We discovered my children were allergic to Soy over a year and a half ago. Since then it has been a very bumpy ride but not nearly like it was before the discovery. On top of that my husband has allergies to beef, shellfish, and iodine, and my middle child has a severe allergy to bee and wasp stings.
Which leads me to cooking. It's amazing how much I relied on some common prepackaged items that I suddenly couldn't use anymore. It was quite the learning experience.
I started seriously considering writing as a career when I was only twelve years old. In those early misguided attempts at producing a best seller, I started my first novel. I battled floppy discs, windows 3.0, and an early version of microsoft works which liked to frequently forget how to recognize what was actually on the disc. Had software and discs not improved considerably since then I probably would have thrown my hands up in frustration and moved solely to pen and paper. Though that form wasn't without it's own set of problems. Lost pages, water damage, faded or smeared ink. Still, here I am, forging my career as a writer.
Allergies have plagued my kitchen experiences but through the trails we can rise to new heights of creativity. Being a celiac myself and having three children who have problems with soy, milk, and eggs, as well as a husband who can't eat nuts, squash, cucuberts, shellfish, or beef we get real creative around here. I present my journey through the allergy world and my adventures in starting a business, writing cookbooks, and creating a farm.
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