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A new year is just around the corner. You’re busy reading labels and assessing the potential pitfalls of potlucks and cookie exchanges. You’re celebrating holidays with friends and family. You’re striving to wrap up loose ends on your goals and resolutions. When you get a moment to stop and catch your breath and focus from finishing the year strong, you may start to consider what comes next. What should you plan for or aim for in the new year?  As you begin to mull resolutions and goals, you may focus on topics that impact your career, your fitness, your organization...

Listen, if you approach the holidays with a mix of excitement and dread, you’re not alone; Even without factoring in having to manage food allergies during all the hustle and bustle, the holidays can be a lot. This final stretch of the calendar year is filled with fun and frivolity. It’s also filled with fuss and frustration. Oh, and a whole lot of food.  Regardless of your cultural or religious background, food is often at the center of traditional holiday celebrations. There are traditional dishes from Hanukkah latkes to Christmas ham and sweets like chocolate gelt and platters overflowing with...

It’s about to get busy. Really busy. By the time you’ve cleared the pies from the table and carved the remaining bits of turkey from its bones, you’ve got about two weeks to prepare for Hanukkah and four weeks for Christmas. And don’t forget about New Years!  Thanksgiving is a wondrous time to pause and focus on the things we are grateful for – as well as to indulge in a delicious spread of allergy-friendly dishes! It’s also the gateway to the holiday season, flush with activity and holly-jolly chaos. Before you clear the table and put leftovers on the...

The wind is starting to blow a bit colder. The leaves have peaked in color and are now dancing around your yard waiting for you to break out the rakes. You’re working on reconfiguring your family favorite Thanksgiving recipes to accommodate the foods you need to avoid. It must be November.  That also means there’s a flurry of chatter about gratitude. From the blogs you read to the conversations around your table, someone is reminding us to be grateful for the big things and the little things. Sometimes it can be hard to find things to be grateful for when...