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Dairy-and Egg-Free On the Go: Van’s Waffles

Milk and Egg-Free Waffles

When you can’t whip them up from scratch, these ready-to-serve waffles are a great dairy- and egg-free alternative.

I want to tell you I’m that mom who can whip up a batch of waffles from scratch in 5 minutes.

Reality: Sometimes I am, sometimes I’m not.

Even with the easiest recipes for Fluffy Egg-and Dairy-Free waffles, things can go wrong, like being out of baking powder, or vegetable oil, or dairy-free milk!

So sometimes you need a toaster-and-microwaveable option that takes less than 5 mins. [Read more…]

Tired of Getting Sick? Try these 6 Essential Oils to Stay Well

Tired of Getting Sick?

When you’re a mommy, it feels like you’re the bull’s-eye of all the sneezes, snotty hands and runny noses your kids bring home.

So my nightstand is looking like a RiteAid nowadays; there’s multivitamins for women’s wellness, nasal spray and allergy meds, ibuprofen, kid’s Benadryl, DayQuil and NyQuil and zinc tablets for immune support.

Lately, I’ve been adding essential oils to my daily routine to stay well—with great results!

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Baked Eggs are Now on the Menu!

Baby Girl loves cupcakes.

Baby Girl knows something is extra special about her cupcake this time.

We’ve been approved to start eating baked eggs!

That may not sound appealing, but when you have a toddler who has an allergy to eggs, and you’re a parent who constantly worries about every piece of food they ingest, then you know this is a milestone. [Read more…]

Add Vegan Whipped Cream to Your Shopping List

On the DAIRY-FREE SHOPPING LIST: ALMOND AND COCONUT REDDI WIP WHIPPED CREAM

These plant-based whipped cream alternatives are so good they could replace your regular milk-based version.

I can’t think of one person who DOESN’T like whipped cream.

And if you’re like me, you keep your own personal can in the way back of the fridge, where no one realizes it is there. And in moments of boredom or standing with the fridge open with no idea of what to eat, you grab that can of extra-creamy whipped cream and just let the soft ripples undulate in your mouth.

Everyone does that, right? [Read more…]

10 Companies That Offer Work-From-Home Jobs

So you want to work from home. You’re interested in commuting 10 feet to work. You really want to work in your pajamas or sweatpants. Got it.

And for many people, the search for a remote, work-from-home, or virtual position begins and ends right there. They have no idea of where or how to start looking for a job that will offer flexible work.

I’ve been there. And I’ve been able to find and network with a connected, remote workforce to help navigate the virtual rat race from home. [Read more…]

5 Food Allergy Blogs You Should Follow

I had so many questions when my baby girl was first diagnosed with food allergies.

This was my 2-year-old’s back during our first allergy test.

What do I do if she eats the wrong foods?  How do I keep other people from giving her the wrong foods? What are the signs that she may be going into anaphylaxis? Can we even afford an epipen?

And I did what most parents do, awake in the middle of the night with all of these questions in my head–I googled. [Read more…]