Family Life in the ebb and flow of feast days and ordinary time of the Liturgical Year. http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/food_allergies/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:10:23 -0500 blogSpirit.com All Rights Reserved http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/02/11/frigid-february-fun.html http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/02/11/frigid-february-fun.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Jennifer Gregory Miller) Family Food Allergies Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:45:00 -0500 So, what kind of inside project does one do on a Friday in cold February?<br /><br />Make a gingerbread house, of course! We bought a gingerbread house kit before Christmas but didn't have the time or energy to pursue it. This was my VERY FIRST TIME to ever build a house. It was messy, fell over, but we had fun. I even invited some cousins to come over and help. The boys all enjoyed licking and decorating and tasting.<br /><br /><a href="http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/images/medium_gingerbread.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/images/medium_gingerbread.jpg" alt="medium_gingerbread.jpg" style="border-width: 0; float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0;" /></a><br /><br />The best part for Mommy? My son had no allergic reactions. The icing and the candies were all safe for him to eat, and handling the gingerbread (which had wheat) gave no reactions. <br /><br />So it was a milestone experience in more ways than one.<br /><br />And it was a perfect project for this time of year...I'm thinking of buying two next year and saving one for cabin fever time! http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/07/21/happy-news.html http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/07/21/happy-news.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Jennifer Gregory Miller) Blog Food Allergies Food and Drink Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:11:18 -0400 I won a <a href="http://cookingwithwhine.clubmom.com/cooking_with_whine/2006/07/taking_care_of_.html">contest</a> at <a href="http://cookingwithwhine.clubmom.com/">Cooking with Whine</a>! See my <a href="http://feastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/07/21/i-can-t-believe-it.html">Food Blog: Family Food in Feast and Feria</a> for the details.<br /><br />Hmmm...I think I'll splurge and use the winnings to buy a nice bottle of wine. Trader Joes has a lovely selection for under $5. Cheers to you, Becki! Thanks so much! http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/05/06/mother-s-lesson-157.html http://familyfeastandferia.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/05/06/mother-s-lesson-157.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Jennifer Gregory Miller) Food Allergies Food and Drink Mothering Fri, 05 May 2006 21:35:00 -0400 Because of food allergies, Ambrose drinks soy milk.<br /><br /><strong>Mother's Lesson #157:</strong> Sippy cups filled with soy milk lost in the hot car for a week stink to high heaven. <br /><br />Just because the cup is filled with soy milk, it doesn't smell any better than cow's milk. Sour milk of any variety stinks. Period.<br /><br />If you think you lost a sippy cup, find it right away...otherwise, extra work at fumigation and cleaning will be required.