Ah, it’s that time of the year again. Orange is definitely the new black! Okay people I’m not referring to the show. In fact, I’ve never seen it at all even though we have a Netflix subscription. What I’m talking about here is the wonderful vegetable called pumpkin. From coffee to soups […]
Read moreGrowing up, I am not a huge fan of vegetables particularly carrots. I remember how my mom (who happened to be a struggling cook) would painstakingly make bite sized deep fried vegetable spring rolls so that she can “hide” or “trick” me into eating this food group. Well, I admit, […]
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It is back to school season. That means preparing daily packed lunches and snacks. I sure you will agree that we always need some help and ideas on that department. If you are dealing with food restrictions, the challenge doubles, right? Before food allergies were known in our household, we go […]
Read moreOne of the biggest challenges I experience as a food allergy mom is letting my young children eat baked goods. As you may have already know, we are wheat, dairy, egg, soy, nut and peanut free. Wait! Did I just write the basic ingredients for baking and told you […]
Read moreDo you have a foodie buddy? You know that friend who always enjoys talking about food, eating and even shares recipes with you. I do! In fact my list of food loving friends exponentially grew when I started my food allergy journey. If you don’t have at least one yet, don’t […]
Read moreLast Saturday, my girls celebrated their birthdays with a joint pool party. It was their first time to have a party after the food allergy diagnosis. I tried to make it as simple as possible by ordering Gluten free Dominos Pizza for my kiddos and regular pizza for guests. […]
Read moreSummer is in full swing and I’m pretty sure if you have young children in the house, your grocery bill is competing with your electric bill. In our case, the more outdoor activities the kids have, the more they asked for food. I barely can keep up with the demand. Since […]
Read moreLast month, when the Girl Scout cookies arrived in our house, my boys started to ask me if I can make mini donuts inspired by these treats. I know what you’re thinking. Why do we have those food allergy laden temptations in my house? Well, I still have 2 Girl Scouts and yes, we still […]
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