Dairy & Egg Free recipes

[cocococo]

I was wondering if anyone has some dairy/egg free recipes they can share? DS aged 2 had his skin-prick test last week and tested positive for peanut which we knew about but egg and milk also came up. He has always refused egg so this wasn't too surprising but he's a diary junkie so this was a shock. Our consultant wants us to exclude dairy for one month and see what the results are. DS is generally quite pale, always has a runny nose and suffers from what I thought were 'teething' nappies so if these improve then it's obviously the reaction to dairy and we'll have to exclude it until hopefully he grows out of it. I'd really appreciate help with dairy-free cooking!!

cocococo, I have a Special Diet Cookbook for Asthma and Eczema - all the recipes are dairy-free and many are also egg- and wheat-free. It has advice on alternative calcium sources etc too. (Some recipes include soya, goat's or sheep's milk.)

If you send me your address via contact another talker I'll post it to you (haven't used it for years!)

That is so kind Janh, thank you, I'll contact you.

Cocococo, just to reassure you (hopefully), my son had loads of false positive results. He tested insanely high for wheat, which has never affected him and also positive to eggs, chicken and other things. He was actually only ever allergic to milk, soya and peanuts. The gold standard is the food challenge, which you're doing (ie eliminate it then reintroduce and see what happens). After that, I hope you won't need the recipes, but if you'd like, I've got some good milk free recipes. Most of the main-dish ones don't have egg either. Let me know what you like to eat and I'll post some recipes.

Hope it goes as well as it can!
JJ

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In the meantime a quick very easy treat is to mash up a couple of bananas then stir in some plain flour till it's fairly thick, then dollop in a pan & fry for egg & milk free pancakes!

Great pancake recipe especially with shrove tuesday around the corner! Thanks! I haven't read up on probiotics I'll do a search now and we can raise it with the nutrionist when we see her this week, thanks for that! I am hoping that Milk is a fale positive and that the elimination diet will prove this - we'll see. DS is a terrible eater, he seems to live on bolognaise or chicken goujons with wedges I am up for any inspiration on main courses! Cakes and biscuits he'll munch on till they come out of his ears of course so any suggestions there woule be good too. I tried to get egg replacer in Sainsbury's with no joy - is it a health food shop visit?
Thanks for your help!

I am a carnivour living in a vegan household - but I promise I dont' suffer at all. It is possible to buy egg-replacement in any health food shop, and you can also buy cheese replacement flakes (can't remember what they are called - they are yeast based i think)- so you can make macaroni cheese, lasagne. you can also buy actual vegan cheese block, which is ok for cooking with. you can make pancakes by using soya milk, chocolate cake by using coco powder or dark chocolate not milk chocolate. You can buy tofutti ice cream which is dairy free. Dairy free living is not the end of the world if you get a good vegan receipe book - most will have a huge section on deserts and puddings too!

Egg replacer called Orgran "no egg" can be found in some health food shops though my mum says its getter harder and harder to find in the UK. Maybe they could order some for you. It's also good for cholestrol free diets, vegans and saving money when baking cakes so don't let them tell you there is no demand.

My cake recipe is 3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 tpsn egg replacer (not essential)2 tspn baking powder, some cocoa powder if you want chocolate buns. Mix all these dry ingredients.
Add a splash of white vinegar, 3/4 cup of oil, 1 and 3/4 cups of other liquid (milk replacer, juice, water, syrup from tins of fruit - anything).
Beat it all together and cook at 175 for 15 minutes if in bun cases, and 25-35 minutes for a cake. Be warned it sticks to pans so line, use bun cases , or those non stick tins with the bottoms you can push up.
They don't taste that good when first made, they are at their best cold. If they have an hour in the fridge once cooled they don't get crumbly.
I make these all the time, it takes 5 minutes to put together.

Hi Janh the cookbook arrived this morning thanks so much I can't wait to have a good read through this evening and it will help me sort out questions I'll have for the nutrionist too. You are very kind. That cake sounds good BTB!

this is all very interesting - i have a one year old who has been horrifically colicy and seems to be dairy allergic - i vacilate between diets etc because it is so hard being consistent. But I could really do with good cake recipes and ones my other child can share in too (vegan cheese that i have come across so far is horrific). What age can they test for these allergies - at the moment it is all surmise and I find that stressful in itself. Also does teething throw up diorreah (sp) nappies etc..?

cococo can u check my thred on atopy, as my dd is also a pale child, but has dark circles.

Most importantly: it's possible to make great mashed potatoes substituting mayonnaise for the milky things.

And then, for chicken pot pie (with a mash topping, which I know isn't called pot pie, but..)

Poach the chicken and save some of the poaching water.
Soften celery, carrot and onions in olive oil. At the end, throw in some frozen peas to defrost.
Rip the chicken bits off of the bones (make stock with the rest, if you have the time and inclination)
Add a glug of oil to the veggies and heat them up.
Add a large spoonful of flour to the pan and cook it for a minute or two.
Pour in a cup or so of wine, let it boil off a bit, then add some of the poaching water -- enough to make a nice sauce.
Cook until it thickens.
Add the chicken.

Put in a bowl with mash on top. There you go!

It's easier to cook than it is to write, honestly.

I have a cake recipe, but will need to dig it out for you.

(I have more main course, too. And especially stuff you need to cook for a while --- ie, naptime stuff (start it during nap, finished for dinner) )

Overuse of parentheses. Sorry.