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Autumn looms on the horizon. The sun is setting a little earlier. The evenings are a little cooler. Pens and papers fill the ‘seasonal’ aisles in your favorite store as classroom lists are published. Backpacks are being prepped. It’s time to start shifting from our summer routines to the school year rhythm.  If your daily grind from September to June looks like a wild combination of work (for you), school (for you and/or your kids!), sports practices, scouts, other extra-curriculars, homework, and more, finding time to make and enjoy dinner may sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. Juggling allergies with that...

It’s no secret that parenting teenagers is not a job for the faint of heart. Teens are pressing the edges of their independence, managing a tumult of shifting hormones, and defining their place in the world at large. They’re doing it with a brain that’s still making connections and developing. In fact, research has shown that the last connections made in the brain occur in our early 20s.  These connections occur in the areas of the brain that control judgment and problem-solving, as well as the centers that control emotional learning and self-regulation. This means, among other things, that teens...

Food allergies are not uncommon. In fact, they impact 1 in 13 people (adults and children) in the USA. While that represents less than 10% of the population, it’s at a rate high enough that you probably know someone with a food allergy. It’s a child in your son’s class. It’s a teammate on your daughter’s lacrosse team. It’s your co-worker. It’s a friend from your book club. Maybe it’s your child. Maybe it’s your partner. Maybe it’s you.  Somewhere in your sphere, there’s someone who is at risk from a particular kind of food. Being aware of food allergies,...

Welcome to the dog days of summer. It’s so hot that the idea of turning on your oven or standing near the grill is making you cringe a little. Yet, ordering out for dinner (and making someone else stand over a grill or turn on an oven) isn’t a solution. For one thing, it starts to make a big dent in the budget. More importantly, however, it can be hard to find healthy, safe things to eat when you’re juggling multiple food allergies.  Of course, making meals at home doesn’t mean you need to add more heat to the kitchen...