Food allergies were not something I had to ever deal with firsthand. I knew people who had food allergies, but they either didn't have serious challenges with them or weren't allergic to major allergens found in everything. I didn't truly understand the extent of living with life-threatening food allergies until I met Amanda. 

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It was an adjustment at first, not only for myself but for my family as well. It was a new lifestyle we had to quickly take on and manage when having Amanda around. I was a victim to the mindset of "if you are allergic to that, just don't eat it". During this adjustment process, I learned it is so much harder than just avoiding an ingredient.

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While learning how to manage life around Amanda's food allergies, I quickly learned some key things like how we just couldn't go out to eat without doing research and calling restaurants beforehand, checking all ingredient labels of new and old products, that I couldn't kiss Amanda if I ate something she was allergic to, and that I needed to communicate with my family a lot more before gatherings to make sure it would be safe for Amanda. 

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I also had to learn how to cook differently. Something that bonded Amanda and me together was our love for cooking. Even with my intermediate cooking skills, I had a lot to learn about cooking for food allergies.

At the beginning of our relationship, we made it a tradition that we'd always spend our Sundays together, cooking up something new, enhancing my ability to cook food allergy recipes. When we would share our dishes online, we quickly noticed how many people would request the recipe, thus sparking The Sunday Cookbook tab!
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Here, you will find a collection of appetizers, meal prep lunches, dinner entrees, and sweet desserts. We invite you to grab a loved one, find a recipe, and create a perfect food allergy-friendly meal for two.