Here's a good question... how in the world do you get the cat to take the pills?!??!?

Right now, my cat has to take steroid pills for her allergies (she lost A LOT of hair from the flea allergy) and I have no clue how to give it to her. I asked the vet if I could cut it up or crush it up and put it in soft cat food and she said no. The only other thing I can think of is to hold the cats mouth wide open and just toss it down. The only prob with that is, what if she chokes on it or spits it back out???

HELP!