Many months ago I stumbled upon a blogger who captured my attention. Since “Liking” her on Facebook and following her blog, I can honestly say I have not been disappointed by one thing she has put out there. I highly recommend you get acquainted with Jenni, aka The Urban Poser! I’ll be making these donuts soon and will post my experience here. In the meantime, what are you waiting for? Get your butt on over to The Urban Poser blog.

We started autism “awareness” month with a child with autism drowning. We ended the month with the same. THINK. The time for “awareness” has passed, for we are painfully aware. If by some strange chance you aren’t aware, then there’s no reaching you and we must leave you behind as we trudge forward in our FIGHT to save our children and the children who will come behind ours. THINK. No more “light it up blue,” and no more walks for organizations that spend more money on rent and salaries than they do on actually helping families in crisis. THINK. An entire generation of children are slipping through our fingers. It’s time to end this. NOW. Join the REVOLUTION. Stop the madness. And for God’s sake, THINK.

The siblings will save the world!

“The counter campaigns against a cure for autism breaks my heart. They believe their high functioning status in the spectrum defines the condition. It would be like focusing on only the mildest forms of any illness, condition, or disease because they seem more media friendly, and ignore the fate of those more intensely affected. It would be shameful for its neglect. If you can argue against a cure, you obviously don’t need one. For those who can’t fight for themselves, they need us to never give up.”

CLICK HERE to read about Natalie. CLICK HERE to read her interview on AoA with the always amazing Anne Dachel.

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This is simply the best press conference to date in terms of autism. If you can’t take the time to watch the entire video, please just read the following excerpt from speaker Louise Kuo Habakus, Director, Center for Personal Rights: Read the rest of this entry »

Before you get all worked up, these little treats are gluten, casein, soy, corn, and EGG free. They are low sugar (I’m out of my sugar free chocolate so I had to use Enjoy Life Mini Chips). Next time Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve always wanted to try to make homemade marshmallows. Then we went sugar free and I put that plan on the back burner. But yesterday I stumbled upon a sugar free marshmallow recipe and I started thinking about it again. Charlie used to love Rice Krispie Treats (back in the day when he ate that kind of stuff). Because he no longer eats rice or rice products, I started gathering things to replace the cereal aspect. What I came up with was quite the recipe… and I’m sorry to have to say this myself, but are these not gorgeous?!?  And the best part?  After Charlie had a taste he walked up to me and hugged me and said, “Mom, someone needs to give you an award for best cooking! These are sooooo delicious! I love you so much for making these for me!” He always has a way of making me feel good!

When Charlie was little, pre autism, I used to take him to our local donut shop for donut holes on occasion. Once I found out he was allergic to pretty much every ingredient in the donuts, those trips Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I made a batch of vanilla cupcakes. Once the cupcakes were baked and cooled, I asked Charlie what kind of frosting he wanted on them. He said, “Chocolate… no vanilla… no chocolate… no both! Kinda like an ice cream cone!”

So here’s a pic of my Soft Serve Cupcakes.

**Gluten, casein, soy, corn, and sugar free.

I love pizza. It’s my favorite food group. I do not discriminate against the pizza. I like an authentic NY pie, a deep dish Chicago style, and a wacky toppings California pizza. Heck, I’ll even happily munch away at a delivery or frozen pizza. I’ve loved pizza for… Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes… okay a lot of the time, I flub in the kitchen when I am trying to convert a recipe over to something Charlie or my parents and I can eat. Charlie is on a diet free of gluten, casein, soy, corn, and sugar (and has been for years and years). My parents and I started Atkin’s almost 4 years ago and now do a modified version – kind of like if Atkin’s and Paleo had a baby… Atkeo or Patkin’s. Either way, ends up we eat about the same stuff as Charlie – or don’t eat the same stuff might be putting it better.

If any of you have ever Read the rest of this entry »