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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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"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 »
Living with Food Allergies Blog Carnival by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Welcome to the newly rejuvenated February 2, 2012 edition of the Food Allergy Blog Carnival! Living with Food Allergies Poker Chick reminds us all how important it i ... Read on »
Food Allergy Blog Carnival by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies There's still time to get your submissions in for the Food Allergy Blog Carnival!  Posts may be submitted here until 11pm Eastern tomorrow night.  (Just scroll down a bit to ... Read on »
Back from the Darkness by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Unless food allergy legislation is involved, I make a point of staying away from politics on this blog.  I want my little home on the internet to be a place where eve ... Read on »
Chicken Paella by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Chicken Paella, a very yellow chicken and rice dish. I had some really lovely saffron left over from the Marx Food dessert challenge I took part in last ... Read on »
Support the Emergency Access to Epinephrine in Schools Act by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Please sign this petition on Change.org in support of the Emergency Access to Epinephrine in Schools Act . In honor of  Sabrina Shannon ,  Megan Ayotte Lefort ... Read on »
Their Hour of Need by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies No mother should have to bury her child.  Laura Pendleton is faced with this horror, only to find the funeral expenses to lay her beloved Amarria to rest are greater than th ... Read on »
No More Dead Children by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Photo of victim from  NBC 12 . Last year was a tough one for the food allergy community.  A fifteen year old died in Georgia. Within a week a twenty ye ... Read on »
Mac & "Cheese" Lunch by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies I know that my son really loves a meal when he asks for the leftovers to be put in his lunchbox the next day.  So it made me smile when he practically begged for a th ... Read on »
Meatloaf Muffins by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies .  Comfort food. If you do a search for " meatloaf cupcakes ", you'll discover muffin tins and mashed potato toppings that reach a level of cuteness no o ... Read on »
Corn Puppy Lunch by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Here's a late look at one of the lunches I packed from this batch of corn puppies .  (Tutorial for making them can be found here .)  The pups are turkey breakfast sau ... Read on »
Baked Fregola Sarda & Fruit Stuffed Apples with Coconut Vanilla Bean Ice Cream by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies When I was asked by Marx Foods , purveyors of rare and exotic ingredients, if I'd like to take part in a recipe contest, my response was an immediate yes.  I promptly ... Read on »
From the Archives: Thanksgiving Recipe Round Up by Libby Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Allergies Here's a list of recipes from the archives for a delicious Thanksgiving Chicken Stock :  Homemade stock makes everything better. Grandma Annie's Candied Carrot ... Read on »