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Libby Patient Expert

Tampa Bay, Florida
Mom to a child allergic to peanuts, shellfish, milk, eggs, beef, pork and lamb.
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Eggplant Pasta Bake by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Happy Earth Day! In the spirit of encouraging and celebrating a more plant based diet, I bring you my family's absolute favorite vegan meal, which desperately need ... Read on »
Food Allergies and Food Stamps by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies This is the hardest post I've ever written. You see, I recently became aware of  Food Bloggers Against Hunger , an event aimed at combating hunger in the Unite ... Read on »
Banana Wrap Lunchbox by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies We've been in a bit of a lunch rut, sending in an endless series of Sunbutter sandwiches to school. This one at least has the virtue of having a banana in the middl ... Read on »
Dear New Food Allergy Parent by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies If you are reading this post because your child (or anyone else) is having an allergic reaction, get off the computer and get medical treatment RIGHT NOW.  I mean i ... Read on »
Homemade Hot Pocket Lunchbox by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Last night I had some pizza dough left over from making dinner, so I decided to put together a few homemade "hot pockets" for the kiddo's lunch.  I wrapped one in a ... Read on »
Another Lesson Learned by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies What is it with my family and holiday trips to the emergency room? Sometime around 3am Christmas morning my husband woke me up because of sudden, absolutely ex ... Read on »
Cranberry Orange Sauce by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies There are some really lovely recipes for cranberry sauce out there, but they all seem to be based on a mythical one pound bag of fresh cranberries, which has yet to ... Read on »
Halloween Lunchbox by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies This year's Halloween lunchbox was much  less elaborate than some of the others in years past .  I made a couple small sandwiches by cutting two ghosts and two pump ... Read on »
Purple Phlox Flower Cookies (Plus an Announcement!) by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies To make up for my long absence, I have a tutorial for some lovely, food allergy friendly flower cookies that taste as good as they look.  I also have a chance for y ... Read on »
Hummus Lunchbox (Lunch for Mom) by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Several years ago I was inspired by Alton Brown's Turbo Hummus , which is made with peanut butter, to create a hummus recipe from Sunbutter .  I was amazed that ... Read on »
Tornado Watch and Tomato Soup by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies We weren't going anywhere, including to the grocery store, which gave me just the excuse I needed to make bread.  I usually like overnight starter recipes t ... Read on »
Last Day of School Lunchbox by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I can't believe The Kid is already done with 3rd Grade!  I was a little concerned to find out that on the last day of school, all the classes will be eating lunch i ... Read on »
"My (Food Allergy) Plate" by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Here is a photo of The Kid's just completed school project, a food collage based on the new USDA guidelines for a healthy diet.  We modified it to show only foods h ... Read on »
Butterfly Cookies and Silver Linings by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies My son's trifecta of food allergies, environmental allergies and asthma really puts a crimp in his childhood.  Forget the dangers of birthday parties and peanu ... Read on »
Breakfast for Lunch by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Here's another Sunbutter and jelly sandwich made from banana pancakes instead of bread.  This time it's paired with lunchbox friendly curly turkey bacon.  I posted ... Read on »
A Word to Fox News from the Radical Anti-Peanut Lobby by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I really didn't plan to post today.  Unfortunately, I ran across an extraordinarily ugly piece of video, an incendiary fluff piece on Fox News with "public relations consult ... Read on »
Lemony Cookie Baskets with Surf Sweets Jelly Beans by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I've been away from the blog for over a month due to a crashed hard drive and long delays in repairs and, oh, I'm so glad to be back!  I have quite a backlog of rec ... Read on »
Valentine's Day Lunch by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Happy Valentine's Day!  Recently my son asked me to stop kissing him in public, so I realized that this may be the last year I'm able to make him a theme lunch for ... Read on »
Valentine's Day Recipes by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Here's a few recipes from the archives for a deliciously sweet Valentine's Day! These Creamsicle Cut Out Cookies make fantastic heart shaped treats, on or off ... Read on »
Pancake Sammy Lunchbox by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I got up early and made The Kid banana pancakes for breakfast this morning.  He enjoyed them so much that he wanted them for lunch as well, so I made two of them into ... Read on »