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The Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness.For some of us, this simple word creates a havoc of anxiety. For others, this word stirs feelings of gratitude and a feeling of peace. And for others, it may cause a sarcastic reaction. That was where I was at just over a month ago. By this time, you probably have a person or scenario… Continue reading
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The Transitioning of this Blog to One of Healing and Empowerment
The past week has been a gift for me. A metamorphosis. After some self analysis and meditation, I realized that I couldn’t expect to heal if I expected everyone else to heal me. I had to heal myself on more than just the physical level. Cutting out foods was one thing. But complaining and venting… Continue reading
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Mondolez International Acquires Enjoy Life Foods: What Does This Mean For Those With Top 8 Allergies or Celiac Disease?
Many of you might have heard the news. An internationally publicized buyout that will hit those of us in the food allergy and Celiac communities hard and not knowing what the future has in store is hitting many of us bloggers, food allergy moms and severely sensitive ones with agita.For years, we’ve looked at Enjoy… Continue reading
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Independent Living With Roommates As An Adult With Food Allergies and Possible Celiac
Congratulations to K.B! You are my Christmas giveaway winner! Look out for an email in your inbox this week! To all who participated, thank you and all those who signed up for my mailing list are automatically entered into every holiday giveaway I do from now on!Now to the topic at hand, a recent study… Continue reading
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Allergy-Friendly Gluten-free Amanda's Own Chocolate REVIEW and Holiday GIVEAWAY!
Ahh, the after-effects of Thanksgiving are now upon us and now we can domino into other holiday celebrations without the guilt. Kind of like ordering a Super-Size with that diet soda back when you used to be able to eat fast food and junk. Sure, those recipes on Pinterest made you saute, bake, fry, marinate… Continue reading
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Traveling To Europe or Living in Europe With Food Allergies? Well You're In Luck.
I have an obsession with Paris, France. I have no idea why. I’ve never been there. However, when it came time to pick a language in middle school, I got yelled at by everyone (except for my dad) for choosing French. Of course, I had no idea why.The fact that my dad had chosen French… Continue reading
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Maya's Infamous Apple Crisp (Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, Peanut-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free)
Who knew you could find a gluten-free, soy-free, peanut-free apple crisp recipe from scratch? And this one is GOOD. Continue reading
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Halloween and Food Allergies: My Bittersweet Favorite Holiday
I never had a Halloween growing up. You might say, “Oh, me either.” But the truth is, it wasn’t just about the candy or the food and festivities. My family was Jehovah’s Witness and raised me as such. I think I remember the first note sent home about a party in kindergarten, I came home… Continue reading
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Eating Gluten-Free With Food Allergies in Las Vegas
So many of you know recently I had the honor of speaking at the FABlogCon 2014 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada about dating with food allergies. Talking about my experiences in ‘Tell Then Kiss’ After the conference, my mom and I had booked a couple more days at MGM Grand. Little did I know the severely limited options for… Continue reading
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BEST Soy-Free Gluten-Free Chinese Fried Rice EVER!
Growing up part Asian (Filipino), I think an affinity to Asian cuisine ran through my genes…especially Chinese food. For two decades I was able to eat it without an allergic reaction, until my soy allergy became much worse and I could no longer eat soy sauce or anything made with soy. Because of my experience… Continue reading