Food allergic families who love Jewish comfort food are greatly in Linda Coss’s debt. Her first cookbook has wonderful latke and hamantaschen recipes. In her new cookbook, What Else is to Eat? The Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Food Allergy Cookbook, she offers an apple matzah kugel recipe. It looks quick and easy. And I bet [...]
I have no idea what I’m going to make for Passover. But I know what I’m *not* going to do — spend a lot of time making food that no one will enjoy. The idea came to me when my daughter plainly asked, “Are you going to make me eat brisket again this year?” [...]
I had an interesting conversation with one of my sister’s friends this weekend. When the discussion turned to food allergies (as it often does with me), he asked whether anything in our environment had triggered my girls’ food allergies. I had never been asked that before and was a bit puzzled by it at first. [...]
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Passover just snuck up on me this year. Thought I would pass along an excellent tip from a blog reader, Margot, for nut-free Charoset.
One note: last year for charoset, I substituted finely ground matzoh farfel for the nuts. It was delicious! Everyone who tried it liked it better than the nut-filled kind. This year, I’m [...]
Nightline is airing a segment on food allergies tonight. I am optimistic that the format of Nightline is more conducive to a thoughtful discussion on issues of interest to our community than the recent Today Show segment. That notwithstanding, I fear that the thrust of the report will be the same … Lots of people [...]
If you shop at Whole Foods — and you care about Food Allergies — and you live in Northern Virginia …
please consider shopping at the Whole Foods in Falls Church/Tysons Corner (Leesburg Pike) on Wednesday, April 1st. They are donating 5% of their profits for that day to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN).
FAAN [...]
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Typically, I’m skeptical about cookbooks. Especially ones that eliminate the top 8 allergens — because, let’s face it — our diets are restricted enough that I do not gravitate toward recipes that eliminate allergens that I do not need to live without. But I like the idea of a cookbook focuses on allergies, real food, [...]
In Fairfax County, VA where we live — our local elementary school doesn’t have a nurse. Instead, it has a highly competent clinic aide who is supervised by a nurse who covers 3-4 schools.
While it would be ideal to have a nurse at each school, I recognize that isn’t going to happen. But what concerns [...]
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