I decided to start this blog after my son was diagnosed with food allergies. For the first seven months of his life he suffered with terrible eczema and after a trip to the ER we found out he is allergic to milk, soy, eggs, sesame and peanuts. As a parent of a child with food allergies it is a constant emotional rollercoaster. I have cried at grocery stores, at birthday parties and at night. He has had the Epi injection twice and spent too much time in the ER.

Current allergies: Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree nuts
Outgrew: Sesame, Soy

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving dinner

I love thanksgiving. It's hosted in my house with just a few friends and family members. 7 Adults and 2 toddlers in total.  Best part about this day is that I am in charge of what is in the food.  I'm just hoping Aiden decides to try something new without it being dipped in "safe" chocolate.



Menu

Appetizer
Hummus
Stuffed mushrooms

Dinner
Turkey
Ham
Veggie patty (for myself since I don't eat meat)

Sides
Broccoli
Roasted asparagus
White potato dish
Sweet potato casserole (altered)
Roasted Carrots
Stuffing

Dessert
Apple crumb


Last years thanksgiving dinner..

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3 comments:

  1. verstreatehNovember 23, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Looks like a great menu! Can you tell me about your gravy and white potato dish?

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  2. MagdalenaNovember 24, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Hi! The gravy we use has soy in it -- http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=12302.0 but I think you can get away with omitting it or using a type of substitute. We're currently challenging soy so we're hoping he tries it but I'm guessing none will even go near my son.

    The potato dish is just a simple roasted baby potatoes. Boiled until soft, cut in half and then put on a baking pan with olive oil, some spices (this time i used Italian seasoning), garlic, salt, pepper. Roasted for a little bit to get them a tad crunchy and brown.

    Hope you have a great thanksgiving. My sweet potato casserole is in the oven now and it's not looking too promising :( fingers crossed!

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  3. susan H. @ The Food Allergy ChroniclesDecember 2, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    I too love hosting Thanksgiving so I can control any cross-contamination in the kitchen. This year our family went to my sister-in-laws. As everything she was making excluding the carrots would be deamed 'not safe', I took it upon myself to teach my allergic 15 year old how to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner. He then packaged up his portion to take to the dinner and the next day we all shared the leftovers! Perfect! susan H. @ The Food Allergy Chronicles

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