Dear friends, what a treat I have to share today! Our babysitter—who has the same allergies as Jacob—recently let me borrow a cookbook: Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame. I love it, and you’re about to love it, too, even if you […]

I love to bake. At first glance, Jacob’s diagnosis of allergies to egg and dairy meant my baking days were over for a while. Since then, I’ve learned a number of substitutions that really work, and I’ve found my groove again. It’s a good thing, because apparently our little man loves to bake, too.   […]

This weekend, we celebrated Jacob’s second birthday. Jacob is currently obsessed with things that go, mostly trains and airplanes. Because I knew I could easily get Thomas plates and cups, I went the train route. You’d think that making a cake for a kid allergic to dairy, eggs, codfish, peanuts, and tree nuts would be […]