Tag ‘dairy allergy’
My Thanksgiving Menu – Food Allergy Safe & Gluten Free
Before food allergies, Thanksgiving was a simple, convenient affair. Sure, it was a little time consuming, and I would feel anxious about the turkey. But everything else was convenient. We used boxed stuffing, mashed potato flakes, a frozen pumpkin pie & another frozen apple pie or apple crumble. There are boxed corn bread mixes or more
Trick-or-Treating with Food Allergies – The Tooth Fairy Saves Halloween!
Holidays are ridiculously hard for families with food allergies. Most Halloween candies contain or may contain peanuts and tree nuts. Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts almost always contain wheat, gluten, dairy and eggs. You can basically forget accepting an invitation to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Many food allergy families have come up with unique more
Sandra Beasley’s “Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl” – A Food Allergy Book Review
I’m a library junkie, which is where I stumbled onto Sandra Beasley’s “Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life”, and I was instantly intrigued. The title, first of all, is brilliant. Seriously. It’s witty and morbidly funny. Morbid is my favorite kind of funny. And the cover…who couldn’t like the cover? Seriously more
Wal-Mart Thinks People With Food Allergies are Stupid
I like my coffee a certain way. While I was out of town, I tried half & half in my coffee for the first time, and it turned out really yummy. So I bought some…the cheapest I could find at Wal-Mart. Friggin Wal-Mart. Okay, I personally have nothing against Wal-Mart except for their GREAT VALUE more
Project: Food Budget – Dairy Free / Vegan Pizza
We are not vegans, though sometimes we are by necessity because of our food allergies: eggs, for my oldest son and I, and milk, for our youngest. Selecting Ingredients: If you want to go full on vegan with your pizza, make sure you buy a crust that does not contain milk or may contain trace more
Project: Food Budget – Saving Your Green on St. Patrick’s Day With a Slow Cooked Roast
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! What are the typical St. Patrick’s Day festive meals? A lot of people like to make green eggs and ham. But wait, we’re allergic to eggs, so that’s out! Corned beef and cabbage is another St. Patrick’s Day favorite. However, my husband loathes cabbage, so that’s out. So we fall back more
Project: Food Budget – Vegan / Dairy Free / Gluten Free Mexican Dinner
In addition to having multiple food allergies (peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and dairy), I was also on a gluten free diet for awhile when I became chronically ill. While I am no longer on the gluten free diet, this recipe I discovered one day while I was desperate for a protein packed meal while fasting more
