Bake and decorate a Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake with buttercream frosting. Simple enough for even the most novice baker. When my daughter told me she wanted a Princess Sofia birthday cake, I thought…uh oh. That sounds like a stretch. We’ve had trouble finding a nut-free bakery, so I have been making birthday cakes in recent years. […]
Food allergies demand constant vigilance and effort of parents. But we can’t do it all without help from our community. It takes a village! Allergy parenting requires effort, practice, persistence and vigilance. Like many parenting challenges, parenting a child with food allergies isn’t always an easy job. Sometimes raising a child with food allergies feels […]
Something good HAS to come from all of this. 6 life-skills kids CAN develop as a result of having a food allergy. I admit, calling out ‘benefits’ of a food allergy may be putting on rose-colored glasses. But this mama needs to see good comes from such strenuous effort and challenging experiences. I need to know there are things […]
How I miss the days when all I had to do was ask what I could bring to a get-together and not have to know what was being served… Or when someone could bring anything they like best to our house. Any dessert. Any bread. Any salad topping. Sigh. Now I’m constantly MEDDLING. I’m calling ahead, asking […]