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Homemade Cookie Cake
I used to do this by opening a tube of store-bought cookie dough and squishing it flat in the shape of a circle. Baking it for 20 minutes then decorating. You can still do it that way. Now, because it...
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A Month of Cooking Fun
Keeping up the Friday habit of sharing a helpful habit. Today, Cooking Fun! What is cooking fun? It’s simply the habit of letting the children have fun making something easy in the kitchen. We keep a...
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Pimento Cheese: Allergy Friendly Living
I could not let the week pass without sharing the joy over Lil’ Buddy joining the pimento cheese fan club. Oh, Mama Ann’s pimento cheese! But…with the mayonnaise it requires, youngest boy could not...
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Continuing Education: Allergy Friendly Living
We are anticipating Lil’ Buddy’s peanut challenge this week. With that in mind, I thought I’d share our recent history with allergies. This one originally posted December 17, 2009… I think you’ll agree...
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Egg Challenge: Allergy Friendly Living
Another installment in our recent continuing education with Hodgepodge allergy friendly living. This one originally posted February 23, 2010…Our youngest boy had an allergy challenge today. Some time...
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Helpful Habit: Chasing An Answer
Photo credit ~Luci, my eldest daughterI’ve been thinking on the helpful habit to share with you this week. The one that stands out for me in watching the children work on their science projects is the...
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Egg and Nut Free Hodgepodge
On this gratitude Monday, I find myself grateful for health. Today I share the story of how we found out about the younger children’s allergies. A bit of our recent history – with food allergies in the...
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Our Food Allergies on a Budget Story
Four epipens go everywhere with the seven of us. We have two children allergic to nuts. One would go into anaphylactic shock if eggs touched his lips.Yet, there is so much food my children can have....
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Duct Tape Epipen Bag and Allergy Awareness Prep
Allergy Awareness and Back to SchoolEach year about this time I make an allergy awareness assessment for my children. Here are a few things I do to prep for the new school year:Check epipen expiration...
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Guide to Getting Started with Egg and Nut Allergies
Maybe it’s because I am in allergy-friendly circles but more and more I’m getting questions. Questions like: “My child was just diagnosed with both egg and nut allergies. We have to avoid eggs plus...
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