This weekend was too beautiful to be indoors, especially to be slaving away in the kitchen. My family spent our time enjoying the outdoors, playing in the sprinkler, and of course, the usual weekend lawn maintenance. When it comes to making dinner in the summer, I am not in the mood to make elaborate meals, … Continue reading »
Check out my guest post on Pathways to Life entitled, The Dollars and Cents of Grocery Shopping for the Allergy-Free.
Check out my blog entry at Kids in the Capital, entitled Going Bananas Over Allergy-Free Desserts. Thanks Kids in the Capital!!!
Part of my walk to fight AS is writing this blog. I was inspired by a need or desire to overcome challenges associated with AS. What else do you do when life hands you lemons? My family doctor has given-up (anti-inflammatories have been a flop) and I have a 3.5 month wait to see a … Continue reading »
I just finished another recipe from Elizabeth Gordon’s Allergy-Free Desserts and I wasn’t disappointed. I started this website as Allergy-Free Treats because I started off my allergy-free journey with desserts being my biggest problem to make. I have taken classes in cake decorating and have made friend’s wedding cakes and multiple birthday cakes. I have … Continue reading »
The first question I got Monday morning at work was: Did you save some money at the grocery store? I suppose it was a natural question considering my determination almost a week ago to stop spending money on empty calorie and less nutritious foods. Before I tell you the results of my Sunday morning trip … Continue reading »
So as I have said before, I am not a trained chef and would probably make Gordon Ramsay yell, scream, swear, go off the deep end cringe at my ability to slice and dice a carrot. With that said, it is surprising at times that dinners/baking just seem to turn out okay or even delicious … Continue reading »
The biggest question I get from friends and family when it comes to my dietary changes is: What does your grocery bill look like? I am not going to lie, my grocery bill has gone up for a family of 4. It is partly my own doing because I browse the specialty isle and want … Continue reading »
I often feel like I get the label of “picky” associated to my inability to eat certain foods or at least that is the image I project on to myself. It is in no way a matter of me just not liking something – I would kill to eat ooey gooey cheese sauce all over … Continue reading »
When I was a kid (you know you feel old when you start the post this way), peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were a staple for school lunches. You rarely heard of kids with peanut allergies and I still to this day couldn’t name one child/teen from my childhood that had a peanut allergy. In … Continue reading »
