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Cheryl Marks Young
Cold-Weather Comfort Food Your Allergic Family Will Love

Cold-Weather Comfort Food Your Allergic Family Will Love

Cold, gusty winter days are perfect for the sort of comfort foods that warm you up from the inside out. Whether that’s a buttery-rich caramel coffee or a savory cup of soup, it can take a little effort to find scrumptious dishes that also hit the right notes of allergen-free. Roll up your sleeves, reach for an apron, and get ready to cook. We’ve done some of the legwork for you and compiled a short list of allergy-friendly recipes you’re going to want to try. 

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Cheryl Marks Young
Four Lessons Learned in 2020

Four Lessons Learned in 2020

Tomorrow will be a brighter, better day because of what we’ve come through. As you celebrate the holidays and prepare to ring in a new year with hope and anticipation, take a moment to reflect and consider some of the following. 

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Creating a Holly Jolly, Food Allergy-Friendly Holiday Even a Pandemic Can’t Squash

Creating a Holly Jolly, Food Allergy-Friendly Holiday Even a Pandemic Can’t Squash

With Hanukkah getting underway this week and the fervor surrounding Christmas starting to build, we face another set of pandemic-altered holidays. We ought to be good at this by now, of course. The same sort of adaptations we made for Easter and Thanksgiving will help us create a holiday season that balances our desire for celebration and traditions with our need for social distancing and pint-sized gatherings. On the other hand, this is also a unique season that needs some unique new traditions. 

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Allergy-Friendly Recipes to Make Your Thanksgiving Leftovers the Star

Allergy-Friendly Recipes to Make Your Thanksgiving Leftovers the Star

Your Thanksgiving table may have fewer people around it this year, but even if you adjust your menu to reflect the smaller gathering, there’s a good chance you’ll be boxing up some extra food at the end of the meal. After all, leftovers are as much a Thanksgiving tradition as the turkey itself. Figuring out what to do with that excess, however, can take a bit of creativity. Before you start warming up a repeat of your holiday meal, take a look at this curated list of awesome second-act dinners. 

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