THIS MAY NOT BE NEW TO YOU, BUT IT'S NEW TO ME AND I'M HOOKED

Larry took me to the movie tonight at Salem Cinema.  I usually don't get popcorn because of my ridiculous food allergy situation, so imagine my surprise when Larry came back informing me that this movie joint uses canola oil and they had a brewers yeast option for a topping.  I've never had brewers yeast, and man, have I been missing out.  It tasted similar to Parmesan cheese.

Do you know how long it's been since I've had Parmesan cheese?!  Brewers yeast is at the top of my grocery list now.

This popcorn was heavenly - my taste buds were singing in my mouth.  I'm one happy girl.  Happy, happy birthday to me.

I WANT CHEESE

photo via a taste of cheese

Larry and I saw a show this weekend where a girl, who had severe food allergies, saw a doctor who practiced chiropractic applied kinesiology and he was able to help her.

Anyone out there have personal experience with this?

PS - I miss turkey bacon too.

DON'T JUDGE ME

Never mind, go ahead and judge.
Have you ever had your heart drop in your stomach when you came to a realization?
That's what happened to me last night and I'm so depressed!
I was thinking how happy I am that we are finally getting a Trader Joe's in town. That's when it happened. My heart in stomach, so sad for me realization was that I can no longer eat my very favorite item they sell due to my newly developed allergic reaction.

photo via ambrosialove

It's a sad, sad day for me and my taste buds.
And so sad that food puts me into a depression. It's okay to judge that, I know it's ridiculous.

IF YOU HAVE A FOOD ALLERGY,

P.F. Changs is the place to eat!
We ate at the Bridgeport location and I was so impressed with their service and procedures to accommodate....

They have many vegan options.

What impressed me most is if you tell them what you are allergic to, they will come back with a printed menu of all the choices you have to choose from.

Most importantly, they do not act like you are burdening them.

They were very eager to please and I really appreciated that.

By offering to double check ingredients, they stopped me from eating an item that had already arrived that I would have had an allergic reaction to...

I chose Coconut Curry Vegetables, brown rice and garlic snap peas for lunch.

It was delicious and I left so, so, SO full - it was fantastic.

PS - I know, I know, I need to do something with my hair.

IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME...

image via here

About three weeks ago, my body decided to be allergic to eggs, animal protein and dairy.Throat swelling allergic. It's been over whelming and a bit difficult figuring things out.

This past week, I've been eating vegan and thankfully my man clan hasn't been complaining too much but I'll be gone this weekend and they are more than excited to eat meat, meat and more meat (you can insert a Tim the Tool Man Taylor grunt).

So when I don't eat your food at a get-together, a holiday function or potluck, etc... please don't be offended. It really isn't you or your cooking, it's me and my whacked out forty year old body...

PS - If you know a great vegan recipe or restaurant, I'd love to hear about it.