Liv­ing the food aller­gy life and hav­ing a kid who can’t have dairy, tree nuts, peanuts, or soy is not easy. And nei­ther is wor­ry­ing about accom­mo­dat­ing all the food require­ments at a play date.

From avoid­ing major food aller­gens and respect­ing food pref­er­ences like veg­e­tar­i­an or veg­an to being aware of reli­gious prac­tices like keep­ing kosher, mak­ing a sim­ple snack resem­bles nav­i­gat­ing a mine­field. Thank­ful­ly, Bake Sales Are My B*tch is here to help.

April Peveteaux’s 50-plus recipes cov­er the eight major food aller­gens and every­thing from school lunch­es, kids par­ties, sleep­over foods, after-school snacks, and, yes, bake sales. In Bake Sales Are My B*tch, she gets into the nit­ty-grit­ty of food aller­gies, from dead­ly seri­ous reac­tions to how to deal with those who don’t take your kid’s aller­gy seri­ous­ly. Whether you’re a freaked-out par­ent or not, Peve­taux lends some much-need­ed guid­ance — and teach­es you to make par­ty foods that’ll be a sure­fire hit.