Friends And Allergies

Webster's Dictionary defines a friend as:

noun \ˈfrend\

: a person who you like and enjoy being with

: a person who helps or supports someone or something (such as a cause or charity)

For a teen with food allergies, the second part of this definition is especially important. A true friend knows that you are allergic to peanut butter so they bring jelly sandwiches to school so they can sit next to you. A true friend asks if they can order a pizza without cheese for you. A true friend is interested in trying out your latest "non-dairy, nut and egg-free" recipe.

My teens' friends are true friends. Not only do they love to sample her many versions of cookies, brownies and cupcakes but they also love to come over and help her cook. Sometimes their experiments don't always turn out the way the want but they always have a fun time trying. In fact, I ran out of flour, sugar and baking powder over Christmas because they were baking on a daily basis.

The other day, one of her friends dropped off some extra cupcakes they had made for a party the night before. They had used one of Katie's recipes for Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Cupcakes. They had some left over so they dropped them off for us to enjoy! Very thoughtful and very delicious!

Last weekend, it was another cold day and Katie and another friend were sick of the snow. With no desire to go outside or to go sledding, they asked me if they could make Rice Krispy Treats. Our pantry was stocked so off they went.

A little while later, I peeked into the kitchen to see how it was going and this is what they had been making; SpongeBob and Patrick Rice Krispy treats. This made my heart sing!