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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    SIL's 40th birthday and she's currently on a very restricted diet whilst breastfeeding my nephew who is allergic to lactose, gluten, eggs, soya and nuts :(
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  • Greying_Pilgrim
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    SIL's 40th birthday and she's currently on a very restricted diet whilst breastfeeding my nephew who is allergic to lactose, gluten, eggs, soya and nuts :(

    Aw muddy - you are so kind and caring. How's your nephew doing? It must be super-exhausting for them both, new(ish) baby and all the worry about his ecxzema. Has the condition stabilised?

    Are you going to trial the cake, or is it going to be a surprise? Choco-avo cakes are supposed to be super lush.

    :T Bravo for being so thoughful :D

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  • apple_muncher
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    That cake looks awesome!
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  • wishingthemortgaheaway
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    Poor things. But bravo to sil for continuing the bf journey

    What about a pavlova?
    I think homemade meringue should be fine from the list you've given.
    Use an alternative for the cream almond or oat cream and fruit.
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  • wishingthemortgaheaway
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    Forget that, just seen eggs are on the list too.
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  • Darpett
    Darpett Posts: 71 Forumite
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    There is a website called https://www.piginthekitchen.co.uk that does lots of varieties of 'free from' baking recipes. It's no longer updated so lot's of the pics are missing but the recipes and blog are still there.
  • XSpender
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    I find a lot of vegan/grain free recipes contain ground almonds but you can replace ground almond in most recipes with ground sunflower seeds. Whizz them in a blender until they are in crumbs, too much and they turn into butter.

    http://www.food.com/recipe/vanilla-sponge-cake-gluten-dairy-nut-and-egg-free-309848

    The above cake looks nice.
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  • muddywhitechicken
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    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    Aw muddy - you are so kind and caring. How's your nephew doing? It must be super-exhausting for them both, new(ish) baby and all the worry about his ecxzema. Has the condition stabilised?

    Are you going to trial the cake, or is it going to be a surprise? Choco-avo cakes are supposed to be super lush.

    :T Bravo for being so thoughful :D

    Greying X

    Thank Greying :)

    The eczema seems to be under control *touch wood* He's still itchy but no longer on the strongest ointments/creams.

    Not sure if I'll have time for a trial run as the next couple of weeks are going to be a bit hectic.

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  • muddywhitechicken
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    apple_muncher wrote: »
    That cake looks awesome!

    Very droolworthy!
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    wishingthemortgaheaway wrote: »
    Forget that, just seen eggs are on the list too.

    Not sure if it's the yolks or the whites (or both) that he's allergic to but if I avoid eggs altogether then my vegan brother can eat it as well!
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