Posted in April 2012

From the Inside Looking Out

Recently a comment I made about how being a food allergy parent seems from the outside (I know I look like a “helicopter mom” to others) contributed to a post by Asha Dornfest on her Babble Voices blog “The Accidental Expert” – feel free to check it out: When your “balance” looks different I think … Continue reading »

Where Does Your Money Go? – Family Budgeting

Where Does Your Money Go? – Family Budgeting

Sometimes I read articles about how to save money and shake my head.  I don’t have a daily coffee habit I can cut and I don’t pay for magazine subscriptions (not that magazines with money saving tips ever suggest this one!).  Then with food allergy specialty items forget about cutting options there.  What has worked for … Continue reading »

Allergy Friendly Thin Mints

Allergy Friendly Thin Mints

I have been hunting for the ingredients for this recipe for Allergy Free Thin Mints since it first went online but could not find the Hershey’s “Special Dark” Cocoa anywhere.  I tried all over town and finally turned to the internet website Soap.com.  Oddly enough, it is really a site by Amazon but the prices … Continue reading »

Vegan and Gluten Free Chocolate Pudding Pie

Over two years ago when we tested E for her allergies at the allergist (post blood test, this was the prick test to confirm the blood test results) he gave us three allergens to challenge at home: milk, soy, and corn.  I don’t know why he decided that, looking at her paperwork I think it … Continue reading »

Springs Preserve Play Area

The grounds and play area at The Springs Preserve are free to the public (you only have to pay if you want to go into the museums) so we stop by there when we can! It isn’t a classic playground but there are a lot of interesting features like rock formations and a reproduction of … Continue reading »

From the Archives: Holiday Baking 2011

I have been saving these photos and wanted to document some of the baking we did over the holidays, April is a great time to post them, right?  I’ve already blogged about the Gingerbread we made and I also made lemon lime squares, hemp seed wedding cookies, spritz cookies, and cinnamon rolls.  We put together a little … Continue reading »