Entries from August 2010

Peanut Free Baseball at Wrigley Field gets lots of press today BUT…..

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It also got a ridiculous amount of crazy, vicious, insulting and disgusting comments from Chicago Sun Times readers. John and I were interviewed yesterday for a nice little piece about the Chicago Cubs hosting a peanut free sky box for the first time Monday August 3oth. A fellow food allergy mama started a face book [...]

A moment when a 7-year-old could feel like one….

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I’m a die-hard music fan, and an even bigger fan of seeing bands live. So when the ultimate music fest Lollapalooza comes to Chicago every year, I’m the first in line to buy tickets. For the past two years, my husband and I bring our two older kids Chloe and John with us (kids under [...]

Finally, for the first time! A Peanut Free Section at a Chicago Cubs game!

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For the first time ever, the Chicago Cubs are hosting a Peanut Free Section in the Batter’s Eye Skybox! This is huge, and a long time coming. Here are the details: Date: Monday, August 30th 2010 vs. the Pirates Time: 7:05 pm Place: The Batter’s Eye Skybox (In center field, go to www.cubs.com for more [...]

Joel Stein and Karma…

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OK, most of us who follow food allergy stuff in the news remember that vile, and I mean VILE, column in the LA Times a year ago in which writer Joel Stein blasted parents of kids with food allergies. He wrote “Your kid doesn’t have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who [...]

Dairy, Egg and Nut Free Farmer’s Market Cherry Cake

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Mistakes happen, and in the case of my book (s), there was a typo for the Farmer’s Market Cherry Cake recipe. Honestly, I don’t know how it got by me AND my editor, but it did and wasn’t corrected for my Vegan Baking Classics Book. So, being a stickler for accuracy I want to re [...]