Category Archives: Tips

Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Feb 15, 2015

Baby It’s Cold Outside!

We’re expecting 3-5 inches of snow tomorrow…in Charlotte, North Carolina! It’s below freezing today and getting colder over the next week. I just want to be toasty warm on my sofa in my big fuzzy socks. How about you? read more

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Easy Office Lunches Sans Microwave

Last fall I started working in an office after spending the better part of four years working from home. This introduced an unexpected challenge—preparing an allergy-safe lunch in the office. read more

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Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Feb 01, 2015 & Craft Supplies

Corn-free Crafting

Since starting the link party, some interesting questions have come up about corn in craft supplies. I didn’t know some of the answers off the top of my head so I began researching. Apparently crayons do have corn in the glue used to hold the wrapper on. Who knew! Basically corn is cheap in this country. So if it saves the manufacturers a few pennies to use corn-derived ingredients, they will go for the corn every time. read more

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Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Jan 25, 2015

Welcome to the Corn-free Everyday Link Party!

The link party had a successful kick-off on Tuesday. Thank you to everyone that participated! Let’s make this link party even better.

Remember it’s not just recipes. Healthy living tips and craft projects are also welcome — so long as they’re corn-free. read more

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Corn-free Alternatives to Antihistamines

The Antihistamine Years

Few of you know that I was diagnosed with a true corn allergy when my doctor, after several unsuccessful attempts to prescribe antihistamines for hives, discovered that all the prescription strength medications had corn starch in them as fillers. Being allergic to your antihistamines is the quintessential definition of irony. read more

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Corn-free Everyday Link Party – Jan 20, 2015

Welcome to the First Corn-free Everyday Link Party!

Corn-free Everyday is a weekly link party where people can share their allergy-free recipes, gain knowledge about allergy-related topics/issues, and have fun with corn-free crafts. read more

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