Prairie Fare: Be aware of food allergies and intolerances

“Mom, do you have that gluten-free chocolate dessert recipe?” Easy peasy, I thought as I emailed it to her. She was making dessert for some friends. “Oh, it has eggs in it,” she said. “Do you have a dessert without wheat and eggs?”

Another friend has a milk allergy, she noted. Now dairy ingredients were out of the mix. This group of friends needs their own dietitian, I thought to myself. I was thin…