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Food allergies and restrictions

Say once who is in your household and what each person cannot have. From then on every search leaves those ingredients out for the people who are eating. When one of them is out for the night, say so and the search opens up again for the rest.

Agents make mistakes and recipes are as their sources published them. If an allergy is dangerous, read the ingredient list and the labels yourself before you cook.

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Sam is our kid, allergic to tomatoes and chocolate. Dad and I eat anything, Mum hates cilantro. Weeknight dinners 40 minutes at most.
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What happens

  1. Per person, not per account. Each person on the profile carries their own allergens, dislikes and likes. A kid's elimination diet lives on the kid, and "we don't eat cilantro" lives on the household.
  2. Products count. A jar of marinara is tomato and a brownie mix is chocolate. Both are left out for the person who cannot have them.
  3. Who is at the table tonight. A search can name who is eating, by name or by role such as adults or kids. Only their exclusions apply.

Three asks, as served

The wording of the agent's replies varies; the recipes, times, ratings and ingredient lines are as served. Sam, Dad and Mum are placeholders.

You"Sam is our kid, allergic to tomatoes and chocolate. Dad and I eat anything, Mum hates cilantro. Weeknight dinners 40 minutes at most."

Your agent

update_profile: people Sam (kid: tomatoes, chocolate), Dad (adult), Mum (adult: cilantro) · time budget 40

Saved. Sam, kid, no tomatoes or chocolate. Dad, adult. Mum, adult, no cilantro. Weeknights capped at 40 minutes unless you say otherwise. For Sam's allergy, read the ingredients yourself too before you cook.

Slice of spinach lasagna with a cream sauce
spinach lasagna, no tomatophoto: Cleireny, Pexels

You"Lasagna tonight."

Your agent

search_recipes lasagna, under 40 min · get_recipe ×6

Six well-rated lasagnas under 40 minutes. Five use a jar of spaghetti sauce, pasta sauce or marinara, so they are out for Sam. One has no tomato in any form:

Mushrooms, spinach, ricotta, gorgonzola and cream. Forty minutes. Want it?

Spinach Mushroom Lasagna Roll-Ups With Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

5.0 ×13 40 min 4 servings 13 steps

  • 16 cremini mushrooms, cleaned and finely chopped in food processor or 3 portabella mushrooms
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
  • 2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 8 curly edge lasagna noodles, cooked al dente
  • 1 cup fat free vegetable stock or 1 cup fat-free chicken broth
  • 8 ounces gorgonzola, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Source: food.com ↗

894 kcal · 50.6g protein
63.7g carbs · 51.5g fat · 6g fiber

You, another night"Sam is at grandma's tonight. Just the two of us."

Your agent

search_recipes lasagna, who: adults

Tomato is back on the table, so the list changes.

  • Skillet Lasagna32 min · ★ 5.0 · 14 ratings · 12 ingredientsBeef and Italian sausage, a jar of tomato sauce or marinara, cottage cheese and mozzarella. One pan, 32 minutes.
  • Easy Lasagna Rolls30 min · ★ 5.0 · 34 ratings · 8 ingredientsRolled noodles with cottage cheese and a jar of spaghetti sauce. 30 minutes.

You"Brownies for Sam's class on Friday."

Your agent

search_recipes brownies · get_recipe ×6

Six well-rated brownies. Four use cocoa and one a boxed brownie mix, so they are out for Sam. One is chocolate-free:

Brown sugar, butterscotch chips and nuts. If the class has a nut rule, leave the nuts out. Check the butterscotch chips' label; some brands run on shared lines with chocolate.

Fudgy Butterscotch Brownies

5.0 ×20 40 min 1 nine x thirteen inch pan 5 steps

  • 6 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips

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