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Alexis Rodrigo
August 6, 2011
- in Parenting by Alexis Rodrigo
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Help, My Toddler Doesn’t Talk Yet!
If your toddler is a late talker, you would get concerned if their toddler isn’t speaking when others of the same age are yapping away. Is there something wrong? What’s considered normal? Should you seek help? First, it helps to understand what medical experts consider normal speech development for a toddler. When your toddler was […]
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August 5, 2011
Treating Eczema Naturally — Again
After drastically reducing the foods my son is sensitive to, we all enjoyed him having clear skin — for all of one month. Early July, we went on a trip and his allergen-free diet was thrown out the window. How do you keep your child from enjoying what everyone else is eating when you’re on […]
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July 28, 2011
- in Baking & Cooking , Reviews by Alexis Rodrigo
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Review: Babycakes Cookbook by Erin McKenna
The very first gluten-free, vegan baking cookbook I ever bought was Erin McKenna’s Babycakes: Vegan, (Mostly) Gluten-Free and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York’s Most Talked-About Bakery. With a cover like this, can you blame me? I went home excited to bake for my food-allergic son. But a quick look at the reviews on Amazon.com […]
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July 22, 2011
- in Baking & Cooking by Alexis Rodrigo
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Tips for Successful Gluten-free, Vegan Baking
Due to my son’s food allergies, I’ve been experimenting with gluten-free, vegan baking. My failures and successes have inspired me to compile a list of tips for others who want or need to bake without wheat, gluten, eggs, and dairy. Before I proceed with my tips, let me just say that gluten-free baking, by itself, […]
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July 13, 2011
- in Gardening by Alexis Rodrigo
Easy Guide to Composting
Making your own compost can be an economical way to use kitchen scraps and yard waste, and it is a natural means of keeping your yard, garden, and plants healthy. If you’d like to get started composting, here are some simple guidelines. How Much? Before you begin, sit down and think about how much compost […]
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