Flu Shot

I have always been strict about my whole family getting the flu shot every year. This year we are worried about our son because he has an egg allergy and it is not recommended that those with such an allergy get a flu shot. My husband and I both got one, as well as our daughter. His allergy/asthma doctor thinks it is important that he is also protected, so this week we are having him tested for the flu vaccine. They are going to prick his back and put the vaccine on it to see how big of a reaction he has. He has always gotten the flu shot and only had slight reactions, but since egg has been totally eliminated from his diet for a while he could have a shock reaction. If his reaction is okay they will give it to him in the office and watch him for a couple hours. The only reason that I am considering doing it is because he has bad asthma and he needs to be protected if possible. I'll let you know how it goes!

The Best Ever Egg and Nut Free Sugar Cookies!!!

I have tried so many egg free sugar cookie and shortbread recipes, but never found one that my whole family could agree on. Until now!! My mother in law gave me this recipe, but I had to do a few modifications to make to safe for my son. This is the best sugar cookie recipe ever! I hope you think so as well!

1 cup allowed butter, soft
3/4 c sugar
1 t vanilla
2 c flour
1/2 t baking powder (egg free)
1/4 t salt

Combine butter, sugar and vanilla in mixer bowl. Beat at medium until creamy. Reduce to low. Add the remaining ingredients. Beat well. Roll into 1" balls, flatten to 1/4" thickness with your palm or the bottom of a glass that is buttered and sprinkled with sugar. I find that it's easier to use your palm and then sprinkle them with the sugar. Bake 7-9 minutes at 400 degrees, until edges are just slightly golden.

My Favorite Egg Free Bread Recipe

The first white bread recipe that I blogged about is good, but this one is our favorite! It has more flavor and a few more ingredients than the other. The other one is good because most of us already have the ingredients in our pantry. I had to make a special trip to the store for a couple of these ingredients. It was well worth it! This recipe is for a bread machine. It is egg free, but it does contain milk and wheat.

1 1/2lb. loaf -
1 c plus 2 Tablespoons water
2 T allowed oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 T sugar
1 T dry milk
3 1/4 c bread flour
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

Add the ingredients in the order given. Use the 1st setting.

Spangler Candy

My son always gets a sucker after his allergy shots and I feel safe about giving them to him since his doctor said they were fine. Today while I was shopping I found them in the candy aisle, they are called Safe-t-pops. On the back of the bag it clearly states that, "This product does not contain peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, or wheat gluten. It has been manufactured on dedicated equipment." These are the only suckers that I feel safe giving my son, also because they have safety loop handles. They are also the makers of Dum-Dums and they too contain this statement.

Egg Free Banana Muffins

My husband and kids love these easy muffins! They are egg and nut free. They can easily be adjusted for many other food allergies.



3 bananas
1/4 c allowed oil
1 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c allowed flour


Mash bananas. Then add oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix well. In a separate bowl mix the flour, soda and salt. Add it to the banana mixture. Mix by hand until well blended. Put in muffin cups. Bake at 360 degrees until they are golden and toothpick comes out clean. They are so good right out of the oven when the top is slightly crispy! I hope you enjoy them!

Enjoy Life Foods

Enjoy Life Foods have a wonderful allergen free line of brownies, cookies, chocolate chips, granola, bagels and much more. The box of brownie cookies I just bought says that their products are free of all eight allergens and casein, potato, sesame and sulfites. The front of most of the boxes has a circle stating this, but as always please check all labels. I found them at Whole Foods and the worker who helped me highly recommended the brand. To add to their goodness they don't contain any trans fats or artificial flavorings! Compared to a lot of allergen free foods, they are very affordable. I can't wait to try the whole line!

New Aisle At Whole Foods!!!

Today while at Whole Foods I discovered a brand new gluten free aisle!! What I love about gluten free foods is that they are often free of a lot of other common allergens. They had egg and nut free pastas, cookies, brownies, granola and much more. Be sure to always check the labels though, because I noticed many items there that still contained egg, soy and milk. It was just nice to have a general area to look in. I was so excited to find many new options for my little man. Today we bought some brownies and next time we're going to try the granola. The manager also told me in an that they are trying to carry more safe foods for all allergens, not just gluten.

Egg Substitutions

There are many things that you can use to substitute eggs for in a recipe, here are a couple that I use. I find that it's trial and error, and usually works best when only one egg needs to be substituted for. (I tend to use the second one more often)

For every one egg:

1.) 1tsp baking powder (egg free), 1T water and 1T vinegar

2.) 1 1/2 T water 1 1/2 T allowed oil and 1 tsp baking powder (egg free)

Mix the ingredients together and add them when the recipe calls for the egg.

Chicken Puffs

We make these all the time for dinner, they are simple and delicious! I know that they are egg and peanut free, but the cresents do contain wheat and the cream cheese contains milk.

1 roll of pillsbury cresent rolls
1 8 oz. block of philadelphia cream cheese
1 T diced onion
1 T dried parsley
1 13oz. can chunk chicken breast, drained

In a bowl mix together the cream cheese, onion, dried parsley and chicken. Unroll the cresents and using two triangles form four rectangles. Divide the chicken mixture onto the rectangles. You can either bring up all four ends and seal, or you can fold it over and seal the ends. Bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees until golden brown. Serve immediately.

STAT kids

I found this wonderful website that sells lots of neat health ID products. We were specifically looking for an allergy alert bracelet for our son, who is only two. I checked out so many other websites that had fancy, expensive ones. At STAT kids I found a peanut allergy bracelet that was perfect for my son's little arms. It's a stretchy, bright red and comfortable one! He wears it everywhere and it's waterproof. I bought him a size small and you get three in a pack for only $12.95. I like having extras just in case he looses one. I have so many people ask me at the allergy doctor's office where we got them. I feel better now that everyone around him knows about his allergy and he loves his cool new accessory!