I hid allergic reactions as a child--and I'm not alone. I've deconstructed my memories of them in the hopes that we can better prepare our children. Read More ...
The Child who Hides an Allergic Reaction
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
I believe I’ve mentioned before that I love pumpkins. Growing them, carving them, eating them! Oh, this time of year and pumpkins! Whether you like to carve pumpkins or cook their flesh into puree, you wind up with a lot of pumpkin seeds. You can save some to plant, but otherwise you’re mostly throwing them Read More …
Halloween Candy Buy Back Program
I just wanted to share a quick note about my favorite way to get rid of unsafe Halloween candy! After trick-or-treating for the last three years, hubby and I sort the kids’ candy into safe and unsafe piles. We keep some of the unsafe stuff for our own consumption, but what to do with the Read More …
Feeding Tubes and Food Allergies
My husband’s grandmother recently got a permanent feeding tube. It got me thinking about how feeding tubes and food allergies have many things in common. Read More …
Auvi-Q Recall
Troubling news just in: ALL Auvi-Q autoinjectors currently issued are being voluntarily recalled by Sanofi because of potentially inaccurate dosing. Allergic individuals who have Auvi-Qs should still use them until a replacement can be obtained, but you should contact your doctor for a prescription for a different auto-injector as soon as possible. “The recall involves Read More …
Teal Pumpkin Cake Behind-the-Scenes
In case you missed it, I did a guest blog post for Kids with Food Allergies on October 22nd. Follow this link to see the tasty recipe! I thought I’d post a few behind-the-scenes pictures of that cake, in case anyone is interested in more details. I didn’t put any ingredient pictures on my guest Read More …
Blueberry Oatmeal Doughnuts
tag UPDATED with recipe card and better photos! I’m taking another break from the blog today and letting Dean provide another post and recipe for you. He’s the one who makes special breakfasts around here, most of the time. I just sit back and let it happen! Hello, Dean is back for a guest post Read More …
Teal Pumpkin Cake – Guest Post on Kids With Food Allergies Blog
The fabulous folks over at Kids with Food Allergies asked me to write them a guest blog post for Halloween. And what better way to embrace the holiday and its wonderful, inclusive movement than with this delicious Top-8-Free Pumpkin Cake?! Head on over to their blog to find out how to make it! http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/blog/teal-pumpkin-spice-cake-recipe-1 I Read More …
Jack-Teal-Lantern’s Halloween Safety Tips
Meet Jack-Teal-Lantern. He’s a teal pumpkin who loves spreading joy and inclusiveness to all children, no matter what health conditions or dietary restrictions they have. And today, he wants to make suggestions for how to have a Fun and Safe time trick-or-treating when you have Food Allergies. Jack-Teal-Lantern’s Halloween Safety Tips Carry Read More …
Pizza Sauce
I’ve been making homemade pizza a lot lately. I thought it would be fun to make my own crust, but that meant I also needed my own toppings as well. We had a few jars and frozen packets of sauce, but I thought most of those were too sweet. Then I remembered this recipe, which Read More …
Too, too many
Can anyone explain what it is about this time of year? Nearly a year ago, I was lamenting that I wanted to crawl back under a food allergy rock and not pay attention to all of the deaths that were happening, one on top of the other. Now, here we are in mid-October and we’ve Read More …