Guest Post at Kids With Food Allergies!

Hey folks! Today I had the fortunate opportunity to do a guest post on the Kids With Food Allergies blog!  The topic?  Further experimentation with Vegan Meringue, particularly for the benefit of those with chickpea allergies.  Please come check it out! http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/blog/the-egg-free-vegan-meringue-recipe-that-will-shock-you  

Egg-Free Pancakes

Sunday morning, I had no idea what recipe I was going to post on the blog today. I mulled it over until I realized we were almost out of Bisquick. Sunday is always pancake day, so I’d have to make pancakes from scratch. Bingo! I haven’t posted our egg-free pancake recipe on the blog yet! Read More …

Smoked Salmon Medley

This recipe is a family favorite! We got it around the time my husband and I married, and it has become our go-to appetizer for holidays and family gatherings. Somebody is always asking if we’re going to make it. This year we made it for–you guessed it, Easter! Smoked Salmon Medley Ingredients: 8oz brick of Read More …

Easter Magic and Food Allergies

Our older son Zax is at the age where he’s starting to figure things out when it comes to holidays.  He’s very inquisitive, very logical, and has started putting some of the pieces together regarding the “magic” of the holidays.  Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy… I have a feeling that none of them Read More …

Chocolate “Butter”cream Frosting

Hello friends! Let’s talk about frosting. I have turned into a frosting snob over the last few years. For Zax’s first birthday, I discovered several frosting recipes that I absolutely love, and now I can’t make myself go back to canned frosting. I didn’t really make this switch because of allergies–the store-bought ones are usually Read More …

Why are we so upset by the LEAP study?

Not long ago, we all heard about the landmark LEAP study, which found that if we introduce peanut products to at-risk babies early, we may be able to prevent peanut allergies in the majority of them.  But far from celebrating this breakthrough, much of the response from the food allergy community has ranged from lukewarm Read More …

Blueberry “Cheese”cake Pie

In case you weren’t aware, Saturday was the Ultimate Pi Day! on 3.14.15 at 9:26:53am we enjoyed this Blueberry “Cheese”cake Pie   pi = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459… We were going out on a limb on this one. We have a couple of recipes for cheesecake pies, and we have a ton of frozen blueberries. That part was easy Read More …