Niagara-based Laurie Sadowski’s love of food began at a young age, but her creativity in the kitchen started when she was diagnosed with celiac disease. Adopting a vegan diet further fueled her foodie fire, leading to winning the vegetarian category in a national recipe cook-off and becoming a food columnist for her local newspaper.

Her love of food, health, and helping others drove her to becoming an avid food writer and cookbook author. Her books, The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Bread (2011), The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Cakes and Cookies (2013), and The Allergy-Free Cook Makes Pies and Desserts (2014) are devoted to gluten-, dairy-, egg- and soy-free baked goods that taste just like the real thing.

Laurie is currently working as a food writer and in community arts research. To see more of Laurie's recipes, visit http://lauriesadowski.com