Oct 26, 2016 | Autoimmune Disease, Celiac Disease, Food Allergies, Food Blogging, Food Sensitivity, Halloween, Sugar, Teal Pumpkin Project
Allergen Halloween FARE Sugar As we draw near to Halloween and the ritual of Trick-or-Treating across America, I thought it was time for me to speak personally about two related subjects: a safe, allergen-free Halloween celebration, and the problem with our sweet tooth. OK, please don’t hate me, and I am sharing Read more…
Oct 3, 2016 | Autoimmune Disease, Celiac Disease, Cook at Home, Food, Food Trends, How To
Sweet Potato Toaster and Grilled Sammich When you get a diagnosis of a food allergy, multiple food allergies, and/or a medical condition that improves with the removal of gluten and other grains, soy, corn, and milk dairy, it’s pretty natural to become not only hungry, but also angry (aka “hangry”). You become Read more…
Sep 26, 2016 | Cook at Home, Food, How To, Real Food, Scratch Cooking
Simply Sous-Vide I became interested in Sous-Vide cooking last year at the International Food Bloggers Conference in Seattle (October 2015). A dark-colored liquid in a sample bottle was in my swag bag, labeled, “Steak Aging Sauce.” The word, “Steak” was enough to grab my attention. I never say “no” to a good Read more…
Sep 17, 2016 | Autoimmune Disease, Celiac Disease, Cook at Home, Fermented Food, Food, Low Sugar, Pickling, Recipes
Pickled Cabbage and Daikon Maybe I am becoming nostalgic as time goes on. I miss the days when I walked through the door of our unlocked home in San Jose, CA after walking home from school, and took in the smells of roasting meats and Chinese dumplings wafting through the Spanish-styled home Read more…
Sep 13, 2016 | Autoimmune Disease, Celiac Disease, Cook at Home, Food Allergies, How To, Ironman Fueling, Ironman Training, Nutrition, Real Food
On August 21, 2016 I had the deep pleasure of putting in a long day of triathlon training and crossed the finish line of Ironman Mont-Tremblant. I can now say, “I am an Ironman!”, and not state wistfully, “Well, I hope after all this hard work to become an Ironman.” It’s now Read more…