Pumpkin and sweet cinnamon spice, turkey and stuffing, cranberry sauces and warm apple pies float through an imaginary cloud of alluring aromas in my mind as I think of celebrating Thanksgiving with food allergies. Even though the primary focus on Thanksgiving is food, it remains one of my favorite holidays. […]
It is official. I have been writing Miss Allergic Reactor for ten years! In honor of turning ten years old, I am going to do “Top Ten Lists” for my blog posts with themes throughout the year, along with other ways to celebrate being in double digits (that was always […]
As a child, I never missed a Halloween, even with many severe food allergies. I loved to dress up! I trick or treated. I had safety rules to follow like my friends and neighbors. The only differences were that my rules were more specific due to severe food allergies. I […]
Over the last eight years or so, I’ve attended countless weddings. What has truly surprised me during this time is the number of them where I have been able to eat successfully. Sometimes it’s depended on which friends were getting married, other times it has depended on how the event […]
I remember the first time I heard about Vermont Nut Free Chocolates. My mom was exhilarated that she had found them and ordered chocolates as a Valentine’s Day surprise. I was a freshman in high school and we had never seen anything like it. To have a guarantee that no […]
