Stacey’s book of sweet indulgent food has not only been created for the person and family that suffer with allergies and intolerances but for everyone to enjoy. It is also perfect for people with Coeliac disease, vegans and the Paleo diet and just perfect for those who want to be able to enjoy traditional sweet indulgent puddings, deserts and snacks that are made from healthier ingredients and free from the main allergy groups.
All traditional sweet puddings, deserts and sweet snacks are made with Flour, milk, butter and eggs! (Gluten, Dairy and eggs!) With advances in nutritional understanding and medicine we now have so many people, families and children who cannot eat these and many other foods as they are allergic or as with 45% of the population, intolerant and suffer with terrible side effects. At present most chefs, restaurants and hotels provide sweet options that are for vegans (which tend to be dairy and gluten free) or a ‘gluten free option’ is now very popular too, however there are never sweet indulgent options without all three ingredients. If there are they tend to be dry, tasteless and lack any resemblance to the real thing!
Stacey is allergic and intolerant to many foods including gluten and dairy and has been for many years now. Her mum is now the same and more recently her daughter has been diagnosed with an allergy to dairy and sensitivities to egg and gluten. As a family they love sweet traditional puddings and deserts and snacks. Stacey recognises as a parent it her duty to do her best for her daughter and to watch her miss out on sweet treats of waffles, pancakes and chocolate ice cream is hard. This is when Stacey’s mission began. She researched and educated herself on alternative eating. Having no experience, she has used the help of a great nutritionist and a chef to understand and create alterative recipes. Stacey wanted to create recipes using as many raw ingredients and as little refined sugars as possible. Creating sweet food that still had the same amazing taste and texture.
This book will begin with Stacey’s story. Her journey leading to being diagnosed with allergies and intolerances. In brief how this happened, how Stacey discovered it and how Stacey treated it. The book will highlight how common allergies and intolerance are and the symptoms. 45% of the population suffer with sensitivities. The key is to present a recipe book that isn’t too medical, not too much script but enough to keep the reader interested. Stacey’s journey was an expensive one and the average person who believes they suffer may struggle to afford to do what Stacey has done (consult a chef, a nutritionist, run various private blood and urine tests) Stacey hopes this book will provide help for those who believe they may have allergies. Hoping her findings and experience will help others. Not give answers but help identify and provide amazingly tasty sweet food to enjoy! It is important to Stacey that the reader understands that she isn’t a great chef or a nutritionist but just a sufferer of food allergies and a mother who wants to do the best she can for her family and others who also suffer.
Not only will this recipe book help highlight signs for allergies and sensitivities to foods and be a great help for the allergy sufferer and the family who crave sweet treats, but it will be a beautiful book combining lifestyle and food using lots of amazing images and drawings hand illustrated by Stacey and her children, giving the book an all-round full visual look. It will be so visual that it will almost become a coffee table book. Each recipe will have a photo. All recipes will be made and photographed in Stacey’s home with her daughter. Stacey will present recipes in the most beautiful visual way possible.
The book will conclude with a 2 week pull out food diary. This will be carefully designed to help those that believe they may have intoelrences and allergies to food identify them and what to do next. A full 12 week leather bound food diary will be designed by Stacey to be purchased separately.