Food allergies are an immune disease, not a choice, and not a lifestyle. In addition to my life-threatening food allergy, I’ve developed autoimmune arthritis, specifically psoriatic arthritis, and also chronic gastritis, which may or may not be related to the arthritis. And with those diagnoses, I’ve developed food intolerances. I say this not to complain, but I want to voice how I sometimes feel incredibly alone and reclusive in my experience while managing pain, swelling, mobility issues, and other symptoms that come along with my other immune issues. Breaking the isolation pattern for me o ..read more

Gluten-Free Teff Shortbread Cookies Servings: 12 cookies Prep Time: 24 hours Time: 10 min Difficulty: Easy Print This is an adaptable allergy-friendly gluten-free shortbread cookie using teff flour. I can have almond flour, so I use almonds and often pistachios for an adapted version, but other alternative flours can be used such as flaxseed flour, oat flour, or other nut/seed flours. This is a cane sugar-free recipe as well, using coconut sugar and maple syrup. Ingredients 1 cup butter; softened 1/2 cup coconut sugar 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 egg or flax egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups almo ..read more

Welcome to this extensive 3-city food allergy guide covering Louisville, KY, Lexington, KY, and Cincinnati, OH! As an adult with a life-threatening peanut allergy, here I share my personal experiences and insights and where I typically trust eating out, in hopes this will help anyone in the area or traveling to the area with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies. Living in Louisville, KY, I have discovered a number of trusted spots where I can safely dine out despite my anaphylactic peanut allergy and multiple food intolerances. Additionally, my frequent visits to Cincinnati, OH for socia ..read more

Decadent Chocolate Chia Pudding Servings: 6-8 Prep Time: 5 mins Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy Print This is an allergy-friendly version of Alton Brown’s Chocolate Chia Pudding. I trust basically everything Alton does, his recipes always turn out phenomenal! You have to use Dutch-processed cocoa powder so that it blends with the liquids. If you can’t have chocolate, which is definitely the #1 preference specifically for this recipe due to the processing, you can use Chatfield’s Carob Powder as an alternative but may need to blend it additionally. For Dutch-processed cocoa powder, I fo ..read more

Welcome to this extensive food allergy guide to Louisville, KY, and Cincinnati, Ohio! As an adult with a life-threatening peanut allergy, here I share my personal experiences and insights and where I typically trust eating out, in hopes this will help anyone in the area or traveling to the area with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies. Living in Louisville, KY, I have discovered a number of trusted spots where I can safely dine out despite my anaphylactic peanut allergy and multiple food intolerances. Additionally, my frequent visits to Cincinnati, OH for social outings and events have ..read more

Hello, everyone! I have some exciting news about a recurring food allergy & autoimmune event. As you may have read about on my website or social media, I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and am lucky enough to be in the same city as allergy-free establishments such as Annie May’s Sweet Cafe, The Silly Axe Cafe, and to have become close friends with Martha Morgan, the face behind Allergy Dragon’s Lair. Martha is a private allergy-accommodating chef and creator of the successful & important Allergy Dragon’s Lair Podcast.  Martha and I first met at the local grocery store, Rainbow Bloss ..read more

In 2023 I’m celebrating my 7-year wedding anniversary! I wanted to make sure I had a post detailing how I had a safe wedding even with a life-threatening, cross-contact, and airborne peanut allergy. Please feel free to reach out via my contact form if you have any questions about throwing or attending food allergy weddings or events. In this article, I discuss: The ins and outs of having a wedding with a life-threatening food allergy Determining & setting your accommodation needs Non-food vendors, what I took into consideration in terms of wedding venue rentals Food catering, dr ..read more

  Airline Disability Inequities Most often someone purchasing a flight is determining which flight to take based on factors such as the number of stops, the cost, and the dates available. For people with disabilities and life-threatening food allergies, the decision isn’t always based on those same criteria. I have a deadly peanut allergy and carry 4 epi-pens on me at all times for it in addition to antihistamines. It’s important to note that there’s no guarantee that epinephrine will save my life if I have an allergic reaction, and the only prevention of having a reaction in 2022 is by a ..read more

This food allergy guide is a resource for all food allergy parents and was primarily written with the parents of a newly diagnosed child in mind. I know this type of food allergy content is needed because as my friends are having their own children, their learning about food allergies being on the rise and asking me questions. Often they will discuss with me their anxieties around introducing allergens to their children, how to support an inclusive halloween, and share with me stories about how someone in their child’s class at school has a food allergy. I’ve carefully curated and gathered tog ..read more

Do Airborne Food Allergies Exist? Yes, airborne food allergies do exist! I’ll pose a question back as food for thought. If airborne food allergies don’t exist, why is there so much search and talk about it on a global scale? Airborne allergies have become a controversial topic and one discussed openly more recently in the past few years. It used to be more common for doctors and allergists to say airborne food allergy reactions can not occur, and now in recent years, this tune is changing as people are more often experiencing airborne reactions. Just like anything, trust your own experience ..read more