Today I'm hosting a WASA Crispbread Gift Giveaway. I received the gift package below from them, and they have offered to send this complete prize to one of you too:

• The Cooking with Crispbread full-color, hardback cookbook
• A cool WASA tote bag
• Three boxes of WASA Crispbread, assorted flavors

Honestly, I love these types of packages as they make trying the products that much more fun. I've loved all three flavors, but what I've enjoyed even more is getting to sample them in recipes thanks to all of the ideas in the Cooking with Crispbread cookbook. Thus far, I've created these Egg-Free Meatballs and a feature recipe on my blog today, Sweet, Salty, Spicy, Crispy Party Mix with fragrant rosemary to boot.  

October 2011 - In September, I posted an article entitled "Kids with Food Allergies: Handling the Social and Emotional Aspects." Little did I know that the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) was simultaneously focused on this topic. In conjuction with Galaxy Nutritional Foods, the FAAN conducted a survey to help understand the effects of food allergy on families. The results of their research are outlined in the press release that follows:

A recent survey conducted by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), a nonprofit and the trusted source in food allergies, and Galaxy Nutritional Foods, a leading producer of cheese alternatives, examined parents’ perspectives on the emotional impact that food allergies have on their children.

Nearly 70% of the parents of children with food allergies surveyed said having a food allergy has impacted their child’s quality of life, with 40% indicating their child’s life was impacted “somewhat,” and 29% “a great deal.”

September 2011 - Rich Products Corporation is voluntarily recalling SeaPak Breaded Butterfly Shrimp - Ready to Fry, Net Weight 22 oz., Product Code 10302, because the product contains an undeclared milk ingredient (whey) in the coating of the shrimp (less than 0.1 percent). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of an allergic reaction if they consume this product.

Only one lot is affected by this recall. The production date of concern is 7/25/2011 with a Julian Date of 1003 1206 on the case. The product is sold by case and each case contains eight boxes of the 22 oz. product with a "Best By" Date of January 25, 2013. The UPC Code is 100 41322 10254 6 and appears on the box.

Semtember 2011 - M & P Food Productions, LTD. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling several varieties of Vareniki/Dumplings because it was discovered that the products contain undeclared Milk and Wheat, therefore posing a potential health hazard. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these allergens run the risk of illness or serious or potentially fatal allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The ingredients statement of the products did not declare the presence of milk or wheat. As a result, we are recalling all of the products listed below with "BEST BEFORE SEP 19 2011" through "BEST BEFORE MAR 19 2012" from the market: