Waffles & Thoughts

Argh! I did it yet again. I completely forgot to take photos. We had chocolate chip and blueberry waffles for breakfast this morning, that is chocolate chip ones and blueberry ones. We tried a new recipe, this time from a box: Namaste Foods Waffle and Pancake Mix. My darling decided to try it instead of [...]

Quietness & Possibly a Celiac?

It has been a bit quiet here, for that I am sorry. We have had quite a week. Our son is struggling with a few health problems that are keeping us at different appointments lately. We are trying to figure it all out…unfortunately, it revolves around food, and if it is food allergies at least [...]

Children with Allergies

When you have children with any food allergies it is often hard to get them to understand how important it is that they adhere to their diet and not sneak things. Here are a few tips that I have learned along the way that might be helpful. Association You can use how bad they feel [...]

Grandparents, Friends & Sitters

The other day I posted a little bit of information showing you my sitter folder. Here are a few more thoughts to expound on that post just a little bit. It is really important to educate any and all of your children’s care takers no matter who they are: family, friends, sitters, schools, or daycares. [...]

Tea

We love having tea around here, in case you couldn’t tell from the birthdays posted here and here. So we often will have an impromptu tea party. Here’s a glimpse at one we had just the other day. Gluten, Dairy and Egg-free pretzels and crispy treats This beautiful tea set was purchased through Vision Forum [...]

Notebooks

Somewhere in the process, the organizing side of me, started a notebook that ended up being the most sane thing I did in the beginning and I took it everywhere I went. I don’t refer to it as often anymore since I’m so familiar with Little Miss’ food allergies I don’t need it as much, [...]

Allergy Food Restaurant Cards

Having mentioned restaurant food cards more than once, I thought it was time to show you an example or two. There are other websites that sell these or request that give then your e-mail address first before offering them to you for free. While I understand the reasons why they do that they are not [...]

Dealing with School

While our family homeschools and does not deal with school, many of you out there need do some suggestions and help with your children’s allergies at school or daycare. These are things that I  have learned because of dealing with preschool programs or church programs, but they are tips that will help you when you [...]

Cinnamon Rolls

We tried something new in our home this week. I took a basic recipe for cinnamon rolls and changed it completely to make them allergy-free. They are still a work in progress and one day I hope to hand you a great picture of these cinnamon rolls all beautifully browned and ready to eat. For [...]

General Flour Substitutions

Here are a few gluten-free flour substitutions to use in regular recipes. It will take some tweaking, depending upon the recipe, to figure out the best substitutions for your recipes, but it will be worth it in the end. As always, do not use a flour substitute if you are allergic to it. All-Purpose Flour [...]