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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FABlogCon 2015
The Food Allergy Bloggers Conference is something I’ve only heard a little bit about so far. It happened this year the day after I became a food allergy blogger, and so it wasn’t on my radar at the time. I’ve read more about it as I’ve been blog hopping, and it sounds like a great Read More …
Egg Allergies and the Flu Shot
Did you know that the flu vaccine is incubated in chicken eggs? We learned this when Zax was 10 months old. Even before getting to the allergist, our pediatrician told us he would need to get his flu shot directly from an allergist, if at all. The allergist confirmed this, and that first year we Read More …
Perfect Pumpkin Puree
Making your own pumpkin puree for autumn dishes is easy and makes the most delicious puree available! Read More …
Food Allergies and Gut Bacteria
A few weeks ago, my mom sent me these articles: Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies identifiedReason Behind Increasing Food Allergies Discovered This is an interesting concept. If you don’t feel like reading the articles, the gist is that researchers have identified a class of gut bacteria, Clostridia, which, when absent from the bodies of Read More …
The Dreaded Phone Call
I’m going to disclaim this post by stating that Zax is fine, and was fine (in terms of allergies, anyway) in both of these cases. I never knew my blood could run so cold at the sound of the phone until I started getting calls from the school nurse. This happened to me twice within Read More …
Crockpot Chicken Burritos
Dinner last weekend was nice and fast, thanks to my old slowcooker chicken burrito recipe! I love the simplicity of this recipe, and it tastes so amazing that it’s hard to believe it’s so simple! All you need is: 1 lb (give or take) chicken breasts 1 cup chicken broth (we use Better Than Bouillon) Read More …
Food Allergy Friendly Birthday Party – Zax turned 6!!!
Zax turned 6 at the end of October! This year, he requested a Lego birthday. With the help of the internet, I managed to find some easy and fun Lego games for us to play. We started out by decorating Lego minifigures. Then we had a “balance Legos on a spoon” race. Followed by “pin Read More …
Ham and Bean Soup – Free of the Big 8 Allergens!
My Sunday dinner was free of the top 8 allergens this week without my even intending it! Once I realized that, I just had to share 🙂 This is not a fast recipe by any means, but if you’ve got the time to let soup boil all day, it’s well worth it. I had a Read More …
Halloween recap
Happy November! I hope everybody had a safe and enjoyable Halloween! Ours was jam-packed! Between the last two weekends, we trick-or-treated four times: at our rec center, Boo at the Zoo, at Zax’s school, and then in our neighborhood. Talk about candy overload! Even after removing all of the unsafe and unlabeled items, we still Read More …