New Peanut Allergy Advice

Feeding peanuts to babies early may help them avoid peanut allergies, says the latest guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “This won’t outright prevent every single case

Reading Resolutions

Happy New Year, all! Over at From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors, we’re talking about our reading resolutions for 2017. Mine is to find books that make me laugh,

Allergy friendly Christmas cake

I am SO READY to bake this dairy and egg-free Vegan Gingerbread Cake with Vanilla Glaze from Healthy Happy Life on Christmas day. The recipe does call for almond milk, but I

#MG books made into movies

This week, I’m over at From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors blogging about 10 great middle grade books made into films that the whole fam can watch. Enjoy!

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian movie!

I’ve written about my love for Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian before, so I was psyched to find out that they’re going to make a

Red Sneakers Foundation

In terrible news, an 11-year-old boy died after having an allergic reaction to a food containing nuts. Oakley Debbs’ heartbroken family has started the Red Sneakers Foundation to raise awareness

Vegan pumpkin pie

Happy Thanksgiving! And here’s an egg, dairy, and nut-free dessert for the allergy crowd. (It does contain soy and wheat, just FYI!)

Businesses and start-ups get in on allergy inventions

Well, in the good news, bad news category, food allergies are going up (bad), which means there’s a larger market willing to pay for better treatment options, making businesses more

Post-election reading

I wish I knew what to write. To say I’m fearful and upset about the results of the 2016 Presidential election is putting it mildly. Right now, I’m at a

A best-of middle grade book list

Ooh, it’s only November 2 and we’ve already got an end-of-year best-of list, courtesy of Publisher’s Weekly. I want to read everything on here!