Cookbook FAQs

"I'm not lactose intolerant. Why should I buy this book?"
Even if you are not lactose intolerant yourself, buying this cookbook is still a great idea! Since there are over 50 million people diagnosed with lactose intolerance in the US alone, you are likely to find yourself preparing a meal for one. What should you serve? What foods or ingredients are "safe?" With our cookbook, Lactose Free and Loving It, you'll be able to cook your friends and family delicious meals that won't hurt their tummies. This cookbook also makes a great gift for your lactose intolerant friends and family!

"I'm a vegetarian. Does this book cater to people like me?"
Of course! Most of our recipes are already meatless, like Cream of Tomato Soup, Vegetarian Harvest Stew, Roasted Balsamic Veggies, Hallelujah! It's Mac & Cheese!, Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Fettuccini Alfredo, Ratatouille Pizza, Angel Hair Pasta with Peanut Sauce, Artichoke and Potato Gratin, Sweet Potato Risotto, and more! Also, most of our recipes can be easily morphed into vegetarian recipes, like our Baked Potato Soup, Nicholette's Speedy Enchiladas, Burrito Casserole, Lasagna, Picnic Potato Salad, or Barley Jambalaya. Simply omit the meat suggested, or replace it with beans or meat alternatives. You can also replace any beef or chicken stock with vegetable stock.

"How many recipes are there?"
In the current edition of Lactose Free and Loving It, there are over 150 recipes!

"What do you mean by dairy-filled?"
A lot of the lactose free ingredients we use are real dairy items. The lactose has simply been removed or reduced drastically. So you're still consuming dairy, just not lactose!

"Aren't there plenty of lactose-free cookbooks? Why did you write this one?"
When Mandy was diagnosed with lactose intolerance, she was blind-sided by the plethora of foods she could no longer consume. She tried many of the other cookbooks out there, but most of the recipes call for soy, rice, or tofu alternatives, which just do not taste the same as dairy. With some intense research, she was able to find new alternatives on the shelves, many that most cookbooks do not mention. It took her almost two years to compile a treasury of yummy recipes that no longer caused her pain. She intended on binding the recipes and handing them out as gifts to her friends and family, because they seemed to be at a loss as to what they could cook for her when she came to visit. She and her good friend Monika decided to take the idea one step further and make the recipes available to everyone, thus Lactose Free and Loving It was born.