It’s springtime – and love is in the air. There seems to be no better way to celebrate the season of love than with a wedding! While weddings are meant to be wonderful celebrations of love, these events can cause anxiety and pose a risk to people suffering from severe food allergies. I have been…Continue Reading “How To Enjoy Weddings (and other special events) with Severe Food Allergies”
I so clearly remember standing on the playground with a little boy standing a foot away from me, waving his peanut snack in front of my face. “Caitlin, look! I can kill you with this!” As a small, shy elementary school girl, I would not stand up for myself when I was bullied for my…Continue Reading “5 Tips to Fight Food Allergy Bullies”
I am very fortunate to have grown up with a wonderful Russian grandmother that always cooked delicious Russian food for us, and am even more fortunate that my mother has continued this tradition. My family moved to the street where my mother grew up when I was 5 years old, and I got to live…Continue Reading “Allergy-Friendly Lapsha (Russian Noodle Soup)”
While I love baking the classic chocolate chip cookie, I enjoy changing things up a bit and adding in different ingredients. This recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cranberry cookies is nut-free, dairy-free, and also has an egg-free option. I have included what I believe to be the most successful egg substitute in the recipe, which…Continue Reading “Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies”
Located right by the ocean in Dana Point, Salt Creek Grille is my new favorite, allergy-friendly date night spot. Now, let me paint a picture of a beautiful evening at the Salt Creek Grille: You may enjoy the complimentary valet parking, step out of the car, and breathe in that heavenly salt-water air. As you walk…Continue Reading “Salt Creek Grille”
For this recipe, I must give credit to my husband, who creates and makes these turkey melts perfectly. This meal is inspired by a recipe I came across in a food magazine that I was not able to replicate exactly. Although the recipe had multiple allergens, I loved the fact that they used a waffle…Continue Reading “Dairy-free Waffle Iron Turkey Melt”
One of my favorite, easiest recipes to make when I first got married was this Top 8 Free Salsa Verde Tacos recipe. This recipe is great all around, it’s simple, healthy, and free of all top 8 allergens – which is not so easy to come across. While I have allergies to nuts and cannot…Continue Reading “Top 8 Free Salsa Verde Tacos”
My Pinterest is made up of thousands of pins, and while about half are recipes, not all are allergy-friendly recipes. I often come to realize that the allergy-friendly recipes I find on Pinterest are very complicated, or use ingredients that I can’t find at the Target across the street, let alone my own pantry and…Continue Reading “Nut-Free Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes”
Here we are on New Year’s Day again, feeling full, exhausted, and thinking about all of the changes we need to make with the start of the year. I have to say, however, that I am not the biggest fan of New Years’ resolutions. I feel that people tend to make outlandish resolutions, and set…Continue Reading “5 Food Allergy Resolutions to Ring in the New Year”
When people find out that I have severe food allergies, and that I cannot have dairy and nuts, the question that often follows is, “So what do you eat??” They are starting to realize all of the food I cannot have. No butter, no ice cream, no peanut butter, no Reese’s cups. My response back…Continue Reading “Dairy-free, Nut-free, and Egg-free Chocolate Banana Bread”
