July is National Ice Cream Month, a time to sit back and cool our heels. But what if you’re allergic to the creamy dairy, delicate egg and luscious nut toppings that often accompany the frozen delight? That’s the dilemma facing my kids and millions of others each summer. According to a recent study in the […]
Joyce Clark Hicks
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CSAs: Produce to your door
Local CSA farms CHATHAM COUNTY Beausol Gardens Pittsboro 919-545-0204 DURHAM COUNTY Darko Urban Farm Durham 919-980-8008 Natural Environmental Ecological Management Durham 919-321-6111 ORANGE COUNTY Arrowhead Beef Hillsborough 919-732-4854 Castlemaine Farm Carrboro 336-376-1025 Coon Rock Farm Hillsborough 919-732-4168 Eco Farm Chapel Hill 919-933-4663 Elysian Fields Farm Cedar Grove 919-732-8980 Fernrock Farm Hillborough 919-644-0654 Hickory Mountain Farm […]
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Kale Chips
6-8 cups chopped fresh kale, hard stems removed1 tsp apple cider vinegar2 tbsp. olive oil½ tsp. kosher salt or sea saltPlace rack on the lowest shelf of your oven. Preheat oven to 350 or 400 degrees F. Spread kale on a sturdy baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Toss to coat. […]
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Candied Yams
5-6 sweet potatoes1 tspn vanilla1 tspn salt1 cup sugar½ cup brown sugar1 stick butter (substitute dairy-free unsalted Fleischmann’s margarine)cinnamon to taste Directions:Prepare syrup on stove top by combining all vanilla, salt, sugar, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Stir and melt on medium heat.Prepare potatoes by dicing, clicing, cutring the potatoes how […]
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Breaking bad bread: Why Paul Seelig’s 11-year sentence fits his crime
At first glance, 11 years in prison seems a harsh punishment for a Durham man convicted of selling “gluten-free” baked goods that weren’t gluten-free. Consider the average minimum sentence imposed for offenders convicted of some other crimes: second-degree murder, 14.8 years; second-degree rape, seven years; armed robbery, about 5 1/2 years, according to the N.C. […]
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Allergen-friendly grocers becoming the norm
Grocery shopping for North Raleigh families with food allergies got a lot easier last month when the new Whole Foods opened at Six Forks and Strickland roads (wholefoodsmarket.com). It doesn’t solve all of my shopping needs, but it’s a big help. At 40,000 square feet, the store is 12,000 square feet larger than the Whole […]
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Desperate dinners for allergic eaters
Two of my favorite cookbooks are 30 Minute Meals by Rachael Ray and Desperation Dinners by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross. I love the idea of getting an entire meal to the table in 30 minutes or less. But honey, you don’t know desperate until it’s 6:15 on a weeknight and you’ve still got a […]
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Why I’m grateful for Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood nationwide: website Facebook Twitter Planned Parenthood in Raleigh: website Facebook Planned Parenthood in Durham and Chapel Hill: website Facebook Abortion. That was the furthest thing from my mind in the summer of 1994. I had just graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and was soon to be off to a summer internship at the Detroit […]
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Allergen-free Super Bowl buffet and Valentine’s Day goodies
I spent the holidays salivating over the Facebook posts of friends who were making snack foods with their kids. Chex Party Mix, homemade guacamole, desserts, appetizers: an array of homemade goodies to share with family and friends. It seemed a cruel tease to a mom with two food-allergic kids. Then, as I passed boxes of […]
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Allergen-free Super Bowl buffet and Valentine’s Day goodies
I spent the holidays salivating over the Facebook posts of friends who were making snack foods with their kids. Chex Party Mix, homemade guacamole, desserts, appetizers: an array of homemade goodies to share with family and friends. It seemed a cruel tease to a mom with two food-allergic kids. With Super Bowl parties being planned […]