: http://www.swansonvitamins.com/blog/kaitlins-blog/egg-substitutes
Food Allergy Bedtime Story
Here is a book to read to kids dealing with food allergies. It’s just 99¢ on Kindle. Check it out!
The 12 Days of an Allergy-Free Christmas Song
Safe Food Stickers and Food Allergy Cards
Let your kids know which packaged foods are safe for them to eat by using stickers like these! Another great idea from koriclark.com is to make business cards to send with your kids to school and to parties, letting them know they should not serve them any food that has not been checked for their allergen. Check out her ideas at http://koriclark.com/2010/08/26/free-printables-for-kids-with-food-allergies/.
Egg-Free Gingerbread Houses (& Igloos???)
Egg-free gingerbread house igloo
There is a recipe for egg-free gingerbread houses and gingerbread men in The Egg-Free Cookbook. There is also an egg-free recipe for royal icing, which is traditionally used to decorate these types of projects because it is very strong due to the fact it contains egg whites.
But besides from cooking an egg-free pan of gingerbread, a gingerbread house can be made from graham crackers. Or, create the cute igloo pictured here using sugar cubes! The igloo idea comes from the FARE Blog. Read it here.
The royal icing recipe from The Egg-Free Cookbook is very simple. It’s just 1 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup corn syrup. It takes a strong spoon and a minute or two with a strong arm to stir it together.
Another great holiday idea is to make a log cabin using this egg-free royal icing and large pretzel rods. Happy decorating!
