Food Allergies: A Matter of the Heart

With my food allergic child now in middle school, Valentine's Day was less stressful this year. While a few teachers, and the bus driver, handed out lollipops, most of the day was a typical school day.

I did try to bring in some holiday festivities to our dinner by making mini meatloaves in a heart shape and by baking these Valentine's Day cupcakes. It's super easy to turn any cupcake into a heart shape. Simply drop a small marble between the liner and the side of the cupcake tin and then bake (yup, it's safe to bake the marble!). I frosted them in pink  and topped each with a chocolate heart made by melting Enjoy Life mini-chips and pouring the melted chocolate into my heart-shaped candy mold.

Take a few minutes to read Nicole Smith's Bring Your Own Food Allergy- to Parties. She offers some great insight into navigating the party scene for our kids with food allergies.

Nut Free Chocolate for Valentine's Day

February has arrived and Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Those of us who can't pull a box of chocolates off the shelf at the grocery store need to allow shipping time.

It's time...

Check out this article I posted for Suite 101 for a listing of places to get nut free Valentine's Day candy. Many are dairy and egg free as well.

At least most of us don't need to worry about melted chocolate arriving on our doorstep...