Please Don't Kill Me!! ( Eating Out Eggless)

One of the biggest issues with an allergy is learning to eat again, especially eating out. I recently read an article Americans' 15 Favorite Restaurant Chains: Cheesecake Factory Tops List So I decide to look into these top 15 to see which ones where allergen friendly and which were not.
 Out of the 15 restaurants 6 of the restaurants have online allergen menus. However 4 out of the 15 are willing to work with the patrons on such allergies. This leaves us with 5 restaurants that would have to be worked out case by case. I know that working out with the restaurant makes people with allergies very nervous.

Online Allergen Menu’s

1)      Olive Garden

2)      Ruby Tuesday’s

3)      Red Lobster

4)      Golden Corral

5)      Applebees

6)      Chili’s

Willing to work with Allergies

1)      Red Robin Gourmet Restaurant

2)      P.F. Changs China Bistro

3)      Texas Roadhouse

4)      Long Horn Steakhouse

No Allergen Mentions Online

1)      The Cheesecake Factory

2)      Outback Steakhouse

3)      Cracker Barrel

4)      TGI Fridays 

5)      IHop

One of the best pieces of the advice I have recently heard in regards to an egg allergy is eat whole foods. Like a whole steak, chicken, baked potato things they probably did not alter or add to. My question to you all is where is your favorite place to dine out that is allergy friendly?

Guiltless Goodness

Being that this past Christmas was the first one my sister knew of her allergy cooking bake goods was a definite challenge. In fact when my mom made her traditional chocolate chip cookies my sister said it was the first time she almost snatched up something and did not think of the egg.  Can you imagine me ripping the cookie from her hands screaming no!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It definitely would be better in a slow motion shot. So, I decide to search for a chocolate chip cookie that did not contain egg. Being that Christmas was not the time to experiment I decide to try it today. I found a recipe that sounded pretty good here is the link for recipe.

The recipe was pretty similar to my mom’s recipe so I thought it was worth a try. However being the over achiever that I am I also decided to make my mom’s cookies using a ¼ C of sour cream for each egg that was called for. Below are the two recipes.

Internet

Ingredients

■3/4 C. sugar

■1/2 C. butter, softened

■1/2 C. oil

■3 Tbs. water

■2 tsp. vanilla

■2 1/4 C. flour

■1 tsp. baking soda

■1 tsp. salt

■1-1 1/2 C. chocolate chips

Direction

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir sugar, softened butter, oil, water and vanilla together. Mix well. Add flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips. Place in balls on tray. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are brown along the edges.

Internet Cookies

Mom's

Ingredients

■1/2 C. margarine, softened   

■1/2 C. butter, softened

■3/4 C. gran. sugar

■3/4 C. brown sugar

■1 tsp. vanilla

■1/2 C. sour cream

■2 ¼ C. flour

■1 tsp. salt

■1 tsp. soda

■2 C. chocolate chips

Direction

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir sugar, brown sugar, softened butter and margarine, sour cream and vanilla together. Mix well. Add flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips. Place in balls on tray. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are brown along the edges.

Mom's Cookies

Neither cookie was too difficult to make and held no real surprise. Overall will count this cooking experience a success. The first cookie from the Internet was drier and cakier. I desperately need a cup of coffee for this one. My mom’s cookie did not taste much different from the ones she makes with egg. Mom’s was chewy and soft and wonderful J !!!!! My sister liked both but I think she favored Mom’s more. Livin eggless did not affect this family’s traditions today after all.