In the same vein as my FPIES Eyes post from yesterday, last fall I was reading on the Food Renegade website and found this interesting article: Your Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Is Fake. Well, hell. All we USE is olive oil. For our Food Allergic children. So if they’re cutting the … Continue reading
Over the weekend, one of the other FPIES Mama’s on the boards mentioned taking her children to the circus. She had received special permission to bring food for her FPIES kiddo, but her kids really really really wanted cotton candy! Fortunately, she remembered to check the ingredients first, which was … Continue reading
When I left on maternity leave, the Geek and I knew that we could afford to live on just his income…as long as nothing crazy happened. Hel-lo! If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that crazy came and moved IN! And our crazy is also crazy expensive: even with … Continue reading
I’ve got a great “Sunday Brunch” recipe to kick off the weekend! One thing that’s been missing in our FPIES/Elimination Diet/Fructose avoidance world is ‘bready’ items…waffles, bread, pancakes, cupcakes, cookies, etc. I’ve been experimenting, but it’s hard to make suitable replacements when you’ve had to eliminate so many standard baking … Continue reading
Scene: Mr. Charm is down for his afternoon nap. Mr. Happy is crawling around in the kitchen and dining room while I clean up the kitchen. I’m talking to my Mom on the phone. (It’s important to know that during construction last summer, we put the kitty litter boxes under … Continue reading
One of the biggest perks of my job is the free travel. With my seniority, my family and I can literally decide on a whim to hop on a plane to Paris and be there the next morning – for free. Sweet, right? (Well, it is based on availability, … Continue reading
Can you guess what I’m making? Homemade Salsa, of course! Ever since receiving the Mayo Clinic Fructose Malabsorption diet, I’ve been expanding Mr. Charm’s diet. Tomato sauces are out, but fresh tomatos are back IN. Woot! That got me thinking about snack foods: Mr. Charm LOVES chips with salsa (takes … Continue reading
Last Wednesday was Mr. Charm’s first day of speech therapy. Even before he went, he had a word explosion! He learned 8 new words the week before his first session, and started mimicking, which he had always refused to do before. At his ‘orientation’ session, his therapist said lots of … Continue reading
Earlier this week I wrote about FPIES Children With NO Safe Foods, asking for your help in spreading the story to help these children. Y’all were awesome! I hear there was a boost in Facebook “Likes” on Michael’s page, and I know several of you shared his link. Thank you! (And if … Continue reading
They say that Valentine’s Day is about Love. <snort> I disagree. Valentine’s Day is about CHOCOLATE! Until I married the Geek, I rarely had a “beau” on Valentine’s Day. Just my luck, I always either met a guy right after the Big V, or my relationship ended right before … Continue reading
