Peanut-Free category (159) posts

Allergy Friendly at Fairway – Red Hook Brooklyn

As expected, Red Hook Fairway is enormous with a selection of fruits, veggies, meat, fish and goodies to match. The gluten free section is OK, they did have what I was looking for (Cherrybrook Kitchen Pancake mix – with chocolate chips!) and an alright selection of gf bread. (I suppose I was expecting a whole ..more

Go Moroccan

Stuck. Stuck at a friend’s house with my allergic children after a big birthday party in the park. Stuck because my kids have already eaten everything I have packed for them. Stuck because my friends don’t really want to cook (their kids have no allergies) and would prefer to order out. They hand me a ..more

Hemp Milk Raspberry Ice Cream

When my kids crave ice cream here’s what I give them: Put the following in a blender: 2 cups of raspberries (or strawberries is no one is allergic. Blueberries don’t work so well) 1/2 agave (or honey) 1/2 – 1 cup vanilla hemp milk (I like coconut milk as well but the kids did not ..more

What CAN I eat? Fine Cooking August 2010

Typically when I thumb through my Fine Cooking Magazine I drool. The pictures are always stunning and I really want to try out every single recipe. But alas, that ain’t gonna happen in this house. So here goes what you can eat in Fine Cooking August 2010. From Make It Tonight: Sirloin Steaks with Garlicky ..more

Nut Free Summer Snacks

I’ve been asked so many times recently about nut free snacks – it seems that so many families without food allergies are making some changes in their own households and ensuring they have safe snacks for any kids who come over for playdates.

What CAN I Eat? Real Simple August 2010

Allergy friendly (gfcf or easy to substitute allergic ingredients) recipes from Real Simple August 2010: 3-Ingredient Summer Recipes: Prosciutto wrapped Nectarines (or peaches, cantaloupe, etc) Minted Watermelon Salad (variation: Use whatever melon you have. cantaloupe, honey-dew, etc) Spicy Beef Kebabs with Lime (variation: Use other meats and fish. Bet this would be great with Halibut. ..more

No Nuts In My Soap – How About Yours?

Recently, I lost my mind over my facial exfoliate. For those of you do not use a facial exfoliate it is usually a scratchy cream that you rub on your face to grind the dead skin down to nothing. Anyway, I realized that my favorite exfoliate got it’s scratchiness from crushed walnut shells! I checked ..more

Product Review: Snikiddy Snacks

Little fingers kept digging into the bag for more, while moms’ would continue to nibble on them in between the fruits and vegetable trays. I could tell that they thought the fries were a guilty pleasure

MSG By Any Other Name

may still make you feel crummy. Did you know asthmatics should not eat it? How much is too much? Well actually there is some controversy on just how much MSG you have to eat in order for it to be hazardous to your health. But with all that we have been through in this house, ..more

Allergic Adventures On A Rotating Diet

All 3 of my sons have allergies to far too many foods. I borrowed some knowledge from the Autism community applied it to all of my sons hoping that some of their allergies and intolerances would get better. I went on the offensive. This is beyond gfcf. This is a strict gfcf plus meat rotation ..more

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