When you think of establishments to eat at when you have dietary restrictions, fast food restaurants are usually a big, fat NO. Even if you order a sandwich with no bun, there’s a very good chance the burger has been cooked in (or the chicken sandwich has been marinated in) soy or vegetable oil (which … Read more
A staple at many Southern dinner tables is cornbread. It’s a great side, especially with a hot meal. Sweet cornbread is typically found in the South, while “regular” cornbread is more common in the North. I feel like “regular” cornbread is bland and definitely prefer the Southern version. When Nikki had to make changes from … Read more
This Blondies mix has been hanging around in my kitchen for a while. We’d been meaning to make them and decided Mother’s Day was a pretty good reason. If you’re not familiar with Namaste Foods, they are a family-owned, woman-operated company which I think is super awesome. They also own their own factory, so they … Read more
We’re continuing with the Atlanta theme in this week’s post. If you missed last week’s post (this is why you should join my mailing list so you stay in the know), we were in Atlanta for Opening Weekend. Our hotel was 0.9 miles from SunTrust Park/Battery Atlanta, which is very convenient. BTW, in about a … Read more
Over Easter weekend we took a trip to Atlanta for the second consecutive year. The reason? Opening Weekend for the Atlanta Braves. We didn’t actually make it down for Opening Day, but did drive down on Friday evening. We met up with some friends at Holiday Inn Extended Stay that’s 0.9 miles from SunTrust Park. … Read more
Last month, I attended my first event as a blogger. I attended the Gluten and Allergen Free Wellness Event here in Charlotte. The event features various vendors and speakers to help educate and serve those that cannot eat gluten and/or have allergens. Free product sampling before purchasing, lectures and demonstrations, and a free gift bag … Read more
On St. Patrick’s Day, our dad invited us to dinner. If you read my last post, you’ll know we were planning to go to new restaurant and ended up at another one when my dad got them mixed up. We decided to go to the original establishment. The first location of Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar … Read more
For the last few weeks, our dad has been taking us to dinner at new places. I told him I needed new blog content once and he’s been making sure I get it. LOL Several weeks ago, we decided to try a restaurant that I heard had gluten-free buns. Nikki & I were on the … Read more
Update (8/2/18): A couple months ago, Jason, the owner of The Trail House, commented on this blog to let me know that they were updating both the regular and gluten-free menus. I was really impressed that he reached out to me. Recently, he let me know that both menus had been updated. This past weekend, … Read more
I wasn’t planning to make a recipe for Easter and my only Easter post was going to be the Allergen-Free Easter Candy Review. Last week, I opened Instagram and this beautiful picture was staring at me and I couldn’t resist. I have been meaning to try making one of his recipes and this seemed like a … Read more