Strawberry Cobbler This year, strawberry season started on Memorial Day weekend. It was a great way to spend time with my family and just be outside. We tried a new farm not too far from us and was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't the biggest farm but it was well kept and had a good amount of … Continue reading Strawberry Cobbler
Vegan Cafe-ccino (Two Recipes) I bet you are wondering, what in the world is a cafe-ccino? The best way to describe it, would be that it is a vegan protein based coffee smoothie. I came up with it after craving a Frappaccino one day. I use to be very addicted to Starbucks Frappaccinos but with the high price … Continue reading Vegan Cafe-ccinos
My Food Allergy Story May 14-May 20, 2017 is the 20th Annual Food Allergy Awareness Week. In 1998, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (now FARE), chose a week in May to highlight the seriousness of food allergies. It was their hope "...that by increasing awareness, we can encourage respect, promote safety, and improve the quality of life for the 15 … Continue reading My Food Allergy Story
Banana Chocolate Crepes You may have heard about it or maybe even watched a YouTube video of it before...what am I talking about? My friend, I am talking about the infamous Egg and Banana Pancakes, where 2 eggs and a banana mashed together will give you pancake batter. However, did you know that when you put … Continue reading Banana Chocolate Crepes
Salmon Cobb Salad I am always playing around with different recipes for salads. I hear it from my readers all the time that they are desperate for new ways to make their salads more interesting. This year, I am going to commit to creating new recipes to eat our greens! Let's start with a traditional recipe … Continue reading Salmon Cobb Salad
Simply Strawberry Sorbet Have you ever noticed that the healthier or cleaner something is the more expensive it is at the grocery store? I'm being completely honest here. I went to the local supermarket today to look for a sorbet that had no filler, refined sugar or red food coloring (red 40 allergy for 2 … Continue reading Simply Strawberry Sorbet
Flatbox Lunch Box Last week, the twins were lucky enough to receive 2 Flatbox lunch boxes from Solvetta to review. Have you seen these lunch boxes (bags)? They are basically shaped like a bowling bag and unzips completely flat into a dining mat. As an allergy mom, this immediately makes me jump in excitement. Currently, my … Continue reading Flatbox Lunch Boxes
Vegetable Rice Noodles Over the years, cooking allergy friendly has been an adventure. There have been so many times where I made a dish thinking it was a matter of substituting a few ingredients...and it wasn't. I really need to thank my husband and my children for continuing to trust me to cook for them. … Continue reading Vegetable Rice Noodles
Made Good Foods Giveaway Over the years, you've seen me post pictures of my kids' lunch boxes and snacks. You may have noticed that there were quite a few that included Made Good Foods. It wasn't because I worked for them or received their products, all those posts were natural extensions of my life. Every … Continue reading Made Good Foods Giveaway
Roasted Black Sesame Smoothie This weekend, our whole family went to see the new live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The film is beautifully done and there was nothing for us to worry about. I have kids that are 7- 13 yrs old and they all love it. Emma Watson brought new life … Continue reading Roasted Black Sesame Smoothie
Clean Eating Gluten Free Foodie 