Lick the Bowl

I am very excited to present my allergy-free recipe featured in Clean Eating Magazine, June 2012!

This post is an extension of the recent conversation on Gina Clowes's Facebook page regarding allergy plans in school.  As I wrote on Allergy Moms yesterday, a plan is the most important thing to put into place to keep your child safe.  For what it's worth, after doing this for four years now, I compiled a top ten list of things I have learned along the way, about the myself, the process, and myself in the process.  Rachel's Top Ten Food Allergy Lessons 1. The process sometimes stinks, but you have to be vigilant. 2. Don't expect the world ( and by that I mean the average public) to fully comprehend your fear because most of them don't. Once you release that anger, you will be  more productive. 3. Don't approach anything with guns blazing. I tried that at first and it only backfired with much alienation from the ones I needed help from. 4. Approach schools, camps, etc...with a sane persona , and a do-able plan. 5.While it's important to educate thos

What is a grapple you ask? Well, I assure you, it isn’t anything I made up. As I was grocery shopping the other day, gathering my brightly colored produce,   (it always makes me happy to see a cartful of produce ranging in the greens, purples, oranges, reds and yellows) when low and behold I noticed in the apple aisle, a package with four “grapples.”   My curious nature got the best of me and I just had to know what the heck a grapple was.   Sorry, if I’m a little nostalgic for the 5 minutes of my life that I can never get back to research the seemingly innocent and innovative grapple.   A grapple, for those who aren’t aware, is a grape infused apple.   Now, you could say, “hey, that’s innovative; two great tastes in one, like a Reeses peanut butter cup.”   I would rather eat the Reeses. I would tend to agree with you if the grape flavor wasn’t a corn syrupy, artificially flavored injectible.   Besides, who even wants a grape infused apple? What’s with the identity crisis? You e