French Toast – Vegan & Gluten-Free (and Delicious!)

I just love this recipe. It’s quick and easy to make, and gives me a new breakfast option for Jed. Or dinner. Either way. (You know “breakfast for dinner” is always a winner!) French toast was always a favorite of mine, and I sorely missed it when we first had … Continue reading

How to Treat Constipation Naturally and Fructose-Free

While we dealt with all the fun viral sickies this week, we realized that all day on Saturday Jed had told us “something is wrong with me”. Of course, both Darrel and I were like “Duh! You’re sick!” so we ignored him. Finally he climbed up on my lap at … Continue reading

FPIES, Fructose Malabsorption and a Virus: 3 Natural Ways to Relieve Discomfort (when you can’t take medicine)

It’s Friday. I’m not doing a Frugal Friday post today. Why? Because we’ve been invaded by a virus and I’ve been busy tending to two sick little boys. Not only have I not had time to sit down and write, but financial planning just really isn’t on my mind right … Continue reading

Hot Cocoa – Rock the Universe Version

One month ago today I shared the first of my hot cocoa concoctions: Instant, Dairy and Fructose Free Hot Cocoa! In that post, I mentioned a “rock the universe” hot cocoa that we’d used, but had to shelve because coconut was the main component. Since Jed has Fructose Malabsorption, coconut … Continue reading

Hot Cocoa: Syrup Version (Dairy/Soy/Sugar Free)

In honor of the frigid temperatures across the U.S. this week (except in California, to whom I think we all want to say pthhtt!), I thought I’d share a couple more hot cocoa recipes! I already shared a fantastic dairy and fructose-free instant hot cocoa mix, so here’s a hot … Continue reading

Brown Thumb Gardening: New Series!

My Nana was amazing. She could take a cut flower, stick it in some dirt, and in two days she’d have a full, blooming bush of flowers. Okay, I’m exaggerating. But not by much. She really did have a knack for growing things, and almost every plant she touched bloomed … Continue reading

The Best Way to Approach Food Trials – Recap

The post last week generated some awesome conversation about food trials! Unfortunately, it was all on the FPIES Facebook groups! There are hundreds of families on those groups, but I know there are lots of people who either don’t use Facebook, or haven’t found the FPIES groups yet. I knew … Continue reading

Frugal Friday – Where Are You Standing Financially?

Browsing on Pinterest this week (a great activity to do while nursing, in case you didn’t know) I saw a “savings goal for 2014” thing that looked intriguing.  Instantly I thought “now this is a great Frugal Friday tip!” For some reason, though, when I sat down to write about … Continue reading