Here I am, how I got here

Hey there. Chances are if you're looking at this, it's because you or a family member for whom you cook has a wheat or egg allergy or sensitivity. Yep, that's my raison d'etre out here in cyberspace, too. I'm not much of a blogger by nature, but since we discovered my daughter's wheat and egg sensitivity, I've been on the constant lookout for recipes that are both wheat and egg free. Now, there's TONS of gluten free info out here, and there's quite a few egg-free recipes in the world, but both is a little harder to come by.

The other trick is that I am a semi-professional baker. By that I mean I love to bake, and I have even baked for pay once or twice, and out of the goodness of my heart for someone's special occasion countless times besides that. And as a baker, everything I know depends on wheat and eggs (and butter, but we're good on that). Furthermore, I am not sensitive to wheat or eggs, so anything I make for Esther that I'm going to eat has to be as good as the wheat-egg version. She loves the things I reject, probably because it has been so long since she's had wheat or eggs, but I can tell. And in my experience, "it tastes just as good as the real thing!" from someone who hasn't had the real thing for a while, just isn't true. So here we have it, I'll share only my very best wheat and egg-free recipes, most of which will be baked goods. Enjoy, feel free to drop me a line if you have a suggestion, a recipe to share, or a comment. Enjoy!

P.S. To all you folks who are SERIOUSLY allergic/sensitive to wheat, you should know that I do not depend on certified gluten-free goods. My daughter's reaction to wheat and eggs is eczema, which is painful and difficult, but not life-threatening. So as always, use your best judgment in using my recipes.