Food allergies can go f*ck themselves

[mathnerd]

Small update: I returned to the same bar today, this time with my kids (not as strange as it sounds in the town I was in). I had a great time chatting with a good friend. The staff was awesome and I was able to enjoy what has to be my favorite dish that town has to offer while the boys chowed down on their burger (they split one, as it's gigantic!).

[cindybubbles]

I knew a friend who once mentioned to me that she was the only one in the family who was NOT allergic to peanuts. So if she wanted peanut butter, she had to eat it outside!

[EvilEmpryss]

*hoards all the roasted soy nuts for herself*

Well, I don't know anybody personally who's allergic to them.

*glares warningly at Sapphire Silk* And don't you go telling me that someone you know at work that you introduced me to once upon a time is allergic to soy or your bathroom isn't getting painted!

[wolfie]

It can also be done with roasted soy nuts. I don't recall hearing many people being allergic to soy.

I've heard that soy is a very common allergen - if you look at (for example) Burger King's allergen chart for various menu items, it's one of the allergens listed. Note that soy is a legume (same family of plants as peanuts), so there may be "crossover" allergies.

[MaggieTheCat]

Both my husband and I. Sorry.

I don't feel so bad about being the only one now.

[Seshat]

It can also be done with roasted soy nuts. I don't recall hearing many people being allergic to soy.

Both my husband and I. Sorry.

[EvilEmpryss]

My husband and I both have a (relatively minor) allergy to soy.

There's a nay-sayer in every crowd.

I'm just glad my own allergy isn't too bad. I have to actually ingest peanuts to get the rash, jitters, and various gastrointestinal distresses and a big dose of Benadryl and Tagamet (cimetidine) will usually be enough for me to recover without having to go to the ER. I dread the day I might have to actually use my epipen.

I've also learned that while most products that say "made in a factory that also processes peanuts; may contain trace amounts of peanuts" (like M&Ms), I'm okay to eat the product, but I can't risk anything made by Walmart's Great Value brand that says that. Their idea of "trace" is enough to set my allergy off every time.

[MaggieTheCat]

It can also be done with roasted soy nuts. I don't recall hearing many people being allergic to soy.

My husband and I both have a (relatively minor) allergy to soy. We found out when we bought an organic iced chai drink made with soy milk; both of us tried it, and both of us got an itchy nose/ears/throat/lips/mouth reaction (known as oral allergy syndrome.) We later had allergy tests done and soy popped for both of us.

[EvilEmpryss]

You can make a perfectly lovely baklavah with peanuts instead of tree nuts - I have done it for an allergic friend of mine

It can also be done with roasted soy nuts. I don't recall hearing many people being allergic to soy.

[mathnerd]

My BFF's mom would make 'white spaghetti' the sauce was made using cream of mushroom soup as the base.

I have several white sauce recipes, but the idea of "real" spaghetti, I thought, was something I'd never be able to have again.

How very, very wrong I was. Thank heavens for good, creative cooks who like a challenge! And even more thanks that I know at least one of them.

Actually, that's what I'm cooking for dinner tomorrow night.

[Cia]

It's amazing what you can start substituting if you know enough about cooking and start experimenting. I mentioned somewhere upthread that Jester concocted a spaghetti sauce for me that contained no tomatoes at all, yet tasted almost identical to a "real" red sauce. I'd have never been able to do that on my own, but he's a good cook and saw it as a challenge, and I get to eat spaghetti again.

My BFF's mom would make 'white spaghetti' the sauce was made using cream of mushroom soup as the base.

[wolfie]

My friends kids can't eat tree nuts or they swell up but they can eat peanuts just fine!

Not surprising, since peanuts are part of the legume family (the same family as peas and beans) - they're not related to nut trees. Also, cashews are related to poison ivy, so anyone with a more severe than average reaction to the ivy should stay away from them.

[mathnerd]

You can make a perfectly lovely baklavah with peanuts instead of tree nuts - I have done it for an allergic friend of mine

It's amazing what you can start substituting if you know enough about cooking and start experimenting. I mentioned somewhere upthread that Jester concocted a spaghetti sauce for me that contained no tomatoes at all, yet tasted almost identical to a "real" red sauce. I'd have never been able to do that on my own, but he's a good cook and saw it as a challenge, and I get to eat spaghetti again.

[AccountingDrone]

My friends kids can't eat tree nuts or they swell up but they can eat peanuts just fine!

Sorry about your allergies. I have several also but they don't affect my breathing.

You can make a perfectly lovely baklavah with peanuts instead of tree nuts - I have done it for an allergic friend of mine

[Rock Lobster]

My friends kids can't eat tree nuts or they swell up but they can eat peanuts just fine!

Sorry about your allergies. I have several also but they don't affect my breathing.