So does my wife :-(
When I disclosed the list of can't do's - she looked like she was going to cry. You wouldn't believe how many of my favs I had to give up. Nuts, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, cheese, wheat (except beer), corn, soy, citrus, carrots, most berries, garlic, and several more. Eggs, pork, beef, rice, fish, shell fish, grapes - all OK.
I make a killer dry rub for baby back ribs! It has about 12 spices. Melt in your mouth with a crispy outer layer... mmmmm. Tomorrow they'll fill the house with the aroma of perfection.
Ahh, yes! Something I do also. I smoke my baby backs on the Weber Smoky Mountain Cooker over hardwood charcoal.... some pecan wood for the smoke... and here's the rub (recipe), with some variations:
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar *
1/2 cup granulated garlic
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup paprika
2 tablespoons granulated onion
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning **
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground red (cayenne) pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
* I substitute 1 heaping cup Turbinado sugar (or "sugar in the raw").
** I substitute Old Bay seasoning.
I found out the hard way about non dairy creamer. I didn't know it had corn syrup solids in it but when I kept having asthma attacks and getting pneumonia, I went looking for the culprit.
Carrots and peanut butter were a surprise, too. If I put peanut butter in my mouth, the first thing is my mouth starts burning like I've just put hot peppers in my mouth, then comes the itching, burning, pain, and swelling.