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A healthy snack alternative Does your elementary school aged kid bring a snack to school? Mine does. Since she started full-day school in first grade, Zuzu has brought a snack to school, in addition to her lunch, at the teacher’s request. Depending on when she wakes up, Zuzu can have four or five hours of hard-core learning [...] It seems like the whole country is experiencing a heat wave this week. In Cook County, we are looking at a string of temperatures in the high 90′s and even triple digits. In hot weather, everyone talks about not wanting to turn on the oven. I don’t mind turning on the oven so much, but what I [...] Yogurt cake with lime zest and strawberries A few months back there was an article in The New Yorker about food allergies called “The Peanut Puzzle” by medical writer Jerome Groopman. Needless to say, my husband and I read the article with avid interest and at least a dozen friends and relatives called or emailed to [...] Pepperkakor with crystallized ginger When cooking and baking for a family member with a tree-nut allergy, the cook has three options. One, avoid recipes with nuts. Two, make recipes containing nuts but simply omit the nuts. And three, make recipes calling for nuts and substitute another ingredient. I use all three of these options at [...] Leaf pile! As most of my friends know, I feel constantly conflicted about my decision to step away from the full-time practice of law to take care of my family. I was one of those creatures, rarer than unicorns, who loved practicing law and I miss it. I had good reasons for making the decision, and I [...] Sunday dinner: flank steak, potato-celery root puree and creamed kale. We have come so far with Zuzu’s food allergies that I am in danger of becoming complacent about them. In the past six months, she has been cleared to eat wheat, eggs that are baked in a batter and now milk that is baked in [...] Blueberry muffins with a crunchy, lemony streusel top Now that Zuzu has been cleared to eat wheat and baked eggs, my assistant pastry chef, J.R., and I have been baking up a storm. The only ingredient that I now have to avoid is dairy — other than nuts and peanuts of course – and it is quite easy [...] Cowboy and Wills by Monica Holloway Today’s post is part of the From Left to Write online book club. The idea of this book club is not to write a book review, per se, but rather to write a post in which the blogger connects that month’s book to an experience from his or her own life. September’s book is the [...] First of all, the randomly selected winner of the Stonyfield Farm giveaway is . . . Larissa! Larissa has two gorgeous kids who, I hope, like yogurt. Enjoy. Also, there is a nice piece about West of the Loop Canning on examiner.com today. Do swing by and check it out. Lastly, I am happy to report two things. One, Zuzu passed [...] On my weekly Whole Foods trip today, I found myself putting many of my usual items in my cart, and then reconsidering, and putting them back on the shelf. The wheat-free animal crackers, the brown rice pasta, the rye flour bread — all went in my cart and then back out again. You see, we will [...] I have a guest post up on Collectively Wise, a blog dedicated to self-care, parenting and elder care, all in the interests of improving families’ health. It is a very useful site with lots of helpful information and personal stories. My post is about how we take care of Zuzu, both physically and emotionally, in [...] Save time or save money? That is typically the trade-off. And typically people will prioritize whatever they have less of. When I was growing up, my mother would pick convenience over price because she was a working mom who never had enough time. So, she would pay a few dollars more for an item rather [...] Parenting my child with food allergies Every parent worries about feeding his or her children. We worry about picky eaters and whether our children are getting the right nutrition; we worry about childhood obesity and adolescent eating disorders; and we worry about the pesticides, hormones and antibiotics in our food and their effects on growing bodies. [...] |
  
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