Christmas Success

Christmas or any holiday, for that matter, is always a big challenge for someone with food allergies.  Allergies to dairy, wheat, and eggs pretty much cut out Christmas cookies, cakes (foods we should limit anyway) and many traditional foods.  This year, however, I was able to recreate some wonderful holiday treats without any of the allergenic ingredients.  My Christmas spread this year included Chocolate Chestnut Rum Torte,  Grandma Harris' Fruitcake (not my grandma's but a recipe I found a few years ago that will convert most non-fruitcake lovers),  GF Rice Krispies and the traditional Christmas Eve Dinner, Ukrainian Borscht and Pierogies, all made without wheat/gluten, eggs and dairy products.  So now many of you may be thinking "I wonder if they tasted like cardboard?".  Ask my husband, the true judge of my culinary creations,  or any of my guests or just take my word for it--I really didn't miss the traditional ingredients and I would say the word of the day was "YUMMMY".   If any of you are interested, I will be post some of my recipes on this blog.  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!