Now let’s talk about the delicious recipes some of which get passed down in her family and others that are Erica’s healthy and food allergy friendly take on everyday classics such as paprika chicken, pineapple spoon bread and crispy green bean casserole.  She makes it look and sound really simple.  

The recipes are kid friendly, allergy friendly and most important easy to follow.

I think this is a book not only for people in the autism community and families with children who have food allergies but for anyone who wants to be inspired to get in the kitchen with their kids and get them loving wholesome good food! 

I don’t think there any parents out there who have not had a child over their house with some form of food allergy, which makes this book even more invaluable. We live in a different world today and need to adapt. “Cooking with Leo” makes allergy free cooking uncomplicated and fun. 

I also found reading “Cooking with Leo” to be a profound experience for me on so many levels.  Erica not only shares her past experiences of how isolating holidays could be with autism and food allergies but offers insights on how to overcome these special circumstances and “train" the entire family so everyone is included.  My mind literally felt out of breath from the beautiful roller coaster of emotions, factual information, relationship interactions and recipes that I absorbed during the journey I was taken on in this book.  Everyone should own a copy.

Dara Berger is a writer who is just putting the finishing touches on her first book about preventing autism due out later this Summer.  She is also a documentary filmmaker that thrives on exploring meaningful issues that touch people’s lives.  Dara just received her health coach certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and plans to start a practice where she can assist people in healing themselves from chronic health issues as well as preventing them