You can search for lots of recipe that came on the back of boxes at this link. Here is a link that might be useful: Back of the Box

Kids might like the cupcakes more but here's the lemon bar recipe I always use: LEMON BARS DELUXE 2 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus additional for sprinkling 2 sticks butter 4 beaten eggs 2 cups granulated sugar 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp baking powder Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together 2 cups of the flour & the confectioners' sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture clings together. Press the dough into a 13x9x2" baking dish. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, beat together the eggs, granulated sugar & lemon juice. Mix the remaining 1/4 cup flour with the baking powder; stir into the egg mixture & pour over the hot baked crust. Bake for 25 minutes longer. Remove from the oven & sprinkle w/confectioners' sugar. Cool. Cut into squares.~~From Mountain Measures. KILLER CUPCAKES (makes 20-22) Cupcakes: 4 squares (4 oz) semisweet chocolate 1 tsp vanilla 2 sticks butter 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup flour Preheat oven to 350°. Line standard muffin tins w/paper cupcake liners. In the top part of a double boiler over simmering water, melt the chocolate w/the vanilla & butter. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until thick & add the sugar. Beat in the flour. Fold in the butter-chocolate mixture. Spoon into the prepared tins, filling the cups 2/3 full. Filling: 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten Dash of salt 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips Mix the cream cheese, sugar, egg & salt until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop a rounded teaspoon of filling onto the top of each cupcake. Bake 30 minutes.~~ San Francisco Encore

You don't say what part of dairy you are having a problem with? If it's lactose intolerance, then it's a different "beast" than an allergy to milk. If it is lactose intolerance, then you can actually still consume dairy using a Lactaid supplement to aid the digestion of the milk. Choose high fat sources, such as butter or cream, because they naturally have less lactose in them to begin with. Use ghee, instead of butter, since it is the fat only from butter and the milk solids have been removed. If it's an alergy to milk, you can use nut milks as a dairy substitute. A good book on the subject is, "Not Milk...NUT MILKS!" by Candia Lea Cole. It's easy to make your own at home. Almond milk is a fairly good source for calcium and tastes good. You can get good almonds at a good price from Sam's Club. Coconut oil is a fairly good substitute for butter as a spread on bread. I'd suggest a brand that doesn't have the coconut flavor, such as LouAna brand (I can get it at Wal-Mart in the same area as Crisco). If you start looking at vegan cookbooks and vegan web sites, you will find a lot of useful information about avoiding dairy products. As far as yeast... do you have Candida or thrush? Yeast is not just one thing and you haven't been specific enough. For instance, people who avoid baker's yeast (the kind you use to make bread), often use sourdough (or natural yeast). You'd probably have to start making your own breads, because even most "sourdough" breads made commercially will also include baker's yeast. They are two different types of yeast. Naturally-occuring yeast is on everything, and it's impossible to avoid "yeast". Tortillas will work very well to make sandwich wraps, instead of using yeasted bread. There are other yeast-free flat breads that will substitute well. Good luck. Keep a book of menus and a nice long list of foods you CAN eat. You'll be surprised how much there is out there. Our son had to avoid dairy, and we never felt deprived. -Grainlady

Lorraine, I don't know FL well at all, but here in the midwest it's not hard to find, so I'm thinking you can find it too. Do you have any "superstores" nearby? The larger grocery stores here all carry it. Look in their 'health food' or vegetarian section, if they have one. Even most of our normal-sized groceries carry it - and this area isn't exactly a hotbed of vegetarianism! :) Also, check around at any health or nutrition store - we only have 2 in this area but they both carry a nice selection. Finding the same brand you found in Houston may or may not be easy. I've found very few that I like although some of them are ok for some things. Also, if you like to cook you might want to look at cookbooks by Joanne Stepaniak - she has lots of recipes for cheese substitutes that you can make yourself. Not the sliced-cheese kind, but still, a lot of fun to try. Good luck!