I hope things cool off soon!!! There's nothing worse than being in the southern heat without working AC!

 

I absolutely feel your pain - I am (and my 2 kids) intolerant to both dairy and meat, and it has been a struggle - especially with my husband, who still insists on his cheese & red meat. I blogged about it recently: http://bugbitesplayfood.blogspot.com

I have been loving your blog though!! We tried your Tofu Pie and the unbelievably delicious Oatmeal Cookies - which my husband LOVES! I

It is comforting to know there are other people out there with similar dietary issues, and that they are willing to share experiences and recipes to make things easier.

Cheers!
Rebecca

 

Ugh, I hear you on the AC being out. I live in AR and know about heat too. We have 2 units and the end of the first summer at our house, the downstairs went out. During the summer, I grill out A LOT to keep the downstairs cool (even with AC it's hard to keep up with summer heat). We recently found out that my husband has a dairy allergy. So we've reduced dairy to almost nil. Luckily there is so much information out there and new products for people with food allergies.

 

Oh- I totally get where you guys are coming from- I'm not supposed to have dairy, but my family can have it, so I spend days staring at my "can't haves", like ice cream and always end up eating it about once a week and then feel gross for about two days after.

I still haven't gotten over it, and they always seem to forget that I can't have dairy because it's only been a few months since I found out. Kind of rough, but we're all learning.

 

I have a wheat, egg, and seafood allergic child. He isn't quite 2 years old yet and doesn't understand why he can't eat certain things. We were recently at a function and someone offered him a brownie. I intercepted the brownie before any damage was done and explained why he couldn't have it. People just don't get that they should ask before handing a child food without permission.

I too struggle with the cost of wheat free etc... products, even at the commissary. (We are military) A small bag of pasta is 4 dollars, when double the amount of regular pasta is $1.

I used to live outside Atlanta, many years ago. It looks like we will be moving back to Georgia this summer, but to the Augusta area. I'm not looking forward to the hot weather. I hope you get some relief soon.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I can't wait to read more of yours :)

 

I've been to HOTlanta in the summer... its pretty steamy! I hope the AC gets fixed soon!!!

 

Sorry about the AC! That really sucks [for lack of a better word]

I don't have any food intolerances which is really different than being vegan. I was in a cooking class with a girl who had celiac disease and we were the only 2 people who didn't eat any of the food we cooked. She would always complain and say "Doesn't this suck?" to me and I'd be like "Uh, not really?" It's the whole choice vs. no choice thing

I hope your hubby feels better :)

 

I had no idea that it was celiac awareness month! I hate seeing Andrew feel deprived. Of course we get really creative at home and make fantastic gluten free alternatives, but when we're out with friends and everyone else is eating pizza and he's got a boring ol salad, it sucks. I wish there were a cure!!

 

no food allergies here - thank goodness! although i do get really itchy when i drink this one particular coffee brand. can't remember the name but YIKES

 

I am so sorry you still don't have AC...I hope that gets fixed ASAP!

 

Eeeeeeeesh Atlanta with no AC. That is AWFUL.

Thank you for your sweet comment about my kitty.

 

Ugh. I know how bad Atlanta can be as much as I love it there. Hope everything gets resolved soon!

I haven't even looked for gluten free bread since going that direction because I'm afraid of being disappointed by what I find.

 

Oh, and did you know diagnosed celiac's can count the extra expense of GF products as tax deductables? I got this through some link on Twitter I can't find, but it's true! I didn't think to save it because I'm not diagnosed.

 

I don't have any intolerances/allergies but work with a number of GF products so I'm pretty familiar with it and certainly the hardships it can cause!!

 

Sorry for the rough times, Sarena - hang in there, though! I know they'll have you fixed in no time ;) If they don't, I'm on my way down there to kick some booty.
And isn't it crazy how it seems little things at the grocery store all add up so fast? Ugh!
Kudos to busting out a good, nutritious dinner regardless. I hope today went better for you all down there in Hotlanta!

 

Love your eats... Pasta sauce is simply good on anything..I could live off of it. Sorry about your husband, I can not even imagine if my dad had celiacs!

 

That's terrible about your AC! It's deathly hot here in North Carolina so I can't imagine how Atlanta must feel. And I stay away from dairy (one of the reasons your blog initially caught my eye!) because it upsets my stomach.. yogurt is fine but I don't do cheese or milk.

 

most of the time food allergies are not a biggie, like 99% of the time, i truly dont miss anything i used to eat (b.c it made me sick and feeling like crap so i dont miss it) but every once in awhile i of course do. i miss real triscuits. wheat. ahhh, glorious processed wheat. i will never eat it again. And the heat, or being tired or overly hungry or stress..lowers one's thresh hold for dealing with allergies..hang in there!
xo

 

It's been ages since I left a comment on anyone's blog *blush* but I just to chip in with this one and say I really do feel your pain (and that of your husbands!). You already know about my problems with soy, but once beans were added to the list and numerous vegetables I had to face the very big decision of whether to continue my vegetarianism not being able to eat anything but cheese and a few select vegetables or start to eat the foods I can actually stomach (physically speaking, emotionally it's been pretty tough) and decided in the end that ending up with malnutrition wasn't going to help anyone (least of all me!).

I love that you are so creative within the limitations that your family has and having kids who also have intolerances I can understand people looking longingly at certain foods (I have 2 soy allergics and 1 dairy intolerance).

Anyway, I won't leave you too much of an essay! I hope you get that air con fixed soon!!

 

I don't have any food allergies, but I try to eat gluten free most of the week. It just makes me feel better and less bloated in general. I imagine it must have been so hard for your grandmother! I have to try those wraps, I haven't tried either that or the bread. Have you tried millet bread? I heard that was good. Hope you cool off!

 

oh u found that one sweet! yea when i think about the fruit juice sweetened ones i can see what u mean.. ithink its hard cuz everyones taste buds react to sugar in such a variety of ways. sorry about the ltitle breakdown. i had my own yesterday. HUG! hopefully things will get back up and running. xoxo <3

 

I can only imagine how frustrating your situation is. It would be really trying and I'm sure sometimes you just want to throw your hands up in the air. My food allergy while not common (or at least it doesn't seem common!) isn't that drastic. I'm just allergic to strawberries although most people don't believe me when I tell them that. I'm not sure why!

Do you read Kim over at GlutenFreeIsLife.com? She's GF and does a lot of recipes and product reviews. :)

 

It's so hard for me to buy the right bread at the store cause i'm always looking a for bread that's gluten/wheat free AND yeast free, the ones i've purchased are always hard and not flavorful. I decided to stick with brown rice tortillas

 

Alright Sarena - I think your next challenge is a gluten-free home brew beer!