It’s exactly one week from Thanksgiving. While most normal people are looking forward to a three day workweek, tryptophan overload, and Black Friday sales, food allergic families are quietly (or not so quietly) panicking over the thought of The Big Feast. When you deal with food allergies and/or food intolerances, … Continue reading
Unlike last year, this year I’m planning ahead for Thanksgiving. I decided to start with my Pumpkin Pie recipe. I took a peek at it, tweaked some photos and added a nifty printable recipe option. Now it is all updated and ready for your Thanksgiving feast! (Well, the recipe is ready. … Continue reading
We had an…interesting week. I’ll tell you all about it on Monday and Tuesday. In the meantime, I just wanted to send out a great big HAPPY HALLOWEEN to everyone! I hope you have a great time, and stay safely trigger-free. Jed and Zac (The Dragon and the Puppy Dog) … Continue reading
The “trick” in “trick-or-treat” can mean an entirely different thing for families with food allergies. It’s a real challenge to navigate holidays when your kiddos can’t eat traditional treats. It’s worse on Halloween, where one of the biggest parts of the holiday is for kids to run around mooching goodies … Continue reading
A while ago I shared how to make a cake or cupcake icing with no fructose and no dairy, and said it was awesome. I was mistaken. It was just okay. THIS is awesome! Spectacular, amazing, stupendous, delectable, perfection. Okay, I’m running out of adjectives. So here’s the story: Last … Continue reading
We had a rough weekend. So we didn’t participate in any fun Memorial Day activities. No cookouts, no picnics, no games. But that’s okay. That’s not what Memorial Day is about, anyway. Memorial Day is about remembering. Remembering the sacrifices made by our military men and women. Remembering what they … Continue reading
In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, I think we should all talk about belly buttons. Yes, belly buttons. A few weeks ago I was in the shower (with the boys, of course, because it’s against the law for mothers to do anything alone) and I had a sudden realization … Continue reading
One thing about living with FPIES (and MSPI, Fructose Malabsorption, and IgE allergies), is that often your kids don’t really get to BE kids. Either you can’t go to things that most kids do, like playdates, parties, and activities, or they wind up so restricted by all the food concerns … Continue reading
Now that April is here, many Mama’s are getting their decorations up and plans made for Easter. That’s not so easy for a food allergy Mama. After all, most of what I remember as traditional Easter “stuff” from my childhood revolves around food. Sugar eggs. Peanut butter eggs. Chocolate bunny … Continue reading
Just before Thanksgiving, I discovered this little gem of a recipe on Pinterest. I knew I HAD to make it for Turkey-day! Since I hadn’t ever made it before, I couldn’t share it with you before Thanksgiving, but…bookmark it for next year, folks, ’cause this one is worth adding to … Continue reading
