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It’s coming. The last day of school and all that comes with it; parties, picnics and more. It’s all in good fun and a wonderful way to celebrate our children’s hard work throughout the year. But most of these celebrations are geared around food, so it’s also a hectic time for us food allergy mamas [...]

The past few months I have found myself to be unsually exhausted. As many of you know I have been working feverishly on my soon to be released cookbook and training for a marathon. Truth be told I didn’t really consider the book to be “work” because it involved baking and writing, two of my [...]

Or so they say. It is written in many old cookbooks that the Texas Sheet Cake was given its name because of its large size. And this cake is big; baked in a large 15 x 10 sheet aluminum sheet pan it is big enough to feed your family, friends and neighbors. What could be [...]

Have you ever bought one of those big packages of blueberries, strawberries or raspberries from a warehouse club, then wondered how are you ever going to eat all that fruit before it goes bad? I’ve done it pretty much every time, so I inevitably make muffins, breads and crisps with the leftover fruit.
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This morning I met with our school’s principal and superintendent to discuss the aforementioned food allergy incident. We opened John’s 504 and discussed the ways in which the situation could have been prevented. First and foremost, I wanted them to be aware that I don’t like to directly place blame on one individual but rather that a mistake [...]

The Snickeroo. And I don’t mean a Snickerdoodle Cookie (though I love those cinnamon delights too). This recipe comes straight from my mother in law’s recipe box, with some allergy friendly modifications of course. Grandma Jeanne’s original Snickeroo is simply a rice crispie treat with peanut butter and chocolate. My husband, along with his four brothers LOVED [...]

It’s a loaded question for me. Ultimately what I would love more than anything on Mother’s Day is something I’ll never have; another day with my own beloved mother. She passed away 12 years ago at the young age of 59, and I am still not recovered from it. Who can really recover from losing [...]

Here’s another update to “A Reaction Waiting to Happen…”. My school’s principal never directly apologized for the incident, but focused on explaining how every action was taken to prevent a potential issue. She said they checked the label on the popcorn against the allergies listed in the 504 and Food Allergy Action Plan and found [...]

So many of you commented on my original post with your own stories of frustration and voices of support. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated it, and it strengthens my belief that we need to raise our voices louder when it comes to eliminating food from our classroom celebrations. There is such a complacency when [...]

Carrots are the vegetable of choice in my house. My kids will happily eat them crunchy for lunch and cooked for dinner. So when I set out to make carrot cake I knew it had a fighting chance to become a cake they would love. I turned to my “life before food allergies” recipe box and [...]