May 12-18, 2019 is Food Allergy Awareness Week. While those of us with food allergies consistently make efforts to educate, and advocate all year long, Food Allergy Awareness Week provides us with a unique opportunity to come together for a common cause. For last year’s Food Allergy Awareness Week, I wrote a post entitled 10…
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18 Spectacular Gluten-Free and Vegan Chocolate Recipes
This week is the second week of February, and we all know what that means—Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! For most people, chocolate is an absolutely essential element of V-day. For those of us with food allergies or dietary restrictions, finding safe chocolate treats can be more than difficult. In order to make…
5 Things I am Thankful for as a Food Allergy Parent
Thanksgiving was yesterday. In light of that fact, I decided to put together a list of things that I am thankful for. This list is obviously not all inclusive. Instead, my focus is on things that I am thankful for that pertain to our life with food allergies. Here are 5 things that I am…
Food Allergy Mama Bear Recipe Support Group
I’m writing this post to share with you guys something very exciting that I have been working on. I would like to invite all of you that have been following this page to join the Food Allergy Mama Bear Recipe Support Group on Facebook. If you are interested in checking it out, you can find…
Allergy Friendly Salmon Patties (Gluten/Wheat, Dairy, Egg, Nut, and Soy* Free)
If you’ve never had a salmon patty, you are missing out! The recipe that I will be sharing with you today is free of wheat/gluten, eggs, dairy, and nuts. *Some of the ingredients I used may contain soy, but if you are avoiding soy, this recipe can be easily adapted to be entirely soy free…
10 Important Food Allergy Facts I Wish Everyone Knew
Here is another Food Allergy Awareness themed post for you to share with your friends during Food Allergy Awareness Week (or anytime, really! We can always educate and advocate, even when the week is over). The following are ten food allergy facts that I wish everyone knew: Food allergies can be life threatening [and epipens…
10 Things I Wish People Knew About Life as a Food Allergy Parent
Yesterday was both Mother’s Day, and the start of National Food Allergy Awareness Week. It is in the spirit of both of these events that I felt compelled to compile this list. Being a mother can be difficult as well as rewarding, and being a food allergy mom comes with its own unique challenges. I…
Substituting for Wheat/Gluten in Baking and Cooking (Part 2: Bread, Breadcrumbs, and Salad Toppings)
Last week, we talked about the various types of gluten-free flours and starches, and how to use them. Today we will discuss gluten free options for bread, pasta, breadcrumbs, and salad toppings. Let’s begin! Bread: This is generally one of the easiest substitutions to make, but it gets more complicated if you have more than…
Allergy Friendly Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup
Hello, everyone! After making a delicious pot of potato soup, I have decided to take a break from my Allergy Friendly Substitutions Series to share the recipe. For those of you that have been following my posts thus far, the following soup recipe provides for an excellent opportunity to practice using some of the dairy…
Five Simple Baking Tips to Take your Gluten-free Baking to the Next Level
Today, I want to take a moment to share with you the tried and true methods that I have personally used to improve my gluten free baked goods. The following tips truly are simple, but don’t let their simplicity deceive you–they really do work! Combine flours and starches for well balanced flavor and texture: If you…
Substituting for Wheat/Gluten in Baking and Cooking (Part 1: Gluten-free Flours and Starches)
Hello again, everyone! Today’s post is all about substituting wheat and gluten containing flours, for ingredients that contain neither wheat nor gluten. Before we begin, I would like to take a moment to clarify a few things, just to make sure we are all on the same page. Many people think that wheat and gluten…
Substituting for Milk in Baking and Cooking (Part 1: Non-Dairy Milks)
Today’s post marks the start of my series on allergy friendly baking substitutions. I decided to start with milk because out of all the allergens we avoid, this is the one we have been steering clear of for the longest amount of time. When we first received my son’s milk allergy diagnosis, we felt completely…
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