Cranberry Chicken Salad

2012-01-25T07:48:00.000-08:00

"Spice" Baked Donuts with Butter Cream Frosting

2012-01-24T11:34:00.000-08:00

* Note- All my baked recipes will be doubled, because I love to share and I want leftovers for me. Feel free to cut the recipe in half if you don't want to bake so many.

Introduction

2011-09-20T16:08:00.000-07:00

For years and years of suffering from what almost seems like invisible ailments, I finally went to a allergist May 2011, only to find that I'm severely allergic to SOY. And all nuts, celery, carrots, melons, over ripe fruits, sesame, and green peas/beans. Fun huh? I was such a food lover. I still am. but now I have to be careful. Really careful.

With the celery, carrots, melons and over ripe fruits, I experienced discomfort in my mouth, itchy throat and little bumps.

With the SOY, the reactions varied.
If it was made with soy, I had intense all over the body itchiness, that would last for days.
If it was soy protein, I would have trouble swallowing and breathing.

Unfortunately for me, I'm unable to get a e-pin pen unless I have a documented reaction by the ER.
So far I've been lucky.
No ER for me.
Benadryl has eased my reactions and I've just had to re-do my snacking and eating out.

Finding out that you have a severe food allergy is not something you can plan in advance for. It's not like a diet or exercise plan. On top of that, I'm lactose intolerant. Which means I can't have whole milk and most American cheeses. I can however have goat, feta, Gorgonzola and Asiago. Which is a blessing because I LOVE cheese!

My son is severely allergic to Peanuts, which he'll probably grow out of. Unfortunately for me, I grew "into" the peanut allergy.

I am using this blog to help me cope with this life changing event and hopefully help others.

I will be sharing my recipes, soy free food places, art work, journal pages.

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Cranberry Chicken Salad

"Spice" Baked Donuts with Butter Cream Frosting

Introduction