Having endured my fair share of Thanksgiving food-allergy fiascos—I’m allergic to nuts and egg whites—I’ve developed a serious case of social hibernation during the holiday season. For the past few years, I’ve chosen, for the most part, to steer clear of food-related holiday activities (so, yeah—pretty much everything that’s awesome this time of year) rather than find ways to allow myself to be a part of it. “This year,” I told myself recently, “things will be different.” I resolved to find a solution to my food-allergy woes—something that wouldn’t make my nonallergy-ridden relatives and friends turn up their noses.
