I used to make jokes and wonder how someone could “accidentally” give themselves an epinephrine shot … until it happened to us. Last week my 3 year old son found an Epipen on the counter and...
I spent a large part of my morning looking at pictures and reading about how other families celebrated their Halloween. One of the funniest and most memorable costumes was of a mother that was...
“We don’t buy cookies, we make them” is a phrase that I’ve repeated multiple times to my 3 year old son with multiple food allergies. When my son saw Halloween cookies while we were out...
I’ve always loved Halloween, mainly because home-made costumes were my “thing” and my love for arts and crafts actually served a useful purpose, and of course, eating candy for a week after was...
Not many people realize that spaghetti squash may be the perfect wheat-free, gluten-free, paleo-friendly, low carb, low calorie solution to pasta. Spaghetti squash looks like a yellow football shaped...
Now that summer is done you may be starting to think of fall or winter getaways. Travelling has been top of mind for me too over the past few weeks. My social media news feeds, which are skewed...
Despite what their name might suggest, water chestnuts are not tree nuts! The water chestnut is actually an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes, underwater in the mud with tube-shaped leafless...
It’s never too early to teach your children about their food allergies. Understanding and managing food allergies are essential life skills that kids need to learn about and constantly practice, in...
We’ve all thought about it, but they did it. Chef Neil Lomas and Registered Nurse Wendy Zeh, co-owners and partners in life, opened FEAST, Toronto’s first allergy-friendly gourmet food store. All...
Last weekend my family and I watched a Blue Jays baseball game from the Peanut/Nut-Reduced Zone at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for the first time. As a mother of a child with multiple food allergies...