After my last post about airplanes, a lot of you are wondering how we got along on our trip with regard to restaurant dining. Yes, the airpl...

I received my latest New Yorker magazine dated February 7 (with a caricature of Mayor Bloomberg on the cover) and it contains an article tha...

Apparently, the snow and cold have gotten everyone thinking about sunny vacation getaways! I've gotten many questions lately about safe ...

Since so many of my new blog readers are also new to nut allergies, I wanted to expand on my recent post that discussed some basic ways of c...

Everybody has been talking about this story today and I really need to chime in. I first heard of it on The Food Allergy Mama's Facebook...

Some of you may have read this article based on a study by Johns Hopkins University, but if you haven't, check it out, here . According ...

I was interviewed for the current issue of Special Parent magazine , a spin-off of Chicago Parent magazine . The story focused on Chicago-ar...

My blog was quiet last week since I was on a short summer vacay with the family, so I thought I'd share some of the insights I picked up...

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration! It seems that this holiday kicks off the start of the summer travel season,...

Yesterday I was contacted regarding this news story in the Oklahoman newspaper that discussed the possible peanut ban in airlines. It's ...

Mother's Day is almost here and I want to give a special thanks and recognition to all the mothers out there and especially to those of ...

This is the first question of my new "inbox" feature (formerly know as the "mailbag" feature but that's so last deca...

Recently I asked my readers about the biggest concerns they have with regard to caring for a child with nut allergies. Not surprisingly, man...

At a recent school Parents Night, the teachers passed out a child development fact sheet for kids ages 8-10 years old. For the 9-year- olds ...

In my last post, I discussed a restaurant "near miss" with pine nuts in pizza. Now it's time to talk about a great restaurant ...

I was doing a little restaurant research for our upcoming vacation destination and I decided to check out a casual dining chain, Houlihan...

We had an issue pop up this weekend regarding restaurants, one that many of you with food-allergic kids will eventually face so of course I ...

Before I get into the restaurant round-up, you can read a Q&A by The Nut-Free Mom on the site Food Allergy Assistant today. I really app...

Thanks to everybody who shared their restaurant experiences with regards to nut allergies. In my very unscientific survey, I was heartened t...

I attended the FAAN conference in Chicago this past Saturday and I thought I'd share a few of the key points I learned. First of all, I ...