South Salem, New York – January 21, 2007 - On Tuesday, January 29th, Lori Sandler, creator of Divvies (the allergen-safe treats that are made to share), and her son Benjamin, will join Martha Stewart on her show to make their notoriously moist and delicious cupcakes without using the traditional ingredients; milk and eggs.  Lori Sandler started Divvies with her husband Mark as a sweet solution for the millions who have serious food allergies and can’t share in the fun of party treats or even the simplest playdate snacks ...

In mid-December, we reported a startling new development in the dairy industry.  As of February 1, 2008 the state of Pennsylvania would ban labels on dairy products that claim to be rBGH, pesticide and antibiotic free. Such a ban would make it near impossible for consumers to distinguish between dairy products containing hormones and antibiotics, and those that do not.  However, it has been announced that Pennsylvania officials were swayed by consumer outcry to drop their plans...

Fort Wayne, IN (01/19/2008) - Grayson's Way, LLC announces the availability of "Grayson's Way - Family-Style Cooking for Dietary Limitations" a new cookbook, written by Jerri Mead and Ruthie Ilnicki, designed to assist families in transitioning to Gluten-Free, Casein-Free & No Refined Sugar eating.  Author Jerri Mead has Celiac-Sprue disease and has a young child with Autism.  Her family has been on this diet for over 7 years and she knows first-hand how difficult it can be to thrive on these restrictions in today's society.  For that reason, Ms. Mead attended culinary classes at night, after spending her days leading her busy legal practice, in order to understand the science of cooking...

The other day I stumbled across a cool recipe website called Allergycooks.  As you may have guessed, the site caters to food allergies, though they are a bit more dedicated than most.  All of the recipes from Allergycooks are free from wheat, egg and dairy products.  The site is based out of the UK, but anyone, regardless of location, can sign up.  The one caveat that this frugal foodie found, was that there is a fee ... but, compared to the price of a cookbook, it seems reasonable.  Annual membership costs £10 (a bit steeper for those of us bartering with US dollars), and for this you will receive 100+ original "free-from" recipes each year.  For a sneak peak of their offerings, they shared this recipe with us ... Dairy-Free Caramel Sauce anyone? ...

For years the medical community has shouted fears of a low calcium society.  News articles send messages that American teens are falling far short of their RDA, while older adults are downing calcium supplements in a mad dash to cut off osteoporosis at the pass.  But do we really need the 1000 to 1500mg per day that so many doctors are recommending, or could our society be overdosing on this natural mineral?  According to a recent study, calcium supplementation may actually increase the risk of heart attack and stroke in otherwise healthy postmenopausal women; the very group that is told to bone up the most in the name of osteoporosis prevention…