Entries from October 2009

A Special Treat: Dairy Free Hot Cocoa

Filed under Recipes, Uncategorized

Who doesn’t love hot cocoa? It’s sweet, chocolaty, warm and perfect with marshmallows. My kids are always asking for me to make a mug of this delicious concoction after school. There aren’t any suitable allergen free mixes on the market, and warming Chocolate Soy Milk doesn’t do it for me. I want something as close [...]

Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Snickerdoodle Cookies

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A while back a reader wrote me asking whether my new book has a recipe for Snickerdoodle Cookies. She said her husband loves these cookies, and she wanted to make a version free of dairy, eggs and nuts. As it turned out, my current book doesn’t have a Snickerdoodle recipe, but I was already developing one [...]

Halloween; It doesn’t HAVE to be scary for food allergic kiddos….

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So many of my other favorite bloggers have given some fabulous tips about allergen safe candies, tips and tricks for Halloween parties and trick or treating. As a busy mama of four I am usually not that creative and don’t plan too far in advance by special ordering candy, etc.  But I do follow some [...]

A weekend of “First Events”….

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It has been a weekend of First Events. My sister ran her first marathon here in Chicago. I hosted my first food allergy book launch for friends, family and an extended family of food allergy mamas. And on a more serious and personal note,  my friend’s son suffered a serious food allergy reaction to cashews, his first [...]

Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Blueberry Bran Muffins

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There’s a chill in the autumn air, and all I seem to want these days is something warm and wholesome. I think that’s why I’ve made a lot of muffins lately. The Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Blueberry Bran Muffins is the perfect muffin when you’re looking for something with a little more substance. The classic blueberry muffin is still one of [...]