We are so honored to have you speak at the Community Food Allergy Conference. I have seen you speak and provide cooking demonstration in many settings from private homes to large conferences.  What is your inspiration to do this? When my son was diagnosed with multiple food allergies at age ten, I had no idea.. read more →

In my role as a consultant and also as a parent, I have had many conversations over the years with school administrators and parents regarding school accommodations.  One point that continually comes up regarding this is the concept of “eliminating all allergens”. Schools don’t feel comfortable guaranteeing 100% allergen-free space because they don’t want to.. read more →

I am so happy to see the wealth of information and resources provided this year for back to school.  Just a few short years ago it was difficult to find any information targeted to schools so many (including me) began to created them ourselves.  Our children spend the bulk of their waking hours in school.. read more →

  I am a big fan of Dr. David Stukus.  I follow him on twitter and have been known to ask him, directly, his thoughts on new research or recent headlines.   He is a great source of reliable information regarding managing food allergies and asthma.   But what makes him so great, is not only.. read more →

As the school year comes to a close, this is a great time to reflect about those people that have made a positive impact on your child throughout the school year.   As a former teacher, I can tell you that those notes of thanks are some of the most treasured gifts I ever received.  All.. read more →

The temperatures are finally beginning to climb here in New England after a brutal winter.  Every winter, my husband and I ask why we haven’t moved south yet.  Then, every summer I am reminded of why I love New England so much!  So naturally, I am eagerly scheduling our summer, trying to suck every last.. read more →

  I am so excited to finally share with you the announcement of the Community Food Allergy Conference.  Lisa Giuriceo (Food Allergy Advocate and Support Group Leader), Laurel Francoeur (Lawyer and Food Allergy Advocate), and I have teamed up to provide a fantastic line-up of speakers for this first in a series of conferences to.. read more →

I am blessed to know a lot of great people in our community.  We speak on a regular basis and have great conversations.  I thought it would be fun to let all of my readers in on some of these chats.  So I started something new, it’s called Food Allergy Chat with yours truly on.. read more →

Do you want a cure for food allergies now?  The founders of E.A.T. (End Allergies Together) not only want a cure but they are taking action to find one.  E.A.T. is a new, national non-profit.  As soon as I heard about them, I contacted them to find out more and to ask some hard questions… read more →

I am so excited to have Jeanne Herzog, PhD write a guest blog post for FoodAllergyConsulting.com.  I first met Jeanne when we were both speakers at a conference in Wisconsin.  She spoke about the emotional impact of food allergies on children.  It was a wonderful presentation and her kind, warm demeanor made me immediately like.. read more →