Now that I’ve pondered my own indulgent eating I’m taking a 180 degree turn and focusing attention on the Halloween holiday and tots 1+. What is out there for trick-or-treaters that are either “slightly healthier” or at least “less artificial” or “food allergy friendly” and also the non-food category for the tiny kiddos? At our…
Category: Food Allergies
{Pioneer} Troy Community Food Co-op Opening Soon!
Troy Night Out is a monthly cultural event where locally owned businesses: art galleries, craft studios, restaurants, bakeries, bars, cafes and book stores keep their doors open to the community, Fridays 5-9pm. Some businesses display artwork or free snacks and drinks, galleries have their openings, restaurant and bars tend to have local musicians. There’s a…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL
I’m not going to lie. The national news links are items I myself want to read this Sunday morning. The recipes and food recall notices have been read and approved (by me). For various reasons, Miles getting his 2 year molars refusing to nap waking nightly every 3 hours, I just didn’t get around to…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL
NATIONAL NEWS (amazing articles people- trust me- its a good week for food-related reading!) Grist wrote a great piece on my favorite “fast food” chain, Chipotle, and their major farm labor issue. I wish there were more articles like this one because personally I feel like farm-labor issues get pushed to the way back of…
{Tis the Season} Apple Cake
It’s fall and around here in upstate NY the apple orchards are bustling and that means the kids are begging to pick apples. We managed to get out on the last day of summer vacation for a glorious day at Bowman’s Orchards http://www.bowmanorchards.com in Rexford, NY. Let me tell you…as the kiddos get older apple picking…
{Basil} A New Twist on Pesto
{pesto} parts: the secret is in the center Anyone who lives in and around Saratoga Springs, NY is fully aware of the six weeks during the summer that is known as “Track Season”. From late July through Labor Day weekend, the town and its environs are filled to the brim with tourists. The downtown shopping…
{Faux Fun} Cheese-like Sauce
This recipe is dedicated to Miles, my son, and every cow/goat milk allergic or intolerant person and the people who live with them. A little background is needed here, my son has a severe ingestion and contact allergy to milk protein (along with other foods) so for safety reasons, we do not have any product…
Soba Noodles with Various Veggies and a Poached Egg
I’ve been waiting to post this go-to recipe until Miles was whole-heartedly into this entrée. He continues to love everything about it. So I will post it, even though I’m not sure how traditionally kid friendly this recipe is. In beginning this post, I realized that 99% of my posts have weighed heavily on various…
Jacklyn’s Favorite Treat – Dairy and Egg free!
This is from the cookbook, “Go Dairy Free” The entire family enjoys these. They are so easy to make Ellie can whip them up in a jiffy! Fudge Brownie Cookie Yields 2 Dozen Cookies 3/4 cup all purpose (plain) flour or whole wheat pastry flour (I do like them better with the pastry flour) 1/4…
