Category Archives: Books
Epinephrine, Anaphylaxis, Kissing
I was lucky to have been a part of a blogger summit hosted by Mylan, makers of the Epi-Pen® autoinjector of epinephrine (a natural hormone) this week and to have met and listened to the informative research from Dr. Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH www.ruchigupta.com and Ms. Sloane Miller, www.allergicgirl.com speak about a survey done on, of all topics, anaphylaxis on Valentines Day. […]
Pizza, Allergy-Free with Chebe Gluten-Free Mix
I’m running a giveaway on my Facebook page. I asked what comfort food people have transformed to be allergen-free – the resounding answer was pizza! So, I thought I would tell my recent pizza story and share with you my recipe. I had some Chebe pizza crust mix sitting in my pantry, given to me […]
ENTER TO WIN ALLERGY-FREE AND EASY COOKING
During the month of January, I’ll be doing a cookbook giveaway of Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking by Cybele Pascal. Rules are simple: anyone within the United States may enter this conest. 1. Go to my facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/bklynallergymom) and click the “LIKE” button 2. Underneath the sticky giveaway announcement (and so I know you like […]
Learning to Bake Allergen-Free by Colette Martin
Blogger and cookbook author Colette Martin is the Vice Chair (I’m Board Chair) for Kids With Food Allergies Foundation. So when she sent me a copy of her book, “Learning to Bake Allergen-Free” (published by The Experiment) I was happy to receive it, and promised to review it. The forward is written by Stephen Wangen, […]
Review of How We Do Harm by Otis Webb Brawley, MD with Paul Goldberg
I first read of this book in the New York Times and knew I needed to read it. As a person with a chronic health condition (asthma and food allergies/intolerances) managing the chronic health condition of my child (asthma and food allergies), I was fascinated by first, the title, and second by the promise of […]
