The other problem comes with not knowing ingredients of ingredients, or not thinking to add a "free". I've come across a lot of "corn free" recipes that call for "just using safe ingredients" Or dairy free recipes that call for vegan cheese. Sure, you can make it dairy free if you can find a cheese sub; but when you're using multiple subs, it really becomes a new recipe.

In a perfect world (web world?) there would a Miss Robens style search engine, that could catch all the inappropriate recipes. In which case, the best system would have posters label "Needs Dairy, eggs, nuts" at the end.

Like a contains statement at the end of an ingredient list?

I think its really hard to manage the complexities of the various restrictions. I don't know what the answer is!

Cara

I was going to post the old categories here but then thought I might just as well post them in a new thread like we're starting over. I did it because I won't be around for a couple of days and if people wanted to really get moving on it then they can and everyone will know what category titles to use.

Even if we go with separate threads for each person I could put numerous links underneath each title.

Just let me know if you want me to do anything else. I'll have a bit of time to link things on Sunday.

(Ds got a concussion at gymnastics today and so is being watched overnight at the hospital... He's fine, but in Canada to be admitted is fairly serious... )

If we decide not to go this way then it can just sink into the history of BT2. I'll be happy with whatever everyone decides to do.

We were cross posting.

So sorry to hear about your son! I hope everything is ok~

Cara

Oh Kim, I do hope all is ok with your DS. Hope it is out of the hospital quickly.

Anne

I vote yes! I like your ideas Cara. Plain old "Recipes" sounds good to me. Maybe we could put at the top of the recipes the other allergens that the recipe contains, so you don't have to read through the whole recipe to find them. I'm kinda in the same boat as Judy right now, but I don't expect to find my GF, dairy-free, soy-free, corn-free, nut-free recipe thread anywhere. I'd be kinda cool if there were little symbols you could put in the title of your recipe to indicate the allergens, kinda like the smiley faces.

I don't think it really matters getting all the topics formed up front. It will evolve. And besides, with your super human powers Cara, you can change something if it needs it .

Claire

P.S. I think my lack of house decorating gene is linked to my DQ1 genes, but yeah, I was the one who made the comment about the curtains.

Claire - I have no house decorating genes either!!!

Oaky, I admit I am slow, so where are we supposed to post new recipes???