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Yesterday I took my son John to Children’s Memorial Hospital for his food allergy testing. I’ve written about this clinical study in past posts. Every year our family of six participates in this groundbreaking study about food allergies and its connections among family members. It is a wonderful feeling to know that one day a [...]

My mother, Jenness, loved her her sweets. She especially loved cinnamon. Coffee cakes, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon toast, cinnamon jumbles and cinnamon donuts were all treats she loved to bake. As many of you already know I love cinnamon just as much. Since my mom passed away nearly 12 years ago I find much joy in [...]

After reading today’s entry from one of my favorite food allergy bloggers, the Nut-Free Mom (www.nut-freemom.blogspot.com), I was yet again reminded that not every journalist is made equal. Some are fantastic, some are medicore and some are downright awful. The Nut Free Mom writes about Dr. Hugh Sampson’s objection to a journalist in Harpers Magazine [...]

Prior to 2005 food allergies were just a blip on researchers’ radar screens. Whether it was a lack of funding or minimal interest there wasn’t a comprehensive study being conducted. However that all changed when Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago launched one of the largest and far reaching food allergy studies to date. The Food [...]

A week or so ago I had lunch with a few of my girlfriends, talking about this and that. Then the topic came up about my blog and food allergies. None of my friends have children with food allergies but they have probably learned enough about it from me and my trials and tribulations. One [...]

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe the holidays are over but I have to admit I am happy about it. It has been a whirlwind two weeks. I overindulged like everyone else and am ready to start eating healthy again. So in honor of my newfound healthy eating I decided to make zucchini bread.
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