GUARDIAN ANGEL DESSERTS

As I sunk my teeth into the Chocolate Passion Cake I felt better than that Philadelphia cream cheese lady who sits on a cloud. Guardian Angel Food desserts really do taste like there is someone in heaven looking out for all of my chocolate craving needs.

Further to a divine and decadent taste, Guardian Angel Foods are all allergen free, so you don’t have to worry about serving it around a boardroom and then having to stab your co-worker with an epi-pen because she’s choking on a trace of peanuts.

Having a six year old son with many food allergies Julie La Rochelle set out to change the world of cake, one bite at a time. The idea spawned when arriving at a classroom birthday party, she saw Charles-Antoine not only with out cake but made to sit on the exterior of the circle and forced to wear a bib with a giant “A” for allergy. In my opinion, this sounds as dated as a dunce cap.

Being a woman who loves food, and hailing from Canada’s sweet capital, Quebec – she set out to break the isolation, but not the icing.

Now, I may not be one who is allergic to foods but I am someone who fully understands the fear of an allergy attack from other things I love; horses, cats, dogs – it’s a scary place to be when you suddenly find yourself transforming into a bloated, itchy, watery eyed, choking mess and have to make a rapid detour to the nearest emergency room. In fact, the plight of allergies runs deep throughout my family – and I’ve witnessed several close calls including a high alert panic at V-Fest and a race to medical help in swelteringly hot and crowded Chinatown.

Now, I know what you may be thinking….is this going to taste akin to when you are served a veggie burger at a backyard BBQ and it tastes like birdseed? Not at all, and the next time I go to a birthday party I will hit up the frozen food section in Dominion first, as Guardian Angel, despite the angelic name, has kicked other frozen dessert – AND FRESH bakery counter sweets in la derriere.

As misguided as Miss Marie Antoinette was, from here on in I will chant on every festive occasion LET THEM EAT CAKE – and I will be talking to you and your allergenic accomplice.

NO PEANUTS, NO EGGS, NO NUTS, NO DAIRY!

In Ontario, you can find Guardian Angel Desserts in the frozen food section at Dominion, A&P, Loeb – and also a special section at Sick Kids Hospital.

http://www.guardianangelfoods.com/