Gluten Free Vacation

OR NOT!  I swear the next time I go on vacation I’m bringing all of our food.  We visited my biological father and his wife out in Wisconsin 3 weeks ago, we had a blast of course but trying to get the little guy and my niece to eat gluten free foods while out on [...]

No Celiac Disease!!!!

The doctor called me on Friday to tell me that our little guy does not have Celiac Disease, thank goodness.  They performed a blood test and a genetic marker test so they are 100% positive that he will never have Celiac.  So the conclusion… he has a gluten hypersensitivity that adversely affects his behaviour.  What [...]

Finally – Gluten Free Cereal He Likes

Well it took a vacation to Wisconsin to find a cereal that A-man will eat.  I’ve been on this frustrating journey to find a gluten free cereal that looked like Trader Joe O’s (cheerios) and that tasted good enough for the little guy to eat.  Would you believe it’s Glutino Apple Cinnamon Gluten Free O’s.  [...]

Celiac Disease Testing

Well A-man had his allergy testing yesterday, 27 scrapes on his back and it was pure hell for both of us.  I felt like the worst mother in the world holding my child down while some stranger pricked his back repeatedly.   They also had to check his ears and nose and it took myself, the [...]

P-P-Pizza

While my current pizza dough making has not been gluten free, *barf* GF recipes so far, so I’ve been using my very good friend’s (from Naples, Italy) recipe which is outstanding if I might say… but not gluten free. I love making pizza, it’s fun and I get to use my Kitchen Aid mixer! [...]

Rosetta Stone Homeschool Discount

So in case you’re not in the know, Rosetta Stone is running a summer special discount on the Homeschool Version 3 editions IF you purchase Levels 1,2,3 together.  I just ordered the Italian for my kiddos, we have a very good friend from Naples, Italy who speaks Italian to the children so I figure we [...]

Organic Treats & Candy

Candy, it’s my weakness! I’m not a chocolate lover, but I love sweet hard candies and thank goodness for people like Yummy Earth founders, , who have created the most delicious certified organic lollipops and candies for people like me.
I don’t like the munchkins eating a lot of junk foods but treats every once [...]