Needed: Recipes for preschoolers with food allergies Do you like to cook?

Stefania Butler over at Blogging Baby is going to be cooking lunches for her daughter's preschool and needs to be wary of certain foods that will trigger problems for some of the students with food allergies. Stefania says: On my most limited day, I can only work with the following ingredients: almonds, eggs, beans (no soy), veggies, fruit (no melon), honey, and grains. On other days I can add in nuts, [...] Read More


Recipes of the Week Do you like to cook?

Here are some of this week's recipes I've seen that look great! Katie at Thyme For Cooking has (appropriately) been nominated for a nice award and was also nice enough to share a recipe for Baked Courgette (Zucchini) Sticks with us. These look fantastic! Over at The Wednesday Chef, Luisa has fallen in love with Mexican cuisine and Mexican chef Diana Kennedy. She's cooked a recipe to rival my grandmother's Italian meatballs [...] Read More


TV dumbs down food: Two perspectives Do you like to cook?

As a food blogger, I constantly encounter posts on other bloggers' love or hate or love/hate for the food network and its stars. Since I do not watch the Food Network, or enough TV for that matter, I can't really comment if the adulation and criticism is justified. However, very recently I've read a deal about this that I thought would be interesting to share with readers. Two bloggers reacted to [...] Read More


Allergist Dr. Clifford Bassett and Bloggers Discuss Food Allergies Allergies

Last night (or more accurately, early this morning) I participated in the teleconference with allergy expert Dr. Clifford Bassett, organized by Revolution Health. I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed it. Aside from having been able to talk live with an allergy expert, it was thrilling to hear the Voices behind the writers of the blogs I follow. Among the bloggers who participated in the discussion were the writers behind these blogs: Allergic Girl Allergy [...] Read More


Asthmatic Kids with Food Allergies Need Second Dose of Epinephrine Allergies

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, dagmar heymans Most individuals with life-threatening allergies who are at risk of anaphylaxis are advised to carry two doses of epinephrine injections (such as Twinject or EpiPen 2-Pak), administered in cases of severe allergic reaction. Although some people may not need the second dose, in some cases, the second dose may spell the difference between life and death. A recent study indicates that nearly 1-of-5 cases of [...] Read More