I was asked recently if I’d put more low carb recipes on the blog. Unfortunately, given my histamine intolerance, some of the foods I relied on to keep me really low carb are off the menu: fish, nuts, pork, bacon,
Histamine Intolerance–Part 2
So, the other day I wrote a post on Histamine Intolerance and what it is, and what it isn’t. So to continue the discussion. What foods can you eat and what can’t you have when you have HIT? It all
Histamine Intolerance: Part 1
Last night, I had a bad reaction. I woke up at 3:30, confused and feeling like something was wrong. I was starting to panic. I woke up Sam, and by that time, the itching had started—all over my body, intense,
Thanksgiving Dinner Thoughts
It’s Saturday evening–a few days before this post goes up–and I’m still working, but that’s okay. I took a good part of yesterday off. I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving and the holidays, even if in a quieter mood this year
Allergy Safe Halloween Treats & The Teal Pumpkin Project
Halloween, for us, is Samhain—the festival from which Halloween evolved. But I also give out treats. A couple years ago, it occurred to me that my own allergies prevented me from eating the candy we were handing out, so what
A Whole New Ball O’Wax
So I haven’t talked a great deal about this, but enough so that some of you know I’m having some severe allergy issues. And I’m not talking about this for sympathy—just to raise some awareness about a little known condition
Mabon and Allergies and Other Stuff, Kinda
So, a few things have been happening. Tomorrow is Mabon, the Fall Equinox. For Pagans, it’s considered the second harvest—the harvest of fruits. You might think of it as a non-secular Thanksgiving, when we give gratitude to the Goddess of
Back To School Lunch Issues
Jenn here. Yasmine asked me to blog today, and we thought back to school lunches would a great topic for me to do this time. *grins* As many of you know I not only have a number of furbabies in
Allergy Friendly Picnic Food
Fried chicken, potato salad, apple pie…yes, it’s end of the summer picnic season! But when you have food allergies, quite often the fried chicken and everything else seems off limits. Except that now it’s not. I’ve managed to come up
Gluten/Dairy/Nut Free Pumpkin-Molasses Pie
I promised you the recipe for this, as well, so here you go–two recipes in one week! This pie uses a pre-made pie crust. Now I vary from the suggested recipe because vinegar and my body do not agree. But