Another spring holiday is right around the corner, Passover. Food is a huge part of this holiday, too, and here are three allergy free recipes you may be interested in trying. Included as well are some other sites where you may find some other recipes you may want to add to your menu if you have a family member or Seder guest with a food allergy.

Passover Brownies *
From Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan
Alfred A. Knopf, 1994 [ISBN 0-394-58405-8]

3/4 sticks ( = 3/4 cup) unsalted butter or margerine
3/4 cup sugar
5 eggs, separated
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate
6 oz. finely ground almonds or almond flour
pinch of salt
1) Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg yolks
2) Melt chocolate over double boiler; cool and add to butter mixture. Add almonds.
3) Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into batter.
Pour into a 9 inch by 9 inch square baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 (F) oven for 45 minutes. Cool and cut.

*NOT nut free; (source)

Here are just some of the nut-free charoset recipes for Passover from Alison on www.peanutallergy.com. Check out the site for more varieties.

Israeli
2 red apples
2 bananas
2 oranges
½ cup pitted dates
¼ cup white grape juice
Cinnamon

Iraqi
Honey
Figs
Dates
Raisins
Currants dark grape juice

Moroccan
Figs
Dates
Raisins
Other dried fruit, like currants
Grape juice

Californian
Banana
Dried apricots
Mango
Dried apples
Banana chips
Cinnamon and curry

Matzoh Balls (source)
Adapted for a gluten-free diet by Beth Hillson

2 eggs separated
3/4 teaspoon salt
a few grinds of pepper
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely ground blanched almonds
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon potato starch
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons Gluten Free vegetable oil or chicken fat

To the yolks, add salt, pepper, and cinnamon and mix. Beat the whites until stiff and fold into yolks. Add the almonds and potato starch and fold in. Add the water and oil and mx. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Bring soup to a boil. Lower heat to medium. Mix matzoh ball batter lightly. Drop by tablespoonfuls into boiling soup. Return to simmer and cover. Cook 15 minutes. Serve. Makes about 15 un-matzoh balls.

More sites can be found on http://specialchildren.about.com/od/allergysaferecipes/qt/gfpassover.htm.