Thanks to Circle of Moms search for the ‘Top Food Allergy Mom Bloggers’ in North America, I met Susan, the blogger at ‘Food Allergy Chronicles’. The food allergy blogging world is like one big happy family with a high sense of camraderie. It’s quite simply because our objective is simple – ‘make the world a safer place for food allergy sufferers’. To that end – we are constantly learning from each other…
What I love best about her blog is – Susan writes about her experiences raising 2 sons with food allergies – field trips, school, vacations and more. My son is much younger than hers so I learn a lot about what to expect through her experiences.
Of course her recipes are also delish and her baked good are supremely decadent!!! All her recipes are healthy, nutritious, dairy-free and nut-free. And this particular recipe is free of all the top 8 food allergens too. But, what makes it extra special is that it is also free of 2 other allergens that are becoming increasingly dangerous – sesame seeds and mustard seeds.
Thank you Susan for letting me share this kid-friendly delicious post on Allergy Foodie 🙂
This weekend, I embarked on writing on the topic of cross-contamination. As a parent with children with food allergies…it is one of my greatest fears.
The more I wrote, the more I realized how much a factor it plays in my daily life. Cross-contamination touches so many parts of my life the story seemed to take on a life of its own.
I am going to take my time with it and present it as a series. In the meantime, this weeks posts will be a series of simple allergen free dinners that our family enjoys.
To start off the week, I am offering one of my boys’ favourite dinners…‘Flat’ Chicken.
Below is Michael’s finished masterpiece.
Named appropriately as my boys enjoy flattening the chicken themselves!
This is a great hands on recipe for children to experience a start to finish meal. This recipe also offers children an opportunity to try new flavours by…
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Hi Anu! Wow! Thank you for all our kind words! I am learning so much from all the wonderful Food Allergy Bloggers out there! There is strength in numbers…and a sense of ‘normalacy’ to our unique way of life! A life to which I have come to fully embrace!