Hello from New York City! Just a quick check in.  As you may have noticed, after 17 years, yes the blog has finally gone quiet; I'm no longer posting regularly.  It's been a wonderful, WONDERFUl run, thank you! I *am*  actively food allergy coaching. So if you found me through the blog, great and hello! Come on over to my website: Allergicgirl.com and let's talk about your coaching needs!  ..read more

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being on a virtual call hosted by kaleo, the maker of Auvi-Q and some of the leading food allergy advocacy organizations:  Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, Pediatrician Allergist and Immunologist, Allergy & Immunology Care Center of South Florida  Tonya Winders, President and Chief Executive Officer, Allergy & Asthma Network   Eleanor Garrow-Holding, President and Chief Executive Officer, Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team   Kathy Przywara, Community Director, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America   ..read more

For #FAAW #foodallergyawarenessweek, please check out my Organic Valley blog posts all week long about managing a new #foodallergy diagnosis.  Here's is the first Organic Valley blog post: First, let me say this: You’ve got this. Even if you feel like you don’t have it right now, you will get this. How do I know? Because people are infinitely adaptable to new situations and new information, and because I have helped thousands of families manage, cope, and thrive in exactly your situation. So even though you may feel like your whole world has been thrown into chaos, piece by piece, yo ..read more

Beefy, juicy meatballs using a no-recipe recipe. (No recipe because I just threw this together using a base meatball recipe from the New York Times.) *** Basic Beef Meatball Recipe: Nut-Free, Gluten-Free, Fish-Free Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  1 pound ground chuck  1 ounce parmesan, minced 1 garlic glove, minced  1/4 small red onion, minced  1 handful of parsley, chopped 1 scrambled egg.  1 tsp salt Mix together. Form into approximately 1 ounce balls with your hands.  Yields approx 12.  Bake for 20 minutes or until internal temperature ..read more

Here's an easy cilantro lime chicken meatball no-recipe, recipe. (No recipe because I just threw this together using a base meatball recipe from the New York Times.) This a gently spiced, juicy, meatball. The fresh herbs are fab and the lime juice gives it's a subtle hit of acid. The meatball itself is super soft so the meatballs are less ball-shaped, more a dollop but still yum. Cilantro Lime Chicken Meatball Recipe Yields approximately 12-16 meatballs (depending on how you scoop) 1 pound Bell & Evans ground chicken breast 1 handful fresh cilantro - chopped 1/4 red onion - minced 2 ..read more

The NYC-based food allergy counselor was so dissatisfied with the resources available to people like her that she published her own guide, "Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well with Food Allergies," in 2011 to help others manage the daunting act of eating out.  “While I was busy being a young adult, all of these national nonprofits had sprouted up for children, but no one was discussing how to live well and communicate effectively with life-threatening food allergies as an adult,” Miller said. “Because I’ve lived with food allergies my entire life and have been dining out my entire li ..read more

New research demonstrates that epinephrine auto-injectors (EAIs) meet potency requirements set by the FDA years after the labeled expiration date. See the press release below from AAAAI.org. As always, talk with your medical healthcare provider about your needs. *** May 28, 2019 EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS RETAIN HIGH LEVELS OF EPINEPHRINE YEARS AFTER EXPIRATION DATE, STUDY FINDS Study from The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice shows majority of epinephrine auto-injectors retained over 90% concentration of epinephrine years after expiration dates, regardless of the ..read more

Tea and scones, who doesn't love that? One of my favorite brands of allergen-free mixes, Namaste Foods, has a Scone & Muffin mix that I hadn't yet tried but I did this past week and made these beauties. They have a muffin-y texture and taste, already sweetened they don't need much more but a sprinkle or sugar on top, see below, or cinnamon sugar as pictured above. The trick here is to NOT over-mix the dough, which means, at least to me, to under-mix the wet and dry ingredients in the bowl and then finish combining the dough on your cookie sheet, form your desired scones, and bake ..read more

#MetRockandRoll photo courtesy of Zach Nelson I had a chance to preview the Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll  exhibit at the Met and this show is a knockout!  The Beatles setup, photo courtesy of Zach Nelson The Frankenstein guitar, front, photo courtesy of Zach Nelson The Frankenstein guitar, back, photo courtesy of Zach Nelson Wurlitzer, photo courtesy of Zach Nelson Sex Pistols, photo courtesy of Zach Nelson Van Halen's amps and the Rolling Stones setup, photo courtesy of Zach Nelson Jimmy Page at #MetRockandRoll photo courtesy of Zach Nelson Tina Weymouth at #MetRockandRo ..read more

From Healthline press release, March 29, 2019: Healthline would like to congratulate you on making our list of Best Allergy Blogs for 2019!  We carefully selected each blog based on the quality of content, the frequency of posts, and a connection to their community.  We’re excited to showcase Please Don't Pass The Nuts on Healthline and help empower users with Allergy. Keep up your fantastic work!  *** Thank you, Healthline and congratulations to all of my allergy blogging colleagues ..read more