Most of this about us is actually about me but I would be negligent if I didn’t talk for a moment about my family and their input and contributions.
I created the idea of milkhatesme around 2011 after being encouraged by my wife Sheryl that I share with a larger community the lessons, tips, and tricks as well as recipes that I have learned and created during my journey with dealing with my intolerance to casein alpha one.
My wife and my son help me with the recipes that I create. They are normally the first people to taste my newest creation. Most of the recipes go through multiple revisions and tweaks. It’s enjoyable to work on a recipe and satisfying once my family agrees that we have something worth sharing. They’re my nicest critics and best editors. Once I’m happy with something, many times, I will get feedback from friends and even co-workers. It takes a village as they say.
I have loved to cook and to create recipes for most of my adult life. My mother and her mother taught me the basics of cooking when I was a child. Neither of them relied on recipes most of the time. Creativity in the kitchen was the norm and to this day I am quite content to “wing it” when I’m coming up with recipe ideas. My wife has been instrumental in making me write recipes down so we can enjoy these creations more than once!
Like most people who love to cook, I also love to eat out. Successfully dining out with a food intolerance or allergy is all about communication. For the sake of brevity I will normally refer to my condition as a dairy allergy at restaurants. This seems easier for everyone to understand and work around since allergies get more attention from a chef than an intolerance to a given ingredient. I will normally just let the waiter know that I cannot have any milk, butter, or cheese and ask that they check with the chef on any dishes. Even with those precautions things can get lost in translation.
My mission with this site is to provide useful information and recipes for those who also have an intolerance to casein alpha one. Sometimes, I will share recipes or reviews that include sheep’s milk, goat’s milk, or buffalo milk products. I may also discuss alternatives like A2 milk and even use A2 milk in some recipes. These are all alternatives that contain casein alpha two and that people with a casein alpha one intolerance can eat. Many of the tips, tricks, and recipes that I share are more often than not dairy free or vegan.
In the end, I hope I can inform and entertain while providing recipes that you and your family will enjoy for years to come.