Let’s talk lasagna. Kids love it and so does my Italian husband.  So…I decided to give a FODMAP friendly version a whirl. Typically lasagna is made with wheat rich pasta but you can find wheat free lasagna noodles at most large grocery stores. I purchased some brown rice lasagna noodles, a couple cans of plain […]

Happy 2014! Well this New Year, I have so many new things in store.  I am in the midst of merging my website and blog and giving it all a fresh new face.  Very exciting…stay tuned –should be up and running by the end of the month. I tend to look at the start of […]

Holidays and sweet treats seem to go together, right? I know there are quite a few of you out there that have a bit of a sweet tooth. So… I thought I would make this post all about low FODMAP treats for the holiday season.  How does that sound? I contacted one of  my favorite […]

I received a short and sweet email from my father-in-law, Tony with a recipe attached for “Crustless Cranberry Pie”.  The email stated, “Mickie thought you might like the recipe,” from your favorite PAPA in law. 🙂 Mickie is my Mother-in-law….a great one at that! And she was right, I DID love the recipe!  And so […]

Nelson Mandela, champion of the anti-apartheid movement and former president of South Africa, died this month at the age of 95. He will be remembered for his commitment of the pursuit of racial equality and establishment of anti-poverty programs as well for his passionate belief in humanity. Nelson Mandela for many exemplified the meaning of […]

I am not crazy about the cold weather…How about you? Look who showed up this morning? Yup…Mr. Jack Frost! Ugh….Last night we bought our Christmas tree.  Decorating the tree brings back so many memories of years gone by….when picking out the holiday tree took quite a while with 5 different personalities intent on finding the […]

We all are a bit gluttonous on Thanksgiving…it sort of goes with the territory..or maybe that’s just me 🙂 This year we are heading to the Big Apple again to take in the Macy’s Day Parade.  We went last year–and had such a great time–we decided to go again! So…for my favorite FODMAPers –don’t fret….I’ve […]

One of my favorite dishes in the world and one that my Italian father-in-law Tony loves equally as well–if I had to guess–is Shrimp Scampi. Am I right, Tony? This version is relatively easy to prepare –and most of the work happens in your oven.   I love recipes that I can prepare pretty much […]

Is it me or is time flying? My youngest son just got his driver’s permit.  Yikes! It’s so easy to get caught up with the busyness of life….but it is so important to ‘unplug’ occasionally  from your regular life and take it down a notch. Russ and I have always been pretty good at prioritizing […]