Tag Archives: Allergic Girl
Food Bloggers Against Hunger, Take Your Place
How do you stretch a grocery budget when specialty bread costs $5.99 a loaf? I’ve thought that many many times. However, I’ve not been in the position of choosing between going hungry or feeding my child. During Hurricane Sandy, I wrote about going to the shelters to see if there was anyone in need. Now, […]
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. […]
Healthy Pumpkin Cookies Kid-Friendly
You know the scenario, at the last minute you were asked to bring cookies to your gluten-free, allergen-free child’s classroom that have an autumn theme. But since being diagnosed with multiple food allergies, you have no idea if the kids in the classroom will even LIKE the ‘new normal’ gluten-free, allergen-free cookies. Sound familiar? This […]
When Food Allergies Rock: Kids With Food Allergies Strides for Safe Kids 2012
You know when food allergies rock? When we all get together and shout out our food allergies. That day was September 9, 2012, at the Kids With Food Allergies (www.kidswithfoodallergies.org) Fourth Annual Strides for Safe Kids Mall Walk and Expo at the Plymouth Meeting Mall in Plymouth Meeting, PA. I was fortunate enough to MC […]
Three Reasons to Dine at The Strand Bistro New York
We had family visiting recently, and decided to go out for dinner at a restaurant that we frequent regularly ourselves, and sometimes with our food allergic teenaged child. Knowing them well, I didn’t feel as if I needed to call ahead and prep them about the food allergic child. It was a Sunday at 5pm […]
Paula Dorf Spring & Summer Make-Up with Sloane Miller, Allergic Girl
Do you dread spring & summer? It’s that time of year when it becomes increasingly difficult to put on make-up that stays through sweat, heat, and won’t run due to itchy, teary, watery allergy eyes. Watch this how-to-put-on-make-up video, as Paula Dorf explains her tips & tricks in applying make-up to Allergic Girl, Sloane Miller. […]
48 Hours in Washington DC: Traveling With Food Restrictions
This is the second summer in a row that I have combined business travel – I own my own company, Numodo – with personal one-on-one time with our food allergic teenager. Both of us have food restrictions, intolerances and food allergies, but this doesn’t stop us from seeing the sites, exploring cities, nor exploring restaurants. […]
How To Dine Out With Food Allergies
Episode three of this series features Allergic Girl, Sloane Miller, who visits Cochinita, a new taqueria located in Clinton Hill Brooklyn, run by Adam Frank, Chef/Owner, who has food allergies himself. Miller proves that in spite of food allergies, and intolerances it is possible to have a successful dining experience. Frank, after years of going […]
Allergy Free Baking Event in Brooklyn
Allergic Girl, Sloane Miller and I had such a great time at our event last Saturday. It was well-attended and our guests walked away armed with Sloane’s book, ALLERGIC GIRL, and my recipes for Red Velvet Cake and Chocolate Chip Cookies, along with baking strategies for substitutions and arms full of King Arthur Gluten Free […]
Allergy Free Baking Event with Allergic Girl Sloane Miller
Date: February 4th 2012; 2 – 5pm, Brooklyn, NY – Bake allergy free with Brooklyn Allergy Mom Heidi Bayer and Sloane Miller, Allergic Girl. Click below to purchase tickets and reserve your seat now (seating is limited). http://allergyfreebaking.eventbrite.com/