The last time we were in New Orleans, which was about three weeks ago as part of our cross-country road trip, we made reservations at Stella! We had never eaten there before. Since it was on our long list of NO restaurants to try and we were staying dangerously close to the place, we decided to give it a try. The minute we walked in we realized Stella! was not a kid-friendly establishment. To the restaurant’s credit, they didn’t kick us out.
We’re training Truman to behave in fine restaurants and we’ve found, as long as your child doesn’t do anything …read more

Today is theme day at the b5 media Science and Health Channel. The theme being food. Rounding up our food related items is Ruth, who can be found at Eating Fabulous.

Last night, I had a flashback to the early days of my life with CFIDS. I used to have to be so careful with what I ate. It seemed that everything I ate would cause a reaction. A little bit of chicken, would cause a scary high fever, certain fruits would bring on a headache…..and potatoes just forget them – they were completely eliminated from my nutritional menu, if i had even the tiniest bit, i would be doubled over in pain for hours.
But over the years, things have seemed to calm down in that area. …read more